Commentary for Bava Batra 345:2
באותיות נקנות במסירה קמיפלגי
— They differ on [the question whether] 'letters'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A bond. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> [may] be acquired by means of delivery.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mesirah, v. Glos. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> Our Tanna holds [that] 'letters' are acquired by means of delivery<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since loss of the bond is not suspected, it can only be assumed that Joseph the creditor delivered the bond to the other Joseph. As 'letters' are acquired by delivery, the holder of the bond is legally entitled to the loan. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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