Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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Alexandria 2nd May 1885

   My dear Constantine,
      Enclosed you will find cheque
   as usual, for £15.10/., being £7
   from Peter and £10 from me, less
   cost of mother’s gloves .... As I    write the Bowab brings me your
   lett Aristides of 28th April, from
   which I gather that mother wishes
   us to keep her gloves here; every
   care will be taken to protect    them from damp and moths, and
   they shall be wrapped up in flannel.
      In case there should be war
   between England and Russia, trade    will naturally be affected, ― but
   navigation will be efficiently pro-
   tected by armed Government
   cruisers, and as long as it pays
   them the Moss steamers will run.
   The telegrams today state that the
   King of Denmark will be appointed
   arbitrator to decide the frontier
   question in Afghanistan. There
   is also a rumour abroad that
   all indemnities not exceeding
   20.000 francs will within a few    days be settled. Heaven, will
   it so! and thus allow me to
   embrace you all in ease as
   I do now in imagination. ―
          Yours affectionately
               John.

C.F. Cavafy Esquire
     Constantinople.

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0063 (438)

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Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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2/5/1885

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26.5 x 20.5 cm

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F54_Φ1-25

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Cavafy, John

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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy on one side of a paper, folded in a bifolio. Comments on the political situation and reference to the amounts of money sent by the brothers from Alexandria to their mother in Istanbul. (Alexandria)

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English

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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; hole.

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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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Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia

Cavafy, Aristeidis

Cavafy, John Constantine

Cavafy, Peter John (junior)

Christian IX (Denmark)

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Cavafy, John Constantine. “Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy”. Letter, 02.05.1885. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0063 (438), 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-SF001-0063.