Letter to Father Tobia Attallah from Elias Nassif, 1919 May 17

رسالة الى الاب طوبيا عطاالله من الياس ناصيف

A letter to Father Tobia Attallah from Elias Nassif. Elias asks father Tobia about the situation in Lebanon following the end of WWI, and specially the situation in Beit Chabeb, and to write him the names and number of those who died in Beit Chabeb. Elias also sends him check of 100 francs as alms for those who died. Dated May 17, 1919, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

بتاريخ ١٧ ايار ١٩١٩، بونس ايريس، الارجنتين. الياس يسأل الاب طوبيا عن احوال لبنان عامة عقب الحرب العالمية الاولى، وبيت شباب خاصة، ويطلب منه اسماء واعداد من توفوا منهم. ويرسل له شيكا بقيمة ١٠٠ فرنك حسنة ان ارواح من ماتوا.

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Janina Santer

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