Letter from Joseph Oussani to his Parents About Marriage May 5, 1896

Title

Letter from Joseph Oussani to his Parents About Marriage May 5, 1896

Description

A letter in Arabic from Joseph Oussani in New York to his parents in Baghdad, Iraq telling them of his marriage to Irish-American Margaret Shea, dated 5 May 1896. Two photocopies of the original, a handwritten English translation by Leon Bushara, translation typed by Rita Gerosa, and three copies of the typed translation are included.

Creator

Publisher

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

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Format

Text/pdf

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Text

Identifier

Oussani2018-0295

Files

https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/OussaniCollection/Oussani2018-0295.pdf

Citation

Joseph Oussani, “Letter from Joseph Oussani to his Parents About Marriage May 5, 1896,” Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive, accessed October 3, 2023, https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/63542.