Letter 45 מ"ה

[Yiddish:] "…For the sake of Heaven — as quickly as possible — literally save me with this, etc., etc., etc. For the sake of Heaven — do not be silent regarding this — that I should have money, or arrange a loan of 20–30 dollars. G‑d willing — I will repay with thanks." [Hebrew:] (For the sake of Heaven — as quickly as possible, you will literally save me with this, etc. For the sake of Heaven — do not be silent about this — that I should have money, or make a loan for twenty or thirty dollars. G‑d willing, I will repay with thanks.) "And pray greatly for me — that I merit very soon to merit what I must merit, etc. And please see to take from Yechiel the money that is owed me from him. And see also from the other places mentioned above. And send it to me immediately at the address: Noton Barsky, Nadstovna 15, on behalf of Shmuel Horowitz. Write to me whether you received the package from Rovna [a city in Ukraine]. And whether you have sent my letters to my father and to R' Yitzchak Meir Kalif, etc. And R' Noton Barsky told me: when the package arrived — they wanted 4 dollars payment — and he did not receive it, so it went back. And the Lev Ivri [לב עברי — apparently a Breslov publication or booklet] he is also sending back to you — because here one pays 6 piastres; so he will send it back to you — for he is not able to pay that much."

[Yiddish:] "For the sake of Heaven — please tear open the graves for me! And especially the Tzion of the Rashbi, of blessed memory — see to shake worlds for my sake. For 'the children have reached the birth canal and there is no strength to give birth' [II Kings 19:3 / Isaiah 37:3 — a verse of total extremity: everything is poised for deliverance, but the strength to complete it has given out]. And I am literally like the Jewish people at the splitting of the sea, etc." For the sake of Heaven — have compassion and pity on me — and do everything within your power: both in the matter of money — send immediately — and to multiply compassion, etc., etc. And the matter shall be kept entirely confidential. And arouse the woman who gave money for the building of the study hall [a local donor whose contribution is being used to fund the publishing project] that she see to send money — for the Sipuray Maasiyos, Lemberg edition, will be completed in two more weeks. And I have gathered from all of Rabbainu's books pertaining to the stories, and also the book Chochma U'Tevunah [חכמה ותבונה — "Wisdom and Understanding" — a book by R' Avraham of Tulchin] from R' Avraham, etc. — approximately 50 large pages. And I want to print them together with the Sipuray Maasiyos, etc. And blessed be G‑d — I have here from the fellowship for this half the money. Therefore one still needs 20 dollars. Therefore you should also speak with them to print there. And also speak with R.Y.D. [R' Yisrael Dov] and with R' Shlomo Kavler.