Letter to Father Tobia Attallah from Krouger Tobia, 1929 May 04

رسالة الى الاب طوبيا عطاالله من كروجر عطاالله.

A letter from Krouger Attallah who tells his father that he stayed in hospital for 20 days, but he feels good at present. He updated his father about As'ad, his brother, he broke up with As'ad, their son in law, and apologizes for not supporting the family recently. Krouger blames his father for the fact that his sisters have not married yet, because 'you have neglected their future and our future.' Dated May 4, 1929, Bissikrima, Guinea.

تاريخ ٤ ايار ١٩٢٩، بسكريما. يخبر كروجر والده ان ظل في المستشفى ٢٠ يوما وخرج، لكنه بخير الان. ويطلعهم على اخبار اسعد، اخوهم، وانه اختلف مع اسعد صهرهم، وعليه لم يستطع ارسال مبلغ لمساعدة العائلة. ويطلب كروجر من والده ان يزوج الاخوات البنات، طالما الاولاد لم يحالفهم الحظ.

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

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Lala Al Saeedi

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