Najeeb Assad Letter

This letter, dated June 16, 1913, was handwritten by Father Georges Kallass. It confirms Najeeb Assad's birthdate as October 1896 and states that the Father performed his baptism at the St. Shalitah Church on October 23, 1896. It lists his father as Joseph Tanoury Assad and his godfather as Naseef Khoury. The letter also bears a seal of a church in Utica, NY, in the bottom left corner, atop which "Rev. Louis Lotaif 164 Elizabeth St., Utica N.Y." is handwritten.

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