On the day of my arriving in peace to my home — I wrote immediately my letter to his honor through the wagon driver — and certainly it reached his hand. Also on Friday of Parshas Pekudei — Rabbi Shimon Weinberg sent him a letter. And from his honor — not even the shadow of a letter has yet reached me. Is it possible — please — my dear beloved brother — remember our love and write me immediately a letter — and inform me of everything clearly — all that has happened there. And especially in the matter of our *kloyz* [הַקְּלוֹיְז — the community's beis midrash in Uman — the site of the Rosh Hashanah gathering and the Purim night vandalism of Letter 175] — whether a legal judgment has already been rendered against any of them — or whether at any rate they have been frightened — and whether at any rate they have not added to make another breach in our holy *kloyz*. May Hashem Yisborach cause every breach-maker in the holy building to be breached with breach upon breach — may their arm wither — may they fall and not rise. And upon us — the poor ones — pursued so greatly — may Hashem Yisborach arouse His great mercies and rescue us from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the powerful and destitute one.

And behold — to inform of what is happening here — it is impossible to explain in detail. From themselves they will understand how they gnash their teeth against us — and think evil at every time — to uproot us entirely from the world — and especially against me — the poor and destitute one — pursued endlessly — may the Omnipresent have mercy. But until now His mercies and His great wonders have helped me — to save the soul of a destitute one like me from the hand of evildoers. And praised be the living G-d — it is now approximately nine days that I have been sitting in my home — and no person has had the boldness — G-d forbid — to confront me to my face. Though behind my back they disdain greatly — and the wicked distinguished ones — and especially Moshe and [name suppressed] [מֹשֶׁה וּפ' — the ringleader's first name is Moshe; a second name is abbreviated to its first letter only — *pei*-apostrophe — the editor suppressing the full surname. A common practice in these letters when recording the names of opponents] — are thinking and scheming evil every day to inform against me — G-d forbid — through some false accusation. May Hashem frustrate their counsel and ruin their plan. And behold — immediately upon my arrival — they installed a workshop of cobblers in my house — and Moshe himself acted on this before the governor and gave him money for this — and they stood in my house from Thursday until Tuesday — Rosh Chodesh Nissan that has passed. And in the mercy of Hashem they were removed from my house after the above-mentioned Tuesday — blessed is He who exempted me from this as well [בָּרוּךְ שֶׁפְּטָרַנִי — the formula of liberation: blessed is the One Who has freed me from this particular trouble] — and I and all those who join us — our eyes are fixed on Hashem at every time and every hour — that He have mercy on us and quiet the dispute — and do a sign of good for us — and our enemies will see and be ashamed. Beyond this there is no free time to extend — but I have come to double and triple my request — to write me a letter immediately — and to explain everything clearly — and above all in the matter of the *kloyz*. May Hashem Yisborach have mercy that we merit to complete it in this coming summer — and may his honor dwell in it in quiet and tranquility — over Torah and service — and merit to hear *kaddish* and *kedushah* and *baruchu* and the reading of the Torah every day and every time as is fitting — without the sufferings and confusions he now endures.