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  • Collection: Michel and Georges Saykali Letters

Date: 1933 July 21
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings. He expresses how sad he is and feeling guilty for not being with his family, and he explains the reasons behind his late return.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_16_19330721_001.pdf

Date: 1933 May 7
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and explains that the lawsuit is the reason behind his late return to his homeland.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_16_19330000_001.pdf

Date: 1934 Jan 6
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings. He expresses how sad he is and feeling guilty for not being with his family, and he explains the reasons behind his late return.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_17_19340106_001.pdf

Date: 1936 Dec 25
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tries to comfort his brother hoping that he will return soon to be able to see their aging mother.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_18_19361225_001.pdf

Date: 1936 July 17
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that he is in a good health and that the economic situation is good.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_18_19360717_001.pdf

Date: 1937 Feb 27
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He thanks him for his understanding and informs him that he has sent the family $100.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_19_19370227_001.pdf

Date: 1938 Apr 15
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He expresses his concern that Michel did not write to his family that year.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_20_19380415_001.pdf

Date: 1938 Dec 24
Letter from Michel to his bother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to his family. He wishes them a Merry Christmas. He also tells him that he has sent him 400 Swiss Francs.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_20_19381224_001.pdf

Date: 1938 June 18
Letter from Michel to his mother. He offers his apologies for not being with his family as he promised. He asks also for her prayers.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_20_19380618_002.pdf

Date: 1938 June 18
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He gives his apologies and says that his only forgiveness comes when he returns to his family.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_20_19380618_001.pdf

Date: 1938 May 10
Letter from Abdallah Rizk to Georges Saykali. He informs him about his brother Michel, his good health and good business. He also tells him about the new partnership of Michel with Mr. Aziz Ibrahim.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_20_19380710_001.pdf

Date: 1939 Feb 15
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He sends greetings and urges him to return to his family, especially with the rumours about a global war. He expresses his conviction that being in Mount-Lebanon is better then staying in Colombia and that…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_21_19390215_001.pdf

Date: 1940 Apr 30
Letter from Georges to Mr. Rizk asking him to reassure him about his brother's (Michel Saykali) conditions.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_22_19400430_001.pdf

Date: 1940 Jan 15
Letter from Goerges to his brother Michel. He expresses his concerns about Michel with the war going on. He tells him that he now has a fourth son and hopes that Michel will be his godfather.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_22_19400115_001.pdf

Date: 1940 June 7
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1940 June 7.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19400607_001.pdf

Date: 1940 May 16
A telegraph from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1940 May 16.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19450516_001.pdf

Date: 1940 Nov 15
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that sending money through the post is very hard. This is why he is sending $150 with Mr. Antoun Ibrahim. He also asks Georges if he could tell him the situation in Greece.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_22_19401110_001.pdf

A radiogram from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali dated 1941 February 6.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_13_19241206_001.pdf

Date: 1941 July 28
A radiogram from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali dated 1941 July 28.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_13_19410728_001.pdf

Date: 1941 July 29
A radiogram from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali dated 1941 July 29.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_13_19410729_001.pdf

Date: 1943 Apr 26
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to the family. He expresses his empathy with the Greek people and asks God to save him from his enemies. He also tells him that he has sent financial aid to the Greek Red Cross…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_21_19390426_001.pdf

A radiogram from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali dated 1944 August 28.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_13_19440828_001.pdf

Date: 1945 Mar 17
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to the family. He tells him that his business is going very good and that he has a capital of 50 thousand Riyal. He promises him that once the war ends he will come back to…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_23_19450317_001.pdf

Date: 1946 Jan 1
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tells him that he now has a second son. He also tells him that he was hospitalized because of Typhoid. Finally, he confirms receiving $300 and not $500.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_23_19450317_002.pdf

Date: 1946 Mar 5
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings, kisses to the family, and congratulations for George's recovery from Typhoid. He also tells him that he has sent him $1000.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_24_19460101_001.pdf

Date: 1947 Aug 20
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He expresses his concerns about Michel and urges him to come back to see his mother before she dies.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19471025_001.pdf

Date: 1947 Aug 20
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He sends greetings. He informs him that they are in Bhamdoun until the end of September. He tells him that life cannot be measured just by material fortune but that a man has spiritual and emotional duties…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19470820_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1947 December 15.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19471215_001.pdf

Date: 1947 May 27
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1947 May 27.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19470527_001.pdf

Date: 1947 May 30
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and tells him about his excellent business in Cúcuta. He also tells him that he has a capital of 70 thousand Riyal and that he is now a member of the commercial league in the city. He also…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19470530_001.pdf

Date: 1948 Apr 6
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to the family and asking them to be patient with him for not being able to come back to his family immediately.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_26_19480318_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1948 April 18.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19480418_001.pdf

Date: 1948 April 7
A radiogram from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali dated 1948 April 7.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_13_19480407_001.pdf

Date: 1948 April 8
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1948 April 8.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19480408_001.pdf

Date: 1948 June 11
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1949 June 11.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19490611_001.pdf

Date: 1948 May 18
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He reassures him about his situation despite the dramatic events that happened in Colombia. He also expresses his concerns about what is happening in his homeland especially with the news of occupying Haifa…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_26_19480518_001.pdf

Date: 1948 May 28
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1948 May 28.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19480528_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1949 October 15.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19491015_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1949 October 28.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19491028_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1949 October 3.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19491003_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1949 October 5.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19491005_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings and kisses to the family. He tells him that the elections took place in Colombia and there is no longer fear of a civil war. He also tells him that the commercial situation…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_27_19491204_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about the bad commercial state of Colombia due to the critical political situation.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_27_19491120_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He asks him to accept becoming an agent for a textile agency. He tells him also about his journey to London via New York.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_27_19491021_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He tells him that his son Pierro has been hospitalized in the American Hospital in Beirut, and that the surgery, operated by Dr. Djedjian, was successful despite its difficulty.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500415_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to Salwa Saykali. He thanks her for her letter.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500416_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings and kisses to his mother and sisters. He asks him not to worry about the future of his kids and that he will guarantee their future. He also tells him that he has sent him…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19501219_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He tells him that he received all the letters sent from Paris, London, Cúcuta, New York, and Baranquilla. He also tells him that he was late in responding to him due to some health problems.…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500107_001.pdf

Date: 1950 June 4
Letter from Michel Saykali to Salwa Saykali. He thanks her for her letter. He also tells her that the commercial situation is better than last year.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500604_001.pdf

Date: 1950 May 19
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He informs him about the price of some products.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500519_001.pdf
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