Letter from Khalil Youssuf Nader Raad to Shafiqa Asaad Butrus, c. 1900

رسالة خليل يوسف نادر رعد الى ليلى محمود، ١٩٠٠

A letter from Khalil who expresses his love and admiration of Shafiqa and asks for her hand in marriage so she can come to the United States with her brother Aziz. *The letter is undated, but due to the context we assume it was written between June and November of 1900.

يعبر خليل عن حبه بشفيقة واعجابه بها، ويطلبها للزواج والقدوم الى الولايات المتحدة برفقة اخيها عزيز.

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