Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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[Alexandria] 19 August 1884
    My dear Constantine,
       I am glad to hear you are all
    well and I write to say the same of
    myself and Peter. Mr. Moss, as I
    wrote you last mail, arrived here on
    the 5th and you can assure mother
    that his conduct towards me is un-     changed: viz. the usual Sunday din-
    ners and the prospect of going to stay
    with him for a short time in Ramlé.
    But I have long since sickened of
    these, and find little profit, if any,
    in meaningless profusions of en-     dearment. ’Tis true however that if
    I were out of my present employ
    I should find nothing better, so I
    hold my peace and bide my time.
      Aristides tells you in his
    letter of the late demonstration     of indemnity-claimants. It
    was a sight at once amusing and
    imposing: some people estimate     the numbers at 6.000 and others
    at 1.000 ― All shops, offices and
    the Bourse were closed, and the
    streets reminded me very much     of what they used to be a few
    days after the massacre.
    With best love to mother and
    brothers           Yours devotedly
               John.
C.F. Cavafy Esquire
     Constantinople

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0051 (426)

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Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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19/8/1884

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20.5 x 13 cm

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F53_Φ1-32

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Cavafy, John

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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy on both sides of a small letterhead of R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria. John describes his everyday life and his professional prospects, and refers to the issue of the indemnities. (Alexandria)

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English

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Writing in ink. Indiscernible watermark.

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The transcription and editing of the letters of John Constantine Cavafy addressed to C. P. Cavafy was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.

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Letter

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Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia

Cavafy, Aristeidis

Cavafy, C. P.

Cavafy, John Constantine

Cavafy, Peter John (junior)

Moss, Robert Johnson

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Cavafy, John Constantine. “Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy”. Letter, 19.08.1884. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0051 (426), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0051.