IDENTITY AREA
REFERENCE CODE:
Records the unique identifier that has been appointed to the unit of description by the archivists, in order to facilitate references made to the fonds on an international level.
GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0002 (1652)
TITLE:
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Letter by George Cavafy to P. J. Cavafy
DATE(S):
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16/2/1850
LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:
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Item
EXTENT AND MEDIUM:
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FORMER REFERENCE CODE:
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CONTEXT AREA
NAME OF CREATOR(S):
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CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA
SCOPE AND CONTENT:
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Handwritten letter by George Cavafy from England to his brother, Peter John, in Istanbul. The letter is written on the first three pages of a double sheet notepaper. The recipient’s address written in the last page. The sender refers to a misunderstanding between the two brothers, which has by now been resolved as well as to the poor financial situation of his brother. He comments on their partnership and the course of their commercial house in Egypt and in Istanbul; he asks of him to take charge of the branch in Alexandria or Cairo instead of returning to England. He proceeds to an analysis of the business plan and details financial information regarding their company.
CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA
CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:
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LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
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Writing in ink. Watermark: Cansell 1840. Physical item wear: oxidations.
Key-words aiming to facilitate search within the fonds.
Metadata in machine-readable format
DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss02-f21-0002
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