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Date: 1921 Oct 7
Letter from Michel to Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He informs him that he has sent to him $100.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211007_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Oct 15
Letter from Michel to his sister Shafika. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother. He asks her to take care of her personal education, especially learning French and sewing.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211015_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Oct 17
Letter from Michel to his sister Victoria. He sends his greetings and kisses. He congratulates her because she is growing up and looking pretty and smart.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211017_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Oct 18
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that he was touched by Georges's letter. He also tells him about the bad economic state in Monteria and that he is willing to quit Monteria to go to Baranquilla where the work could be better.…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211018_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Nov 3
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He also discusses with him the matter of oil stocks and how the oil company changed its identity.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211103_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Nov 17
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that the work is going better. However, he is thinking about quitting Monteria and going to Baranquilla. At the end, he sends his greetings to his mother and sisters.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211117_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Dec 3
Letter from Michel to his brother. He tells him about the importance of investing in oil and how the American and English companies are competing to get the oil fields.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211203_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Dec 10
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He tells him that the work in Baranquilla is better than Monteria. He tells him a story about a person from Baranquilla who started his work with…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211210_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Dec 24
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him about the revolution in the city and how the chief of police has been assassinated. The police had to guard the city by themselves before the arrival of some soldiers who then defended the city…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211224_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Dec 31
Letter from Michel to his mother, brother, and sisters. He sends them his greetings and wishes them a happy new year.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19211231_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Jan 18
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220118_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Feb 6
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him about the bad economic and political state of Colombia. He fears a civil war. He describes how the people are divided into two groups: the pro-government (businessmen and traders) and the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220206_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Feb 16
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He tells him that the political state in Colombia is bad because of the elections. He fears the winning of the red party that is supported by 3/4…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220216_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Mar 17
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to everyone. He tells him about the period after the elections. The two parties were obliged to make a deal because they feared the Americans. He also tells him that the economic state…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220317_001.pdf

Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He describes how in their homeland the people are being attacked by the people who are supposed to defend them. He also expresses his happiness about the good news of his sisters in school. He also tells his…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220427_001.pdf

Date: 1922 May 3
Letter from Michel to his sister Zakié. He send his greetings, and he congratultes her because she is doing very well in school. He tells her that studying is akin to money.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220503_002.pdf

Date: 1922 May 4
Letter from Michel to his sister Vitoria. He sends his greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220504_001.pdf

Date: 1922 June 1
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He informs him about the improvement of the political state in Colombia. He also promises him that he will send after them to join him very soon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220601_001.pdf

Date: 1922 June 22
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He tells him that the world is looking to Colombia because of the presence of oil and precious metals such as gold and platinum.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220622_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Aug 7
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that working in Colombia is better than working in Beirut. Colombia is a very rich country and will be the most important country in South America.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220807_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Sept 1
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to him, his mother and sisters. He sends also his salutations to his relatives, friends, and neighbours. He also tells him that all he thinks about is how to be together…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19220901_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Oct 7
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He encourages him to leave Beirut and come to Baranquilla where he could have his own work. He also tells him that Colombia will have an important future, especially with the political change, where the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19221008_001.pdf

Date: 1922 Dec 16
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his kisses and greetings to him, his mother, sisters, friends, relatives, and neighbours. He tells him that he has sent him money with Mr. Rustum Nassar. He also expresses his happiness that his…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_05_19221216_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Jan 23
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings. He expresses his hope to meet his family very soon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19230123_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Feb 17
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother, sisters, neighbours, friends and relatives. He promises his brother that he is making an effort to meet together before the winter.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19230217_001.pdf

Date: 1923 May 4
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his kisses. He tells him that the economic situation is bad, but he has a lot of hopes regarding the oil exploitation.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19230504_001.pdf

Date: 1923 June 9
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He describes his hesitation about staying in Montera or leaving to Baranquilla where the economic situation is better. He also tells his brother that he is building a new partnership in Cartagena with a…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19230609_001.pdf

Date: 1923 July 15
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that he transferred his work to Cartagena where he has a new partnership. He tells him also about the conditions of this partnership. Finally, he asks God to give him the strength to fulfill his…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19230715_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Aug 4
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He asks him about home and their parents. He asks him about his mother's health and his sisters' life conditions. He sends his greetings to their relatives and friends. He tells him also about the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19230804_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Sept 29
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He tells him about his desire to move to Brazil. He describes Brazil as the New Syria where the Syrian community is wealthier and finer than in Colombia. He…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19230929_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Nov 3
Letter from Dicran Basmaji to Jerji Saykali. He sends his greetings to him and his family. He expresses his happiness at working together.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19231103_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Nov 19
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He tells him about his meeting with their newly arrived cousins. He also tells him about discovering oil in the city of San Adreas.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19231119_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Nov 29
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He also tells him about a journey [location not disclosed].
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19231129_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Jan 1
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He asks him about the state of Syria. He expresses his happiness at receiving the pictures of his family in Zahleh. He tells him about business income…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240101_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Jan 20
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him about America and that only 10% of the arriving people are having a successful life, whereas 50% are having a medium life, and others are dying from poverty and misery. People think they will…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240120_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Feb 7
Letter from Michel to his sister Victoria. He sends his greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240207_002.pdf

Date: 1924 Feb 7
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He asks Georges to trust him. He tells him that the economic situation in Cartagena is bad.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240207_003.pdf

Date: 1924 Feb 7
Letter from Michel to his sister Shafika. He sends his greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240207_004.pdf

Date: 1924 Mar 10
Letter from Michel to his brother, mother and sisters. He sends his greetings and kisses to them. He tells them about the bad economic situation. He informs them that he has sent them 100 American dollars.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240310_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Apr 8
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He asks Georges not to believe what Rizk al-Rabbath is saying about him. He tells him that he didn't do anything against the law.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240408_001.pdf

Date: 1924 May 15
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges, his mother, and his sisters. He sends his greetings. He tells them that he ended his partnership in Cartagena and that he will stay sole owner of his store. He expresses his hesitation about the visit of his…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240515_001.pdf

Date: 1924 June 4
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He informs him that he is sending them 30 English pounds. He also tells him how much he respects the conditions and laws related to his…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240604_001.pdf

Date: 1924 June 19
Letter from Michel to his sister Victoria and his brother Georges. He expresses his happiness for receiving letters from them. He asks them if they had left Beirut for the mountains.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240619_001.pdf

Date: 1924 June 19
Letter from Michel to his sister Shafika. He sends his greetings to the relatives and his kisses to his mother. He expresses how much he is missing his family and wishes to come back very soon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240619_002.pdf

Date: 1924 July 29
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He tells him about the arrival of Mrs. Salma Moulouk to the country and that he is sending with her 2 rings and 3 watches and a piece of gold with…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240729_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Aug 13
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He asks him if Mrs. Salma Moulouk has arrived in Beirut. He exchanges some ideas about the philosophy of nature and how all people are born as equals. He also expresses his conviction about luck and that the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19240813_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Oct 30
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that the economic situation will be better after November. He also tells him about a new opportunity for him in Bogota where the life is like the life in Paris. He asks him to come with the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19241030_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Nov 5
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He tells him about trading in Cartagena. He asks him to prepare for their travel from Beirut to Colombia after Easter. He also informs him that he owns 35…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19241105_001.pdf

Date: 1924 Dec 25
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He asks him to continue the preparations for the coming of the family to Colombia. He informs him that he has sent him 50 English pounds. He also sends his greetings to his mother and sisters.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_07_19241225_001.pdf

Date: 1925 Mar 13
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He informs him that his partnership in Bogota is finished and that he has opened a new grocery shop in Cartagena. He also sends his greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_08_19250313_001.pdf
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