Mary Jacob Letter

Title

Mary Jacob Letter

Subject

Description

A handwritten document in both English and Arabic. The English portion lists Mary Jacob's date of birth as September 20, 1893, and date of baptism as September 28, 1893, in Bdadoun, Mount Lebanon. It names her godfather as Yusef Alis Fransis and her godmother as Tag, the wife of Gorege (George) Habeb. It was written on September 15, 1909, by Father Khouri Youssef Merab, and certified on September 28, 1909, by Boutrus Shibly Archbishop of Beirut.

Publisher

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

Rights

The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.

Format

Text/pdf

Language

Type

Text

Identifier

LPL_BRR_JacobMary001_wm

Coverage

Bdadoun, Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon

Files

https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_JacobMary001_wm.pdf

Citation

Khouri Youssed Merab, “Mary Jacob Letter,” Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive, accessed November 26, 2024, https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/78823.