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  • Collection: Collection of Letters from Colombia

Date: 1921 Apr 6
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He expresses his worry at not receiving news from his parents.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210406_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Apr 2
Letter from Michel Saykali to his mother. He sends his kisses, and he expresses his love for her. He asks her to write to him. He sends his greetings to his relatives, friends, and neighbours.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210402_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Mar 16
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He informs him about his arrival to Cartagena in Colombia on the 12th of January 1921. He tells him that he opened his store in the best location of the commercial market and that the work is going…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210316_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Feb 22
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He expresses his disappointment of his traveling companion "the sheikh". He tells him also about the opening of his new store in Monteria. He asks Georges to send him news about their friends,…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210223_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Feb 9
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to all the family. He tells him about the dangerous economic situation in Monteria. Regarding the security, he tells him that all is good because the people in Montaria are calm. The…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210209_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Jan 28
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He tells his brother about sending 6 English pounds to their mother.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210128_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Jan 6
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother. He sends his greetings to his brother, mother, and sisters. He expresses his love to his mother and asks her to pray for him. He also asks his sisters to write to him continuously.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210106_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Dec
A poem written by Michel Saykali where he expresses his feelings of love and his nostalgia for gatherings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201200_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 27
A condolence letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He was informed of the death of his uncle. He asks his brother to express his condolences to his mother and his cousins.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201127_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 19
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He describes the strong character of his mother and expresses his deep respect for her. He informs Georges that he has sent some hats to his relatives in…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201119_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 13
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings. He tells him about the bad commercial situation in Colombia. He also describes Paris and the ceremony for the Armistice.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201113_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 11
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He tells them about his arrival in Paris and how the weather is bad. He tells them also about his search for an agency to travel from Paris to Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201111_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 9
Letter from Michel to Georges. The author describes his maritime journey via Malta and Marseille and his arrival in Paris and how the city looks. He also describes his walk in Marseille, and his visit to its palace and gardens.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201109_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 7
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He asks his mother to remember him all the time. He describes his journey from Marseille to Paris.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201107_001.pdf

Date: 1915 Oct 8
Letter from Abd al-Hajj to his parents. He sends his greetings to them and to his brothers and sisters. He tells them about his journey from Beirut to the region of Kesruawn in Mount-Lebanon
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_02_19151008_001.pdf

Date: 1912 Dec 3
A letter from Jerji Nicola Khattar al-Chuayri to Jerji Yunan Saykali. He sends his greetings and asks about his parents. He asks him if he has been conscripted into military service. He also informs him about the difficulty of learning a new language…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_01_19121203_001.pdf
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