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Date: undated
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali most likely sent from Beirut. He tells him about his son's wedding.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_00000000_006.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali most likely sent from Beirut. He tells him some news about the family.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_00000000_005.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali most likely sent from Beirut. He tells him about the cost of educating his children.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_00000000_004.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: 1927 July 11
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He sends greetings. He tells that he has sent him some handbags.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_10_19270711_001.pdf

Date: 1929 Apr 14
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He sends greetings and expresses his conviction about the evolution of the situation in Syria.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_12_19290414_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: 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: 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: 1928 June 15
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tells him that their mother is worrying all the time about him. He also informs him that Victoria will get married at the end of the summer.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280615_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

Date: 1928 Mar 24
Letter from Georges to Michel. He asks him to return to his family especially since their mother can't support his absence.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280324_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: 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: 1928 Nov 28
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tells him that he has received the $500. He also tells him about the preparations for their sister's marriage.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19281128_001.pdf

Date: 1928 Sept 30
Letter from Georges to Michel. He sends his kisses. He informs him that he has received the photos of Michel and Mr. Edmond Menassa. He tells him about the healing of their mother from her sickness. He also tells him that the wedding of Victoria will…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280930_001.pdf

Date: 1926 Oct 9
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel asking him to take care of himself and to enjoy his life and his wealth.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_09_19261008_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

Letter from Joe Saykali to his father Georges Saykali, mother Salwa Saykali, brothers Gilbert, Roger, Pierrot, sister Huguette, grandmother and aunts. He sends greetings to the family. He tells them about the possibility that the Society of…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19571123_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his parents informing them that he will arrive in Beirut on Saturday, December 19 on a K.L.M. plane.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_37_19591213_001.pdf

Date: 1927 Sept 4
Letter from Maria Terese to Georges. She sends her kisses and greetings. She tells him that she will come back with her kids to work in Beirut and to live in the beautiful town of Bhamdoun.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280904_001.pdf

Date: 1927 Apr 18
Letter from Marie Térèse to the spouse of her uncle. He expresses how much she is missing them. She asks about the news of her cousins, Michel, Georges, Shafika, Zakiyi and Victoria. She expresses her feelings about living abroad. She says that…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280418_001.pdf

Date: undated
Letter most likely from Michel Saykali to his sister Zakiyya Saykali. He congratulates them on their marriage.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_00000000_044.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: 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: 1963 April 9
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali encouraging him to send his son Roger to Switzerland.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_40_19630409_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He asks about news of Georges' children and about the news of their sisters.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_01_19641009_001.pdf

Date: 1966 June 9
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He tells him that he received letters from all family members.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_04_19660609_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He tells him that Toufic Khalil passed by him in Cucuta and didn't tell him about his travel to Beirut.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_04_19661107_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He thanks him for his letter full of beautiful family news.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_05_19670815_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: 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 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 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: 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 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: 1925 May 8
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He informs him about the arrival to Beirut of Mr. Michel Roumié who has shops in Damascus, Beirut, Colombia and New York. He asks his brother to help Mr. Roumié in his stay in the region of Ras Beirut.…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_08_19250508_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: undated
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings to the family.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_00000000_035.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_00000000_019.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He asks him for news about Beirut and Syria.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_00000000_018.pdf

Date: October 26
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He expresses his concerns about what is happening in Beirut and Tripoli.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_15_00001026_001.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings to the family and explains to Georges why he cannot come to Lebanon for Georges's wedding.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_14_00000000_001.pdf

Date: 1950 May 9
Letter from Michel Saykali to Jilbert Saykali. He sends greetings and wishes him success in his studies.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500507_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: 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: undated
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that he was hospitalized, but now he is getting better. He informs him that he is now in Panama where he is the agent of a German Airline called Leadta.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280419_001.pdf

Date: 1926 July 2
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to the family. He tells him about the improving of the business. He also asks him about the situation on his homeland and Beirut and the state of the relatives.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_09_19260702_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: 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
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