Singerman Entry
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Ritchie, Leitch. Russia and the Russians; or, A Journey to St. Petersburg and Moscow through Courland and Livonia; with Characteristic Sketches of the People. Philadelphia: E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836. 194 p.
Notes
In chap. 1, Ritchie describes his passing through Mittau (Jelgava, Latvia) and the bearded "Jew-smugglers" that swarm there ("Money ... is a Jew’s religion," p. 15). Rinderknecht 39921.