Letter to Father Tobia Attallah from Krouger Attallah, 1936 February 17

رسالة الى الاب طوبيا عطاالله من كروجر عطاالله. عنوان: Naja Freres, Conakry

A letter from Krouger Attallah who tells his father that As'ad Zakka doesn't have the money to lend them at present to buy a property (house). He curses both brothers, Nadim and As'ad. He asks about the school and its business conditions. He describes the family and relatives of Laurice, Nadim's wife

he tells his father to know them but with caution and not to befriend them. Dated February 17, 1936, Kindia, Guinea.

تاريخ ١٧ شباط ١٩٣٦، كنديا. يخبر كروجر والده ان اسعد زكا لا يملك المال لاقراضهم لشراء العقار حاليا. ويسب ويلعن اخويه نديم واسعد. ويسأل عن المدرسة واحوال الاعمال فيها. ويصف عائلة واقرباء لوريس، زوجة نديم؛ ويخبر والده ان يتعرف عليهم لكن مع الحذر وعدم مصادقتهم او مصاحبتهم.

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Lala Al Saeedi

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