Copy of a letter to the Inspector General of Irrigation
GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F22-SF002-0001 (987)
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IDENTITY AREA
REFERENCE CODE:
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F22-SF002-0001 (987)
TITLE:
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Copy of a letter to the Inspector General of Irrigation
DATE(S):
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11/12/1890, 18/12/1890
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Item
EXTENT AND MEDIUM:
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42.5 x 34 cm
FORMER REFERENCE CODE:
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NAME OF CREATOR(S):
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CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA
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Handwritten copy of a letter to the Inspector General of Irrigation on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. The letter has been copied by Cavafy, who is mentioned therein as an unpaid employee. The author requests that Cavafy be hired on a monthly salary of 7 pounds, mentions that he is a British national and lists his qualifications and virtues as an employee. Excerpt from another letter on one side of a ruled sheet.
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Mainly English
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: holes and tears. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien.
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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss03-f22-sf002-0001
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PERSONAL PAPERS
Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy
General correspondence
Official correspondence
Outgoing official correspondence