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Date: undated
An unaddressed portion of a letter most likely from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He discusses with him issues related to business.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_07_00000000_002.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He wants to check on Michel because of the earthquake news coming from Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_05_19670210_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He congratulates him on his successful business in Colombia and tells him news about the family. He also tells him how Hamra Streer in Beirut has developed.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_03_19650331_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

Date: undated
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about his work conditions in Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_00000000_037.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about Baraquilla, the people, the business and the climate there.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_00000000_029.pdf

Date: December 19
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about his travel to Colombia via Paris. He also describes the life in Paris and the bad economic state.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_15_00001219_001.pdf

Date: January 13
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about the bad economic situation in Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_15_00000113_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to Georges and Salwa Saykali. He sends greetings to everyone and tells them that he has arrived in Colombia in very good shape and that everything is going well.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_40_19621114_002.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

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

Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He congratulates Georges for his engagement with Salwa. He also tells him about his new partnership in Bogota.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_14_19310330_001.pdf

Date: 1931 Jan 1
Letter from Michel to his mother. He tells her that he will not be able to return home because he is working on establishing a new business in Bogota the capital of Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_14_19310110_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: 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: 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 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 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 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

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 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

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 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: 1921 Mar 16
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He informs him about his arrival to Cartagena in Colombia on the 12th of January 1921. He tells him that he opened his store in the best location of the commercial market and that the work is going…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210316_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 19
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He describes the strong character of his mother and expresses his deep respect for her. He informs Georges that he has sent some hats to his relatives in…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201119_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 13
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings. He tells him about the bad commercial situation in Colombia. He also describes Paris and the ceremony for the Armistice.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201113_001.pdf
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