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	Section:Diary 53
DIARY, Nr 53
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	Section:[January, 1902]
	Subsection:24 Frid The 6.46
	From Diary No. 52
	Light N.W. breeze & cloudy;
I feel better & stronger today & have
much appetite; I got some boiled
Biz fish for breakfast, which I
found very delicious; I also took
some Arrow root etc; ~ But I feel
so thursty always, & only like to
suck sweet Lemon or Oranges;
	The Quarantine Authorities
after having inspected the Jewish
quarters with the Turkish Beledyeh
Doctors & referred the matter
to Constanple, a decision came
to establish a Cordon around
Baghdad of 5 days quarantine
on all those that leave the town
and consequently, a quarantine
been put yesterday at Gherara,
Khan Beni Saad, Mahmoodieh,
Salahieh etc etc; The Steamers
will also have to make 5 days 
quarantine at [strikethrough "Diala"] Gherara

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and the other doctors disagreed
with the two Beledyeh doctors,
and they do not believe that the
sickness among the Jews is
a real Plague; because the
desease does not resemble each
other, some die suddenly, other get
buboes & fever & so on ~
	Mr. Rappaport called to see me,
he was glad to find me getting
better; as on Monday the 27th
is the Emperor of Germany’s
Birthday; Mr. Richarz the consul 
is giving a Ball & supper and
50 persons are invited among
whom my niece Alice, also
Antone Marine his wife and
two daughters; Mr. Richarz
has asked Mr. Rappaport to
see me and to find out if he can
invite my son Alexander and
his wife Mary, & there will be
no objection on account of us
being in mourning; We told him 
that they can go if they like, so he
gave the letter of invitation from
Mr. Richarz;~

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	Subsection:25 Satur Th.6.30 Noon 50 4 PM 58
	Light N.W. breeze & very fine
Cold Weather. Freezing ~
	Last night I ate for dinner
little soup & a leg of boiled fowel,
also a breast of roasted partridge
& 2 potatoes & then 3 figs, as I 
was very hungry; but I had to 
pay the penalty; I had taken
a cup of Dr Ramsey’s medicine
before dinner in which he had
added some few drops of Senna
I think to stir my bowels as I had
sent to ask him to do so, & by 11
P.M. I feel sick with lots of noise
& wind in Stomach, I had got the 
indigestion, & then I vomited 
all my dinner out with an
offensive smell, I felt relieved, 
	By 4 AM my bowels worked
so very loose in great quantity
and very offensive; and again
after ½ hour with pain and
noise in the intestines, I became
so sick that I could not touch
anything, all this was the cause 
of eating a heavy dinner,

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	I did not leave my bed today
I feel weak & besides it is very
cold outside; I only took
a cup of milk & toast bred
	I sent to ask how H. Hamadi
was and they said that he
was dying; ~
	Marie & Eliza went to take
their hot bath at Antone Marines
Bath in the house; 
	Sister Eliza called to see
me and she tells me that
she heard that H. Hamadi
died this morning at about
10 AM; Poor Hamadi I
have had him as my Servant
for nearly 35 years; he was
getting old too, he must have 
been over 70 years; he leaves
2 sons, 3 daughters, 5 children & a wife & 
has no money except the house 
they are living in ~
	I sent Alexander to Dr. Ramsey
today at 1 P.M. to relate to him
what happened to me last night
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my fault in eating such heavy
solid dinner, & I must abstain
from it, eating nothing but
jelly & milk & to use the same
medicine; ~ I took in the evening
some soup & dry bread only and
I felt alright at night, I only
felt very hungry, but I slept easy;
	Subsection:26 Sund The 6.32
	Light N.W. breeze & fine very
cold weather, freezing, we put 
some water on the top of the house
& it froze about 2 Inches thick;
	Some visitors called on us. also 
Mons Rouet the French Vice Consul,
but I did not leave my bed in
our sleeping room, as it is too cold
to attempt & go outside today
at 4 P.M. I went out to the Oursy and I
stayed in bed; Alice called also Antone
Marine etc ~ I took today some
boiled fish & some custard pudding
& I felt well, for dinner I only took
soup & a piece of boiled fowel, a
little jelly & a glass of Kerkook wine
I turned in at 8 & slept well
till 2 AM next morning ~

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	Light N.W. & very fine cold
& freezing; I feel much better,
Took my milk & a boiled egg;
	Subsection:27 Mond The 6.32
	Today is the birthday of the
Emperor of Germany William the 
2d, Official reception is giving
Mr. Richarz the Consul from 
10 till 11 AM, I sent Alexander
to visit, there was the Turkish
Band playing, & all officials
calling; also the Wali Namik
Pasha, Kadem Pasha the acting
Commander in Chief & all the
foreign consuls ~
	It is very cold again today, 
I went out to the other room
sister Medula called, also
the french Priests & Johny
Pahlawan~
	Today died Tooza bint
Seman widow of Mr. Johnstone
formerly Quarter Master of the
S.S. Comet, also Attyeh son of
Antone Gorgi from parrelitic 
attack~
	At 9 ½ P.M. Alexander & his wife
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	by Mr. Richarz; they returned
at 4 ½ AM in the morning There
were the Wali, Kadem Pasha, Mahd Pasha
Major Melville the Resident,
Mr. Rappaport, Mr. Rouet,
Kritchly Director of the Ottoman Bank
Maclauglin Sub Director; Mr. &
Mrs. Perry, Lynch’s Agent, Mr. & Mrs.
Langridge, David Sasson’s Agent,
Mr. Darby, Mr. Oman Inspector of
Régie, Mr. Querry in the Régie, Mr.
Giulietti his son & wife, Antone
Marine his wife & daughter Ellen,
Alice my niece, Dr. & Mrs. Macri,
Bedry Bey Turkish employé of the
Museum now inspecting the
excavation of the Germans in
Babylon, Capt. Braine of
the Blosse Lynch & his wife
Alfred Holland, the Russian
Chancellier & other Turkish
Aid de Camps & natives, in
all 50 persons;
	Subsection:28 Tuesd Th.6.31
	Light N.W. & fine very cold
freezing weather ~
	The SS. Blosse Lynch left

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for Basreh at 5 ½ AM. She
has to make 5 days quarantine
at Gherrara ~
	Abbo the Weaver was a Mossulli
who used to make Izars died
this morning at an advanced
age & long illness ~
	By the Blosse Lynch today, the
newly married people; Johny
Berjony left to Amara with his wife
the daughter of Fetoohi Loca, and
Yacoob son of Yousif Ilo to Basreh
with his wife, mother & brother.
[strikethrough]
	I feel better & stronger today;
I went out to my room & to the
sitting room; I took for breakfast
boiled fish & some arrow root,
& a glass of Port wine ~ I 
took for dinner some soup and
a little boiled tender mutton;
& arrow root & little wine;
	Fine cold weather; ~
Rain is falling~
	I heard that the Mejidieh
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on their arrival at Basreh were
put in quarantine for 5 days;
	Subsection:29 Wedn Th.6.35
	Light N.W. & fine cold weather
I feel better today & went out to 
my room; I took milk & 2 boiled
eggs; but my stomach is still weak
& the taste in my mouth is not
so natural; I took boiled fish &
Cows brain boiled with one potatoe 
for breakfast; Some visitors 
called; also Antone Marine
in the evening;
	For the last 5 days the
Quarantine Bulletins have been
clean, neither attacks nor
deaths from the suppose outbreak
of Plague among the Jews;
	Weather became cloudy this
afternoon~
	Subsection:30 Thursd Th.6.40
	Light N.W & cloudy on the
East & South, & not so cold
	I feel well except that I have 
much wind in the intestine; my
bowels work well once every
24 hours. I continue taking
the medicine for giving appetite
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	I sent Alexander yesterday
to Dr. Ramsey to report to 
him my state, he told him
that I should continue the
medicine, & keep a strong 
diet; & that he will speak
to Mr. Perry for the intention
of my leave after January,
	Two more Christians died again
one yesterday Eassa Boonni from
consumption & a woman today
after being ill for some time;
	I took for breakfast boiled fish
& some cow’s brain, also corn
flower made with Sugar;
But my bowels are working once
a day rather loose & with offensive
smell, though I feel better by it;
	Sister Medula also Adoola
my cousin called this afternoon;
	Eliza my wife is unwell with
cold, she went to sleep in the
Oorsy & I slept in our sleeping
room; I took for dinner some
soup & a little boiled meat
& some corn flower~
	Subsection:31 Frid [illegible]
	Light N.W. & fine cold
weather, I feel better, but
my bowels worked again
	
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loose early at day break;
	I took for breakfast some
rice soup, some boiled fish &
a little brain, & cornflower;
	Mr. Anders the Chancellier 
of the German Consul Mr. Richarz
called on me to see how I
am getting; I went to him in
our sitting room; 
	H. Abbass the Akam came
to see me, he had heard that I
was going in April to Aleppo etc
for a change;
	I wrote a long letter to Gabriel
Asfar to London in answer 
to his condolence to me for
my brother’s death, to be sent 
on 6 Febry; ~
	Sister Emilia called on us for an
hour this afternoon ~
	I had for dinner some Soup, a boiled
leg of fowel & a little boiled meat;
I feel pain of wind in the intestines
it has never left me, there are
always noise & pain ~
	Light N.W. & fine cold weather,
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	Section:[February, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Satur Th.6.43
	Light N.W. & cloudy all over
overcast ~
	I have had the dyarrhea again,
my bowels worked very loose
at 1 AM & at 5; I must have
taken cold by going outside
to my room, as I always feel
shivering at night in bed;
	A Mossulli died last night
called Petros Taalik ~
	I took for breakfast some boiled fish
made with broth & boiled rice
I have still the dyarrhea, my
bowels worked again before noon;
	In the evening, I took for dinner
boiled rice with soup & some very
tender mutton, & a little apple
made into jam slightly sweetened;
	I turned in at 8 ½, but at 11 I 
awoke with dyarrhea & sickness,
& much wind & pain in the 
stomach, I got the indigestion,
It must be from the dinner
I ate it was too much for my
weak stomach;
	Subsection:Sund 2 Ther 6.42
	Light N.W. & fine cold weather,
Again at 3 AM at 6, & at 7 ¼
my bowels worked very loose
with much wind in the intestines
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I have had from last night’s dinner,
I am not taking D. Ramsey’s
medicine because it contains
Senna & it is laxative since 3 days,
	Hannosh son of Kroomy
died at night, he was formerly
living in Basreh & came to settle
in Baghdad since three years
he is an old man of about 75 
years; 
	The Blosse Lynch left Gherrara
this morning after making 5 days
quarantine;
	I hear that the Mejidieh on coming
up is to stop at Gherrara & there
to transfer her cargo to the empty 
Barge & Boats which will go down
to her with the Baghdad cargo &
to return from there, instead of
loosing 5 days in making quarantine
this is by order of Lynch from London,
	I have had very little to eat for 
breakfast, a very small piece of
boiled fish & a few spoons of Soup
not having appetite at all &
stomach weak & tasteless;
	Antone Marine & Yousif Georgis
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called on me~
	Johny Pahlawan has been
appointed Chef Comptable at
Aleppo in the Ottoman Bank,
and his pay here is 12 Liras per
month is risen to 15, he is to
start in two weeks more, he
was hired a Takhtarawan
from H. Abbass the Akam
for 88 Mejidies & four mules
for his baggage for 48, in all
136 Mejidies to Aleppo ~
	Yousif the son of Mr. Abdulla
Malcon, has been married this
evening at 5 P.M. with the
daughter of Kirikor son of
Hanna Koorookchi, they have
invited a lot of people to dinner
at 6 P.M. they live in the house
of Bahosh, very near our house,
they have the Jewish Band, and
the native Chalghi, playing all
throughout the night;
	My bowels again worked
very loose at 10 ½ P.M., but I
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have had nothing for dinner
except a little soup & dry bread
	Subsection:3 Mond Th.6.37
	Light N.W. & fine cold weather,
	I feel better a little, I took a 
cup of milk & a boiled egg; ~
	I took for breakfast some boiled fish
& a little arrowroot & a glass of wine,
I felt well throughout the day,
	Sister Medoola called to see me
also the daughters of Tanton Kasperkhan
called on us; ~ 
	The wind still exists in my bowels
with pain ~ I took only little soup 
& dry toast for dinner & turned in
at 9; But at 11 ½ I awoke & 
my bowels worked loose;
	Subsection:4 Tuesd The 6.39
	S. Ely breeze & fine morning,
Again at 6 ½ AM my bowels worked
loose; I took my hot milk 2 Eggs
& toast bread; ~ Again my bowels
worked very loose at 9 AM ~
	Alexander too is unwell today
he had the fever last night, he has taken
cold, he took a dose of fruit salt;
	The S.S. Phrat was here last
night at 8 ½ P.M. ~
	The S.S. Mejidieh arrived
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11 P.M she is to remain there
& transfer cargo & return;
	At about 1 P.M. Rezooki
ibn Georgis the Blacksmith of
the Khan came in from the
Mejidieh bringing us letters from
Rufail & Tukyeh for Eliza
sent by Metty; our Coolie Juma
brought one also a letter from
Metty & some Butter sent
by Tookyeh, & a case of medicines
& other supplies sent from
Marseilles by Hanna Tapooni
by the Turkistan for Alexander,
	Mr. Cook the acting chief mate in
the Mejidieh who was captain of the 
Shushan, has been sent down
in the Blosse Lynch this time to
resume his command in the
Shushan, so there are now only
two officers left in the Mejidieh
Mr. Reynolds his chief mate &
Mr. Slack as 2nd ~ also Mr.
Fareman the 2d Engineer who was
transferred to the Khalifah about 
2 months ago has returned to the
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Catterina Metchieh employed in Alexanders
office to Gherrara to Metty to bring
me my pay for January, he came
in at 16 P.M. bringing it Metty
having deducted my mess money
I owe Capt Hanslow for 23 ½ days
for December Besh 70 ½ & sent me
the rest 309 ½ Besh ~
	I took for dinner some soup, toast &
some arrowroot ~ But could not sleep
till late;
	Subsection:5 Wedn Ther 6.41
	Light Ely breeze & fine weather,
my bowels again worked loose at
2 AM, and at 5 & 8 with wind
& pain, it is very curious that it
should come always at night time,
I took hot milk & 2 Boiled eggs &
toast ~ Alexander feels better
but he is weak~
	No cases of Plague is taking
place in town or among the Jews,
the quarantine Bulletin is always
clean;
	My wife Eliza & Alexander went 
to Dr. Ramsey, she not being well, She
is again hysteric, suffering from her
nervousness & sorrow etc she has
been so for the last month on account
of my sickness; they returned at 
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some medication to take & told her
that she is weak & her constitution
is suffering from fatigue, otherwise
she is sound; he is coming to See
me himself;~ I took for breakfast
boiled fish (Biz) with Gravey &
boiled brain & a glass of wine but
I ate much ~
	Dr. Ramsey came he was glad
to see me so changed for the better,
he sounded me, & as for my
dyarrhea he is sending me some
pills to take one every night before
I turn in to sleep, & the medicine
twice or three times a day either
before or after dinner; He is going
to speak to Mr. Perry so as to
extend my leave of absence,
he left & would not take any
fees ~
	I became so thursty today
that I drank much water
& lemonade, & I felt much
pain in the intestines & wind
	Sister Emilia & Alice called
to see me;
	Alfred son of Capt Cowley who
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their service & got employed
at Mr. Darby the agent for
Frank Strick & co at Basreh
at 150 ₤Stg a year he came up
this time in the Mejidieh to see
his parents & will then go down
to Basreh ~
	The Mejidieh is transfering 
cargo at Gherrara in Boats &
the Barge went down from here
with cargo, the Steam Boat of
Mahd Said Shahbender and
Yousif Shantob which plies between
Baghdad & Samarra, has been
hired by Lynch to take down
Barge & tow up & also to bring
the Bombay Mails which
will not be up before tomorrow
evening. The Mejidieh will
leave on Friday ~
	The Commitee of the Chaldean
School have sent to me & Alexander
invitation for tonight for a play
entitled Anistos Bonswald it
is a tragedy & also a Charity Bazaar
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were many people & also Mr. Rouet
& Mr. Richarz; ~
	I took for dinner a little soup &
some jelly; but I felt so unwell
& full my belly & intestine full
of wind that I was restless &
could not sleep, I took twice
a glass of Champagne, & the 
pill, but at 9 P.M. I became
so sick & I hove up every thing
so much that I filled the piss pot
right up, & I felt relieved &
then slept well; ~
	Subsection:6 Thurd Th.6.44
	Light N.W. & fine mild
weather~ at 3 AM my bowels
worked very loose, I took a pill of
Dr. Ramseys for arresting dyarrhea,
I took some roasted Turnip
early this morning & then a
cup of milk & a boiled egg;
	The S.S. Mossul arrived here yesterday
at noon;
	I took for breakfast some boiled
brain & sage & a spoonful of jelly
with a glass of wine & water;
	Eliza my wife & Marie have
been invited today at the Chaldean
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they are to pay a fee of entry of
½ Mejidie each person;
	Shekoory Sayegh called on us in the
evening ~
	The Mejidieh’s two mails
came up this evening in the Steam
Boat of Mahd Said Shahbender &
Yousif Shantob Called “Othmany,” after
three days being kept on board; This
arrangement by the Lynchs of keeping
the Mejidieh at Gerrara to gain
the 5 days quarantine, has costed 
the company a loss of perhaps
over 200 ₤, the Steam Boat is
hired for 30 Lira’s exclusive of her
Coal Consumption, besides the hire
of about 10 Boat’s bringing the
steamer’s cargo up, Coolie hire &
watchmen etc, & then the loss of
so many passengers that she
misses because they cannot go
out & make 5 days quarantine 
in the desert, they preferred being
in the Turkish steamers & stay
their 5 days on board;
	Light N.W. & fine weather
very mild & not cold at all;
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	An Armenian Merchant
Stephen Panpan died today
from Dropsy & heart decease;
	Subsection:7 Frid Ther 6.48
	Light Northerly breeze and
find mild weather ~
	The SS. Phrat left at 5 ½ AM. 
also the SS. Mejidieh left from
Gherrara this morning ~
	I slept well & felt no pain
or sickness last night, as I ate
very little dinner, few spoons
of soup & the liver of a fowel and
some arrowroot;
	I heard since that the Mejidieh
did not leave this morning, She
has not been able to finish her
discharge;
	I took for breakfast the row of a fish
(Biz) & some cornflower ~ I have
no dyarrhea all the day ~
	Weather became cloudy all
over & a S. Ely breeze;
	The Damascus Mail arrived this 
afternoon bringing only this week’s
mails of Europe; last week’s mail
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over from Beyrout to Damascus
& the Train could not pass; so it
had to go back & was sent by
way of Constantinople~
	I took for dinner 2 small pieces
of mutton very tender & few spoons
of Pilow with it & some corn
flower & a glass of Champagne, 
We slept in the oorsy & I slept 
well;
	Subsection:8 Satur Th.6.52
	S. Ely breeze & cloudy, at 4
AM I awoke with much wind 
& noise in the intestines & nausea
& indigestion. My bowels worked 
loose, it must be from the meat
& rice. Otherwise I feel much
better;
	Capt. Hanslow had left the
Mejidieh after her arrival at Gherrara,
and came to town, he is going to
England, has obtained leave for
Six months taking his wife with
him, also young Victor captain
Cowley's youngest son of about
10 years to be put in School;
Mr. Reynolds the chief mate has 
taken command of the Mejidieh,
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about the 16 Instt;~
	Weather became very cloudy
thretening this afternoon with
thunder & Lightening & squally
a slight shower came down at 
6 P.M. for about ¼ hour;
It cleared up at 7~
	I took for dinner some boiled
cow’s brain, cold with two potatoes 
smashed with it & some sage &
toast & a glass of wine, but
of did me bad, for I felt my
stomach very painful, full of
wind & nausea, I suffered the
whole night very badly, unable
to lay down for I wanted to
vomit, & a sower food coming
up to my mouth, passing wind 
in great quantity from mouth
& bottom; I was very restless,
	Subsection:9 Sund Th.6.53
	At 1 ½ A.M. I had a dyrrhea 
not so liquid, I am unable to 
sleep or get a rest, as I feel much
inclined to vomit, the wind
is so much in stomach and
intestines. I passed a miserable
night until day break;
	I took a cup of milk & 2 boiled
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loose; I am taking the doctors
medicine twice a day, but it
does not do me any good;
I am going to leave by strict
diet, taking only jelly & some
arrowroot or Sage; This sort of
suffering is killing me~
	My wife, Alexander & Marie went
to hear Mass at the Delagate  
Monseigneur Altmayer's house in
the Chapel where Père Augustine
Sayegh is celebrating for the
soul of my brother Henry;
	Weather cloudy all over &
a light S. Ely breeze, few drops
of rain fell;
	I took for breakfast only a little
Lago & 2 spoons of jelly & toast,
my bowels worked loose ~ at
3 P.M. I took some arrowroot &
a few small biscuits, again my
bowels worked loose with much
pain & wind in the bowels;
It worked of again in the evening;
	I took for dinner only a little
Lago & 2 spoons of jelly with dry
toast ~ I took a little Arak with
water since three days am  
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relish, also am smoking 3 or 4
cigarettes in the day but am
not enjoying it much;
	I turned in having taken a Pill
that D. Ramsey had given me to
stop my dyiarrhea; my stomach
is not full & there is no noise or
much wind~ 
	Subsection:10 Mond Th.6.52
	At 1 AM. my bowels worked very
loose with much wind & noise,
again it worked at 4 & at 6 and
made feel weak as I am eating
very little food; I took roasted
Turnips at day break; and
at 7 took not milk & 2 boiled
eggs; I cannot make out the
cause of this dyarrhea, whether
I eat any meat & fish or not,
it working, the stomach is very
weak & the wind is accumulating 
real quick~
	The SS. Mossul left at 5 ½
AM full of passengers in the Steamer
& in the Barge too; Père Jean
went down in her to Basreh to
replace Père Emmannuel who 
has got leave to go France
for 6 months for a change he

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has been out here now 14 ½
years, him & Père Pierre the 
now superior came out together,
	The Turkish steamers are getting
all the passengers now, because 
no one would like to go out &
pitch tents at Gherrara to make
5 days quarantine so as to go
in Lynch's Steamers; they rather
prefer remaining on board the
Turkish Steamers & Lynchs are
loosing all this besides the
enormous expenses for transporting
Cargo from & to Gherrara, they
had hired 10 Meheylas for the
mejidieh last time at 22 Mejidies 
each & the Str. Boat for 30 Liras
besides Coolie hire etc, & the
loss of so much local cargo for
shipment & specie etc etc, 
	Capt & Mrs. Hanslow & young Victor
are going out today to encamp at
Gherrara & make their 5 days
quarantine to be in time to go down
in the Blosse Lynch when she will 
leave on about the 16th on their
way to England,

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	My bowels again worked very loose
at 8 ½ AM~ Alexander went to
tell Hannosh D. Ramsey's man, 
he sent me a bottle of medicine
with 6 doses to be taken 3 times a
day, but Eliza had made me a 
cup of boiled Gum arabic with 
lime juice which I took~;
	I took for breakfast some rice
soup & a leg of boiled fowel &
some arrowroot; But at 1 PM
again my bowels worked;
the wind continues in the Stomach &
intestines, at 3 ½ I took some corn
flower & a piece of dry toast; & for
dinner I took nothing but some corn
flower & a small piece about two 
mouth ful of the roasted tame
goose we have killed just to taste
it; & a glass of wine, but I got
so full of wind my belly got like
a drum, & I feared the consequence,
I took a dose of the medicine 
which D. Ramsey sent me to
stop the dyarrhea, & then went
to the stool & bowels worked at
7 pm~ I turned in at 8 ½ &
awoke at 11 with nausea and
much wind coming out
from the mouth & below,

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I became very sick & after ½ hour
I vomited all the food I had
eaten, & I felt relieved, & soon
after my bowels worked very
loose~
	Subsection:11 Tuesd Th.6.53
	At 2 ½ AM. again my bowels 
worked very liquid, I took an
other dose of the medicine, much
wind & noise in Stomach~ at
6 I took some of the roasted Turnip,
at 7 I took a cup of hot milk &
2 boiled eggs & dry toast, again
my bowels worked like water,
I am so vexed at the suffering
I do not know what to eat, &
what to make, it is causing me
great disgust & torture~
	Light N. Ely breeze with some
clouds on East, New moon
was the day before of the month
of Zalcada~
	I took for breakfast a little boiled
fish & some cornflower, & dry
toast with a little wine and
vals water I head a bottle. I 
felt well all the day only with
much wind & noise in the 
intestines, took the medicine

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a second dose for stopping
diarrhea;~ at 5 P.M. my
bowels worked rather loose;
I feel very thirsty, am drinking
the vals water; I took nothing
for dinner, only some corn flower
at 5 ½ P.M. I took a little Arak
with vals but did not agree with
me; ~ at 9 I turned in having
taken a dose of the medicine
which I think is Opium, I slept
till 10 ½ & awoke with a 
little nausea but open passed
the wind from up & down &
slept well;
	Subsection:12 Wedn Th.6.53
	At 2 ½ AM my bowels worked
loose & then felt better & I slept
well; But feel very hungry;
	After my taking milk & two
boiled eggs at 7 ½, bowels again
worked like water with
some mucus passed;
	Eliza Alexander & Marie
went to church today being
the first day of Lent among
the Latins~
	I put on my clothes to go out
to Sister Medula for a

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change & a walk, but
Sister Emilia & Alice called
on us till 10 ½ ~
	The SS. Blosse Lynch
arrived at Gherrara this
morning at about 4 AM,
I received a letter from Rufail
Sayegh also one for Eliza,
	At 10 ½ Eliza & Marie & I
went out to Sister Medula
it is now over 40 days since
I have not left the house,
but weak in walking but
otherwise am well & hungry,
Alexander also came at 12
they are all invited to breakfast
at Medula; Alexander
could not see D. Ramsey
as he is unwell in bed with
fever & cold, but Hannosh
made out a bottle of Bismuth
for me to take as I desired
it, he brought it to me
& I am to take 3 times a
day;  Rezooki the husband
of Sister Medula came

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from the bazaar, also his brother
Shekoory; & they all breakfasted
together, except myself, I
took some boiled fish &
some arrowroot & dry toast,
Catherina Yaghchi was there
& also Mr. Guilietti~ At
4 ½ P.M. we left & came home,
I received a letter from Rezooki
Sayegh from the Post office,
	Alfred Holland has been
engaged in the Service of the new
English [strikethrough "Belgian"] Engineers who have obtained
from the Persian Government
the concession of the mineral
Petrolium at Khanakin to clearify
& obtain the kerosene from
those mines & conduct it through
piping to be laid from
Khanakin to Mahomerah
their head Quarter is to he
at Kasr-i-Sheerin, he gets
a monthly salary of some 
say 20 others say 15 Liras
per month, their head man

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or Director is a Mr. Reynolds
an English man, who has 
been down & up in the SS.
Blosse Lynch to visit the
Karoon, Alfred left for
Khanakin yesterday;
	I took nothing for dinner
except a little corn flower,
& a piece of dry toast, & I
feel better by so abstaining,
& I slept well at 9 P.M.
	Subsection:13 Thursd Th.6.54
	Light N.W. & fine mild
weather~ At 2 AM. my
bowels worked loose; I took 
a dose of the Bismuth~
at 5am again it worked
loose~
	I took for breakfast some 
stewed fish, & some cold
goose & boiled caulyflower
& some corn flower, I ate
much so as to resist until
tomorrow, as I cannot take
any dinner for fear of vomiting
it at night; at 2 P.M.
my bowels worked loose,
I took the Bismuth;

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	Sister Emilia called on us
for an hour; She and Alice are
insisting on me to go to them
for a few days for change
of air ~
	I took nothing for dinner except
at 5 P.M. some corn flower, & a very
small piece of Gruière cheese to taste
it which Alexander got out from 
Bombay; ~ I took a dose of Bismuth,
I had also taken this afternoon,
a glass of Lemonade with the Seed
of Bezer el Rihan which is very
good for constipation; I turned
in at 9 & slept well;
	Subsection:Frid 14 Th.6.54
	Light. N.W. breeze & cloudy
a little but it became fine at 
8 AM; I have had no diarrhea
last night, no noise or wind
in the intestines much to speak
of; I took the milk and 2 Boiled
Eggs, ~
	At 11 I sent Alexander to
D. Ramsey to say that the Bismuth
is finished, & what am I to
take, & if he has spoken to Mr.
Perry regarding my extention
of leave, as he had given me
for January only to get well

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He returned saying that D.
Ramsey is sending me more
mixture of Bismuth & some other
tonic, with it to continue
taking & the change of place
to go to Alice & Sister Emilia
is very good; & that M. Perry
knows well that I am still
unwell & cannot resume
my work on board & he will
also speak to him when
occasion offers; & I can continue
with my dietary food,
	I took for breakfast some
boiled fish (Biz) with some
boiled cauley flower; & two
stewed Larks & a Patato, &
some corn flower with a 
glass of wine & Soda water;
	I wrote a letter to Rufail
at Basreh & Posted it today 
at the mail will go out to
Gherrara this afternoon,
& the Blosse Lynch leaves
on Sunday morning;
	My bowels have bunged up & 
are not working since yesterday
afternoon; at 4 ½ P.M. I
took a cup of hot milk with

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some corn flower & a piece of dry
toast instead of taking dinner
My bowels do not work, I had to
use a piece of soap & still it is very
costive ~ I felt very hungry in
the evening, I took a little Arak
& then took a piece of Gruière
cheese & bread & some arrowroot,
	I took a dose of the Bismuth &
other preparation for my Stomach, 
I turned in at 9 and slept well,
but I got the wind & noise in
my intestines all the night;
	Subsection:15 Satur Th.6.50
	Light N.W. & fine cool
morning; I took my hot milk
& 2 eggs; my bowels worked
regular & rather costive ~
	Shekoory Sayegh called on us;
Him & Alexander had been to see
M. Brasseur the frenchman
who had gone down with us
about 11 months ago, with many
Phonographs as samples for 
sale, he came up in the Blosse
Lynch with many samples
of articles as shoes, cloth,
soap, perfumery candles etc etc
	I took for breakfast some boiled
fish & some roasted Larks &

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a little arrowroot with plum
Aloo Bekhara ~
	Today I got the Alaam 
from the Mahkema, as my
Lawyer Kerop Sethian all in
order & the rest of the documents 
relating to my little house
which Emin son of Mahomed
(now dead since 4 months) 
claimed it as Wakif, &
paid Kerop the balance of his
charges of 7 Liras (the other 7 L
I had paid before last year,
making it all 14 ₤ besides
15 Liras to Emin, also other  
fees & expenses coming to
about 40 Liras altogether,
	I took a warm bath today
at 3 ½ P.M.;
	I took for dinner a very small piece
of meat & a potato, & some arrowroot, 
but I got my stomach full of
wind, & kept me suffering, all the
night with an indigestion &
the wind passing ~
	Subsection:16 Sund The 6.53
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
I have much pain from the
wind in my intestines, which
does not pass out, I took the
hot milk & 2 Eggs, my bowels
worked naturally, & I was
relieved a little ~

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	The Blosse Lynch left Gherrara
this morning ~ Capt & Mrs
Hanslow left in her to go to
England for a 6 months leave,
also Mr. Darby left to return
to Basreh;
	The S.S. Baghdad arrived this morning
early ~
	Many visitors called. M.
Rappaport also, he came in
yesterday from Mahmoodieh
where he had accompanied the
Austrian officers who were here
buying horses for the Government
they bought about a Dozen of
horses & they made their 5 days
quarantine at Mahmoodyeh
& thence proceeded by way of
Deir, Palmyra, Homs, Tarabloos
& to Beyrout etc ~ Antone
Marine, the ma mère & Soeurs,
Shekoory Sayegh, Antoine Guilietti,
Yousif Yaghchi, the sons of my
brother Henry; Eliahoo,
Denoos etc. called also;
	I have the indigestion the
whole day, much wind in
the intestines since last night,

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my bowels worked costive, 
I took some rice soup and a
piece of boiled fish & arrowroot 
for breakfast; but do not
feel well, pain in the stomach
& wind working in the bowels;
it must be the sweets that I am
eating, the preserved plums etc
which caused this indigestion,
In the afternoon I took only some
cold milk, I then took a
dose of the effervecent citrate
of magnesia, I took nothing 
for dinner as I am full of
wind & noise, my bowels
worked loose in the evening
& I felt better~ I could 
not sleep well at night from
the wind & indigestion coming 
up very severe to my mouth,
	Subsection:17 Mond Th.6.54
	At 2 AM my bowels worked
very loose & I felt better;
	Light N.W. & fine mild
weather like spring time,
	I took a cup of milk & coffee
& 2 boiled eggs, & I feel better
this morning, but still
the wind is troubling me,

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Johny Pahlawan left this
morning at 7 AM to proceed
to Aleppo; many friends &
relatives went to accompany
him to the other side, also
Alexander went in his Bycicle
to go as far as the Kher;
	I prepared my kit & bed to
go to my niece Alice and
spend a few days for change
of air;~ She called on us for ½
hour at noon, I took my breakfast
of boiled fish & dry bread; & at 
1 P.M. sent my bed etc. to Alice’s house
& then I went there with Alexander
they had prepared a room & bed
for me; Père Augustin called on 
us for an hour; I spent the day
very well & feel much better today
with the exception of much wind
in my bowels & am constipated,
I took some arrow root & a cup
of milk & coffee in the afternoon,
	Johny my nephew called to
spend the evening & dined also
with Sister Emilia & Alice,
I only took some arrowroot &
bread as my dinner~ 
	We turned in at 9 P.M. I slept
very well,

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	Subsection:18 Tuesd Th.6.52	
		Light N.W. & fine cold morning,
The S S. Mejidieh arrived at
4 ½ AM; We got some roasted
turnip, I ate some; I had the
wind all the night in the intestines
my bowels worked this morning 
costive, I feel well with the
exception of the wind & noise in 
my bowels~ Alexander sent
me the letters from Rufail &
Rezooki to read, I got a letter
from Rezooki; he has sent
me the medicine (the Pepsine &
the cards of Bismuth & Magnesia
which Alexander got me out
from Marseilles by the Turkistan,
	Mr. Bottomley is still in Basreh 
he is leaving in company with 
Capt. & Mrs. Hanslow who went
down in the Blosse Lynch to go
to England in the S.S. Goolistan,
	I took a cup of milk & coffee &
two boiled eggs;~
	Eliza came to me at 9. She remained
here & breakfasted ~ I had boiled
Fish Biz, with some Potatoe and
Cowley flower as vegetables; I
ate much & with much appetite  ~
	At 2 P.M. Alexander & Marie
also came, we then all went

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to the garden of Monseigneur Altmayer
first opposite Alice’s house and
had a walk with Père Augustine,
but I feel my stomach & intestines
very much stramed & full of wind
so much that I could not breath,
& the noise & wind coming up, so
we returned at 3, & my bowels
worked very loose & with much
wind come out, I feel better,
but the wind is increasing,
	Metty my assistant clerk
came to see me, he says they
brought up a large load of cargo
about 450 Tons in steamer and
Barge, & about 140 passengers,
Mr. Reynolds is acting commander,
Mr. Slack as chief & Mr. Maclure
returned from the Blosse as
second, he is complaining for
not being able to do the work
by himself without an assistant
He says there is a talk that
the Lynchs in London want
to send out English clerks
for the steamer Khalifah
but they have left it to Mr.
Taylor if he approves of it,
	Alexander came back at
4 P.M. Also Louisa and Hariet 
daughters of brother Henry  

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called at 5 P.M. I feel very
uncomfortable, my stomach
& belly are full of wind with
much pain; I took a cup of
milk & some arrowroot, which
made me worse; Alexander &
Marie left us at 6; I suffered
awfully from the wind & pain,
we had to fetch a pint of Champagne
& I took some, but no relief
at all; I never had such a pain
& full belly with wind as I have
now, & feeling inclined to vomit,
I have not digested all the food
I took; we turned in at
9 but I was restless, the wind
choking me ~ at 11 ½ I
awoke very sick & I hove
up all that I had eaten in the
day time, after 12 hours since
I took my breakfast, it had
not been digested; I felt
much relieved & I slept better~
	Subsection:19 Wedn Th.6.55
	Light Ely breeze with some
clouds all spred over~
	Eliza left me at 7 AM & went
home for business; I took
a cup of milk & coffee & 2 Eggs,
I am not going to fill my
stomach again with much

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eating; I feel weak but no
pain or wind, my bowels worked
naturally rather costive~
	I took some rice soup & a very small
leg of boiled chicken at 10 ½ and
I felt well & not heav y~
	Alexander came to me with some
papers to read, he had been to see
Metty on board the Mejidieh to fetch
the rest of my kit;~ Eliza came
this afternoon & remained here for
the night; I took some milk and
coffee this afternoon, & at 6 ½ I
took some arrowroot & dry bread
& I felt well today no pain or
wind in the stomach ~
	Père Augustin called on us till 7
P.M.; Weather cloudy all over
& S. Ely breeze;
	The S.S. Baghdad left this morning
for Basreh ~
	Subsection:20 Thursd Thr 6.60
	Fresh S. Ely Wind & cloudy all
over, thretening weather ~
I feel well & slept well too;
I took my milk & coffee & 2 eggs,
Eliza went home at 8 AM;
	The river has been rising
since three days about 3 or 4
feet;
	At 9 it thundered & blew
with lightening, & then it rained

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for about ¼ hour, but just
enough to moisten the ground;
	Père Pièrre called on us ~
wind died away & it remained
cloudy all over, with light S. Ely
breeze;
	Some 200 troops of Suleymanyeh
who were brought & sent down
by land to Semawa about 5
months ago, with the expeditionary
forse sent to quel the disturbance
& finish the Sheikh of Koweit 
Mubarek ibu Sebah, have just
returned, to be sent to Suleymanyeh
were a great disturbance &
plunder took place in the
absence of Troops there;
	Alexander came at 1 P.M. bringing Marie
here & went away; Eliza came at 2 ½ 
She went to call on Mrs. Cowley ~
	Alice went to Sister Eliza & she
brought her here for spending the day,
with us; Marie went home at 5
Mr. Duncan Alexander the clerk of the
Comet (husband of my niece Regina)
came this evening, he brought me
a Tin of oatmeal I asked him to
buy for me ~ Eliza is not well
she is suffering from much pain
& rhumatism on her arm, she
could not eat her dinner,

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	I took some arrowroot, & some
milk & coffee this afternoon, &
in the evening some arrowroot &
a rusk as dinner ~ my bowels
are costive, it worked only once
this morning;
	S. Ely wind & cloudy over~
	Subsection:21 Friday Th.6.55
	Light N.W. breeze, & clouds
are clearing up & getting fine;
	Eliza went home at 6 ¼ AM,
she is not feeling well; I took
my milk & coffee & 2 eggs; Bowels
worked very costive, but I feel
well;
	The S.S. Mejidieh left this
morning for Basreh;~
	I took for breakfast rice Soup &
some boiled soft mutton & little brain
of a lamb, I feel well all through
the day;~
	I sent Alexander to
Dr. Ramsay to ask him to write
to me the proposed letter in
which he is to advise me to
leave my service in the Steamer
as it will only injure my health,
& that I cannot resume
my duty anymore, he
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letter written to me by Dr.
Ramsey; ~
	Johny called for us; he tells
me that Mr. Perry the agent
enquired of him yesterday about
me & whether I am going to
return to my service on board,
as Dr. Ramsey had told
him so; ~
	Alexander came to me at
4 P.M. I sent my bed & bag
home, & then we left Alice
& Sister Emilia & came
home; Eliza is still not
well in bed with cold and
rheumatic pains;
	I took this evening a very little
boiled fish & some arrowroot,
I feel well, & turned in at 9 P.M.
	Subsection:22 Satur Th.6.52
	Light N.W. & fine cold 
morning; my bowels worked
a little costive; I took milk
& coffee & 2 Eggs;
	I wrote my letter today &
sent it to Mr. Perry, the agent for
Lynch & Co, tendering my
resignation from the Service

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of the Euphrates & Tigris S.N. Copy,
and enclosing Dr. G. Ramsay’s 
letter which he wrote to me
yesterday; these are the copies
[letter]“Baghdad 22nd Feby 1902
Messrs Stephen Lynch & Co.
managing agents of the E. & T.S.N. Copy 
Baghdad
	Gentlemen;
In consequence of failing
health & by medical advice,
I regret to say that I am compelled
to tender to you my resignation
at the end of this month, after
having completed thirty nine
years in the Company’s service
on the river Tigris ~
	I enclose the letter of Surgeon
Captain Ramsay of the Residency,
who recommends me Strongly 
not to resume my duty
again in the Steamer, through
which I contracted this

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complaint which became
so chronic and lately very
acute, to my great regret;
	May I request you to be
so kind as to assist me in
obtaining from the Company
a grant of a few months pay
as a gratification to enable me
to defray the expences and
doctor’s fees incurred during 
this last illness, which I
have no doubt the Directors
will take in consideration
my length of service & interest
I took for the benefits of the
Company in former years
and as I have had no leave
of absence since 1897;
	I am gentlemen
your most Obedt Servt
J Svoboda[end letter]

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	[letter]"Baghdad Feby 21 1902
Dear Mr. Svoboda
	With regret to your inquiries
as to your fitness to resume your
duties on board the Mejidieh,
I write to tell you that in my
opinion, you are quite unfit
to resume those said duties, 
further it is my opinion that
your health is not likely to
improve sufficiently to allow
you to do so later; 
	Such being my opinion
I strongly recommend you
to retire from the Service of
the Euphrates & Tigris S.N. Co[strikethrough "py]
	I much regret having
to give such an unfavorable
opinion on your case, but I
consider it absolutely necessary
on account of your state
of health that you should

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give up work;
	Yours Sincerly
(Sign) Dr. Ramsay"[end letter]
I sent the letter to the office this
afternoon;
	Antone Marine called on us,
he is going to send his son Gabriel
(now in School at Beyrout) to
London for one year to learn
English, in about 5 months hence,
he is getting on very well with 
his french & arabic there, it
is now about three years since 
he left this;
	I felt well all the day only am
very costive, I took some arrowroot
& milk & coffee at 4 P.M;
	At 4 ½ P.M. I received
the following letter from Messrs
S. Lynch & Co. in answer to 
my letter of today as follows
	[letter]"Baghdad 22 Feby 1902
J. Svoboda Esqre.
Baghdad
	Dear Sir
We are in receipt

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of your letter of this date, tendering
your resignation owing to
failing health, which we
regret exceedingly, having
no other alternation but to
accept, we are sending a
copy of your letter together with
a copy of the letter enclosed
with yours, from Surgeon Captain
Ramsay, to the Directors
of the Company pointing out
the many years of useful 
service you have given to the 
company, which we have
no doubt will receive due
consideration ~
	We beg to tender you our
sincere sympathy and trust
that your doctor’s opinions
may not turn out so serious
as at first they appear,
	We are dear Sir
Yours faithfully
Stephen Lynch & Co
pp. [illegible] Parry
Agents"[end letter]

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	I find this letter very corteous
and sympathetic & am in
hope that my request will
be realised by the Directors
	Antone Marine called to
invite Alexander & Marie
to go with them tomorrow to
a picnic party to Kadumain
in the tram car with other
friends & spend the day;
	I took only some arrowroot 
this evening & very little
sheeps brain;
	Subsection:23 Sund The.6.50
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
Alexander & Marie went after
church at 8 A.M. with
Antone & his family in the
Tram car to Kadumain in
the Nawab Mahomed Agha's
garden with the family of
Asfar, Serkis, Tanton &
Apikyan etc to spend the
day ~ Eliza still is  unwell
with cold & in bed;
	At 8 ½ I went to Alice’s &
there went to Church at the
Monseigneur Altmayer's house
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Augustin & then went to Alice’s
& breakfasted with them I
have rice soup & little boiled
meat made for me etc,
Johny & Artin called there,
Johny tells me that Mr. Parry
told him yesterday that the
company should give me
some sort of a pention for my
long service & will write
strongly about me & my
long service ~ at 2 P.M.
I came home ~
	Toma Jeboory, who was
clerk at Rezooki Korkis in
London whom we saw in
1897, having left him and
came up by the Blosse Lynch
last trip, called on me,
	Weather getting cloudy
& hazy; with Ely breeze;
	Alexander & Marie came back
from Kadumain at 7 ¼ P.M;
	Subsection:24 Mond Th 6.58
	S. Ely breeze & cloudy weather,
I took my hot milk & 2 eggs,
but I am so constipated;
	Sister Medula called on us
She is proposing to me to go next
week to Hilla for a change

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& she & her husband Rezooki will
also come with us ~
	I prepared my kit to go to sister
Eliza for a few days change, they
are living in the house opposite
Capt Cowley’s (of Nejib son of Nemooin
Sister of Abdulrahman Pachachi
now sold to Jeboory Asfar for 1750
Liras, they have a rent of 55 Liras a
year) ~
	At 4 ½ P.M. I came to Sister 
Eliza with Alexander who came
in his bycicle to go & see Abdulkadur
Pasha Khdery near Bab el Sherghi
in the house of his brother Yasseen
near the Debbagh Khana; I 	I
took a room on the street & put
up in it which I preferred than
being inside the house so far
from the street & an other inner
room where my little servant
boy Hanna stays ~ I took
a plate of soup & some arrow
root in the evening ~
	Strong S. Ely wind & very cloudy
weather ~ at 9 P.M. I came
to my room & turned in ~
	Subsection:25 Tuesd
	At about 3 AM, it begun 
to rain steadily for about
two hours, & with S. Ely wind
& dark cloudy night, the
streets became muddy

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& watery ~
	The river is rising gradually
it rose about a foot since
yesterday & is turbid;
	I took my hot milk & coffee
and 2 eggs ~
	Strong S. Ely wind got up at 7 ½
AM & cloudy; it begun to clear up
at 9 AM & became fine, wind
then shifted to N.W. ~
	I had soup & boiled head of mutton,
& arrowroot; But I do not feel
well all throughout the day, perhaps
on account of the downpour, as I
had gone out to the messenayeh
where it is so muddy & moist,
	Dr. Ramsay got married
this afternoon at 2 P.M. at the
Residency, the marriage performed
by the Reverd Parfit the English
missionary, with the Sister
of Mr. Cree, (now the agent for
Blockey Hotz & Co) all the
European Community were
present at the ceremony,
	Alice called on us at 4 P.M.
also my son Alexander till
5 ½ P.M. ~
	I took dinner some soup and 
the cold sheep’s head boiled
& some arrowroot, and

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took 2 pegs of Arak before
dinner;~ I came to turn in
at 8 ½; at midnight I
awoke with indigestion and
nausea, nearly induced to vomit
but kept myself as much as I
could, & so the whole night it
lasted with me, with wind
coming up,~
	Subsection:26 Wedn. The.6.54
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
sent my boy Hanna to got me
a bottle of milk as usual, only 
at day break; but I did not
like the milk & eggs, as I still
feel the indigestion & sickness,
I took it with some toasted
bread, & my bowels worked
loose, which made me feel
better;~
	Eliza my wife came to see me
at 9 AM, also Sister Emilia the
the former went away at 10, & the latter
at 11 ½~
	At 2 P.M. I called on Mrs.
Cowley and her daughter Daisy the only
girl left in the house with her, She 
was very glad to see me, H. Abdul-
ghani Khdery also came there, I 
left at 3 ½~
	Weather getting cloudy & light
air~ It cleaned up after sunset;

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	The quarantine has been taken
away today from Gherrara &
the other surrounding Cordons 
outside Baghdad; There has
been no Bubonic plague attacks
since it was established, it was only
put for the sake of making money
	The river is still rising gradually
yesterday’s rain they say was a
general one everywhere it fell,
	I had for dinner only a plate
of soup & some arrowroot, as
I still feel the indigestion, and
wind in my bowels, it worked
loose this evening ~ I went
to sleep at 8 ½, but the wind
& noise kept on all the night,
though I slept well ~
	Subsection:27 Thursd The.6.55
	Light N.W. & very fine weather,
with a little dampness ~   
	I took my milk & 2 eggs, and
feel well, but the wind is still
working, my bowels worked
well & mild ~
	At 9 I called on Père Augustin,
& we took a walk in the garden,
which is getting on very well, with
many flowers & fruit trees,
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in a large place & are growing
out very promising, the fruit
will come out in April & May,
I then called on my niece
Regina in a small house beyond
Alice’s house facing the Residency
garden, & came back at 10 ½;
I took for breakfast some boiled
fish (Biz) Rice soup & arrowroot,
	I got a cold on my head & nose last
night & sneezing badly, this
does me good for my stomach
complaint ~ Mekky the wife
of Mikha Tindal came to see
me, also Regina my niece,
& my wife Eliza & Marie,
	At 2 P.M. the the S.S. Blosse
Lynch arrived & passed up
We all went to the messanaya
& saw her~ Mr. & Mrs. Puttman 
& Mr. Andrews came up in
her, the latter is employed
with the gas company at Khanjin,
	Eliza went to call on Catherine,
Saccazan in the garden of her
brother Rezooki Abood (deceased,
	At 3 P.M. I took Marie and
left Sister Eliza's house, they
insisted very much that I may
stay longer, & were sorry for
my leaving them ~

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	We called on Alice & Sister Emilia
where Eliza & then Alexander
joined us & we left at 4 ½ and
came home~ Shekoory Sayegh 
called on us;~ we have not
yet been able to get our letters of
Basreh from Faraj, the clerk of
the Blosse, he has given them to his
Servant~ Eliahoo Denoos 
the banker came to me bringing
me my interest of 17 ½ Liras
for 6 months of the Khan at
Kadumain mortgaged with
me & guaranteed by the
Nawab Agha Mahomed, it is
due since one month (20
Shawal)~
	I took nothing for dinner except
some rice pudding, & dry bread as
I feel too much wind in bowels
	Subsection:28 Frid Th.6.53
	Light N. Ely breeze, and
cloudy hazy weather~
I feel unwell with much wind &
pain in my bowels; I took the
milk & eggs, but the wind is
painful, my bowels worked
well this morning;
	At 9 AM I called on Menusha,
She is selling some of the kit

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to collect some money & put
it on interest; M. Rappaport 
still keeps the 180 Liras, which
he cannot trust giving it
to mortgage property or
lent to anybody unless it
is secured ~ I came home
had some soup & boiled fish
& arrowroot~ at 12 AM
I called on Sister Medula &
returned at 2 P.M;
	I have the wind & pain in the intestines
the whole day ~
	At 3 P.M. the S.S. Phrat arrived
from Basreh ~
	I had dinner some rice soup and
piece of boiled meat & a little
rice pudding; my belly is puffed
up with wind, & it kept so the
whole night, with sower taste
coming up to my throat~
I slept well;~ I awoke several
times at night & felt very
uneasy & wind coming 
out, & I got better later on,

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	Section:[March, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Satur Thr 6.59
	S. Ely wind blowing fresh
and cloudy all the night~
	At 4 ½ AM, thunder & lightening
& then it begun to rain from 
5 till 8 AM. Steadily, weather
cloudy & gloomy ~
	I begun today to take two doses
of Pepsin powder with my meal,
as well as two doses of the
capsules of Bismutho & Magnesium
which Alexander got me out 
from Marseilles;
	The river rose about 4 bricks
more last night;
	Weather cleared up a bit, but
again it became cloudy;
	I wrote letters to Rufail Sayegh
to his brother Rezooki & to
Rezooki Angoorly, by Post
per Blosse Lynch leaving tomorrow 
morning ~
	Wind blowing fresh Easterly
& cloudy all over in the afternoon,
	The S.S. Mossul arrived
from Basreh, at 3 P.M.~
	I felt better than any day, today,
I took 3 tablets of the Bismutho &
magnesiume after each

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meal & twice Pepsine, but
the latter I’m going to discontinue
now, so as to see the effect of
the former ~ I took dinner
Rice soup & some boiled mutton,
& arrowroot ~
	Subsection:2 Sund Thr.6.53
	At 1 ½ AM, it got very cloudy, 
dark, & then a hard shower  
of rain came with hail and
thunder & lightning for ½
an hour~ I feel very well
& slept well, no pain or wind,
my bowels worked natural,
but very dark colored ~
	Weather cloudy all over &
light N. Ely breeze~ The
streets are very muddy,
	The river is still rising, it
rose 2 bricks more since yesterday
& is still rising~
	At 9 AM, Eliza, Alexander, & I
went to the Latin church (Eliza
to the Syrian) I & Alexander then
called on Catherina Yaghchi, 
on the French Priests, Antone
Marine, the Assyrian Bishop,
Mons Rouet, & M. Giulietti &
came home at 12~
	I took breakfast at our

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table, & had some chicken Stew
& potatoes, some fresh Beans,
& arrowroot etc, I feel well
today, & took my dose of
Bismuth & Magnesia twice;
Some visitors called;
	Weather cleared up & getting
fine, wind shifting to N. Western,
	I called at 3 P.M. on Polus Serkis
& Mily his sister in law ~
	Today being the anniversary
of the 25 years of the Pope Leo
the 13th since he was consacrated
Pope, a large mass was
celebrated in the Assyrian
church where all the Priests,
the french & Austrian consuls
were invited, & this afternoon
also a ceremony in the
Latin church, I am also
invited, but am too tyred to
go~
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
with few clouds~ I dined with 
some soup & boiled meat, & little
stewed chicken; My bowels
are working regular but, it is very
black, since I begun taking 
the Bismuth & Magnesia~
	
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	Subsection:3 Mond Th.6.54
	Light N.W. Westerly & little
cloudy,~
	The Blosse Lynch left this
morning for Basreh at 7 AM
	I slept well last night from
9 P.M. till 3 AM ~ my bowels
worked very dark black;
	Weather became very cloudy
it begun to rain at 8 ½, & the
wind shifting round to west &
N.W. & back again, Rain
continues with interruption,
It ceased at noon, & the Streets
again became very filthy & muddy,
	They say that the river Euphrates
has risen very much and
overflowed the embankments,
This river keeps rising, it rose
4 bricks more since yesterday
& 2 bricks today ~
		[strikethrough "The S.S. Phrat left yesterday
morning"]~ 
	S. Ely breeze & some clouds;
	Subsection:4 Tuesd The 6.54
	Light S. Ely breeze and
cloudy mostly~
	My bowels work regular but it
is still so black; I took Pepsin
with my milk & eggs~
	The river keeps rising gradually
	I breakfasted boiled

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fish (Biz) also a little stewed beans,
& took a dose of pepsin ~
	But in the afternoon took hot 
milk & arrowroot with few
dates & this stirred me up & caused
great pain & wind in stomach
& the worse I did, was at dinner
I took soup & meat & then I
took about 5 dry figs with the
arrowroot, & I had the indigestion
& wind all the night, it troubled
me, at midnight my bowels
worked very loose with much
wind, I had taken the
Bismuth & magnesia at dinner
	Subsection:5 Wedn Thr 6.54
	Light S. Ely, but very fine
weather; I feel still unwell
my stomach got out of order,
I took the Bismuth & Magnesia
with the milk & 2 eggs;
	At 9 AM I called on Sister
Medula, & at 10 I called on
Mr. Parry (Lynch’s agent) in
the Khan, he was glad to
see me getting better, he told
me that he has sent my letter
& that of Dr. Ramsay’s (their
copies) to London to the
 
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Directors & he wrote also about
me; ~ At 11 I called on Alice
& Sister Emilia & came 
home at noon~
	The Mejidieh passed Gherrara
at 11 AM & Metty sent us
our letters~ She arrived at
2 ½ P.M.; She brought a lot of
passengers 540, mostly arabs
for the Moharrim Holy days, &
Solon Calothy, Rafooli Tanton,
Leon son of Artin Apikyan, and
one [strikethrough "two"] European [intertextual "American"] for the Peraffin
work of Khanakin are the cabin
passengers except Leon ~
	River fell about 2 Bricks ~
	The St. Phrat left today at
noon for Basreh;
	Johny Pahlawan arrived
today at Deir he wired to his
mother today, he took 15 days
from Mahmoodyeh to Deir,
	My stomach is still full of
wind, I took some soup & meat
for dinner ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather
	Subsection:6 Thursd Thr 5.53
	Light N.W. & fine weather
My bowels working loose &
very black, with much wind

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I am taking the Bismuth & magnesium
every day 3 times after each
meal;
	At 8 ½ A.M. i called on Sister
Medoola to see about our projected
start for Hilla next week,
I went to see Dr. Nezam ood Din
at the dispensary of Ezra Daniel
to show him the Tablets of the Bismutho
magnesiume & any bowels working
very black but he was not
there ~ Metty came to me he
brought me my pay for Feby
380 Beshlics the last pay I
am getting from the Company,
also my rest of kit as desk,
Inkstand & a candle stick;
	At 2 P.M. I called on Sister Eliza
& then called on my way back on
Antone Marine in his office in
the Residency on account of his
firewood 6 Taghars (3 for Eliza
from their gardens at Awashek
having engaged a boat to bring
it, & I came home at 3 ½;
	I did not take my hot milk etc
this afternoon & I found that I 
felt better, it is the milk which
is causing all this wind &
noise in my bowels, I took
instead a glass of orange

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lemonade & a piece of pankake,
& I found it much better;
	I took for dinner some soup
also some roast goose & a little
cheese & for each; & the dose of
Bismutho Magnesiume as
usual; I had no wind or
trouble all the night;
	Subsection:7 Frid Thr.5.55
	Light S. Ely & fine weather,
	I got carpenters & masons
came to get some work and
reparation in the house, I
am making a new glass
partition outside of my
little room so as to have a
little room outside of it to
put my desk & after work 
done ~
	The river has fallen a
good deal about 6 feet;
I called on Sister Medula to
see about our going to Hilla &
to tell her that the carriage
fare thither has been raised
from 1 to 1 ½ Mejidie per
person, it accommodates 8
persons, we require two, (one
for Kit & servants, the hire
there and back will be about
48 Mejidies which is too

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much, besides other expences &
food etc ~ Medula then
called on us to see the new
Chaldean Patriarch arriving
from Mossul today by
raft having left on Monday
	At 1 ½ P.M. the new Chaldean
Patriarch, Monseigneur Yousif
Emmanuel Came & passed
our home all the Christians
crowded the streets, and
a large number accompanying
him with an escort of
Zaptyes, Police officers &
Priests & the notable Chaldean
community passed to 
the Church ~
	Wind blowing strong
S. Ely ~ Abduljebbar Effendi
& Mikha the Tindal
called on us ~
	At 4 a great squal & very Strong
S. Ely wind blowing, & the thunder
& lightning came on continued
& incessant without interruption
for an hour & then at 8 ½ a
fall of hail came down, not
so thick, but of such a

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tremendous size striking
with great force like a pistol
shot, some of the hail was
as large as a hen’s egg; and
it ceased after a few minutes
& the thunder passed away
Southward, & remained cloudy
dim & dark;
	I had dinner soup with boiled
meat & little beans as vegetables
& some arrowroot, my stomach
is good, no wind or noise
	Subsection:9 Satur The 5.60
	Light Westly air and
hazy cloudy all over in one
patch; I called on Menusha,
at 8 A.M. & then went to see
Dr. Nezam ood Dim at the dispensary
of Azra Daniel, he was very
glad to see me getting on so
well; I showed him the Box
containing the Bismutho-
Magnesiume, & he found 
them very good for me, &
recommends them to be used, 
& as for taking milk he
advised me to have it diluted
with either Sodawater
Vichy or Champagne,

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I then called on Antone Marine
for ½ hour & came home,
	Weather shifted to a fine
N.W. wind & got fine & clear
& also cool ~
	At 4 P.M. Alexander, Marie
& myself had a walk to Babel
Sherghi & returned at 5 ½
Fine clear weather ~
	River has fallen about
10 feet ~
	Subsection:9 Sund Th.6.46
	Light N.W. & fine cold
morning ~
	At 9 A.M. we went to 
the Latin church; & then I took
Alexander [strikethrough "& called"], Eliza, Marie
& called on the french nuns,
on Eliza & Adoola my cousins,
on Mina Abood, & on Abduljebbar
Effendi the Lawyer who has
offered us his new house
on the opposite side down
the river to liver there for a 
week; I left Eliza & Marie
there, & we went to call on
Metty my assistant clerk
we then returned to Abduljebbar


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& took Eliza & Marie & came
home at 12 AM;
	At 2 P.M. Alexander & I went
to call on Mr. Demello the
clerk of the Residency, for his son
Yousifs arrival from School
at Bombay a month ago,
also called on Shekoory
Sayegh, I then called on Fetoohi
Maghak our neighbour,
on Medoola daughter of
my wife, on sister Medoola
but she was not home,
I then went to sister Emilia
& Alice, from there called on
Regina my niece wife of
Duncan Alexander clerk
of the Comet whose place
has been shifted to the
Residency Steamer of
Bushire the Laurence,
After he has been here nearly
7 ½ years, he is going down
for Basreh as she is taking
Major Melville the English
Consul going on leave
of absence, my wife Marie
& Alexander also were

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there, we then left & called
on Sister Eliza, as her daughter
Terrooza with her daughter
Bella are going down to Basreh
by the Mejidieh on Tuesday
for a change of air for her
daughter Bella being unwell
they have got free return 
Passage, Johny got it for
them, they will put at
Rufail's; We then called
again on Alice & came
home at 6 P.M. ~
	I feel tyred & my stomach
rather weak from the number
of visits & talk I had today,
& my breakfast was rather
heavy, being some macarony
stew & potatoes, & cream
& Ratchal marmalade,
	Light S. Ely breeze but fine,
The S.S. Mossul left this morning
	Subsection:10 Mond Th.6.60
	S. Ely fresh wind all the
night, it became cloudy all
over ~ at 6 AM it begun 
to rain with thunder and

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lightning ~ Rain came
down heavy for 1 ½ hour,
wind fell down & remained
cloudy gloomy; ~ It rained
again at 3 ½ P.M. for a short time
It is very dusty reddish hue,
& overcast; ~
	I have a bad cold & influenza
over my head, chest & all over
me with pain in the joints &
back since yesterday ~
I took dinner, soup, roast fowel
& beans, & some cheese etc;
	Subsection:11 Tuesd Th.6.59
	Light N.W. & fine clear
weather; my bowels were upset
last night & got indigestion,
from the Punch I took & the
heavy dinner, & bowels worked
loose twice early this morning;
	The S.S. Mejidieh left at 5 ½
also the S.S. Comet leaving tomorrow taking down
Major Melville the English
Consul going on leave
[strikethrough for 4 lines "Also
Mr. Maclaughlin the ....
of the Athenian Bank, who
has been shifted from here
he goes to India &"]

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[strikethrough cont. "to Constantinople I believe,"]
Mr. Duncan Alexander the
clerk of the Comet & husband
of Regina is shifted to the
Bushire Residency Steamer
Lawrence ~ Terrooza my
niece with her daughter Bella
went to Basreh in the Mejidieh
for a change for his daughter
being unwell; ~
	I called on Sister Medula,
as we are going down today at
noon to the house of Abduljebbar
Effendi to see it, I persuaded 
her to go with us & also her
husband Rezooki Andria,
	We breakfasted, I had oatmeal
Porridge, some rice & stew &
cream & Ratchal ~
	At 12 we went down in
the goffa, my wife, Alexander
Marie, Sister Medula her husband
Rezooki & myself & our two
Boys servants & sister’s servant
Hussein, the river has fallen
about 8 feet

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	At  0.20 P.M. arrived to
Abduljebar’s house & little 
garden on the opposite side,
we found it very nice and
well built, with four rooms
upstairs & large & spacious
house, we took tea there
& at 4 we got into the goffa
& had to trace it up river
& very tedious work and
slow, at 5 ½ we reached
the Sherya of RaselGhereyeh
& came home;
	Light N.W. & fine, but rather
warm;
	Subsection:12 Wedn Th.6.58
	Light S. Ely breeze, and
getting cloudy ~
	My stomach is alright, I am
continuing taking Bismutho-
Magnesieme twice a day, & once
the Pepsine powder;
	At 8 AM Alexander & I called
on the newly arrived Patriarch of
the Chaldeans Monseigneur
Yousif Emmanuel, he is living 
in the Chaldean Church,

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I then called on Takuyi widow of
Selman Toma Loca; and
with my wife called on Catterina
widow of Rezooki Serkis,
I then called on M. Rappaport
I found the river had risen
very hight last night
it rose about 8 feet, and
passed the former rise, The
Bridge is cut open ~
	Went to Alexander’s office,
a new one they took, next door
their former Khan, it is 
a small separate house for
himself & Shekoory for 60
Mejidies per year, they shifted
into it yesterday~
	Weather got very cloudy &
gloomy & it rained at 1 P.m,
It again rained from 6 till 7 ½ P.M.  
streets very muddy & dirty ~
	Subsection:13 Thurd Th.6.57
	S. Ely & then shifted to West,
weather was nearly getting fine
this morning, but it became again
very cloudy~ It
cleared off at 9 AM~

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	I called on Ferida Pahlawan,
& on Toma Jeboory Basmatehy;
I also called in the evening on
Yousif Hannosh Tessy ~
	The river has risen very high
within 3 bricks from its highest 
usual rise, but is Stationary
since this morning ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
Shekoory Sayegh called on us in
the evening;
	Subsection:14 Frid Th.5.54
	Light N.W. & fine morning;
At 8 AM I called on Sister Eliza 
where I saw the Blosse Lynch
had just passed up She looks
deeply laden & with great
many passengers; The river  
has fallen 5 bricks since
yesterday, it is strong, and
they must have irrigated 
all the gardens for it got
high enough; I called
also on Alice & Sister Emilia
& left at 10~ I met Captain
Braine of the Blosse Lynch
in the street, he told me
that they had 790 Passengers
mostly Arab pilgrims

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for the Moharrem Holyday,
Mr. & Mrs. Chalk of Hamilton
Hotz & Co, & Mr. Ganny of
Gray Mackenzie came up
in the Blosse Lynch;
	The Chaldean Patriarch Monsng.
Yousef Emmanuel called on
me to return me the visit, my
my wife was only at home;
	I called on Sister Medula
She is not going with us to
Abduljibbar’s garden on the
other side on account of the
high rise of the river, So I
am not going too; The
Chaldean Patriarch called
while I was there;
	I received letters from Rufail
& Rezooki Sayegh by the
Blosse;
	At 2 P.M. I called on Skander
Aziz; Katterina widow of Saccazan
& Menusha & came home
at 4 ½ P.M.; Fine clear weather,
	Subsection:15 Satur Th.5.52
	Light N.W. wind & fine
cold morning ~
	I continue taking once the
Pepsine with my milk & coffee

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in the morning, & twice the Bismutho
Magnesieme with my meals;
	I took a warm Bathe~
Yesterday my glass frame was
put up outside my little room
by the carpenters, where I am
to have my office;
	The river is falling very little today,
	Mr. Andrews (formerly of Darby
Andrews & Co) left this morning
with some 6 or 7 men employed
in the Paraffin mine to Kasr-
Sherin to join Mr. Reynolds the 
head man, who are working 
in obtaining the Paraffin 
mine in Persia ~
	Subsection:16 Sund Th.5.46
Modte N.W. Sharp cold wind
& fine weather ~ River is
rising a little ~
	At 9 AM we went to church,
& then Alexander & I called
on the french Priests, Tanton
Nassoory Abood, D. Macri,
Ferida & Lousi Petrak, Shekoory
Anaria, Yacoob Oossy,
& came home at noon;
	Weather keeps cold yet, the wind
is so sharp, this they call it
old women’s cold ~

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	At 2 P.M. I called on M. Abdulla
Malcom & family, his two
daughters (one is a widow 
Mrs. Cuttert) & his son Yousif
newly married with the daughter
of Kirikor Kurukchi; also
called on the Armenian Priests
Philippus & Deir Narsis 
but saw none of them, on
Antone Maghak, he was not
at home I left my card &
came home at 3 ½ P.M.;
I also called on Mina Abbood 
to see about her wishing to go
with us to Aleppo & Syria in 
April~ called at 4 P.M. on
Georgis Segmon ~ 
	[strikethrough "The S.S. Baghdad arrived at 
2 P.M.;"]
	Subsection:17 Mond Th.5.40
	Light N.W. & cold morning,
It begun to get cloudy at 7 AM,
	I got a mason to repair my
room & the outside glass frame
secured; & worked in cleaning
my room & put it right;
I worked all the day until sunset
& felt very tyred~
	River is standstill today,

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It became cloudy all over
in the evening~
	Subsection:18 Tuesd Th.5.48
	Light N.W. & cloudy all
over, Had a slight shower at 
night~
	I worked in arranging my room &
painting the glass new frame;
	I wrote letters to Rufail & Rezooki
by the Blosse leaving tomorrow;
	Weather became very cloudy
with few drops of rain & breeze
shifted to East; weather remained
cloudy throughout the night
	Subsection:19 Wedn Th.5.49
	Light N.W. with few clouds,
	The S.S. Blosse Lynch left
for Basreh this morning;
Holyday of St. Joseph, I did
not go to church, all the rest went,
Some people called on us, but as
I do not keep this as a holyday
for me,  I did not come out
to sit with them;
	The river has fallen good deal
as low as when it was 15 days
ago~
	At 1 P.M. I called on Sister
Eliza, & on Alice & Emilia
& came home at 4 ½, I do
not feel well, all my bones

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are acking from the hard work
I had in putting my cabin
to right, the work is too much
for my present state of
health; I feel as if I have got
the Influenza again;
	Subsection:20 Thursd Th.5.53
	Light N.W. air & fine mild 
weather~
	The S.S. Baghdad arrived
yesterday at 9 A.M.~
	River keeps falling ~
I worked in my room to arrange my
kit, but am still feeling unwell
headache & pain all over, I
had discontinued taking the
Bismutho-Magnesieme, as I
have finished the box containing
80 doses & have an other one
not used; Alexander has written
to Paris for 6 more boxes;
I am taking the Pepsine powder 
twice a day or three times; 
	Light N.W. fine, moon
10 days old;
	Subsection:21 Frid Th.5.53
	Light N.W. & fine calm
weather, very mild & clear;
	I called on Sister Medoola
at 8 AM ~ Eliza my wife

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was there~
	I worked in painting my little
office;
	The S.S. Phrat arrived at
1 P.M. She has troops on board,
returning from their unsuccessful
expedition toward Semawa
to prevent the English from
interfering at Koweit, which
has been contested by the English
government & insisted that
the place shall be left under
the rule of her Sheikh Mubarek
ibn Sebah the same as it was
formerly & that no other foreign
nation can take possession
or interfere in it~
	Artin my nephew & his wife
Serpohy called on us in the evening
& left at 7 ½ P.M.;
	Subsection:22 Satur Th.5.59
	Light S. Ely breeze & cloudy
all over, overcast weather,
	At 10 it begun to rain heavily
for ½ hour wind Shifted to
N.W. & remained cloudy all over
	I still feel the Influenza with
pains on joints & muscles & 
giddiness & headache;
	
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	My wife & I are preparing
kit so as to start on a journey
to Aleppo & Syria in April
next month, for the benefit of
my health & to make new
set of teeth for me in Beyrout,
	At 2 P.M. I called on Mina
widow of Naoom Abood, to tell 
her that we are decided to go to
Aleppo & Syria, as she is also very
desirous of going with us; She
is willing & will prepare
herself ~
	Light N.W. & clouds
cleared off & became fine;
	I feel a derangement in my
Stomach, wind & noise & indigestion
because I ate some figs & manna
etc with my glass of orange
lemonade; I had for dinner
soup & oatmeal, some
chicken & a few Bamias, and
arrowroot & Ratchal~
	Subsection:23 Sund Th.5.50
 Light N.W. & fine weather
at 3 ½ I feel much wind &
noise in stomach, & my
bowels worked very loose

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& again it worked at 6 AM.
all like water with wind &
indigestion; It worked again
at 7 ½ after my milk & coffee
with indigestion~
	The S.S. Mejidieh arrived at
6 AM I received letters by Metty
from Rezooki Sayegh, Rezooki
Angoorly, Tookyeh, & Ali
Bay Saib my friend the Mudir
of the Tapo;
	We went to church at 9 AM
we then called together with
Alexander & Marie on Antone
Marine, Asfar, saw also the
Old man Hannosh who is
sitting in his room but is getting
well ripe he is over 80 years,
also Tooza Mrs. Georgi Asfar
is unwell & in bed; we
also called on Hannosh
Kass Hanna, Dr. Ramsay’s
man, & came home;
	Antone Marine, Johny & Yousif
Yaghchi called also Catterina 
Saccazan & Sister Medula &
Shekoory Sayegh;

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	At 2 P.M. Antone, Alexander & I
called on Mr. Malcolm Baltazar
the Dragoman of the Russian
Consulate, it is the anniversary
of his daughter’s Mary’s death
last year; we then called
on Mr. Anders the German
Chancellier Alexander & me
he was not at home & left
my card; we called on Alice
& Emilia they are both unwell
having got cold & influenza,
	My bowels worked again then
for the 6 time like water,
at 4 P.M. we came home,
we passed by Dr. Ramsay’s
house but he being ill in bed
I left my card;
	My bowels are still working very
loose like water & making
me weak, I took no dinner
but only two or three spoons
of soup & went to turn in
Bowels worked at night also
	Subsection:24 Mond Th.5.53
	I have had no rest or
good sleep last night, the
wind & noise in the bowels
they worked three times last
night like water.

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	My bowels worked 14 times
since yesterday morning; we
sent for Hannosh, Dr. Ramsay’s
man he recommended me to
take a smal dose of Castor oil,
he sent me & I took it at 9
AM about one Tea spoonful,
& also a bottle of medicine to
stop dyarrhea; I feel weak
not having eaten any thing since
breakfast yesterday; I gave
up the idea of going to Aleppo
& Syria; & so Eliza told
Mina at Church today,
& to the Akkam Haji Jweyed;
	Metty Yacoob clerk in the Mejidieh
called to see me, also Eliahoo Denooss,
he tells me that Mr. Bottomley 
agent for Lynch Brothers has 
only left Basreh a few days
ago for England, the Mejidieh
had 246 passengers this
trip up for working the
Paraffine mine in Persia
	Mina Abood called on us
also Abduljebbar Effendi

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& went away at sunset~
	I do not feel well, my
stomach became deranged
& have no appetite at all, I 
took only some soup of oatmeal
for dinner; at night I have had
the indigestion & acidity coming
up to my mouth, at midnight
my bowels worked very loose,
wind stopped from making
such a noise but I feel it coming
up & preventing me from sleeping
my stomach became weak
I took twice the medicine
for stopping the dyarrhea~
	Subsection:25 Tuesd Th.5.52
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
I feel so sick & stomach is
very weak; I took a cup
of milk with coffee & two eggs
and I took one of the wafers
of the Bismutho-Magnesieme
a new Box I opened containing
80 wafers (cachets)~
	Very sad news I have
just heard this morning of
Dr. Ramsay’s death last
night, I cannot make out
the cause, he has had the

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fever for the last week or so, 
& was getting better, Dr. Sutton
was attending him; I am
so very sorry for his loss, he
had been married only four 
weeks ago (25 of last month)
I hear he died very suddenly
last night at 8 P.M. he was
getting very well, & had sat at 
the table to take dinner, he took
some soup with his wife and
offered her a glass of wine, &
soon felt unwell, he was so
cold & his hands chilled he
went to bed & told his wife to
fetch Dr. Sutton, but before
this latter came he expired,
	Mr. Parfit the English missionary
sent a circular round for his
interrment at 4 ½ P.M. but as I feel
so unwell & weak I cannot go to
the cemetry I am sorry, my son
Alexander went, the body was
taken in a mourning carriage
escorted by 20 Sepoys of the Residency
& mounted Turkish Police, &
all the European community
also Mahomed Pasha Daghestany
& other nativity, every body

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regretted his loss; we have no
English doctor left in town, and
Dr. Sutton leaves tomorrow to
accompany his wife & children
overland to Deir & Damascus
& will return himself to Mossul,
Mockha our Tindal called on me
this evening;
	Light N.W. & fine ~ my
dyarrhea stopped since noon
but I do not feel well yet, I
took soup & little boiled meat
& then the Bismutho-Magnesieme
which is doing me good,
	Subsection:26 Wedn Th5.56
	Light S. Ely & cloudy hazy
weather, I feel better, and
slept well, no pain or wind
& my bowels worked normal,
	The S.S. Baghdad left yesterday
at 10 ½ P.M.;
	I took boiled fish & a little boiled
meat only for breakfast & 
the Bismutho Magnesienne, 
	I called on Sister Medula
at 3 P.M.
	I hear that two cases of
Plague took place, one
is a young grand son of

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H. Mahd, Said Shahbender
aged 9 years at Moaddem 
garden & died about 4 days
ago, & then after a Christian
woman the daughter of 
Ghazala sister of Dowd
Ghazala the Photographer 
but not dead yet; and
there are great many cases 
fatal among the Jews still
since two months it has 
been working;
	Weather cloudy & light
Ely breeze;
	Subsection:27 Thursd Th.5.60
	S. Ely breeze & cloudy weather,
it looks threatening~
	I went to the Chaldean church
with Alexander & Marie and
then to the Armenian church
where we heard mass, and
then we called on Yousif Yaghchi,
then I called on Menusha &
thence went to the new office
of Alexander & Shekoory, they
showed me their Books and
entries of their goods received &
exported, they asked me for
an other advance of 100 Liras
to enable to meet their

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Bills due, as I intend to increase
Alexander’s capital of 200
TLiras more, making it in
all 600 by May next, I 
advanced him the 100 Liras,
we came home, & Shekoory
also, but I made Alexander
understand that he shall
have to assist me in future
by paying a Share of the house
expence, as I have no more
pay to depend upon, and
my money is in his hand
trading with, He first raised
an objection to it, wanting
the whole profit to himself
but was persuaded by Shekoory
& my wife to let him pay 
three Liras per month from
the 1st of May, his wife also
disputed with me & spoke
very strongly & in an impertinent 
way, which made me very
vexed & we had an 
awful quarrel, at last
Alexander calmed down
but always seconding his 
wife & defending her~

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	S. Ely wind & very cloudy
at about 7 P.M. a strong shower
of rain fell for about ¼
hour, & with Lightening &
thunder, & remained cloudy,
	My stomach is better and
I took some Arak with Rhubarb,
I took soup of oatmeal also
some fish, arrowroot etc.
	Subsection:28 Frid Th.5.56
	Light N.W. & little cloudy,
At 5 A M. the S.S. Mejidieh 
left~
	At 7 the S.S. Blosse Lynch
arrived, we received letters
from Rufail, Rezooki etc;
	While taking our Tea this morning
Alexander again became impertinent
in his answers to me & sided
with his wife, who was still in
her room by complaining of the
bad treatment I am causing
to him, & got up by talking loud
that he shall not live or
stay here any more; He dressed
& went out, came back and
took his wife & went out;
Sister Medula & Shekoory
Sayegh, were fetched by Eliza
to talk to Alexander, but

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I am determined now that
if he does not come to reason
& respect & obey his father
& also his wife should do so,
that I will deprive him of
his trade & withdraw my
money & every other articles
& let him go wherever he
likes, I am sick of his bad 
behaviour & his obeyance
to his wife’s nonsense~
	The river is falling a bit,
weather getting warm;
	The S.S. Phrat also left this
morning, she took Soldiers 
down;
	The S.S. Comet arrived
from Basreh this morning at 
about 10 AM, bringing up
the new acting British Consul
Captain Newmarch to
officiate during Major Melville’s
absence on leave;
	At 3 P.M. I called on Sister Medoola
and returned home at 6 P.M. 
Alexander & his wife are not
at home they left it before
breakfast and went away I

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do not know where, & I hear
from Sister Medoola that she
heard that many people have
known of Alexander & his wife’s
quarrel & that they are looking
out for a house for themselves
to live in ~ I heard since
that they are now at Shekoory
Sayegh’s house; ~ Johny
my nephew called on us in 
the evening & we kept him to dine
with us; my wife sent the
servant to Shekoory’s to see
if Alexander & wife were there
& if they are coming. Shekoory
said that they will come
later on ~ At 10 P.M.
Johny left, & we turned in
At 10 ½ Alexander & wife
came & went up to sleep
we did not know it;
	Subsection:29 Satur Th.5.59
	Light N.W. & fine weather
I only knew of Alexander & wife
were here since last night
this morning when I came
out of my room to come
to my private room, Eliza
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	At 8 AM. I called on Sister
Eliza, Regina her daughter (Mrs
Duncan Alexander) has shifted
herself & living with her mother
in the two rooms on the road
which I occupied for 3 days last
month, I then called on Alice
& Sister Emilia came home
at 11, found Sister Eliza here,
Alexander & his wife went out
at noon ~ Sister Eliza breakfasted
with us, then tell me that
Alexander is insisting to get
a house for himself & wife
but I said that if he wants
to do so, he must first of
all return me back all
my kit, presents & articles
he got from me, & secondly
I will deprive him of his
commercial enterprise with
Shekoory & recover back
my 500 Liras already
advanced to him & its
profit, and also of his
protection & all the
benefits he obtained

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as the consequence of
my will & other documents,
	I took a hot bath but
I feel very unwell, from
the grief & anger they have
caused me ~
	Antone Marine, also
Shekoory Sayegh called
in the evening, they talked
with me, & I explained
to them what I demand
from Alexander before
a reconsiliation takes
place, namely, that his
wife much conduct herself
in a becoming way to her
sex & be under the advise &
councils of my wife, whenever
she wants to go out of the
house, she must ask the
permission & advise of my
wife, & in future to be obedient
to us & not to interfere in
the domestic tensiness of
the house, without the

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consent & councils of my
wife, 2nd he shall have to
pay at least 3 Liras per
month to assist me in my
house expences, as he shall
have by next month 600
Liras at his disposal to trade
with, if he does not accept
accepts these conditions
I shall be compelled than
to act & carry out what
I have said above, these
Salutary & beneficial terms
are for the welfare of himself
and wife & for our joint
happiness in future ~
I wrote out a draft of these
propositions roughly, and
asked Antone & Shekoory &
my wife to call Alexander
and explain to him my aim,
they called him & spoke
very lengthy to persuade
him ~ At last they brought 
to me Alexander & Mary and

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they kissed me & so we were
reconciled, after they had explained
to Alexander my wishes, and
they went away Antone & Shekoory
at 7 P.M. ~
	Subsection:30 Sund Th.5.50
	Easterly wind & fine weather,
Today is Easter Sunday,
Eliza & Marie went to church
only at 6 AM. ~ At 8 AM
Alexander & I went to church,
we then called in company with
Antone Marine on the french
Priests, the Assyrian Bishop, 
the Chaldean Patriarch Yousif
Emmanuel; the Armenian
Priests Philippus & Narsis,
the french nuns, & on my
sister in town Menusha &
came home, some visitors 
called on us
	Very strong Easterly wind
blowing;
	Price of Provisions keep rising
fearfully; especially the ghee
which has attained such a 
fabulous price that never
before had reached; The
man of 6 large Okes

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(the Oke is 1250 Drams, or
3 Constantinople Oke & 50
Drams, the Constple Oke is
400 Drams) got up in these
few days from 60 Beshlics
to 78 today that is 1560 Rije
Piasters, wheat the wazna
costs 360 Piast of 78 Okes
Constantinople, mutton
very scarce & very bad &
lean & sickly @ 64 R. Piast
the big Oke; & every thing
follows the same ~
	At 2 ½ P.M. Alexander
Marie & I called on Sister
Eliza & on Alice, & Père
Augustin but he was not at
home; & then on SIster
Medoola & came home
at 6 P.M. ~
	Light Ely breeze & warm 
weather, it was 80º at
noon;
	Subsection:31 Mond Th.5.62
	Light S. Ely breeze & fine
At 8 AM. we all went to the

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Latin church at 6 ½,  I
& Alexander called on Antone
Marine & came home, some
more visitors called, I cannot
call on anybody on account
of my being in mourning for
the death of my brother Henry,
	Weather hazy dusty & light
Southerly wind; It got warm
in the evening, & was oppresive in
the room;
	Section:[April, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Tuesd. Th.5.62
	Light N. & N. Ely breeze and
fine weather; It begun to get
sultry dusty & hot, breeze shifted
to East & S. East ~
	At 12 ½ AM Sister Medoola
& I hired two Landeau carriages
& went out to Cherd el Pasha
to pick a good encamping ground
for us to spend few days; we
were, Medoola her husband
Rezooki, Alexander, Marie,
Madm. Giuliette her daughter
Sophie, & her son Antoine's wife,
we went to Farhat’s garden;
& then to the Tantons, they received
us with much joy, there were
other visitors, we went out to
their garden but found

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no place to encamp, it is all
cultivated with wheat and
Barley & vegetables; But their
son Rafooly has an other
garden further down the river
just bought for 700 Liras, he
offered it to us; we went &
saw it, it is not bad, there
is a place under the Orange
trees, which suits us well,
The orange blossoms are
so plenty ful this year, all
the trees are covered with it,
but it is dear still, considering
the good crop, it is selling
at 100 P. Rije, the maund of
6 Constple Okes ~ At 5 ½
P.M. we drove back home
& reached at 6 ~ warm
weather still & sultry S. Ely
breeze;
	Subsection:2 Wedn Th.5.60
	Light N. Ely breeze &
fine weather;
	The S.S. Mossul left yesterday
morning ~
	At 9 AM I went to see Father
Philippus & confessed to him

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at 10 I called on Yousif Korkis
& his mother & family; his
sister Eliza is going to get
married next month, with
Yousif son of Abdulahad the
Mossully nephew of Aboo=
Shookoor the Fireman in the
“Mejidieh” ~
	The S.S. Blosse Lynch left for
Basreh today at noon;
I wrote letters to Rufail & Rezooki
Sayegh ~
	Antone Marine called this evening,
	Subsection:3 Thursd Th.5.60	
	Fresh N.W. wind blowing
& fine weather;
At 9 ½ am I went to father Philippus
& confessed & obtained the Absolution
to take the comunion tomorrow;
Alice called on us at 9 ½ AM ;
Fine cool weather throughout 
the day ~
	At 4 ½ P.M. Alexander, Marie 
& I called on Mr. & Mrs. Mougél,
the french Engineer who have
come in from the Dig at Hindyeh
canal, but only saw the wife,
we wanted to enquire how
about our going there for spending
a fortnight for a change,
	We then called on Pere

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Augustin & had a walk in the
garden & came home at 6
P.M.; ~
	Subsection:4 Frid Th.5.56
	Light N.W. & fine cool
weather ~ At 5 AM I went to
our Latin church, I took the
Comunion before mass by
Père Marie Joseph & then heard
mass and came home at 6,
	Eliza rode out on a donkey
& Alexander on a Bycicle &
went at 6 ½ to see our encamping
place in the garden of Rafooly
Tanton below Asfar’s house
& garden; they returned at
10 AM Eliza liked the place
of Rafooli Tanton’s garden;
The river rose yesterday about 
6 Bricks (1 ½ foot)~
	At 2 ½ P.M. I called on Sister
Medula; We are preparing
Kit to go out next week;
Shekoory Sayegh called in the evening
	Subsection:5 Satur Thr.5.57
	Light N.W. & fine cool weather,
we are preparing to go out to the
garden next week ~
	At 9 AM I called on Menusha
there were Sister Eliza and

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her daughter Giuseppina, the
widow of Lorence Aziz, poor woman
She is quite blind now, She
has lost her both eyes through
ophtalina~ at 10 I went to
Alexander’s office & we went
to the bazaars I bought some
Linen stuff for curtains &
for my sitting couch & I came
home;
	The Ghee has fallen in
price today it is worth 50
Besh, the man of 6 big Okes
(each Oke is 1,250 Drams as
I mentioned on the 30 Ulto);
wheat from 250 (from Persia) to
320 the Wazna of 78 Okes, Barley
at 150 P. the Wazna, multon
at 48 P. the big Oke ~
	Subsection:6 Sund Th.5.60
	Light N.W. breeze & fine,
at 8 am we went to church,
Alexander & I called on Risha
Maghak Kasperkhan, & on
Eliza & Adoola my cousins,
then went to Antone Marine
where Eliza & Marie had gone,
We then called on Dr. Macri

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& then came home, I called
also on Dowd Ghazala, 
Yacoob Oossy, Toma Jeboory, Antone
Giulietti & his wife & Shekoory
Sayegh called on us~ Weather 
is getting cloudy warm & a
light Ely breeze;
	At 2 P.M. Alexander, Marie &
me went to call on Mrs. Cowley
She told me that perhaps her 
son Charley Cowley who is the
Chief mate in the Blosse Lynch
may remain at Basreh to take
the command of the Malamir
in the Karoon (as her captain
Aidy has left her) until Captain
Hanslow returns from England
when Mr. Reynolds who is now
acting in his place in the
Mejidieh will be transfered
to the Malamir in command,
	I then called on Sister Eliza,
& went to Alice & took
Alexander & Marie & we went
to Catherina Yaghchi, to see
the wedding passing of
Iskender Aziz Eassayi 
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Georgi Asfar taking place
this evening~ there are
many people invited at
Asfar’s & we too, but as we
are in mourning we excused
ourselves~
	Light N.W. & fine weather~
	I don’t feel well in my Stomach,
I have been eating everything, and
also some sweets & dates etc etc,
but I am talking the Bismutho-
Magnesieme, & I am rather
constipated;
	Subsection:7 Mond The 5.61
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
I do not fill so well as before,
I am constipated~
	At 8 ½ am I called on Sister
Eliza, I heard that the Mejidieh
arrived at 6 am;
	The river has risen altogether
about 12 bricks or 5 feet since
a few days ago~
	At 10 I called on Mr. Rappaport,
Spoke to him about my increasing
the capital of my son & Shekoory
Sayegh on the 1st of May so
as to have it 900 Liras (600
for my son & 300 by Shekoory
Sayegh, & that I wish it should
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contract which he had also
legalized, he will do it, and
we have to pay him a fee
again;~ I called in the
office of Alexander & also
on Menusha & came [strikethrough]
home at 12 ½ I found a
letter for me from Rufail
Sayegh by the Mejidieh;
Very warm & sultry;
	At 4 P.M I went to call on
our Tindal Meekha & his wife
Mekky, he is not well, has his
leg swollen up like an Erisipelus,
& has had the fever, He had
invited the Chaldean Patriarch
to breakfast today~
	Light N.W. & fine weather
Antone Marine called also
Johny my nephew; also Artin,
	Light breeze & rather warm,
I took a Pill tonight to clear my
bowels feeling rather billious;
It is a new sample pills which
Alexander received by Post this
time called, “Bile Beans for
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	Subsection:8 Sund The 5. 63
	Light S. Ely breeze & cloudy
all over, & overcast weather &
warm; At 7 ½ AM. I called on
Sister Medoola, she is also got her
kit ready to go out & encamp with
us in the garden of Raffooly Tanton
on Thursday, I then went on
board the S.S. Mejidieh for the first
time since I got ill on the 1st of
January; I saw Metty & I signed
my name for the two months in 
which I was ill & drew pay for
Jany & Feby, also in the quarterly
Pay List; I saw Mr. Reynolds,
the chief mate (now acting in
command) also the two other
mates Mr. Slack & Mr. Maclure,
also Mr. Follett the chief Engr.
& Mr. Foreman the 2d Engr.;
I left & called on the Mudir of
the Custum House & then went
& called on Mr. Rappaport &
spoke to him on behalf of Rufail
Sayegh who wrote to me this
time by the Mejidieh wishing to
be appointed as Agent for the
Austrian Lloyed Steamers which
are coming to Basreh from
Trieste every few months,
He advised me to tell Rufail

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that it would be better if he
writes & applys direct to the
Agent or Director of the Company
& see what he answers & if they
enquire form Mr. Rappaport
about his ability then he
can write in his favor ~
I went to Alexander’s office &
then to Messrs. Berk Puttmann’s
office to enquire if they have
any cargo to Ship for Hamburg 
as I have a case of two Dozn
Arak for Mr. Böhn to send
to him, but they have no cargo
at present;~ I came home
at noon ~
	S. Ely wind & it cleared up 
but became again cloudy;
at night, it thundered & a light
shower fell & remained cloudy
	Subsection:9 Wedn Ther 5.66
	Light N.W. breeze & cloudy,
Sultry weather ~ We gathered
all the Kit below, got Juma
the Coolie & our servants to
take them to the large Goffa,
Eliza is not going down with us
today, she has some business
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some wine of dry raisins, &
it is not yet finished;
	At 0 ½ P.M. I took Alexander
& Marie & went down in a Goffa
to Raffooli Tantons garden below
Asfar’s garden, found our Tents &
kit already landed there by Juma
the Coolie & the servant Jejo; So
we pitched them all 4 of them in
a line under the orange trees I 
worked very hard in pitching
the Tents for none of them understand
how to dress them, Rafooli
Tanton called on us, he engaged
for us two watchmen Arabs
men of his garden, Haji Merzoog
& Hassan, for 6 Mejidies a month
for both of them; we took
dinner at 8, but I could not 
eat it, being so indigestable
& hard, stewed beans Pilaw &
roast meat ~
	I could not sleep at all, I was
so restless & had the indigestion
all the night, & plenty of flees,
& the ground dampy, we had 
a few drops of rain at 8 ½ and
thunder & lightning, & then it
cleared off,~

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	Subsection:10 Thursd Th.5.79 Noon 84 4 P.M. 82
	Modte N.W. wind & fine weather
I suffered the indigestion last
night & had the diarrhea this
morning, I never slept at all, 
	The S.S. Mejidieh left
this morning & passed down at
about 5 ½ ~
	Alexander rode in to town at 
7 AM on a Donkey~
	The Chaldean Patriarch left
this morning the Kher proceeding
to Aleppo & Constantinople;
At 10 AM. Sister Medoola & her
husband Rezooki Risha Andria
came in a carriage, & at noon
her kit & Tents came down in
a Goffa & were pitched opposite
ours, they breakfasted with us,
only Marie & myself are here
Alexander had gone in this morning,
	The day is warm & light S. Ely
breeze;~ Alexander came
out at 5 ½ P.M, he says that
his mother will come out perhaps
the day after; we all dined
together in our Bichoba Tent,
	Weather cloudy, with some
thunder & lightning & a few

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drops of rain; & then it cleared
off, but remained warm all the
night,~
	Subsection:11 Friday The 5.65 Noon 84 4 P.M. 83
	Modte Ely wind, with some
clouds; Alexander went to town
on his Bycicle at 7 ½ am;
weather keeps warm & clouds are
loaded with heat~ Alexander
returned at 11, he brought us some
provision & I got a letter from
Blockey from England arrived
by this mornings Damascus
Post dated the 20 Mach, also
a Postcard from Mr. Böhn from  
Berlin; my wife is coming out
tomorrow ~
	We took a walk outside the
garden & round; but I do not
feel well, I feel the indigestion
& bowels working loose;
I am taking the Vals water, two
bottles Alexander borrowed for
me until my case arrives from
Basreh ~
	Light Ely breeze & warm cloudy
Moon 4 days old of Moharrem
month being the new month

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for the year 1320 of the Hejira  
	Lots of flees are here, we
cannot sleep at night, also
some mosquitoes;
	Subsection:12 Satur Th.5.64 Noon 73 4 P.M. 70
	Light air & cloudy all the
night with loud thunders and
lightning; at 4 ½ AM. it begun
to rain steadily & kept it on
our Tents all got wet through
only my English green linen
double tent stood it well,
all the rest are wet, I am
occupying this little green one,
the ground is fearfully wet
& muddy, we are all wet,
& the dampness is most unpleasant
my clothes on me are all
wet;~ weather gloomy &
overcast, & rain continued
	At 8. 45 the Blosse Lynch
passed up; Rain continue
as bad as before; my
Bichoba Tent, & Alexander’s
Tent are all wet through, &
so Sister Medoola’s two
Tents are as bad as can be ~

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but they do not leake;
	Rain knocked of at 9.40, wind
from East got up, & clouds became
brighter ~
	At 11.45 the S.S. Phrat passed
on her way up to Baghdad;
	Wind got up from S. Ely blowing
fresh & dispersed all the clouds
& the sun shone; the ground is very
muddy to walk upon & the 
Tents are very wet;
(I lost an other tooth now at breakfast
a fine sound grinder from my
left upper jaw; I have now
only 12 teeth left 5 on top & 7
below) ~
	At 5.20 P.M. it became very
cloudy gloomy dark, & a very dark 
cloud came up from the South
with strong wind & a very heavy
Shower of rain, which made us
now miserably wet, all the
Tents leaked except my small
green one; all took refuge to
my Bichoba Tent, but this one
also leaked & all the bedding
got wet, it lasted till 3.45

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but remained raining drizzly
& became dark gloomy weather
It begun to rain steadily till
7 P.M. they all came to my
little Tent, the ground is so
wet, muddy, & swampy, ~
The Tanton’s family sent to
ask us to go to their house next
to Asfars, but declined, it is
difficult to walk to their place
which is about 500 yards walk
Raffooli Tanton came in the
evening to take us, but we
excused ~ It remained cloudy
all the night, everything is
so wet & dampy, we have
two watchmen between us
& sister Medoola both for 6
Mejidies a month;
	Subsection:13 Sund Th.5.64 Noon 74 4 P.M. 70
	Light S. Ely & cloudy all over
At 7 ½ Am fresh wind got up
& opened the clouds, we had 
a little sunshine ~ we begun
to dry all out Kit, Tents, beddings
etc. ~

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At 10 AM. my wife came out on
a Donkey, with our servant boy Hama
& the coolie Juma, she brought us
some provision & Kit, & the
letters from Basreh by the Blosse
I received from Rezooki Sayegh,
She says the streets in Baghdad
are very dirty & muddy, they
have had lots of rain in town
	We have an Indian watchman
left in the house only at 20 Besh
per month since Thursday the
10th ~
	Weather became fine with Sun-
shine & dried our Tents a little,
	At 4 P.M. Rezooki, Alexander
& I went to visit Yacoob Tessi
& his wife Medoola in the garden
of Moshi Bahar; we saw
at Tantons house, Artin my
nephew his wife Serpohy, his
sister Regina, my niece Alice
& Johny's children, all came
out riding to visit them,
While we were at Yacoob’s
Mr. Hall the head clerk of

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Lynch & his newly married
wife, also Malcon son of
Yacoob Thadeus clerk of Lynch
& his wife came down in a
Goffa to visit Yacoob Tessi,
after a little while, I saw
all the party my nieces &
Artin my nephew passing
up thinking that they were
going to visit us, I left to
follow them, & met them
in the newly unfinished and
miserably built house of
Eliza Erame (my cousin) where
they went to look at it, I 
asked them to come over to our
Tents inside the same garden,
but they all declined to come
on account of my Sister Medoola
they are still angry with her
because she married Rezooki
Andrea, except Alice she
consented to come with me
for a few minutes; but my
sister Medoola did not 
sit with her, I felt so

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very vexed at their stupid
behavior in not coming to 
visit me. The all returned
to town before sunset;
at 6 P.M. it begun to get cloudy
& gradually covered the
whole sky, & begun to thunder
with lightning; at 9 ½ it
begun to rain so very hard
with incessant & continual
thunder & lightning; this 
is too bad we got again
we all through, & all the
Tents leaked except my 
little green one, in which
my wife & I slept, but no sleep
could we get, the ground so
swampy, dark as pitch, and
the rain only knocked off
at about 11 ½; Such a rain
we have not had during the 
whole of this winter; ~
	Subsection:14 Mond Th.5.62 Noon 72 4 P.M 70
	Light Ely breeze & cloudy
all over, at 7 AM it begun 
to open a little ~

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Alexander rode to town
at 11 AM; all our Tents are
wet, & our clothes too;
	At 9 ½ AM Rezooki Andrea & I
went to visit the Tanton’s family,
	At 11. the S.S. Mossul & Barge
passed up to Baghdad;
	S. Ely wind & cloudy all
over, clouds passing over with
occasional sunshine;
	The S.S. Baghdad passed
at about 8 am. bound down,
	At 5 P.M. Alexander came
down in a Goffa, he brought us
some provisions & Kit, & my
gun No. 16 ~
	Weather got very cloudy and
almost thretening us with an
other squal & rain, we are so
very wet & dampy, the Tents,
the bedding & ground are
wet;
	Yacoob Tessy & his wife
came & spent the evening with
us~
	River is rising about one
foot~

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	Subsection:15 Tuesd Th.5.63 Noon 78 4 P.M. 80 
	Light Westerly breeze and
very fine & clear weather,
we are so glad to see such
weather & sunshine ~ We
are drying our Kit, but we
can’t get much sun, on account
of the Orange trees above us,
	Alexander & Rezooki Andria
walked in to town ~
We dryed our Kit & Tents in the 
Sun all the day, some clouds
are hanging about, but there
is a fine W. breeze & clear
weather;
	The three daughters of Tanton
called on us in the evening ~
Also Antone Marine rode out
& came to see us for an hour &
rode back at 5 ½ P.M. ~
	River is rising fast ~
	Subsection:16 Wedn Th.5.65
	Fresh S. Ely wind & cloudy
all over ~ Dampy ground &
dew falling ~ I rose from
bed with much pain in the
intestines, chest & right side of
my neck a cramp, the wind
in my intestines paining awfully

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and I have the indigestion from
last night’s dinner having eaten
every thing & could not masticate
my food, I also ate some
dates with Leben ~ I took my
coffee & milk & eggs, and at 7 ¾
AM. walked in to town, the
pain keeps very bad & cannot
breathe, but felt better after
½ hour’s walk, at 8.20  I
reached Alice’s house, I promised
there to return & breakfast
with them ~
	The Blosse Lynch left at
5 AM this morning, Mr. Cree
the representative of Blockey
Hotz & Co & his Sister Mrs. Ramsay
left for England, also Mr. 
Parry the agent of Lynch & Co
went to Coot to see after their
coal Depôt & the dam opposite
the Depôt ~ I called on Menusha
to ask her to let her children
come out & spend the day with
us on a Sunday ~
	I got some provision etc. from
the bazaar by the Coolie Juma

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we have only the Indian
watchman in the house called
Mahomed Ali, brought to us by the 
watchman of Korkis’s family, 
	At 12 I went over to Alice
& had breakfast, I took only some
rice soup & arrowroot, as I have
the indigestion still, I had taken
some Effervesent Citrate of Magnesia
	The weather became very
dusty & dark dim, overcast,
	At 1 P.M. I called on Antone
Marine in the Residency for 
getting a Boat to be sent up the
Diala river to Awashek to get the
6 Taghars of wood belonging to 
him & to my wife, I came home
at 2, Wind Shifted to West
& getting fine & clear ~
	At 4 I got in a Goffa & came
down to the encamping place
in the garden ~ I reached
at 4.25, The river has risen
much today, it is the rain rise
which fell also up country and
every where the other day; It
wants 8 bricks or about 3 
feet more to reach its highest

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rise, or normal state of its
usual rise ~
	Alexander had been out shooting
toward Gherrara I shot a hard
	Weather fine & clear; I kept
a strong diet eating some Soup
& boiled sheep’s head, I feel
better, I took the Bismutho- 
magnesieme ~
	Subsection:17 Thursd Th.5.62 Noon 82 4 P.M. 81
	Light N.W. & very fine and
clear weather~ Alexander
went to town on his Bycicle, also
Rezooki Andria rode in on
his mare ~
	The river is falling today about
one foot ~
	At 5 P.M. Alexander came out, 
He says that he heard of some Cases
of Plague among the Jews, but it is
not certain, some people are
dying, without showing any 
bubonic simptoms;
	Subsection:18 Frid Thr.5.63
	Light N.W. & fine clear
weather ~ at 8 Am I walked 
in to town; called on my way
on Sister Eliza at 8.40, and
on Père Augustin, who is suffering

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from rheumatism on his knees
I saw there his Sister Catherina, 
Dr. Jackson, the ma mère and
two nuns; I also passed to
see Sister Emilia & Alice I
went home, sent Juma to buy
for me some provisions etc;
I went to the office of Alexander,
& Shekoory Sayegh (Alexander
did not come to town today)
Came home and got some breakfast
from the bazaar ~ at
1 PM I called on Antone in the
Residency and I paid him 8 ½
Mejidies being half of the hire 
of a Boat it went to Zherat
to bring us our wood ~
Came home got some Kit &
a small tent to take down
with me ~ at 3.45 P.M. I
went down in the Goffa to the
Garden & arrived at 4,10 ~
	Eliza, Medoola & Marie are
invited to Tanton’s to take a
hot Bath with them ~ Monsr.
Rouet is out at Tanton’s he 
had called on us this morning  
Shekoory Andria came

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out at 5 ½ P.M. to stay with his
brother Rezooki ~
	The river has fallen about 2
feet, but it is again rising this
afternoon;
	Yacoob the son of Eassayi & Behjet
the son of Nassoory Khayat, has
studied medicine in Beyrout and 
now practicing in Baghdad, came 
and spent the evening at Sister Medoola
	Subsection:19 Saturd Th.5.62 Noon 78 4 P.M. 79
	Light N.W. air & a little cloudy,
Shekoory Andria went to town
this morning; wind Shifted to 
S. Ely & became cloudy all over
	River is rising fast ~ It
rose high & canals are irrigated,
It winds about 6 feet to reach up 
to the top of the bank;
	The cucumbers appeared about 
five days ago, but are dear yet,
	We all went out for a long walk 
around the gardens of Farhat &
Moshi Bahar & returned at 5 ½ P.M.
	I have great pain & deafness of 
my right ear, it is swollen
inside and cannot hear by it
	Weather Cloudy and a light 
S. Ely breeze; Moon 11 days old

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	Subsection:20 Sund Th.5.68 Noon 76 4 P.M. 79
	Westerly wind & some clouds
in East & South ~ my ear pains
me & cannot hear since three
days ~
	River is still rising and
very turbid ~
	Shekoory Sayegh came out and
stayed & breakfasted with us ~
At noon we got a Shower of rain
for about half an hour, again
the ground got socked & wet, it
kept cloudy with S. Ely wind
all the day ~ I suffer from my
ear ache, I do not like this change
out here in this garden at all,
we do not enjoy it, the ground is
very dampy under the trees,
the flees are most troublesome
& plentyful at night, also some
mosquitoes, & in fact we are
not confortable, I hate such
a place as this so near to the
town & public road of the
Kerrada ~ Yousif Eassayi &
his daughter called on us ~
	At about 3 P.M. Antone Marine
& his wife Terrooza came out riding
they had tea & left us at 4 ½ to

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call on Tooza Asfar & her son
Yousif & daughter who came
out today to stay in their garden
Tooza is a little better, she has
been about 4 months in bed
unwell;
	We all went to call on Yousif
Eassayi & family in their house
on the river above that of Asfar’s,
weather cloudy & S. Ely breeze,
It rained a little about midnight,
	Subsection:21 Mond Th.5.63 Noon 80 4 P.M. 78
	S. Ely wind & fine but it is
getting cloudy, The river is
stand still & keeps high;
	The "Mejidieh" passed Gherrara
coming up at 7 AM;
	My ear is the same & I cannot
hear, although I used olive oil, 
& poulteces etc; ~
	Alexander went in to town at 7 am
on his Bycicle, also Rezooki Andria
rode in on his mare ~
Eliza Medoola & I went out walking
up the bank & then called on
Medoola daughter of my wife;
We returned at 10 ~
	Wind Shifted to a moderate
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& cool;~ River is falling 
about one foot~
	At 11.45 the S.S. Mejidieh and
Barge passed up to Baghdad;
I did not go outside to see her;
	Alexander came down in a goffa
at 5 P.M. He tells us that on his
arrival to our home, he knocked at
the door & the Indian watchman
would not answer him, so him and
Juma the Coolie had to go to the 
little house of our neighbour and
clime up to the terrace & force open
the doors of the terrace & found
the watchman laying paralyzed;
& nearly dead, he was unconcious
& stiff, so he had to call watchman
of Korkis & they got a Donkey, &
sent our watchman to his place
at Sheikh Abdulkadur, & Alexander
left Juma in the house until an
other watchman was to be
fetched & kept there~ I received
a letter from Rufail by the
Mejidieh ~
	Jeboory Tanton & his wife Regina
called on us & spent the evening;
	Also Yacoob Tessy & his wife
Medoola came to us after

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dinner & stayed till 10 P.M.~
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
	Subsection:22 Tuesd Thec 5.57 Noon 74 4 P.M 67
	Moderate N.W. wind & fine
weather, it is quite cold & chilly,
	Eliza my wife rode into town
at 7 ½ AM. Also Alexander walked
in, with our boy Hanna, & the
Arab Muttar of Gherrara watchman,
	The River is falling
today;
	Muttar our Arab former
watchman came out from Baghdad
with some vegetables & says 
that my wife having had a
fall from the donkey this morning
is going to town, just at the
square of the Khasaki mosque
the donkey reared up & she
fell backward, & hurt her
back & hip but not so serious,
& she is not coming out
this evening but tomorrow,
	Alexander came on his
Bicycle at 5 P.M. he says that
an other Indian watchman
came yesterday, he was brought
by Shawooly our old watchman
He cleared my case of
vals water from the

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Custum House today, there were
four bottles broken, & the cases
of cognac & wine & champagne 
of Alexander there were 
16 Bottles missing & empty,
(12 cognac 2 wine & 2 champagne)
these came up in the Mossul,
	Weather very fine & cool
River has fallen about 4 feet,
The S.S. Phrat left Baghdad
on Sunday morning;
	Subsection:23 Wedne The 5.54 Noon 4 P.M.
	Light N.W. & fine cool 
morning, I got up early to walk
in to town, but Johny my
nephew came to us on his
Bicycle he had tea, & I left
at 7 AM. He also followed
me, got home at 8, found
Eliza in bed still suffering
from yesterday’s fall from
the donkey; & she is not going
out today nor I also,
we send some provision to
Alexander with Muttar
the Arab;
	The S.S. Mossul left

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morning for Basreh
	I am still suffering from
stiff ear & difness, I am
using every thing to no purpose,
Catterina Yaghchi called on
Eliza to see how she is;
Shekoory Sayegh & Johny my
nephew called~ 
	We have an other Indian
watchman who came here
the day before, brought by
Shawly our former watchman
called H. Abdulla;
	At 1 P.M. I received the
following letter from messrs
Stephen Lynch & Co's agent
here Mr. Fred. W. Parry, it
being the answer of his letter
he wrote to the Directors
of the E.& T.S.N. Company
on my behalf, & sending to
there copies of my letter
& that of Dr. Ramsay which
copies I have inserted here 
on the 22d Feby ~

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[letter]"Baghdad 23 April 1902
J. Svoboda Esq;
Baghdad;
	Dear Sir,
We are instructed by the 
Directors of the Company to
express their regret, that you
are compelled to resign
your post of Supercargo on
their Steamers owing to
failing health, and to hand
you a gratuity of 3 months
pay viz: G.S.P. 5700 as a
token of their appreciation
of your faithful service
while in their employ during
the last 39 years~
	If you will favor us with
a call we shall be pleased
to hand you the sum
named, we are dear Sir
Yours faithfully
Stephen Lynch & co.
p. p. Fred. W. Parry"
[end letter]

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	What a shame for the Company's
agents to remunerate an old
servant after 39 years service
to give him 50 ₤ and do away 
with him, It is all from
Henry Lynch, who has proved
himself already being for so
Stingy, but had I been an
English man, they would
have been certainly more
generous; they gave Captain
Clement’s wife (Alice) 200
₤ he had only been about
15 years in the service, and
to Mrs. Cowley 350 ₤ (for
5 years expences for his children
at school in Liverpool at
70 ₤ a year) and to Alfred
Holland 3 months’ pay
but he was only about
24 years in the service, and
his pay was higher than
mine ~ I see they have
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brother Henry’s wife also
a gratuity of 3 months’ pay
like me; It was my fault
for having asked in my letter,
for a grant of a few months’
pay as a gratification; had
I asked for an extention of three
months’ leave for the benefit
of my health I would have
got it, & then the few months
pay as a grant;
	Light N.W. & fine calm
weather; Eliza & I had our
dinner cooked by Brejoo,
the old servant we had, &
she also sleeps in the house,
	Subsection:24 Thursd Th.5.60
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
I wrote my letter for Rufail,
also Eliza’s letters;
	At 7 ¼ AM, I called on Menusha
she also regrets much for the
mean gratuity that the
Lynchs have granted to her
for my late brother’s service
of nearly 37 years ~

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	I then went to the office &
saw Mr. Parry; but as he is
too busy today on account
of the Mejidieh’s leaving
tomorrow, he asked me if
I could call tomorrow to
receive the money ~ I called
on Sister Eliza & saw also
Terooza & her daughter Bella
who came up from Basreh
in the Mejidieh this time,
they have benefited the change;
	I called on Naoom Loca 
as he was very ill with
Pneumonia lately, & he is
at Asfar’s house for a
change of air; I then
called in the office of the
Beledyeh (municipality)
near our house, to see the
President or the head of the
Beledyeh, newly appointed
Ibrahim Beg son of Mahomed
Pasha my old friend


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I came home at 11 ½ ;
	Alexander came in today, they
had Mr. Daniel Thateossian the
Armenian son of Mr. Awannes
Thadeus, who was in Paris,
he went out yesterday to our
Tents where he stayed to breakfast
dinner & slept there;
	I took a warm Bath;
some people called on us; Catterina
Saccazan, Shamoony Korkis Tessy,
& her daughter in law, Kass Toma
Bahy, Terooza & Regina my 
nieces etc~
	At 4 ½ P.M. Eliza & Alexander
went down in a goffa to the 
garden, River is very high
& the Bridge is cut open;
	At 5 ½ P.M. I called on Antone
Marine, they retained me to dine 
with them and at 9 ¼ I came home,
	We have discharged today the 
Indian watchman H. Abdulla 
& I paid him for his 3 days Piasters
40 @ 400 per month; I also paid
for the other watchman who 
was ceased with a fit of convulsion
or appoplectic from fright his
10 days are P. 120 which
I paid to the watchman of
Korkis house; and we

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have brought instead an old
Tilkefly called Hanna, his
old wife daughter of about 14
& two children to live in the
house; I have got the indigestion
with wind and pain a little
in the bowels since I took the
milk this afternoon ~
	Subsection:25 Frid Th 5.61
	Light S. Ely breeze but
fine; I took my milk and
eggs in the morning~
	The S.S. Mejidieh left this 
morning for Basreh;
	The river has risen more today
of about 8 Inches ~
	I went out to the bazaar and
bought 3 Padlocks for our doors,
& called in the office saw Shekoory
Sayegh, Alexander has not come
in today ~
	At 9 ½ I went to see Mr. Parry
in Lynch’s office, & he paid me
the company’s gratuity of 3
months pay which came to
56 T. Liras @ 30 G.S. Piasters and
took from me the following
receipt ~

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	[receipt] Baghdad 25 April 1902  
Received from Messrs. S. Lynch
& Co. Baghdad, the sum of G. S. Piasters
5700 Five thousand and seven
hundred Piasters being a 
gratuity of three months pay
given me by the Euphrates &
Tigris S.N. Copy (Lind) on my
resignation [end receipt] ~
	I came home & Shekoory
Sayegh came to me & took 50 Liras
on account of Alexander's capital
which I am advancing him
200 more Liras to make it 600,
he has already got 150 more,
	At 11 I went over to Alice to
breakfast & take her down with
me to our Tents in the goffa, but
Sister Emilia being afraid of
the high rise of the river, would
not let me take her in goffa,
so we had to get donkeys and
at 1 P.M. we both rode out, I
paid 16 P. for the two Donkeys; The
Wind blowing fresh from west
The river is very high, it only
requires ½ foot to reach its

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highest rise, many gardens
& cultivations have been swamped
on purpose by the canals
we got to our tents at 1.35
We took a walk out around
the gardens ~ Eliza has still
the pain on the hip & back
through her falling down ~
	We had an eclips of the
moon on Tuesday night a total
eclips which lasted from 8 P.M.
till about 11 ~
	At 4.10 P.M. the S.S. Blosse
Lynch passed up to Baghdad
	Some of Tanton’s family called
on us in the evening ~ 
	Modte N.W. wind & fine weather
	Subsection:26 Satur Th 5.58 Noon 89 4 P.M. 79
	Modte N.W. & cloudy rather
cold, wind blowing fresh and
cold; ~ River has fallen
about 1 ½ feet in all ~
Alexander went to town on his	
Bicycle ~ Alice Marie & I took 
a walk to outside the garden;
	Visitors came to call on us,
Shekoory Andria who is encamped
in the garden of Barham Beg


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since three days, with Yacoob
Eassayi, also Yousif Asfar
his newly married sister Eliza
& her husband Iskender Aziz,
Takoohy Tanton, Harriet sister
of Yousif Asfar, & others all
came together; ~
	Wind keeps blowing fresh N.W.
& cloudy all over we have
had no sunshine today ~
	The river is falling it fell
5 bricks or about 1 ½ foot
today ~ Alexander had come
back from town at 12 AM.
I received a letter from Rezooki
Sayegh by the Blosse Lynch,
	Subsection:27 Sund The 5.59 Noon 80 4 P.M. 78
	Modte N.W. Wind & fine cool
morning ~
	River is standstill since yesterday,
It begun to fall this morning and
by 10 AM it had fallen about
12 bricks or about 3 feet ~ at
9 we all went & called on the
Asfars there are also Skander
Aziz & his wife there, we called 
on Shekoory Andria also &
at 11 ½ came back ~

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	In the afternoon we called on 
the Tantons, there were many
other visitors Jews also, Haroon
Gareh & his wife etc ~ My
wife, Medoola, Alice, Marie
& the daughters of Tanton went
to call on the wife of Seyd Dowd
son of Seyd Selman the former
Nakib, they are living in their
garden, The Uncle of Seyd
Dowd, Seyd Abdulrahman
is the present Nakib of
Baghdad; ~
	I do not feel well in my Stomach
& I must be billious, I took
no Arak this evening, and
took 2 of the Bile Beans Pills
at bedtime ~
	Subsection:28 Mond Th.4.62 Noon 84 4 P.M. 83
	Modte; N.W. & a little cloudy,
A donkey was sent out by
my sister Emilia for Alice
to go in, but we wont let
her go, so Alexander rode
it in at 7 ½ AM; ~
	Alice, Marie & I went out walking

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to outside the Nakibs garden &
round by the river ~ Regina
the wife of Jeboory Tanton called
on us ~ fresh N.W. wind blowing
The river is still falling;
	Subsection:29 Tuesd The 4.62 Noon 82 4 P.M. 81
	Light N.W. fine weather
Johny my nephew came out on his
Bicycle at 6 AM; ~ also Hannosh
son of Naoom Andria ~
	At 7 ½ Alice & I rode in to 
town, also Johny followed us,
we reached Alices’ house at 8,
I went home, found the house
alright the Tilkefly Hanna &
his family are in it ~ I
went to Alexander's office &
saw Shekoory Sayegh, I
called on the Assyrian Bishop
Aghnatius & invited him to
come out to us; Also I called
on Catterina Yaghchi and
invited her; I came home
at noon ~ Sister Emilia
sent me breakfast, soup
fish & stew etc ; ~ I wrote
a letter to Rezooki Sayegh
& sent it to Faraj in the 
Blosse leaving tomorrow

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	At 4 P.M. I went to Alice’s 
had tea there & at 4.40 I
rode a donkey & came out to 
the garden ~ Light N.W.
breeze & fine weather, it has
been rather warm during
the day;~
	Subsection:30 Wedn Th.4.62 Noon 92 4 P.M. 90
	Light N.W. breeze and
fine calm weather ~
	The S.S. Blosse Lynch left for
Basreh at about 5 AM ~
	Alexander went in to town on
his Bicycle;
	River keeps falling, it is getting
low;~ It fell about 10 feet;
The day has been warm today &
calm ~
	The S.S. Baghdad passed on her
way up this morning, about 3 AM
	Alexander came down at 5 P.M.
in a goffa bringing us the young
servant girl Mariam, daughter
of the old Tilkefly Hanna who is 
guarding our house, as the wife
of our Cook Georgis, has left us
yesterday ~

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	Section:[May, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Thursd The 4.63 Noon 96 4 P.M. 94
Light N.W. breeze & fine
weather ~
	Alexander went in to town on
his Bicycle at 7 ½ AM. ;
	It got very warm in the day and 
the flyes are most troublesome ~
	My stomach is out of order since
three days, there is much wind &
I feel billious, I took some of the
effervesence Citrate of Magnesia,
but my stomach is weak with
some pain ; ~ Eliza daughter of
Risha Andria came to us for about
3 hours ~
	S. Ely breeze & warm weather
Alexander came back at 5 P.M. ;
	Subsection:2 Frid Th 4.64 Noon 98 4 P.M. 96
	Very light air on S. Ely breeze
& cloudy warm weather ~
	We received last night an invitation
from the family of Korkis Tessy
for the marriage of their daughter
Eliza with Yousif son of Abdul-
Ahad the Mosully on Sunday
the 4th Instt; but we are not going
on account of being in mourning
for the death of my brother,
This Yousif is the nephew of

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Aboo Shooker the Fireman in the
Mejidieh, & now Tindal, he has
been in the Service since 30 years
Abdulahad the father of Yousif
also was as a Deckman in
the City of London for a short time
& then he lived in Basreh and
traded as shop keeper & became
broker for the sale of properties
& was doing well, he married
twice & dyed two years ago;
	At 8 AM we all went to call on
the Tanton’s we saw the four
daughters, Eliza, Tookyeh, Regina
& Mina & the wife of Jeboory
Tanton Regina, they took us
for a walk in the garden and
out to the cultivation of cucumbers
& Barley & wheat, Père Pierre also
came there from Asfars, but it
is very hot in the sun, & the 
breeze is S. Ely with clouds
we returned at 10 ½ ;
	It got very hot & calm Sultry and
cloudy weather, inside the tents
it is very hot & unable to lay
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very cumbersome ~
	Père Augustin came out and
called on us; also Shekoory
Andria, then Yacoob Eassayi,
& went away at 5 P.M. ~
	S. Ely breeze & very cloudy &
dusty overcast weather;
	A thieve was seen by our servant
trying to take away things from
behind the servant’s tent at
about 9 ½, but he run away;
	Subsection:3 Satur Th.4.72 Noon 98 4 P.M. 100
	Light S. Ely breeze and
clouds loaded with heat, Sultry
warm weather ~
	At 7 ¼ AM. I walked in
to town & sent our boy Hanna
also to serve me, as I do not
feel well at all in my
stomach, I had the pain
all the night, also wind
& heart burn; I called on
Alice at 8 on my way. &
then came home, I bought 
some provisions for outside,
	I got my breakfast from the Bazaar,
weather became very cloudy
sultry & warm; I took a

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warm bath;
	At 3 ½ P.M. breeze Shifted to
N.W. but remained a little cloudy,
At 5 P.M. I called on Menusha,
The Company have sent her also
as a gratuity for my bother’s
service, 53 T. Liras & some piasters
being 3 months pay ~
	At 7 came home; Breeze
again shifted to S. East, very
warm & calm;~
	I got some soup & boiled meat &
cucumbers sent to me by Sister
Emilia for my dinner ~
	I slept in the room but it is very
warm with the door shut, 
as it is still cloudy & S. Ely
breeze;
	Subsection:4 Sund Th 4.79 Noon 96 4 P.M. 95
	Light N. Ely breeze and
cloudy all over ~ at 5 ¼
AM I sent the provision on
a donkey to the garden
out for my wife & Alexander
& Marie;
	At 7 ½ AM I called on Alice 
& at 8 we went to hear mass
at the Delagation, by Père Augustin
there were about 15 persons

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Rappaport & I saw him after
church; he told me that
the government of Hungary at
Agram would not deliver
the Passport for my son
Alexander unless he pays an
indemnity for not having
served his military term,
of 12 years to come at the
rate of 8 Korons per year;
	I then called on Sister Eliza,
on Mrs. Cowley she promised to 
come out one day to our Tents,
on Monz Richarz he also promised
to visit us outside; on Alfred
Holland but he was out. I sat
with his sister Mrs. Gaskin (carry)
and on Mrs. Maclaghlin the
Assitt Director of the Ottoman
Bank but I met him in the
Street with his successor
Mr. Aldridge who knows me
having seen me in Damascus
in 1897, Mr. Maclaghlin is
leaving in the Mejidieh this
time; I called on Mon Rouet
but was out in the garden at
Tanton’s, I called on Antone
Marine & came home

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at 11 ½ AM'~
	Light northerly wind,
with some clouds & it is still 	
very warm;
	The S.S. Baghdad left for Basreh
this morning ~
	At 2 PM. I called on Shekoory
Sayegh, I paid him 47 T. Liras
after having deducted 60 Beshlics
being Alexander's portion for the
house expences to assist me
in our expenditure beginning
from the 1st of this month,
so this makes the sum of
600 Liras which I have advanced
to Alexander for his capital
to trade with, & Shekoory's
300 Liras according to the
agreement made between
them & legalized in our Austrian
consulate ~
	I also called on Eliza and
Adoola my cousins ~
I sent our boy servant out on
a donkey with some provisions
	At 3 ½ P.M. I went over to

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Alice, I received our letters
from Basreh, sent by Metty with
a Deckman of the Mejidieh from
Gherrara;~
	At 3,,45 I rode out to the garden
& arrived at 4,15~ I found them
all well, it has been very warm
here also; Eliza Marie & Medooli
took their warm bath yesterday at
Tantons ~ A modte N.W. wind
is blowing ~
	At 4,,20 the Mejidieh
passed up to Baghdad;
	Subsection:5 Mond The 4.74 Noon 96 4 P.M. 92
	Modte N.W. wind & cloudy,
wind increasing fresh~
	Mons Rappaport came out
to visit us on horse back at
6 ½ AM. he took tea & went
back at 8 ~ Alexander went
to town on his Bicycle also Rezooki
Andria ~ At 9 Eliza, Medoola
Marie & I went to walk to the
garden of Barham Beg, where
Shekoory Andria & his family
are encamped, we went to see
the ground, the frontage on the
river as Medoola & I intend 
to buy it & make two houses

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I measured the frontage it
about 90 or 95 feet broad
which is for sale, & it will
hardly be enough to make
two houses but do not know
at what price the owner will
let us have it, it belongs to
the widow Rekhteh and
daughters of Barham Beg;
some say for 260 Liras others
say 300 Liras ~
	There has been a fresh N.W.
wind during the day with
some clouds & not so hot
as before; but the flies are
very numerous & troublesome;
	I got a very severe toothache, the one
which had been broken off about
two months ago, the canine tooth
& an other griding one on the left
side very shaky, I cannot eat
at all ~	
	The family of Shekoory Andria
his mother, wife & sister in law
called on us this afternoon ~
& then at 6 P.M. the Asfars, Yousif
Georgi, his sister Harriet, and
the daughters of Tanton & their
brother Raffooli called until
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	My toothache is killing me, I
cannot sleep the whole night,
I wrote a letter to Rufail at
Basreh & gave it to Alexander
to send it tomorrow to Metty
as the Mejidieh leaves the day
after;
	Subsection:6 Tuesd The 4.74 Noon 83 4 PM 78
	Modte N.W. wind & weather
cloudy ~ I could not sleep last
night from the severe tooth ache;
	Alexander went in on Bicycle
at 7 ½ AM;
	The S.S. Mossul passed up at
about 8 AM ~
	The mamère Thèrese & two nuns
came to visit us, they came to
Asfars also ~ Yacoob Eassayi
called also on us ~
	It blew very strong N.W. wind
as the day with thick dust,
the wind very strong to nearly
half a gale ~
	The Assyrian Bishop
Aghnatius & his three Priests
& Hannosh the Residency
surgion's man & Shekoory son
of Risha Andria called
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this strong wind & dust
they were invited at Shekoory 
Andria, & the Bishop is going
to pass the night there;
Yacoob Eassayi also called
on us;
	Alexander came from
town at 5 ½ P.M.; he brought
me a letter from Antone Marine
about the firewood which we
are expecting to come down from
Awashik on the Diala (3 Taghars
for him & 3 for Eliza) as he
is going out to Kerbella tomorrow
	Wind fell down a little
& is getting fine & cool;
	Subsection:7 Wednesd The 4.72
	Modte N.W. & fine ~
	The SS. Mejidieh left Baghdad
at about 4 AM;
	At 7 I walked into town 
passed to see Alice & Sister
[strikethrough], Emilia at 7.45 and
then came home; Alexander
also came after me with
our boy Hanna; I wrote 
letters to G. Asfar for the payment
of my many 1000 Liras, also to
Blockey for tomorrows post,

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	We got breakfast from
the Bazaar & took it Alexander
& I; Bought provisions for
us in the garden;
	The SS. Phrat arrived at
noon from Basreh;
	At 5 P.M. Alexander & our
boy Hanna went down in the
goffa to the garden; I remained
to finish my letters & other
business ~ Light N.W. air
& fine;
	My sister Emilia sent me some rice
soup & boiled meat with cucumbers for
dinner ~
	Subsection:8 Thursd The 4.68
	Light N.W. & fine clear
weather, River has been rising
since the day before of some
1 ½ foot;
	At 7 ¾ AM I called on Yousif
Yaghchi & Louisa & then we went
to church today being a
Holyday of the assention~
I then called on Antone Marine
but he has gone to Kerbella
the day before on business,
called on Menusha & came
home at 9 ¼ finished my letters
to Asfar & Blockey in London
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Yousif Asfar to be enclosed and
sent in his; I then called on
Mr. Rappaport, he had asked me
to come & breakfast with him
so I remained & had breakfast,
he is coming out on Saturday
to stay with us until Sunday
at 1 ½ P.M. I left & came
home~ at 2 ½ I left the
house & called on Alice &
Sister Emilia, also on Sister
Eliza; At 4.5 I rode out on a
donkey to the garden & reached
at 4. 35~ our cook Jejo has
left us this afternoon & went to
Baghdad, so we have no one to
cook for us, & have only the young
boy Hanna & the  girl Mariam
daughter of the old man Hanna
who is watching our house, 
	Light N.W. breeze & fine cool
weather;
	[strikethrough "The S.S. Phrat arrived yesterday from"]
	Subsection:9th Frid The 4.68 Noon 91 4 P.M. 89
	Light N.W. & fine cool weather
Eliza rode in to town at 7 AM.
to see Mina wife of her son
Rezooki & her mother Terrooza
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this morning at about 2 AM
& to find a cook & get provision
as Mr. Rappaport is coming out
tomorrow to spend a day or two,
Alexander also went in on his
Bicycle ~ He returned at 2 P.M.
with some provisions, also Eliza
sent us a cook Elias the one
we had some time ago, who is the
flower miller living in my little
house;~ We had an accident
at about 8 P.M. our boy Hanna
had thrown a burning match in
my tent & my bed had cought
fire, if I had not gone in it &
saw my blanket burning, it
would have been serious, Hanna
run away to his Sister Zekki
at Yacoob Tessy; our two arab
watchmen also have left us,
they want more pay, today is
the end of the month & we paid
them 6 Mejidies, but one of them
Haji Merzook remained until we
get other watchmen ~

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	Subsection:10 Satur The.4.69 Noon 94 4 P.M. 92
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
I had to send Alexander to town
at 7 AM, so as to get us two
Indian watchmen & Provisions
as bread & fruit & also a good 
cook or Servant, for we have
no one able to do any good work,
what an unfortunate state
we are in no watchmen and no
servants, my wife in town and
Mr. Rappaport is coming out
this afternoon;
	At 11 ½ Eliza, Alexander,
our old watchman Shaoly &
Eliahoo the cook (whom I had sent
at 9 am) came down in a goffa
Shaholy only alone is going to keep 
watch but he wont take less 
than 24 Beshlics per month &
found himself ~ also Franso the
old servant who was at Antone
Marine came out to look after
the table etc ~
	At about 4 P.M. Mr. Rappaport
came down in a goffa with his
Cawas & a servant he brought
his Phonograph also to amuse us

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to put up; ~ at 6 we took a 
walk outside in the garden toward
the desert & returned ~ We
spent the evening in drinking &
having the Phonograph going
on, & also after dinner till
10 ½ ~ Light N.W. & fine weather
New moon of the month of
Safar three days old;
	Subsection:11 Sund Th 4.72 Noon 94 4 P.M. 93
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
The S.S. Mejidieh passed down
at 4 ½ Am; ~
	We took tea etc with Mr. Rappaport
my sister Medoola & Rezooki 
her husband dined together with
us last night ~
	At 9 Mr. Rappaport, Alexander
Marie, Rezooki & myself called
on the Tantons family, & then
on Asfars, saw only Yousif
Asfar & his sister Harriet, their
mother Tooza is still very weak
& in bed, we returned at 10 ½
Had the phonograph going on,
Shekoory Andria, & Iskender
Aziz called on us ~ We had
our breakfast at noon, my
sister & her husband also

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took their breakfast with us,
we had several dishes, & had
wines, Beer, Porter & champagne,
The day was nice throughout;
Shekoory Sayegh & his wife
Tookyeh came out & visited us
at 4 P.M. they were at Eassayis,
an other Kawass Ibrahim of
Mr. Rappaport came out
also at 8 Am 7 stayed until
Mr. Rappaport left us all on
horse back, he went to call on
the Asfars to take tea there
by invitation, as well as Mr. 
Richarz & Mr. Anders his
Chancellier were invited at 5
P.M. ~
	I had written yesterday
noon a letter to Mr. Rouet &
asked him to give us the pleasure
of coming to breakfast with
us today, He answered one
excusing, as he has already
had an engagement before,
otherwise he would had been very
happy to come ~
	Very light air & fine weather,

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	Subsection:12 Mond Thr.4.70 Noon 94 4 P.M.98
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
	Michael Yaghchi came to visit
us this morning at 6 ½, and
had Tea with us, he came up
from Basreh this time in the
Blosse Lynch with his sister
Terooza & his daughter Mina
(Rezooki’s Wife) ~ At 4 I left
the garden & came in to town
walking, passed at Alice’s
house at 7.45 & then came
home; ~ Kheder the Kawas of
the English consulate came to me,
regarding our wood at Awashek
which the hired Boat had loaded
and then had an accident in coming
down & stuck the stones and
got damaged & broken, & the nacoda
wanted neither bring us the wood
from Aboo Seda nor pay the money
17 Mejidies advanced to him ~
	I went to Terrooza Antone’s wife
(as Antone is still at Kerbella &
Nejef) & talked with her, and
brought the Nacoda Dowd
ibn Meshowah, he is obstinate
& would not go to bring the
wood or pay the advance of
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on Terrooza wife of Nassoory
Andria & her daughter Mina
wife of Rezooki Sayegh, who
came up in the Blosse Lynch
on Friday morning; Many
people were there; I went to
Shekoory Sayegh in his office,
came at 10; found our watchman
Shaholy had come in from the
garden to get provisions for
him, I got some provisions as
Rusk, cucumbers, abricots &
cigarettes etc, & sent it out
with him on a Donkey ~
	At 12 went to Shekoory Sayegh
& went together to look for a
house for Tookyeh daughter
of my wife, as she is coming
up from Basreh to spend 3
months here, had to call on
Mina Abood to ask her to
see Abduljebbar Effendi and
settle with him for the hire of
his house a small one near
Antone Marine's;
	I had breakfast some rice
soup sent to me by Terrooza

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Antone Marines wife
& 3 boiled eggs only. I do not
feel well since yesterday, I
have indigestion & diarrhea
& wind in stomach;
Sister Emilia sent me some rice
soup & stew with fasoolieh for
dinner ~ I turned in at 9 P.M.
	Subsection:13 Tuesd Ther 4.77 Noon 98 4 P.M. 100
	Light N. Ely breeze and
fine weather, I slept in the room
last night but found it warm
although with door & window
open; ~
	At 8 AM Alexander came
in to town on his Bicycle; I went
with him to his office, wrote to
Abduljebbar the Lawyer for the
house to be let to us, but he
did not answer me & wanted
to see me in his room in the 
Khan at noon ~ I went at 10
to see Mina Rezooki’s wife
& her mother Terrooza, I saw
the son of Rezooki Albert and
his crippled arms poor thing, his
hands or wrists are bent
inward he was born so; they
are fetching some Turkish doctors
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	I called on Alice, & there came
also Alexander & at noon
we went over to Sister Eliza
& breakfasted with them all
at 1 ½ P.M. we left, I came
home finished Rezooki Sayegh’s
letter & sent it to Alexander
to be sent with his letters, by
the Blosse Lynch leaving
tomorrow ~ I ten took
a warm bath ~
	At 5 P.M. Alexander went
out to the garden on his Bicycle
I also sent our boy Hanna
at 3 P.M. out with some bread
& abricots ~
	Very warm day today, the
sun is very hot; ~
	At 6 P.M. I called on Menusha
& returned home at 7 ~
	Light N.W. breeze & fine weather
but it is too warm to remain
in the room ~ nearly all 
the people have gone to sleep on the
top of the house ~
	Sister Emilia & Alice sent me
some diner, Rice soup, stewed
cucumber & arrowroot ~ I
slept in the room ~

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	Subsection:14 Wednes Th.4.76 Noon 98 4 P.M. 94
	Light N.W. air & very fine
& clear weather ~
	The S.S. Blosse Lynch left this
morning ~
	At 8 AM I went out to look for
Selman son of Ali Alewy, & met
him, he says that the nacodah of
the wood is obstinate & would
not do any thing & he is ready
if I complain against him;
I came back & sent for Kheder
the Kowas, but was out at the
Residency, at 10 I went myself
to the Residency & took him with
me to Mr. Rappaport, I related
all the matter & how the Nacoda
Dowd Ibn Meshoah refuses to
bring the wood or pay the money,
he also asked Kheder and 
then told him that he better
go & ask Major Newmarch
for permission to accompany
his Kawas to the Halai Beg
& both will complain against
the nacoda & the security, 
Mr. Rappaport told me that he
will look out for this matter
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will speak with major New March
so as to send his Dragoman
Mr. Yacoob Thadeus with Mr.
Rosenfeld to the Waly, & so
I left at 11 & came home to
go out to the garden; Rezooki
Andria came & brought me
a letter from Alexander;
	I went to Alice’s house and got
a Donkey & rode out at
11. 30 & arrived at 11.45 ~
I took breakfast with them,
my wife is thinking of decamping
& go to town on Monday next
as the weather is getting very warm
and we have lots of work of putting
the house in order for the Summer,
	The two daughters of Eassayi
& Yacoob Eassayi’s wife Mariam
called in this afternoon on us ~
	Light N.W. & fine, it became
cool at night ~
	Subsection:15 Thursd The.4.64 Noon 92 4 P.M. 93
	Light N.W. & fine cool weather
The river keeps falling, it is getting
very low; ~
	Terrooza wife of Antone Marine

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her father Hannosh Asfar
yesterday to their garden, also
Yousif Eassayi his wife Ferida,
the widow of Risha Andria
Ferida & her daughter Eliza called
on us till 11 am~
	Alexander went into town on
his Bicycle ~
The day was not so hot throughout
a modte N.W. Wind is blowing,
	At 6 P.M. Alexander came out on 
the Bicycle; he says that Mr. Rappaport
sent his Kawas to him to tell him,
that he has sent yesterday his Kawas
& also Kheder the English Kawas to
the Halaî Beg & complained against
the nacoda of the wood Boat
the Halaî Beg sent them to the Meer
Bahar & the man sent for the nacoda
& warned him that he must send
a Boat & get the wood brought up
from Zeherat, he promised to do so
tomorrow ~ Rafooli Tanton
came to us & spent an hour;
	Subsection:16 Frid Ther.4.68 Noon 96 4 P.M. 92
	Light N.W. & fine cool morning
We were starled on hearing Marie
crying & screeming in her bed,
on running to her found that she
had seen a very small & young

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Scorpion in her bed, she felt it
she says all the night crawling
over her face, she thought it was a 
mosquito; I killed it, it is about 
an inch long ~
	Alexander went to town this morning,
It was warm throughout the day,
I am getting so sick & tyred of 
stopping here, no people to see,
& no work can be done ;
	Alexander came down in a Goffa
he brought our letters from Basreh
from Rufail & Rezooki, by the 
“Mejidieh” she passed Gherrara,
	At 5.45 P.M. the S S. Mejidieh
passed up; she has lots of Passengers
on board, I did not go out to see
her ~
	Very light N.W. air & rather warm,
	Subsection:17 Satur Th.4.70 Noon 94 4 P.M. 98
Very light or calm weather,
At 6 ½ am I walked in to 
town, also sent our boy Hanna,
I arrived at 7.15; I sent to buy
provisions rice Ghee, vegetables
fruit etc; & got coolies to
clean the top of the house & 
put all the bedsteads etc. up
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	At 9 1 ̸ 4 AM. the S.S. Baghdad
arrived from Basreh;
	Very hot sultry cloudy &
disagreable weather ~
	At 11 ½ I sent all the provisions in
a goffa with Shamoon the boy a
clerk in Alexander’s office ~ I 
got breakfast for me from the
bazaar, It got very hot and
cloudy Sultry ~ at 3 P.M. I took
a warm bath & changed my
woollen flannel into a cotton
one, I cannot bear the wool
in the heat;
	Meekha the Tindal called on me,
the Mejidieh brought a lot of
Passengers about 500, Mrs.
Parry who was at Basreh since
one month came up in her;
	I called on Antone Marine,
who had come back from Nejef
& Kerbella yesterday, but he
was in the bath, so I came 
back at 6 ½ P.M.;~ I got
some soup & boiled potatoes
made for me & boiled eggs
as dinner ~
	Very calm & warm but
it is fine & no clouds~

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	Subsection:18 Sund The 5.79
	Light N.W. breeze & warm
with some clouds on East & Southern
parts, It was very warm
last night, I slept out in the
Iwan, but still was warm;
	At 8 AM I called on Antone Marine
for few minutes and then we went
to church, we then called on the
Assyrian Bishop, I called on
Terrooza wife of Nassoory Andria
& Mina her daughter She is going
out with me this afternoon to
the garden; I called on Menusha
& on Mons Rouet but he was
not at home; I came home
& then went to call on Alice
& Sister Eliza, wind blowing
strong N. Easter with dust,
I came home at 11 ½, and
took my breakfast from
the Bazaar three plates,~
	At 3 ½ P.M. I went to Mina
wife of Rezooki Sayegh & took her
& her little child Albert & the
servant girl & went to the goffa
with our boy Hanna & some provision 
at left at 4 to the garden
We arrived at 3 ¾, we found

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there my nephews Johny & Artin
& my nieces Terrooza & Regina
& Artin’s wife Serpohy; Bella
the daughter of Terroza, & Antone
& Rosa the children & Johny all
had come out an hour ago on
donkeys, they had tea with
us & then took a walk outside
& by 6 ½ they rode back; Mr.
Malcon Baltazar called, he
was at Seyd Dowd the Nakib’s
son, also Yacoob Eassayi
& his wife & Raffoli Tanton,
& his sister Takoohy were ;
	Strong N. Ely Wind blowing
& cloudy ~ Mina & her child
are in our Bichoba Tent; 
Wind fell down at night;
	Subsection:19 Mond The.5.70 Noon 86 4 P.M. 86
	Light N.W. & cloudy, it
is dampy, few drops of rain
fell at night; weather clearing
up at 7 AM & getting fine &
cool I feel quite cold with
my light clothes on me~
	Michail Yaghchi came out
to us at 6 am & had tea with
us, we kept him to spend
the day with us ~

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the widow of Reesha Andria Ferida
& her daughter Eliza called on us;
Michail breakfasted with Sister Medoola,
The day was nice & cool throughout,
Tanton’s family called on us &
at 6 P.M. all went out walking
to outside Asfar’s Garden & they
returned at 7 ½ with Yousif
Asfar his Sister Harriet, Takoohy
Tanton & Michail Yaghchi and
spent the evening till 9 ½ ~
	Fine & cool weather with a 
light N.W. breeze, & plenty of
mosquitoes & flees;~
	Subsection:20 Tuesd Ther 5.62 Noon 88 4 P.M. 84
	Light N.W. breeze & fine cool
weather & very pleasant ~
	Alexander went in to town on
his bicycle at 7 ½ AM. ~ also
Mina & her servant rode in 
on donkeys sent out for them
by her mother, she wont stay
longer on account of her child
Albert’s treatment of his arms
by rubbing them with oil &
warm water etc, Michail her
Uncle accompanied her from 
Asfar’s house where he had slept
on his Bicycle & she went
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weather getting cloudy a little,
At 3 P.M. we went to call on the
Tanton’s family with Sister Medoola
my wife & Mary; at 5 I returned
to the Tents & left them there,
	Modte N.W. Wind & cloudy weather,
At 6 Alexander came out from
town; Madm Giulietti; her daughter,
her son Antone & his wife came
at 6 in the boat & visited us &
Tantons & went away at 7,
	Light N.W. & cloudy weather,
	Subsection:21 Wedn Th.5.68 Noon 92 4 P.M. 94
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
The S.S. Mejidieh left this morning
at about 4 AM ~
	The weather has been fine & cool
throughout the day, a modte
N.W. Wind;
	At 4 P.M. I went to see Mr.
Hannosh Asfar in their house
in the garden. I found him getting
very weak & is sinking, he is
sitting on the chair in the verandah
& he cannot speak so well &
clear as before, besides he gets
sometimes in a delirious way of
speaking, or loosing consciousness,
he must be about 86 years

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Old; I do not thing he will leave
much longer ~ I then walked
out through Asfar’s garden
with Harriet, to see her mother
Tooza, living a under a Tent,
outside the garden only for the
day time for a change of air,
she is still very weak & is keeping
strict diet; I found there
Michail Yaghchi with his Sister
Terrooza & her daughter Mina
who had just come out in
a carriage, I left at 5 ½, &
came to our Tents; Mina
came only to see us for ¼ 
hour with Mina Tanton &
went away;~ at 9 P.M.
Abduljebbar the Lawyer & his
brother came to visit us, he
crossed over from his garden
on the opposite side, & they left
at 10 ½ ~ 
	Light N.W. & fine cool night,
	Subsection:22 Thursd The 4.66	
	Light N.W. air & fine
cool morning ~
	At 6 ½ AM I walked in 
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as we are going to decamp
tomorrow, & Sister Medoola
about four days after us,
I got goffas to go down tomorrow
and bring up our Kit, Tents,
also Eliza, Marie & Alexander,
	Alexander also came in to town
on his Bicycle ~
	The river is rising since yesterday
about 1 ½ foot;
	We got breakfast from the bazaar
& took it Alexander & I ~ Shekoory
Sayegh called at noon;
	Alexander rode out on his
Bicycle at 4 ½ P.M.;
	I got some rice soup & boiled
Patatoes sent to Zekki our former
female servant, at Medoola daughter 
of my wife & two boiled eggs as
dinner ~ I slept in the room
with doors & windows open, it was
not so warm as there was a light
N.W. breeze;
	Subsection:23 Frid The 5.74
	Light N.W. breeze & fine cool
weather ~
	Juma our Coolie & an other 
went in two goffas down to
the garden of Rafooly Tanton
to bring up our Tents Kit, and
my wife with Alexander & Marie
early this morning, as I had
told him ~

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	At 9 ½ my wife & Alexander &
Marie came home from the goffa
& then all the Kit came ~
Sister Medula will come in 
they say on Monday;
	The S.S. Baghdad left this morning
for Basreh;
	At 6 ¾ P.M. the S.S. Mossul
arrived ~
	Weather very warm; we cannot
go on top of the house as we are
not ready yet, nothing is arranged
but Alexander & his wife are
going up tonight; I slept in the
room & Eliza in the Saloon;
	Subsection:24 Satur The 5.77
	Light N.W. & fine, but calm
& warm morning;
	At 7 ¼ AM I called on Alice &
Sister Emilia, I also called on 
Menusha at 9 & came home
	Weather very nasty & warm
cloudy & breeze from west very
disagreable; we are shifting
Kit and furniture down in the
Serdabs ~
	Breeze S. Ely cloudy all over &
warm sultry weather ~
I went up to sleep on the top
of the house tonight for the 
first time ~ Alexander & Marie

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also; but Eliza slept in the
verandah; cloudy weather
	Subsection:25 Sund The 5.78
	Light N.W. air & cloudy, with
detached clouds & sultry & It
cleared off at 8 AM ~
	At 8 Eliza Alexander & myself
went to the Latin Church ~
Called on the French Priests, on 
Antone Marine, and on Shekoory
Andria who has also come in
to town with his family etc two
days ago, because his younger
brother Fetoohi; has disappeared
since Wednesday evening
& not been found since, he
is supposed to have taken away
some money with him; they
think that he must have
gone overland either to Aleppo
with a caravan, or to Damascus
with the Damascus Dromedary
which left on Thursday,
we came home at 10, found
Catterina Yaghchi, her daughter
Terrooza & Mina, also Johny
& Artin, Shekoory Sayegh,
then called on us Madm Mougèl
Antone Marine, the french
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Also Antone Giulietti;~
	At 3 P.M. Alexander & I
called on Sister Eliza & then
on Alice & Sister Emilia &
Came home at 6 P.M.;
Weather Sultry with some clouds,
& light N.W. ;
	Subsection:26 Mond Th.5.72
	Light Ely breeze & fine
weather ~
	The river has fallen
about 3 feet since two days;~
At 7 ½ AM I called on Menusha,
my wife also came there, &
we left at 9. Antone’s wife Terrooza
& daughters Rosa & Ellen called
on us;~ At 5 P.M. I called on
Menusha & searched among my
brother's papers & letters about
the 7 longe Tablets he had sent to 
Rezooki Korkis two years ago for
sale & now Blockey writes to
me to say that they gave him
22 small ones & the British
museum, Mr. Budge only offers
8 ₤ for them, (he had offered
40 ₤ for the 7 large ones some
time ago) I found nothing
& no trace so as to know
what to write about ~

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	Light N.W. breeze & fine
cool night;
	Subsection:27 Tuesd The.5.75
	Light N.W. breeze & fine;
At 7 ½ AM the S.S. Khalifah
arrived from Basreh, she had
been in Dock undergoing some
reparation since last November,
and the Mejidieh has remained
behind this time to overhaul her
for a trip or two & the Blosse
Lynch is coming instead;
I called on Menusha again
this morning & overhauled
some papers but found none
regarding the Tablets of my brother
I came home found letters from
Basreh;~
	Madm. Guilietti called on us &
Medoola my wife’s daughter;
	I have a bad cold all over my
muscells bones, back, head
& neck are very sore & feel
feverish, it is from the cool
nights on the top of the house;
The day was very warm;
	Subsection:28 Wednes The.5.81
	Variable breeze from East &
N. Est & N. West, Cloudy Sultry
weather
	At 4 AM. the S.S. Mossul

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left for Basreh
	The S.S. Phrat also arrived from
Basreh yesterday, ½ hour before
the Khalifah ~
	I am still suffering from the
cold on my muscles & bones &
cannot move about~
I called on Alice for 1̸2 hour
& came home ~ Hot day
today ~ A Telegram came
from Angoorly to my wife
informing of Takoohy’s departure
in the Blosse Lynch for
Baghdad;
	I received today my flannel Shirts
4 & Tweed hats 3 & a dozen of
Collars from Charles Baker
from London which Alexander wrote
for me, they came by Pared Post
via Bombay; they cost 56 shillings
Shekoory Sayegh called on us;
	Modte N.W. wind & cool
weather, but cloudy;
	Subsection:29 Thursd Th 5.77
	Modte N.W. & cloudy weather,
Today being a Holyday of
Corpus Domini;
	The Assyrian Bishop Aghnatius
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Mad Macri & her daughter in
law, wife of her son Arnaldo,
	Today it has not been so warm,
a modte N.W. breeze prevailing;
	I wrote two long letters one
to Blockey regarding my brother's
Tablets in answer to his two former
letters of 17 April & 5th May &
about our gratuity given by
the company, & the other to Mr.
Julius Böhm in Berlin, informing
her of the dispatch of his 2 dozen
Arak on the 20 Instant;
by todays Damascus Post
	Modte N.W. wind & fine cool night;
	Subsection:30 Frid Th.5.71
	Light N.W. & fine cool morning;
I took a warm bath ~ I feel
better my cold is nearly cone;
	At 4 P.M. Alice & Sister Emilia
called on us & left at 6 ½;
	Light N.W. & fine, but it
has been hot during the day;
	Late at night it became cloudy
on the west, north & Eastern 
part ~
	Subsection:31 Satur The 4.77 Noon 105 4 P.M. 102
	Light air from N. East
& some clouds still around
	At 2.35 AM. the S.S. Blosse
Lynch arrived (the Mejidieh

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remained in Basreh so as to
be overhauled)
	Takoohy daughter of my
wife came up in the Blosse
Lynch with her three young
children, Yousif, Robie & Philip
to spend about three or four
months here; We hired a house
for her near the Latin church
of Abduljebbar Effendi;~
Also Nassoory son of Naoon
Andria came up for a few
days leave & my wife &
Alexander went at 4 ½ 
over to the steamer to bring
Takoohy; They came at 6
& Takoohy came in to see me
for two minutes as her Kit &
children had gone to her house
my wife went also with her
to stay there;
	At 8 AM I went with my mason
Khomeys to see a garden on the
river just before the Nawab
Ikbalood Dowla’s house it
belongs Seyd Eassa’s family
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it is Wakoof & one fifth of it
belonging to the Kassabachi’s
family in which is for sale, it
is 120 Deraas broad facing
the river, it is a fine place
to build a house, but they ask
too much for it something
about 500 Liras ~
	At 9 I called on Tookye in her
new house. there were many
people calling, Medoola sister
of Yousif John has also arrived
with her, I came home at 10
my wife is staying with her,
	I wrote letters for Rufail &
Rezooki for tomorrow by the
Khalifah ~
	Weather has been very hot today,
& breeze variable changing from
N. East, to South, & S. West &
then to N. West; Phrat left at 10 AM.
	Section:[June, 1902]
	Subsection:1st Sund Th.4.76
	Modte N.W. Wind & fine
cool morning; ~ It blew fresh
all the night last night ~
	My wife came this morning from 
Tookyeh’s house & then went away,
	The S.S. Khalifah left at 4 AM
for Basreh;~
	At 8 Alexander Marie & myself
went to church & then we
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were many visitor coming
my wife is there also spending
all the day; we also called 
on Nassory Andria who
came up in the Blosse Lynch
this time for few days;
	At 3 P.M. we called on
Antone Marine & then I went
to see Alice & Emilia, & then
with Alice we went to see 
Sister Eliza & I came home
at 6 ½ ~ My wife came
home at 7 P.M.;
	Very light N.W. air & fine,
Antone Marine & I called today
at 9 AM on Mons. Rouet also;
	Subsection:2 Mond Th.4.70
	Light N.W. & fine cool
morning ~ very few light clouds
are spread over;
	At 7 AM I called on Yaghchi saw
Catterina, Louisa & Yousif Yaghchi
& then I called on Menusha &
came home at 9 ½;~
	Sister Medoola & her husband
Rezooki Andria came in this
morning from the garden of
Rafooly Tanton ~ I went to

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see her at 6 P.M. ~
	My wife went to Takoohy today
at noon & stayed there to sleep
also;
	Light N.W. & fine weather
with few clouds;
	Subsection:3 Tuesd Th.4.76
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
This morning I got coolies to
carry our firewood which came
from Awashek from the piece
of garden belonging to Eliza
& her sons Rufail & Rezooki
Sayegh, about 3 Taghars and
as much also for Antone
Marine from his garden;
	At 7 AM I went to Johny
my nephew took him & went
to visit Abdulkadur Pasha
Khdery living in the house
of his brother Yasseen on the
river near Babel Sherghi
at Um-el-Barabig, he is still
not yet recovered from the wound
of his arm by the firing at
him by a Soldier at Amara
about 7 months ago, we
left at 8 ½ I came home

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	Usta Gooriz, the head mason
in Baghdad an olf man
of about 75 or 80, died
this morning from an illness
of suppression of urine, he
was not married & has no
Children at all ;
	S. Ely breeze with some clouds
& warm day;
	I had an awful trouble with
the wood today, it came out
4400 Okes, & then Antone
Marine came to me at 4 P.M.
& bringing his agent of the
garden at Awashek, the
nacoda & trackers of the Boat
& to settle account etc.
Antone had to submit & accept
all they said & so the expences 
came so enormous that I 
had to pay 2215 Piasters for
the bad wood, & I left in
disgust the house, & went
to Sister Emilia, there came
Père Augustin, also Mrs.
Parry, at 6 ½ I came

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home; very calm & warm
weather; my wife is still at
Takoohy & never comes to see about
the house, I am obliged to look
after every thing, food, servants &
other works; we are alone with
Alexander & Marie ~
	Subsection:4 Wedn Th.4.80 Noon 100 4 P.M. 103
	Light N.W. & clouds on the
north & some hanging about, 
indication of heat;
	At 7 ½ AM my wife came home,
At 8 I called on sister Medula
& returned at 9, warm weather
& very light air; it has been
very hot throughout the day;
	My wife went again to Takoohy
at 5 P.M. ~
	Light N.W. breeze & fine weather
	Subsection:5 Thursd Th.4.78
	Light Westerly breeze & fine
weather ~
	At 7 AM I called on Menusha
for an hour & then went to the
office of Alexander & Shekoory
& came home at 10;
	I wrote letters to Rufail & Rezooki
by the Blosse for tomorrow,
at 3 P.M. I called on Alice
& sister Emilia & at 6 came
home ~

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	My wife came back from Tookyeh
at 5 P.M. ; ~
	Weather fine & light N.W.
breeze ~
	Mous. Rouet the french vice
Consul called on us at 7 ½ P.M.
on the top at the house; had some
Arak with us; & left at 8 ½
my wife was indisposed &
she went below to sleep and
take medicines, her stomach
pains her & it is working;
	Subsection:6 Frid Th.4.76 Noon 96 4 P.M.98
	Light Ely. breeze and
fine ~
	At 4 AM the Blosse
Lynch left for Basreh;
At 7 I called on Takoohy & spent
2 hours there, no one was there,
Seyd Abdulla el Mokalla a
merchant of Basreh & friend
of Rezooki Angoorly came
to visit Takoohy; ~ I called
an on Mr. Rappaport with Mr.
Chavenis the french Civil 
Engineer in the Turkish Service
accompanied me; Mr.

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Rappaport lost his cook,
a Portuguese who died yesterday 
evening, he has had the fever
& supposed from attack
of Plague, as bubos appeared
on the groin, but the apothecary
of the Comet said it was 
not plague, he has been now
over one year in his Service, 
I left at 10 & called in Alexander's
office & then came home;
	I took a warm bath this afternoon,
Weather warm & breeze from
East;
	The SS. Baghdad arrived yesterday
at about 4 P.M.;
	Subsection:7 Satur Th.4.78
	Light Ely breeze and
fine with some clouds;
	At 7 AM I called on Sister 
Eliza & sat on the messanaya
of their house the property of 
Jeboory Asfar; came home
at 8 ½ ~ Sultry weather
with clouds & light Easterly;
	My wife went to Tookyeh
at 10 AM;
	We engaged a tilkefly female
servant girl this morning

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Called Habooba @ 5 Besh.
per month;
	Very sultry weather warm
S.Ely wind & cloudy ~ At 9
it rained slightly large drops
& we had to get out of our bed
which got wet, Marie slept
down below, Alexander in
the Beytoona,  but I slept on
my bed under the curtain, 
it got fine at 11 P.M. but
it is warm & disagreable,
	Subsection:8 Sund Th 4.84 Noon 101 4 P.M 105
	Light N.W. breeze but
clouds are all over, Sultry &
not refreshing at all;
Eliza came home from Takoohy at
7 AM ~
	At 8 Alexander & I went 
to Church, we then called on
Takoohy, on Eliza & Adoola
my cousins, on sister Medoola, 
on Menusha & on Shekoory
Sayegh & came home ~
	Mr. Rappaport & Mr. Robert
J. Eldridge the Sub Director
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of Mr. Maclaghlin had

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called on us & left their 
cards when we were at church,
ma mère & an other nun,
Shekoory Sayegh, Johny, &
Artin, & Rezooki Andria
called on us ~ at 4 P.M. I
called on Yacoob Tessy, also on
Catterina widow of Rezooki
Serkis but she was not at
home;
	Warm weather, but light
N.W. breeze;
	Alexander & Rezooki Andria went
down in a jolly boat to the gardens
at Cherdel Pasha & visited the
Tantons & Yaghchies etc; & returned
at 8 P.M.;
	Modte N.W. breeze & fine
	Subsection:9 Mond Th.4.80
	Light N. Ely breeze & fine,
	At 7 AM I called on Alice and
Sister Emilia, & then passed
to the Post Office at the Residency
& spoke to the Postmaster 
regarding some medicines I
expect by Parcel Post, as the
Bismutho Magnesieme &
Peppsine etc & requested him
not to send them to the custom

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House as there is is great difficulty
in getting any medicines cleared
out, without bringing a
medical Doctor to examine
them, & pay him a fee of one
mejidie ~
	My wife came from Tookyeh
at 8 AM ~
	At 3 P.M. the S.S. Mossul
arrived~
	My wife went again to Tookyeh
at 2 P.M. ~
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
wind blowing fresh at
night, & it looks that the
nasty cloudy weather have
passed away, as the Playades
constellation appears on
the 7th Instant;
	Subsection:10 Tuesd Th 4.78
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
The S.S. Khalifah arrived at
about 3 AM;
	The new Residency Surgeon
Dr. Cox arrived in her. ~
	At 7 AM I called on Sister
Medula & then went to the
bazaar & at Alexander’s Office

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& came home at 9 ½,
My wife came at 8 AM, for
an hour & went away;
	Antone Marine is giving
breakfast today to Tookyeh
also to Nassoory Andria,
the Yaghchies & Asfars are
visited, they sent their Servant
to invite us yesterday, but
I am not going; Alexander
Marie are going, & my wife
with Tookyeh will go from
her house; Alexander & Marie
came at about 3 ½ P.M.;
	Light N.W. wind & fine weather
	Subsection:11 Wedn Th 4.75
Moderate N.W. Wind & fine
cool morning;
	My wife came at 7 AM from
Tookyeh; and left again at 9 ~
	At 4 P.M. I called on Sister
Medula, we sent a present
to Raffooly Tanton, my Sister
Medoola is sending a small
Revolver worth about 1 Lira &
a pair of ladie’s Shoes and
I am sending one dozen Beer,
2 Tins of Biscuits & 2 Boxes
of Rahat Locum ~

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I sent my card with my
compliments & thanks to him
came home at 6; Antoine
Giulietti called. ~
My wife came at 6 ½ P.M.;
she dined & slept at home;
	Subsection:12 Thursd The 4.74
	Light N.W. breeze & fine cool
morning; at 8 AM I called on Sister
Medoola & then she came with
me to our house;
	I wrote a letter today to Effie
my niece in Cairo by todays
Damascus Post & sent her the
Photos of Alexander & Marie,
	By the Constanple Post leaving
this on Monday last the 9 
Instt; the merchants had sent
groups of money in T. Liras to the
amount of 3,700, while the
Postmen were outside the
North Gate of the town to get
ready for the start & getting
the usual escort of Soldiers,
the mule which had the
groups of money, got adrift
& went wondering about to
some distance, & when

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it was fetched back,
the golden load had been
gone & disappeared in such
a misterious way, that the
authorities have not yet been
able to trace it; of course
the government shall have to
pay the merchants their loss,
It is supposed that it is very
likely, it has been a preconserted
plot done by some military
officials, who are so much
in want of salaries, which
the governt. have not paid
them for a long time, & out of
revenge, & seeing the weakness
of the authority at present,
which gave them the chance
to do all they can to get money,
many other deeds of robbery
& plunder are taking place
The money belongs to H. Mahomed
Said Shahbender 650 TLiras,
Kerop Kouyoumjian 500 Liras,
Shukur & Ghazala 1400 Liras
& other small sums to different
merchants ~

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	At 10 ½ AM  the SS. Mossul
left, she took some soldiers &
new conscript to Basreh for
Hassa etc;
	At 4 P.M. I called on Alice,
& at 6 called to see Mr. Follett,
the Chief Engineer of the Mejidieh,
in his house he is laid up
having had an accident, he
fell down the coal bunker
this last trip in the Mejidieh
as they were shifting to the
Blosse Lynch & broke his
left leg just above the ankle
Slightly the bone broke, and
is laid down unable to move
the apothecary of the Comet
De Souza is attending him,
I came home at 7, found
Terrooza my niece & Serpohy
wife of Artin; they left and
also my wife left & went
to Tookyeh ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	Subsection:13 Frid
	Light air from west,
it shifted to N.W. & is fine

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At 7 AM. I called on Menusha
& came home at 9 ½ ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather all
the day, but warm;~
	Subsection:14 Satur The 4.78 Noon 96 4 P.M. 102
	Light N.W. & fine weather
my wife came from Tookyeh at 7 am,
at 7 ½ I called on Sister Medoola,
came home at 9;
	I hear that the authority is 
searching for the missed money
taken from the Post leaving
for Constple last monday, they
came across a box of cartridge
near the Middle Gate, which
was in  the same bag where
the groups of money was,
it was taken to Kerkook
I believe by the Postman,
and they also found the
Koolchi (custom guard) of
the six contribution shot
dead somewhere near the
Middle Gate, it must be by
the robbers of the money, he
had three bullet Shots, it
must be that he had seen
the robbers with the stolen
groups, & they killed him

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so as to keep their deeds in
secret;~
	My wife took a warm bath & went
to Tookyeh at 10 AM;
	I took a bath at 3 P.M. & mixed
with cold water; weather
hot in the day time;
	I wrote letters to Rufail & Rezooki
by the Khalifah leaving tomorrow,
also out to Asfar & Co. (their
agents Yacoob Malcolm &
Michail Raffi) regarding
my 1000 TLiras due by Gabriel
Asfar & the date fell due
from the 1st of Rabi Awal
as 6 June this month, as I
had written to G. Asfar to London
to let me have it & am waiting
for a telegram from him,
	Very light air from N.W. &
fine ~
	Subsection:15 Sund Th.4.77
	Light N.W. breeze
& fine morning;
	At 8 AM. Alexander Marie &
I went to the Latin Church,
I then called on Antone Marine,
on Tookyeh, where my wife

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is also staying with her,
& then I took Alexander and
went to call on mr. Eldridge
the Sub Director of the Ottoman
Bank, but was not at home
left our cards; we called on
Sister Eliza & at 10 came home,
	The SS. Khalifah left this
morning ~
	The S.S. Phrat arrived
yesterday at about 3 P.M.;
	H. Mahmood Pachachi
the owner of so many houses
& a garden on the river at
Seyd Sultan Ali died
yesterday as he was walking
to go to Kadumain, on
the other Side of the river before
he reached the Tram Station 
he fell down in the street
& died very Suddenly;
	I received letters from Rufail &
Rezooki Sayegh sent to me
by Metty from Gherrara
from Blosse Lynch at 10 ½ AM,
	At 11 Johny Artin, Alexander
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but he was not at home,
we called on Menusha &
came home at noon;
	At 3 P.M. Alexander & I called
on Alice & Emilia & then called
on Medoola but was not
at home, called on Mr. Giulietti
where Marie was & at 6 ¼
we came home;~ Antone
Marine called on us,
	The Blosse Lynch arrived at
about 11 ½ AM	;
	Light N.W. & fine night
but not so refreshing;
	Subsection:16 Mond Th.4.80
	Light N.W. air & fine,
	At 7 AM. I called on Sister
Medoola & came home,
my wife came at 8 am from
Tookyeh’s house;~ at 9 Mrs
Cowley called on us, also Mr.
Nassoory Andria,~
Mary had gone to Alice’ since
8 AM & she remained there
to breakfast ~ My wife did
not breakfast with me & Alexander,
& at 3 P.M. She went to Takoohy,
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	Modte N.W. wind & fine;
	Subsection:17 Tuesd Th 4.83
	Fresh N.W. Wind & fine, but
not cool; At 7 AM I called on
Sister Medoola & thence I
went with her & her husband
Rezooki & visited Rahel
the Widow of Menahem son
of Saleh Daniel, she is living
close to her house, and at
9 I went on board of the S.S.
Blosse Lynch to see Metty,
I saw also the officers Mr. Slack 
(now acting chief) & Mr. Machere
the second, at 10 I called
on Mr. Rappaport & came
home at 11 ~ Mikha the
Tindal called on me ~
	My wife has been at home at
8 AM I left again at 9 I went
to Tookyeh ~
	Hot N.W. wind blowing;
	At 6 P.M. Alexander his wife
& I went over to Sister Medoola
& spent the evening on the top
of the house, Antoine Giulietti also
came there; at 8 ¼ we left

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	Subsection:18 Wedn The 4.83
	Modte N.W. wind and fine
weather ~
	At 11 Mr. Rappaport called
on use & then him & I went to 
call on Naman Cheleby
& Mostapha his brother
Son of H. Abdulrahman
Pachiachi to console them
on the death of their uncle
H. Mahmood, I then came
home at 11 ¾ AM very
hot wind & the sun too;
	At 3 ½ P.M. I called on Alice
& sister Emilia & came home
at 5 ½; 
	Light N.W. & fine; but not cool,
Guns were fired this evening
(21) for tomorrow is the Birth
day of the Prophet Mahomed
	Subsection:19 Thursd Th.4.83
	Modte N.W. & fine but not
refreshing ~
	At 7 my wife came home ~
At 8 I was going to take Mina
wife of Rezooki Sayegh with her
Child Albert to Dr. Cox to see
his arms, but she came to us

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with Mr. Demello who had
gone to take her as Rezooki
had also written to him so,
I then went to see my sister
Eliza, At 10 I called on Mr.
De Mello & asked him what
was the doctor’s Opinion, he
said that he ordered friction
with oil of almond or olives
& gave some medicine tonic
to take, & to bring him to him
every 15 days; I came
home & found Mina, her
mother Terrooza & her father
Nassoory at home, they left
at 10 ½;
	The S.S. Phrat left this morning
at 4 ½ AM;
	My wife went to Tekoohy at 11 AM,
At 4 P.M. I called on Menusha
& came home at 6;
	I wrote letters today to Rufail
& Rezooki Sayegh;
	Subsection:20 Frid Ther 4.82
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
The S.S. Blosse Lynch left this
morning;
	At 4 AM I called on Sister
Medoola & came home at

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9 AM ~
	The wife of Dowd Toma (a
Mossulli brother of Abdulkerim
Toma) died last night on
child delivery of five months
she miscarried twins, both
males & of very robust form
like their father ~
	Rezooki Andria called on us &
I went with him at 6 P.M. to
Dowd Toma for the condolence
of his wife, great many people
were calling; we came home,
Shekoory Sayegh called ~
	Subsection:21 Satur Th 4.79
	Light N.W. & fine weather; 
my wife came at 7 AM from Tookyeh;
	At 8 ½ I went to Alexander's Office
& then took him to H. Mahomed
Said Shahbender’s Khan
& sat with him, we wanted him
to give Alexander an order
on Selim Homsy in London
for 86 ₤ but he had none, 
& has no account with that
house just now ~ I came
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	At 11 my wife went to Tookyeh,
Mina Abbood has invited
Tookyeh to take bath in her house
also my wife with her, & Terrooza
wife of Antone Marine etc, also
Marie she went at 10 & she also
breakfasted there & returned
at 4 P.M. ~ I took a cold bath
in the house ~
	Antone Marine sent us yesterday
an invitation to go with him
& his family tomorrow morning
to Kadumain to breakfast
& spend the day, he gives this
invitation for Tookyeh, but
I declined going fearing of
my stomach, & also Alexander
& Marie excused themselves
for the time is too hot to be
out like this; but my wife
will go with Tookyeh ~
	Light N.W. air & fine, moon 15
days old;
	Subsection:22 Sund Th 4.82
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
At 8 AM. Alexander, Marie & I 
went to the Latin church; I heard
there that Antone Marine and
the party invited to go to Kadumain
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we called on Antone Marine,
then Alexander & I with Antone
called on Abduljebbar Effendi
the Lawyer, has got an other
Turkish title from Constanple,
sent to him by the Patriarch
who was there lately; We
called also on Takoohy, &
on Sister Medoola & Menusha
& came home at 11 ~
My wife came home at 9 AM
and went away at 2 P.M. ~
	At 3 ½ P.M. I called on Sister
Emilia & took her with me and
went to visit Sister Eliza, there
Alexander & Marie joined us
and at 6 ½ we came home,
my wife came also she remained
to dine & sleep;
	Subsection:23 Mond Th.4.75
	Light N.W. air & fine cool
weather, it got very cool at
daybreak;
	At 7 AM I called on Alice &
Sister Emilia & at 10 I came
home found Sister Medoola
& Tookyeh with her 3 children
& Medoola Sister of Yousif
John, Tookyeh wanted

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from Alexander to have 
the Photograph of her 3 sons
taken, he did but failed as
the time was too far advanced
to Midday & the children moved,
they left at 11;
	At 4 P.M. Louisa my niece
(daughter of my brother Henry) called
on us & left at 6,
	My wife went to Tookyeh at 6
P.M. ~
	Light N.W. & fine cool
night;
	Subsection:24 Tuesd Th.4.80
	Light N.W. breeze & fine;
Antone Marine & his family
went this morning to Kadumain
to the garden of Agha Mahomed
the Nawab & with him my wife
Takoohy; the Yaghchies, Asfar
& others, he gave them a breakfast
& to spend the day there ~
	At 7 AM I called on Sister
Medoola, we got some Arak made
for us in partnership by her
servant Hussein at Gherrara;
I then went out to the bazaar
bought some fruit & came
home at 11 ~
	The S.S. Baghdad arrived this

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morning at 4 ½ AM ; ~
	Light N.W. & fine cool night;
	Subsection:25 Wedn Th.4.77
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
cool weather ~
	At about 2 AM the S.S.
Khalifah arrived;
At 8 I received letters from Rufail
Rezooki Sayegh & from Asfar
& Co's Agent Michail Raffi,
	I called on Menusha who
consulted me about the sale
of the house as it is falling
to ruin, there are some Jews
wanting to buy it they have
offered 850 T.Liras, but she
wants 1000; ~ I went to 
the bazaars & to Alexander’s
office & came home at 11;
	My wife came home at 9. & she
went away again at 3 P.M.;
	At 4 ½ Pere Augustin called
on us; I called on Eliza Erame
& came home at 6 ½ ~
	Light N.W. air & fine weather
	Subsection:26 Thursdd The 4 82
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
At 7 AM I took Alexander & Marie
& went to the garden of Monseigneur

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	Altmayer to have a walk &
saw Père Augustin, it was a nice
& cool place, we had some nice
black grapes, & then went to
see Alice for ½ hour & came
home I then called on Sister
Medula & came home at 10
AM;
	The S.S. Mossul arrived yesterday
at about 9 AM, bringing lots of
Pilgrims returning from Mecca
mostly sick with fever etc,
	Shekoory Sayegh came to see us
in the evening;
	Modte N.W. wind & fine ~;
	Subsection:27 Friday Th.4.81
	Modte N.W. wind & fine ~
The S.S. Baghdad left this morning;
	At 7 ½ AM called on Sister Medula
& then when out to the bazaar
called at Alexander’s office &
came home at 11 ¼ ~
My wife came at 9 AM from Tookyeh
& took a bath;
	I am taking the Bismuto Magnesieme
occasionally, I feel well, my stomach
has not been disturbed except
that I feel rather billious ~
	Light N.W. wind & fine
weather;~

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	Subsection:28 Satur Th.4.82
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
but not so cool ~
My wife came home at 7 AM;
	At 7 ½ I called on Menusha
& then I went to the Ottoman
Bank & called on Mr. Eldridge
the assistant director who
arrived last month in place
of Mr. MacLaghlen, I went
to Alexander's office & came
back at 10 ½ ~
	The Damascus Post which
is due on Thursday, has not
yet arrived, fears are entertained
of its being either robbed,
or the Dromedary killed
by the Beduins or died
from heat;
	As I have received no answer
from Gabriel Asfar from London
by telegram neither the
agents of Basreh have
regarding my 1000 Liras due
by him to me & the time
expired since 23 days,
I wired to him just now

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	[telegram]"Seddi
London
Wire agents payment
money, urgently required
(9 words, Frcs 6.40) Svoboda [end telegram]
	The day has been warm ~ I took
a cold bath ~ My wife went to 
Tookeh at 3 P.M.; ~
Very light N.W. air & fine ~
	Very light Westerly air & 
fine weather ~
	At 4 AM. the SS. Khalifah
left ~
	Today being the Holy day
of St. Peter & Paul; & in consequence
it was my deceased brother Henry’s
holy day of his Patron Peter as
he was also christened; His
widow Menusha celebrated a
high mass in the Latin church
at 6 ½; to which Alexander
Marie & I went to attend, & 
then went to her house;
	Nassoory Andria & Michail
Yaghchi left for Basreh in the
Khalifah, they embarked from
the garden of Farhat where

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the family are encamped ~
	After mass we called on
Menusha my sisters Eliza
& Emilia were there and
other people called also,
we then called on Tookyeh with 
Alexander & Marie, & also 
on Antone Marine and came 
home at 10; I received letters
from Rufail & Rezooki Sayegh, 
Mr. Demello called
on us;
	The Mejidieh arrived
at 7 AM. She had undergone
cleaning and painting at Basreh
for the last month as more;
At 3 P.M. I called on the Eassayis
& came home at 4½ ~
My wife left at 3 P.M. and 
went to Tookyeh;
	Light variable air from the west,
S. West & north, & warm,
It shifted to west & N. West at 
night but it was warm all 
the night;
	Subsection:30 Mond The 4.80
	Light N.W. & warm
weather;
	At 7 AM I called on Alice and Sister 
Emilia & left at 9, went to

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Alexander’s office & came home
at 10; Very hot wind blew
all the day ~
	At 4 P.M. I called on Sister Medula
& came home at 6 ~ Shekoory
came we went to see the little 
house mine just behind my
house, as Dowd Ghazala 
is building his little house
next to it & pulling down 
my wall which separates
& is building it at his own 
expenses ~
	Modte N.W. wind but warm
	Section:[July, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Tuesd The 4.87
	Modte N.W. & rather warm 
morning ~
	At 7 AM called on Menusha 
& then went to the bazaar &
came home at 9 ½ ~ I wanted
to get a bill for 75 Liras on Rufail
Sayegh from Eliahoo Denoos,
but he sent to tell me that he
could not find, they wanted
a premium of 1% on it, So
I sent a telegram to Rufail
at 3 P.M. to let him send 
me a bill & said
	[telegram]"Sayegh Basreh
Send Bill Khalifah
Svoboda"[end telegram]

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	Today it has been very hot
106º at noon, the sun is very 
hot;
	Strong hot wind blowing
all the night;
	Subsection:2 Wedn The 4.86
Modte N.W. & fine but warm 
wind not refreshing;
	At 7 AM I called on Sister
Medula & then went to Alexander’s 
office; I heard there that 
the 1st mate of the Mejidieh
Mr. Slack got drowned yesterday
afternoon while he went to 
swim alongside the steamer
near the Custum House between 
her & the Barge; he must 
have been drunk at the time,
	At 3 P.M. I received a telegram 
from Gabriel Asfar from London
in answer to mine of the 28 Ulto
he says.
	[telegram]"Svodoba, Baghdad
Written you Sixth June
Asfar,"[end telegram]
	It is dated yesterday evening,
So I should see by tomorrow's
Post if I get a letter from

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him ~
	At 3 P.M. I called on Sister 
Emilia & on Sister Eliza & 
came home at 6 ½;
	The S.S. Mossul left yesterday
morning;
	My wife remained at home, but did
not dine with us ~
	Strong N.W. wind blowing
all the night;
	Subsection:3 Thursd The 4.85
	Modte N.W. Wind, & Sultry
warm weather ~
	The S.S. Mejidieh left at 4 AM.
I went to Alexander’s office to see 
Yacoob Eassayi & spoke to him
regarding the falling wall in
my little house between mine 
& his on which he has built two
rooms; we agreed to build it 
between us ~
	The Damascus Post arrived today
& no letter came from G. Asfar for 
me, I am astonished ~
	At 6 P.M. Alexander Marie
& I went to Alice & Emilia, we 
went on the top of the house, there 
came Mons Rouet also &
spent the evening till 8, & we 
left ~
	The body of Mr. Slack 
was found this afternoon

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	At 2 ½ P.M. opposite the Custum
House whe he had & got drowned, 
it was brought alongside
the Comet & put into a Coffin
& passed through the Residency
into a carriage & taken out
to the cemetry at 7 P.M.;
	Light N.W. & fine night,
	Subsection:4 Frid Th.4.78
	Light N.W. & fine cool
morning;
	At 7 AM I called on sister Medoola
& then on Menusha, & came 
home at 10;
	My wife went to Tookyeh at 3
P.M. ~ Shekoory Sayegh called
on us in the  evening;
	Light N.W. & fine cool
night;
	Subsection:5 Satur The 4.77
	Light N.W. breeze and
fine weather;
	My wife came home at 8 AM.
to take a bath & remained but
did not breakfast with us;  
I took a cold bath, also Alexander
& Marie;
 	Hanna our servant boy left
us this morning, because I got
angry with him & abused him

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I engaged a new boy [illegible],
son of Jejo Maroghi deckman
of the Mejidieh;
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
	Subsection:6 Sund Th 4.81
	Light N.W. breeze & fine,
	At 8 AM. Alexander Marie & 
I went to the Latin Church, 
my wife went to Takoohy also 
at 8 AM. ~
	Petrin Pahlawan, the Uncle
of Menusha, & brother of her
mother Celesta, the lame
& crippled, died last night
in his house at about 10 ½
P.M.; he was brought from 
Celesta's garden at Howedir
about 40 days ago ill with
fever, he begun to get worse 
& got the dropsy & his kidneys
were consumed, he begun
to swell up, & died to the 
last moment he was conscious,
he was 65 years old,
his funeral took place 
just as we entered the church,
& a high mass was 
celebrated, & then the body 
was taken out to the

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Cemetrey at 9 ~ We then called
on Takoohy, my wife was there, 
& there on Mina Abood,
on the Assyrian Bishop &
there we met Mr. Rappaport,
We also called on Dr. Macri,
he is absent being sent to 
Kermanshah, there we
saw the twin sons of Arnaldo
Dr. Macri's son, he got them 
about 25 days ago, they are
very small & measly;
We came home at 11, Mrs. 
Guilietti, her son Antoine 
his wife & his Sister Sophie
called on us, also Johny
& Artin my nephews ~
	In the afternoon my nieces Terooza
her daughter Bella & Regina  
called on us also Yacoob Pasha
Eassayi & his wife Mariam,
at 4 P.M. I called on Menusha
to condole her on the death of her 
uncle Petrin; I then called
on sister Medoola & then

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took her husband Rezooki
Andria & went to Petrin
Pahlawan's house for condolations,
we returned to Medoola
where Alexander & Marie had
come & at 6 ½ we came home,
	Light N.W. breeze & fine;
	Subsection:7 Mond Th.4.83
	Light N.W. & fine morning,
	Today being Alexander’s
birth day in 1878, he has
completed 24 years; 
	The S.S. Ressafah arrived
here yesterday, she was in the
dock undergoing repairs since
one year ~
	I received a telegram yesterday
from Rufail Sayegh, thus
	[telegram]"Joseph Svoboda
Baghdad
Receive from Blockey
Seventy five Liras, no news
from Asfar love
Sayegh,"[end telegram]
	At 7 AM. I called on Alice &
Sister Emilia & left at 9, I
called on Blockey Hotz’s office
& I received from Mr. Broomhead
the now representative

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of the Firm the 75 TLiras &
I came home, found
Catterina the widow of Rezooki
Serkis here came to return
me the visit ~ At 4 P.M. Sister
Medoola called on us, also Antone
Marine & Shekoory Sayegh;
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
	Subsection:8 Tuesd Th.4.80
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
At 7 am. called on Sister Eliza,
& left at 8 ½ went to Alexander’s
office & came home at 10 ~
My wife came home at 9 ~
	Lots of thieves & murders 
taking place in town now,
because the government is so
very weak & careless, and
worse still because the
military soldiers & officers
are not getting paid for
a long time; The robbery
of the 3700 Liras from the
Turkish Constantinople Post
last month, it was through
the instrumentality of some
officers of high ranks, and
the persons who are

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charged to investigate & find
out the culprits have been
secretly warned [strikethrough] to look
out for themselves if they
divulge the news, & so
they have all kept aloof;
Last night two thieves were
murdered in the Meydan;
	At 4 P.M. Tookyeh & her children
called on us, also Mrs. Cuterth (the 
daughter of Mr. Abdulla) & her
sister in law; I went to see my
Sister Medula & came home at
6 ½; my wife went with Tookyeh
to her house at 7 ~
	Light N.W & fine weather
	Subsection:9 Wedn Th.4.75
	Light N.W. air & fine
cool morning;
	Masons came to pul down
the wall between my little house
& that of Yacoob Eassayi to
build it up in partnership;
	At 7 ½ Sister Medoola & her
husband Rezooki came to us
& we went all to the house
of Monseigneur Altmayer 
also Alexander & Marie &
walked in the garden with
Pėre Augustin, we ate

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some peaches, grapes & Bananas
and at 8 ½ we came back,
	At 4 P.M. I called on Antone
Marine; and came home at
6.~ I wrote letters to Rufail
& Rezooki by the Khalifah
leaving tomorrow;
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
moon 4 days old;
	Subsection:10 Thursd Th 4.82
	Light N.W. wind & fine,
The S.S. Khalifah left at 4 AM,
	At 7 AM. I called on Sister Medoola,
also on Menusha & on Ferida
widow of Yacoob Pahlawan
& came home at 10 ~ my wife
came from Tookyeh at 8 am;
	At 3 P.M. my wife went away,
at 4 I called on Eliza & Adoola
my cousins & came at 6.
Rezooki Andria called on us
at 6 P.M.~
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
I do not feel well today, I have
the indigestion, on account of having
eaten many fresh figs at breakfast
& other fruit it upset my stomach,
at dinner I also ate some
grapes, & 3 figs, & I was bad

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at night, too much wind and
noise, & he heartburn, & could not
sleep;
	Subsection:11 Frid Th.4.78
	Light N.W. & fine cool,
I turned up at 3 & went below
my stomach is bad, & noise
& indigestion; it worked three
times & I feel weak, it is all from
the figs & fruit I ate yesterday;
	At 7 AM. Sister Medoola & Rezooki
came & then Alexander, Marie &
I all went to house of the Nawab
Ahmed Agha close by at Ras~
el Ghereyeh where Mr. Daniel
Tathoseyan is now living in
the absence of Ahmed Agha,
on sat on the messenayah,
there came also the Giulietti’s
& at 8 ½ we returned to our
houses ~
	At 9 Mr. Rappaport called
on me to visit us;~
	I took nothing but rice soup &
a bit of boiled meat for breakfast, 
	Sarah the daughter of
Senna (Sister of Ferida mother
of Rezooki Angoorly) died
today at 2 P.M. She is 75
years old, & was ill with

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internal complaints, asthma,
& liver disease etc;~
	Shekoory Sayegh called in the evening,
	Light N.W. breeze & fine~
	I had dinner only Soup & a piece
of roast mutton, I had a
slight diarrhea & passed biles,
& it has done me good, & feel
well ~
	Subsection:12 Satur Th.4.79
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
At 7 AM. I called on Alice & Emilia
& then in Alexander’s office &
came home at 10 ~
	My wife came home at 8 AM;
she took a bath & breakfasted up in
the room~
	I took a cold bath at 2 ½ P.M ;
At 3 the SS. Baghdad arrived
from Basreh;
	At 5 letters came from the SS.
Mejidieh from Gherrara sent
by Metty; I received letters from
Rufail & Rezooki Sayegh;~
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
my wife dined & slept at home;
	Subsection:13 Sund The 4.82
	Light N W. & fine weather;
At 8 Alexander, Marie & I went
to church; my wife also went
out ~ We then called on the
french Priests, & I went to

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Shekoory where Alexander & Marie
had gone; I then called on
Antone Marine, & then came
to Sister Medoola, where Alexander
& Marie had gone; at 10 ½
we came home;
	I received a letter from G. Asfar 
through Joseph Asfar here
it came via Bombay, in
answer to my letter of the 8
of May, he is requesting me
to keep my money with him
until his arrival here in
October when he will pay me
all the money & interest to
that date;
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	Subsection:14 Mond Th.4.76
	Light N.W. & fine, breeze
from N.& N. by west;
	The SS. Ressafah left at 5
AM ~ At 6 ½ Harriet my
niece (brother Henry’s daughter)
came & then I took Alexander
Marie & Harriet & went to
the messanayeh of Ahmed
Agha the Nawab to Mr. Daniel
Tatheossyan, I went and
fetched Alice too & She

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came with me; while there
the SS. [strikethrough] Mossul arrived from
Basreh at 8.50 am. at
9 we came all to my house
	My wife came at 10 she took
a bath breakfasted with us. &
at 2 P.M. went to Tookyeh;
	At 4 I called on Sister Eliza
& came home at 6;
	Very light N.W. air & fine
it has been very hot today;
	Today being the anniversary
of the french Republic
Monsr. Rouet held no official
reception, I suppose on account
of the bad situation of his
house (the one belonging now
to Tanton Kasperkhan’s family
formerly of Toma Loca, just
near my father’s house)
& it is so difficult for the
governor & other officials &
consuls to come in carriages
& in uniform to his house,
& besides the hot weather too,
But in the evening there

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was an illumination on
the top of his house & the flag
staff & the door of his house,
& he gave a dinner to some
french subjects & protègès;
	Very light breeze & rather warm
on the terrace;
	Subsection:15 Tuesd The @ 4.79
	Light N.W. by west,
or calm; Alexander left at
5 am with his Bycicle, & went
to his mother who went out on
donkey to see the Yaghchy’s at
the garden of Farhat encamped,
with Mina & her son Albert
& she returns tomorrow, &
Alexander came back at 8
	I called on Sister Medoola,
It has been very warm today,
no wind;
	At 4 P.M I called on Alice
& Sister Medoola & returned
at 6 ~
	Our wall between me 
& Yacoob Eassayi finished
today; the expence came to
Piasters half payable by me,
	Breeze changed to S. Ely &
became nasty warm &

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disagreable ~
	Subsection:16 Wedne Th.4.83
	Light N.W. breeze, but not
refreshing ~
	I discharged our cook Elias
this morning & paid him for half
a month's wages P. 170, & engaged
Franso our former cook, who
came back from Mossul
at the rate of 360 P. per month;
	I sent the following telegram
today at 10 AM to Gabriel
Asfar, London ~
	[telegram]"Seddi London
Accept October provided
nine percent, otherwise
instruct payment, greatly
needed, wire,
Svoboda
14 words
G.S.P. 48 ¼ ~"[end telegram]
	At 7 ½ AM I called on Menusha
& came home at 9 ~ It has
been very warm again today;
	I wrote letters to Rufail &
Rezooki & sent them to Metty
in the Mejidieh ~

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	At 6 P.M. Alexander, Marie
& I called on Sister Medoola
we went on top of the house &
at 8 we came home;
	Fresh N.W. wind blowing
but not cool;
	Subsection:17 Thursd The 4.82
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	The SS. Mejidieh left this
morning ~
	My wife came from the garden
at Yaghchys this morning at
8 to Tookyes house, & at 3 ½ P.M
she came home;
	I wrote letters to G. Asfar &
to Blockey in London by today's
Post of Damascus;
	At 6 Alexander Marie & I
went to see Menusha, we went
on the top of the house, & had a
drink of Arak etc, her brother
Azoori was also, at 8 we
came home, modte N.W. wind
& fine, it blew fresh at night,
	I feel myself very billious,
so I took 3 of Dr. Scott's Pills,
	Subsection:18 Frid
	Modte N.W. wind & fine
The Pills I took last night of Johny
my nephew did not work me, they
must either old or very light dose,

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	At 7 AM I went to Alice & Emilia
& came at 8, my bowels worked
by very constipated;
	At 10 ½ AM I received the following
telegram from Gabriel Asfar
from London dated the
17 at 4. 45 P.M.
	[telegram]"Svoboda Baghdad
October ~"[end telegram]
	What he means by it, I cannot
guess, probably he accepts at
9 % till October;
	I took nothing today but some
rice soup & boiled chicken, but
my bowels did not work but
once, & I felt very weak ;
	At 4 P.M. I called on Sister Medoola
& returned at 6;
	My wife left at 5 P.M. & went
to Tookyeh ~
	Light N.W. air & fine;
	Subsection:19 Saturd Th.4.76
	Modte N.W. & fine cool morning
	At 3 ½ AM I was up, & took the
hot water as usual for my Stomach
which has not got well since
5 or 6 days ~ Took tea with
Alexander & Rezooki Andria
& sent for Harriet my niece

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and at 4 ½ we went to the goffa
only Alexander, Harriet, Rezooki,
Andria & myself Alexander
took his Bycicle with him &
we went down to visit the
Yaghchys encamped in the garden
of Farhat, Yousif his wife
Louisa, his Sister, Terrooza
& his daughter Mina, we had
tea there, we then visited the
Asfars Yousif & his Sister Harriete
& also called on the daughters of
Tantons & at 8 we rode in
on Donkeys & got home, the
weather was very cool and
pleasant;
	The SS. Baghdad left yesterday
morning for Basreh;
	I took a cold bath & found it very
refreshing;
	My wife went at 4 P.M. to Tookyeh;
	Light westerly air & rather
dampy night;
	Subsection:20 Sund Th.4.77
	Light westerly air & fine,
At 8 AM. Alexander Marie & I called
on Sister Medoola & then went all
to the Latin church ~ we three then
called on Tooza widow of Georgi
Asfar & Hannosh Asfar both

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are all in bed, Tooza is still
suffering from her stomach
disease & cannot eat anything,
we called on Antone Marine
we saw there Mr. Rappaport
he had called on us but saw
no one at home, Antone has
receiving a telegram from his
son Gabriel from London he
arrived there on the 17th ~ we
called on Shekoory Sayegh,
and on Tookyeh daughter of my
wife, my wife had just gone
home; we came home at
11; Johny called also Antone
Marine ~ my wife went away at
11 ½ to Tookyeh;
	At 4 P.M. Alexander, Marie &
I called on Sister Eliza, & on Alice
& Sister Emilia & at 6 ½ we
came home;
	Light N.W. breeze & fine but
not cool;
	Subsection:21 Mond TH.4.84 Noon 107 4PM 110
	Light N.W. & fine ~
	The SS. Phrat arrived at
midnight ~ and the S.S.
Khalifah arrived this morning
at about 4 AM;
	At 7 I called on Sister Medool

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also on Menusha & came home
at 9 ½ AM ~ I received letters
from Rufail & Rezooki by the
Khalifah ~
	The day has been very warm
today ~
	Subsection:22 Tuesd Th 4.84 Noon 105 4 PM 110
	Light N.W. air & fine
but not cool ~
	The S.S. Mossul left this morning
at 4 AM.;
	My wife came at 7 ½ AM for an hour &
went away;
	I called on Georgis Sagman to
condole him on the death of his
brother about 6 days ago, he was
the eldest one & always ill his
name was Behnam; I then
went to Alexander's office, &
came home at 10 AM;
Breeze, light westerly & warm,
	At 4 P.M. I called on Sister
Medoola, Alexander also came
& we left at 6 ½ P.M. & came
home;
	Modte N.W. & fine but warm
	Subsection:23 Wedn Th.4.84	
	Modte N.W. & fine, few clouds
are appearing on the Eastern horyzon
	At 7 AM. I called on Alice &
Sister Emilia; I then went to the

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bazaar & called on Alexander's
office, & visited Menusha and
then came [strikethrough] home at
10 ½'~ warm day & hot wind
	At 5 P.M. Père Pièrre called, also
Shekoory Sayegh;
	Clouds are spred on the
Eastern parts, at night they
spred over in patches
	Subsection:24 Thursd The 4.82 Noon 109 4PM 110
	Light N.W. & clouds are
scattered about;
	The SS. Khalifah left this morning
for Basreh; I wrote to Rufail
& Rezooki yesterday ~ Mr.
Krichly the Director of the Ottoman
Bank left by the Khalifah to
go to Constantple, he may not
return; his successor, a frenchman
is coming up by the mejidieh
from constple, he left his wife
daughter of Dr. Sedlitz & two
children here'~
	At 7 AM I called on Sister Medoola
& then left at 8 & went to Alexanders
office, & went with Shekoory
to the bazaars ~ came home
at 10 ½ ~ Very warm weather
& light air ~

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	My wife came from Tookyeh at 2 ½ P.M.
Eliza & Adoola my cousins called
on us at 3 ~ also Rezooki Andria,
& Eliahoo Denoos; but I did not
go down to see them ~ my wife did
not dine with us, she slept here ;
	Very light N.W. air & not refreshing
at all;
	Subsection:25 Frid The 4.84
	Light N.W. & fine but
not cool at all; at 7 AM. I called
on Sister Medoola & on Menusha
& then on Alexander's office, &
came home at 10 ½ AM;
	Warm day & light N.W.
My wife went away to Tookyeh
at 4 P.M.;
	Very light air & warm weather;
	Naeem Bahoshy, who
leaves at Howedir & Bakooba
having a house & little property
outside Howedir & excersising 
the profession of Lawership there
was brought in today, having
had his intestines twisted and
suffered much, he died here today
in the afternoon & was buried
this evening; he is young of
about 40 years married the
daughter of Yacoob Pahlawan
& has one son, he has four
brothers ~

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	Very light N.W. air & warm
night ~
	Subsection:26 Satur Th. 4.83 Noon 108 4PM 110
	Light N.W. breeze warm
At 7 AM I called on Alice &
Sister Emilia, at 9 I went to
Alexander's office, went with
Shekoory to the bazaars, & then
came home at 11 ~ my wife
came home at 8 ½ to take a
bath ;~ The day was very warm
today ~ I took a cold bath;
	Mina Abood sent to invite us
Alexander Marie & I to a garden
party tomorrow morning to
the garden of Abduljibbar the
Lawyer, because she has
invited Antone Marine & family
my wife & Tookyeh etc, but
we declined to go, as Mary's
excuses are plain; She is
close on delivery in a fortnight
more, & has bad cold etc,
Mary went to confess this
evening to the french Priests
so as to take the comunion
tomorrow ~
	My wife went away to Tookyeh at
7 ½ P.M. She became angry &
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the keys of all the rooms with
me & she wants them to take
away with her, as she told
Alexander so;
	Light N.W. & fine weather
	Subsection:27 Sund The 4.82
	Light N.W. & fine weather
at 7 AM. Marie Alexander
& I went to Alice & Sister Emilia
& thence at 7 ½ we went to
Père Augustin at the Delagation
& heard mass, my Sister
Eliza & her daughters were
there also, at 8 ½ we came
home; I then took Alexander
& called on Sister Medoola; & then
on Menusha, we took Antone
my nephew & went to call on
Mr. Rappaport, but he was out
visiting, we left our cards, & came
home; I then called on Yacoob
Oossy Messeyeh, & came home
at 11 ½; Harriette my niece
& Yousif Yaghchi called on
me at 3 P.M.;
	At 3 ½ P.M. the SS. Mejidieh
arrived, I got a letter from
Rezooki Sayegh only~
	The S. Phrat left at 4 AM

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	This morning at 7 ½ AM a
party went to the garden of
Abduljebbar the lawyer to have
breakfast & spend the day,
they were Mina Abood
Abduljebbar; Antone Marine
& his family, my wife and
Tookyeh etc ~
	At 4 P.M. I called on Mina
& her mother Terroza, & then
came home found Rezooki
Andria waiting for me to
go to the house of the deceased
Naeem Bahoshy for condolence,
We then called on Iskender
Aziz Eassayi & his wife Eliza
daughter of Georgi Asfar,
my sister Medoola was also
there, I left at 6 ½ & came 
home, found Johny & Artin
also Madm. Ezra Daniel
Johny stopped & went up to 
the terace until 8 P.M.
	Modte N.W. breeze & fine,
	Subsection:28 Mond Th.4.84
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
	At 7 AM I went to see my 
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messanayeh, I related to her,
what took place with my wife
on Saturday evening & how she
has gone & grumbled & growled
against me for not giving
her the Kees of the cupboards,
& so while talking my
servant came at 8
asking me to give him the
key as my wife had come
& wanted it; I told to go 
& I am coming to follow 
him, he returned again &
wanted the key immediately
I told him to stop & not
to go; we therefore decided
to send for Père Pièrre
the superior to explain to 
him all the matter & to
talk to her, we sent for 
sister Emilia too, but 
Père Pièrre was not to
be found, so at 9 I left &
came home, as soon as I 
entered the house & went up to
open the room for Eliza

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She opened her mouth as loud
as she could & asked me why 
I do not give the key to the Servant
I told her because I have no
more confidence in her &
she cryed most loudly and
impertinently why so, & what
has she stolen here, I said
you have been carrying
all your Kit away for the 
last 15 or 20 days, that you 
have already taken away 
three full boxes & five bundles
of her clothes, all the Silverware
of the house, she first denied
& then she said all belong
to her & I have nothing,
I said to her that she has 
even taken my whisky & 
sold it from the Kefeshkan 
at 2 ½ Rps by Rezooki
Towzira, I spoke too all
I could but I could feel
that I could not stand 
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fearing for my stomach,
I told her that I will not let
her take anything away 
from her until I see it,
she was awfully impertinent 
and very unruly, she sung out
so loud that her throat got 
chocked, she called me every
thing in the shape of stingy,
ungrateful & so on; she came
then out of the room with a 
bundle, & I compelled her
to open & show it to me, she
opened it, & it contained some
silverware she said it was 
mortgaged to her, & her other
clothes & I let her have
them; she went away still
talking & assaulting me,
the servant carrying the 
bundle; Marie saw all
this scandal; & Alexander
before going to his office
she had also spoken very
roughly with him for 
an hour ~

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	It is all through Tookye’s
coming to Baghdad that 
my wife has taken such
courage & liberty on me, as
she is always in her house,
and now as she is so jealous
of Mary her son's wife to
see her with her in the house,
& besides she has no more
any expences of the house,
it is all in my hand, as she
wished it to be so since
one year she used to tell me
of taking the expenses into
my hand & see how much
we spend & if the 10 TLiras
which I used to give her
will be sufficient, now
that I have taken it, & find
the expences below 10 Liras, 
I never had such a raw, or
quarrel before with my wife
and never saw her with such 
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& with no shame, not the 
least consideration to me
as her husband, since our
marriage 25 years ago,
she seems to have made up
her mind to leave me for ever
by the tone of her talk & her
behavior; she is even intending
going to Basreh with her
daughter Tookyeh as she had 
told me after the latter's arrival,
	I became so enraged & vexed,
and even she had several times
thretened me by reporting
me to our consul Mr. Rappaport,
so at 10 I was determined to
get & see Mr. Rappaport & explain
to him all the matter from
beginning to end; He heard all
the story & was sorry for it
& he red me the rules and
duty of man & wife, & how a
wife cannot leave the house
or taken anything without
her husbands permission
& consent, & he advised me
to speak to a Priest or

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to Père Pièrre so as to go and
talk to her & put her to reason,
& if I like he will offer himself
to do it, I prefered father
Peter for the present, & I 
left him; came home at 11,
	At 3 P.M. I called on my
niece Giuseppina the poor
widow she has become totally
blind since last year,
she also spoke to me about 
my wife as every house and
every Christian know it,
for the last month that she 
got angry & left me; I
then called on my niece
Louisa (wife of Yousif Yaghchi)
& then went to my sister
Medoola but she had gone 
to my house, I came and 
found her here, I related 
to her all what happened
to today ~ Shortly after
Père Pièrre called on us, he
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this morning & she refered 
him to me to explain the matter
of my wife which I did
all minutely; he understood
all, & he said that he was
going now to her to ask her
to come over to him tomorrow
to his house in the church,
convent; Alexander & Marie also
seconded me in all what 
I said & they witnessed &
believed my complaint;
	Light N.W breeze & fine;
	Subsection:29 Tuesd Th 4.82
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
At 7 AM I called on Alice
& Emilia & came home at 9,
I got the Iwan cleaned &
put to right & put our large
bedstead for Mary preparatory
for her delivery in a few
days more; ~
	At 4 P.M. I called on sister Medoola
she tells me that all the people
are speaking about my wife’s
quarrel yesterday & inventing 
all sorts of lies ~

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Light N.W. air & fine evening,
	Subsection:30 Wedn Th 4.78
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
morning ~ I wrote a letter to
Rezooki Sayegh for the mejidieh
leaving tomorrow ~ At 7
AM I called on my sister Medoola
and also on Menusha & came 
home at 10; Marie told me
that Père Pièrre has been to 
see me so as to tell me, that
he spoke to my wife regarding
her quarrel with me, and
she said that she wants to 
go to Basreh with her daughter
when she goes but by my
consent, & she has nothing
with me etc, & he wishes to
see me at about 4 or 5
P.M. to talk to me;
	At 4 P.M. I called on Père Pièrre
in the Church, he told me that 
he asked my wife to come
over to see him yesterday, but
excused herself of being little
indisposed so he went to her
she complains to him that

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my sisters are backing me
so as to be so had with her,
& that I have spoken very
harshly to her etc, without
obtaining any result, &
I got nothing materially from
Père Pièrre, & he said that
today she went to the 
Assyrian Bishop to speak to
him, & he sent for
Père Pièrre, the latter told
me that he would not have
gone there, considering that
my wife belongs to the Latin
creed, but for respect of
his position of being a Bishop
he went & he told him to
try & bring the matter to 
a reconciliation etc etc,
Père Pièrre asked me if he
can succeed to reconcile
us, would I like to come
to him & he will send 
for my wife also; I said
certainly not, I expect 
to see me wife coming

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herself to my house and 
not before she fulfills the 
conditions, which I drew
out for him on paper in 
french, which is as follows 
	1st, The reconciliation
cannot be effected, but on 
the following conditions, 
	The restitution of 3 Boxes
taken away by her, as well 
as of 5 Bundles containing 
her effects, and silverware 
which belong to me and 
confided at her brother as 
well at her daughter, besides 
all the wines and spirits which
she has disposed of or sold
without having told me of 
it, In case of her denying, 
she shall have to be put 
on oath before a Revend Father,
	2 She shall have to obey
the orders and councels of her husband 
with regard to her absence 
from the house, and of her

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good behavior with her husband, 
her son and daughter in law, 
and to submit to the common 
conjugal life, in order that peace 
and harmony may be enjoyed 
in the family ~ 
	3 Before expressing to me
her regret of all what she had 
given me cause for offence, 
and of her bad conduct, It is quite 
impossible for me to allow 
my wife to voyage to Basreh 
for the sake of seeing her Sons, 
should I then permit her to
do so, it will be after the 
departure of her daughter from 
here, and that will only be 
for one month's absence; 
	Pere Pierre retained the above 
paper and found it reasonable,
He expressed his wish to have 
the matter settled as early as 
possible on account of Marie's 
approaching delivery & also 
not to cause a scandal 
among the Christians, I 
told him as for the first 

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cause, it is quite immaterial 
to me whether she comes 
or not, but if she comes before 
our reconciliation, she will
be received only as visitress, 
and will not be permitted to 
have any ingress to the rooms 
or interfere with the business 
of the house; He then asked 
me that if she agrees to 
all the points and wishes to 
be reconciled, would i 
let him have Alexander 
to accompany him to his 
mother and bring her home? 
I said I will then do that 
with pleasure, and so I 
left him; 
	I came home and found my 
nieces Terrooza, & Regina 
also Sirpohy & Bella, they 
left at 7 ~ 
	Light N.W and fine 
weather ~
	Subsection:31 Thursd Th.4.85
	Light N.W. wind 
& fine, It increased to a fresh 
wind ~

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	At 4 AM. the S.S Mejidieh
left; Mr. Taylor the agent 
for Lynch Brothers in the Karoon 
who had come up in her 
four days ago to inspect the 
business of the firm also 
returned by her;
	A new director for the Bank 
(Ottoman Bank) called Count 
de Sigalas also had arrived here 
by the Mejidieh to inspect the 
Bank, (Mr. Kritchly the former 
Director having left by the Khalifah
on the 24 Instt)~
	At 7 AM I called on Alice and 
Sister Emilia, my
sister Eliza also came there, 
I told them what took place 
about my wife’s quarrel etc, 
at 9 I went to Alexander's 
office and then to the bazaar, to 
buy woollen cloth & make 
a dinner coat for me & 
came home at 11; 
	Modte N.W. & fine weather 
hot not so cool; 

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	Section:[August, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Friday Th.4.84
	Modte N.W. & fine weather; 
	At 7 AM called on sister Medoola 
also on the Guiliettis as it the 
holyday of their daughter Sophie 
& came home at 9 ~
	My wife sent at noon the
black servant Benefsheh of 
Tookyeh wanting her slippers 
socks and Bath scrubber which
I gave her ~
	Alexander told me this afternoon
that Juma the coolie told him
that he saw my wife & the
servant yesterday at 10 am 
returning from Mr. Rappaport
she had been to him but I 
don’t know what transpired; 
	I feel very vexed & sorry at my 
wife's proceedings & bad
heart at the manner she is
comporting herself with me,
she has been doing things that
I never saw her do or expected
her to do, it is all because 
Tookyeh her daughter is here, 
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even if she is reconciled & 
comes now, how are we going 
to live happy for the future 
she has passed the limit of 
her ordinary quarrel, She 
has been preparing this since
March before we went out
to the garden to encamp 
It is all through Alexander's
wife whom she cannot suffer 
to see her in the house, and
because I have left the service
I am constantly at home, 
she wants to be the sole and 
independent mistress of
all the house affairs.~
I am afraid of getting back 
my stomach complaint, 
through this sorrow and unrest 
of mind & body ~ 
	Light N.W. & fine weather
	Subsection:2 Satur Th.4.83
	Modte N.W. wind & fine,
I sent Alexander this morning
at 4 to Père Pièrre to ask him what 
has he done about the affair 
with wife but he did not see 
him, he went out this morning  

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to Asfar's garden ~ 
	At 7 ½ AM i called on Sister Eliza 
& came home at 9; 
I took a cold Bath at 4 P.M; 
	Light N.W and fine cool weather
	At 8 ½ P.M. the SS. Khalifah 
arrived ~
	Subsection:3 Sund Th.4.80
	Light N.W and fine cool 
weather; 
	At about 2 AM. the Ressafah 
arrived ~ 
	At 8 Alexander Marie &
I went to the Latin Church and 
thence we called on Mina Abood, 
on Antone Marine and 
on Eliza & Adoola my cousins, 
none of them all enquired from
us about my wife’s quarrel &
absence to her daughter's house
although it has become the 
topic in each [strikethrough]
[strikethrough] Christian house, 
We came home at 9 ½, I
found a letter for me from 
Rufail, which was enclosed 
in Tookyeh’s letter & she sent
it, but it had been opened

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probably by my wife & gummed
again ~ Only Shekoory 
Sayegh called on us; I went
to call on Sister Medoola 
and Menusha and & home
at 11, Yacoob Oossy, & Dowd 
Ghazala called on us ~ 
	At 4 P.M. I called on Alice &
returned at 6~ Alexander and 
Marie had gone to Medoola &
to Madm. Guilietti; 
	Light air from west, & then 
shifted to N. West; 
	Mr. Guilietti called on us at
6 P.M. also Artin my nephew, 
	Breeze shifted to South all
the night; 
	Subsection:4 Mond The 4.78
	Light Southerly breeze 
& fine ~ 
	At 9 AM I went to Alexander's 
office & then took him & went to 
the bazaar to shops and Tailors to 
try & make black dress coats 
for us or buy ready made, 
for the Emperor of Austria's 
birth day on the 18th and I came
home at 10 ½ ~
	The SS. Baghdad arrived at 8
AM. ~ 

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	Weather became very Sultry, 
close & clouds appeared from 
the N. & west this evening, &
became hazy like fog in 
the town & warm; Breeze 
from East;
	Subsection:5 Tuesd The 4.83
	N. Ely light air & clouds are
hanging over, warm and Sultry, 
the Bahoora heat is showing 
itself since yesterday, but it
had sat in on the 31 Ulto;;
	At 7 AM called on Sister Medoola
& returned home at 8 ½ ~ 
	I wrote two letters for Rufail &
Rezooki Sayegh by the Khalifah 
leaving tomorrow; 
	At 10 AM Tookyeh sent me back 
my Indian coach with her servant 
which my wife had taken over 
for Tookye’s house to be furnished, 
	At 2 ½ P.M. my wife came with 
the servant, she came up & sent 
to ask me for the key of our 
sleeping room I gave it, she 
went in overhauling, I 
then to avoid an other quarrel 
like the other day, sent a 
note to Alexander to come
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any serious [illegible] 
Alexander came immediately 
& went to her; she is taking out
kit & shoes etc. from the room 
boxes & Kefeshkan, she told 
Alexander that she has no 
silverware of mine taken away, 
he asked her that she has been 
to Mr. Rappaport, she answered 
in the affirmative, and said that
she went because I had gone 
also; & he told her that it is not 
convenient for her to do so &
quarrel etc;~  She then came to
me and spoke, enquiring after my 
health, we spoke about all what
she did and what I did; she 
was of good temper & disposed 
to reconcile, so it was useless to 
speak what wrong she had done, 
she denyed most of it, but as 
for my silverware, wines etc 
she said they were all at home, 
& she produced them to me; 
she remained to dine and sleep 
with us~ 
	Modte N.W. wind & fine 
	Subsection:6 Wedn Th.4.84
	Modte N.W & fine, some 
clouds are on the Eastern 
horyzon ~

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	Today is a Holy day of the 
Transfiguration  of the Saviour, 
my wife went to church to confess 
and take the communion, and 
Alexander & Marie went to
the messanayeh of the Nawab
to Mr. Daniel Tatheossian;
	The SS. Khalifah left this morning,
at 9 AM. Alexander, Marie, & I  
went to Sister Medoola, as it is
the holy day of her husband 
Rezooki and came home, 
	Père Pièrre & an other father
called on us ~ 
	It is very hot today, clouds 
hanging about, & very disagreable 
weather ~ 
	My wife went at 3 P.M. to visit 
Tookyeh & also at Mina 
wife of her son Rezooki, 
	At 4 I called on Menusha,
Alexander came there & we left, 
& called on Madme. Ezra Daniel 
the viennese, where Marie 
had gone, & at 5 ¾ came 
home ~ Eliza came at 7 
warm weather & sultry ~

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	Hannosh Asfar is sinking 
in health; he has had a strong 
fever since three days & his 
bowels worked blood, he 
cannot talk, I think there 
is no hope of his recovery 
so as his son Jeboory can 
see him in October before he
dies~  
	Subsection:7 Thursd Th. 4.89
	Light NW. breeze & fine 
The SS. Ressafah left at 12 AM. 
At 7 ½ I went to Asfar’s to see
Hannosh Asfar, he is speechless 
& drowsy, his eyes closed, & his
hands trembling, they are forcing 
some milk into his mouth, 
he has a strong fever, his pulse
beating strong but slow
he will not last long, 
the doctors that are attending 
him are Behjet son of Nassoory, 
Toma Khayat who has been 
studying, medicine at the 
University of the Jesuits in 
Beyrout, & Dr. Nezam ed 
Din ~ At 9 I came home;
Very warm day the sun is scorching 
	At 4 P.M I called on Alice 
& Sister Emilia & came at 5 ½ 

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	My wife has been to Asfar’s, &
says that poor Hannosh is 
worse, he is dying, there were
great many people there, 
he is on his last agony,~
	Subsection:8 Friday The 4.86
	Light N.W. and fine but not 
cool at all;~ 
	Hannosh is not dead yet, 
we were told my our servant 
this morning, So at 7 I took 
Eliza, Marie & Alexander &
went to the messenayeh of 
Ahmed Agha to Mr. Daniel, 
there were other Armenians, 
while there, our servant came 
to say that a circular came 
from Asfars, to our house 
announcing Hannosh 
Asfar’s death last night 
between 11 and 12 P.M. 
We left soon and went to Asfars 
house, great many people 
were there all there Priests &
Bishop also Mr. Rappaport, 
at 8 ½ the hearse was borne
out & we all accompanied 
it to the Latin Church

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where a mourning service was 
celebrated & the Requium, 
father Anastas preached a 
sermon or an aplause of his 
deeds & his biography & liberal 
gifts to the church and poor 
and his birth at Basreh in 1820
and then came to Baghdad with 
his parents at the age of 6
years etc etc; after the Requium 
it was announced that the 
body will be interred in the 
church but as the grave is 
not yet ready; the toll of 
the bell will announce 
it whenever it is ready, So 
all the congregation were 
dispersed and we came home, 
A gift of 50 Liras was 
given by Asfars for the 
Christian cemetry, for having 
interred the body in the Church, 
	Very hot day Therm @ 4 P.M 
113º no air ~ 
	At 4 P.M Alexander and I went 
to Asfars, we sat in the Serdab 
with the women, & then came 
out, & at 6 we came home 
father Toma Bahi called

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on us ~ 
	Very light N.W. breeze and 
warm Sultry weather,
	Subsection:9 Satur The 4.84
	Very light N.W. air & rather
warm morning;
	At 7 AM I called on Medoola &
then took Rezooki her husband 
& went to Asfar, great many 
people were coming~ They 
are going to wire to Jeboory 
Asfar today to London to 
inform him of his father’s 
death; at 9 ½ I came home,
	Very warm day today Therm 
at noon 114 ~ 
	I took a cold bath; my wife went 
to Tookyeh & thence to Asfar; 
	Very light N.W. warm air,
& fine; 
	It remained warm & calm 
all the night, since 4 or 5 days 
the heat has been so disagreable,
	Subsection:10 Sund The 4.89
	Very light N.W. and warm, 
some clouds are on the west 
& north ~ A light fresh breeze 
sprung up at 5 AM ~ 
	At 8 my wife, Marie Alexander
& I went to Church

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I then called with Rezooki Andria 
on the Pères Pièrre etc. on 
Asfars, Shekoory Sayegh, 
Eassayis, & came home at 10 
found the Assyrian Bishop 
Aghnatius Noori, Kass Toma, 
the ma mère and Soeur, Madme 
Guilietti; Johny and Artin my 
nephews & Shekoory Sayegh, 
	At 3 ½ P.M. I called on sister 
Medoola & then on Shekoory  
Risha Andria on Fetoohi 
Maghak, and on Menusha, 
	I went with Alexander to
Dr. Nezam ed Din at the Dispensary 
of Ezra Daniel, to consult 
him about Alexander because
he has spat a very little blood 
yesterday morning, & is 
afraid of it; 
	My wife went to sleep at 
Tookyeh at 4 P.M. ~ Marie 
& Alexander went to visit 
Alice & Sister Eliza; 
Very warm & light breeze, 
It has been very hot today 
like an oven ~ 

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A modte N.W. wind sprung 
up and blew all the night but 
hot ~
	Subsection:11 Mond The 4.88
	Light N.W. and fine weather, 
At 7 AM I called on Sister Eliza 
& then on Sister Emilia & came 
home at 9 ~ my wife came 
from Tookyeh at 6 ½ AM; 
	At 9 P.M. the SS. Mossul 
arrived ~ 
	At 11 P.M. the S.S. Mejidieh 
arrived ~ 
	Fine cool weather all the 
night;
	Subsection:12 Tuesd The 4.82
	Light N.W. and fine weather, 
At 7 am I took Marie & Alexander 
& walked to the garden of 
Monseigneur Altmayer, and 
thence we went to Sister
Eliza; there came Alice &
Sister Emilia also; Alexander 
Duncan the husband of 
Regina my niece has come 
up in the Mejidieh from 
Basreh, on leave from

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the Bushire Residency Steamer
Lawrence as she is at Basreh 
now spending a month 
there on account of the heat
in the Persian Gulf;~ 
at 9 we came home;
	The SS. Baghdad left this 
morning;
	At 4 P.M. I called on Sister 
Medoola & came home at 6 ½
Light N.W. air and fine;
	There is going to be a Supper 
party tonight at 9 P.M. on board 
the Mejidieh given by a company 
composing of Mr. Parry the 
Agent, Mr. Halt the head clerk, 
Mr. Eldridge the Sub Director
of the Bank, Mr. Broomhead 
clerk of Blockey Hotz's house, 
& Mr. Reynold the acting 
captain of the Mejidieh, they 
have invited about 40 persons
of the European community, 
It is in commemoration of 
the corronation of King Edward 
the 7th which took place 
in London on the 9 Instant,

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Modte N.W. breeze & fine
cool night;
	Subsection:13 Wedn The 4.80
	Modte N.W. breeze & fine 
cool morning & pleasant; 
	I called on Seyd Abdulla el Mokalla 
my Basreh friend & our close
neighbour to condole him on the 
death of his mother yesterday 
morning, at the age of 65. from 
disentry ~ 
	At 5 P.M. I called on Menusha 
& came home at 6 ½ ~ 
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
my wife went to Takoohy & Antone 
& returned at 7 P.M.;
	Subsection:14 Thursd The 4.78
	Light N.W. and fine cool 
morning; 
	Sister Eliza sent for me at 7 AM 
I went & she spoke to me about
Mr. Rappaport wanting to hire
the house which she occupies
now, belonging to Jeboory Asfar 
he has offered 85 Liras a year 
to Yousif Asfar & she wants
me to see Mr. Rappaport &
speak to him that she

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cannot leave the house,
I told her to send Johny first
& see what he says, & then
I will also go & see him,
	I went to Asfars at 8 ½
as to day is the 7th day of
poor Hannosh’s death;
came home at 9 ¼ ~
	I wrote a letter of Condolence
to Jeboory Asfar to condole
him on the death of his father
& sent to Yousif Asfar to be 
enclosed in his by today’s
Damascus Post;
	The day is not so warm today
as before, there is a modte wind
but the sun keeps very hot;
	The wife of Antoine Guilietti
delivered a daughter this morning
& both are doing well; They
were married in October last
year ~
	Johny called on us in the evening
Light N.W. breeze & fine;
	Subsection:15 Frid The 4.82
	Light N.W. & fine ~
Holy day of the Virgin Mary,
We went to Church at 8 AM,

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	Rezooki Andria wife of Medoola
Sister called on us also Alexander
Duncan & Père Augustin ~
I called on Menusha it is her
holy day & came home;
	I spoilt my stomach today at
break fast by eating every thing
& also lots of fruit, some dates,
grapes, Pruns & watermelons
& drunk wine & soda, & a
glass of Champagne, I 
have had the heart burn, &
indigestion with wind etc,
	Daniel Tatheossian called 
also Miss Levy in the evening,
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
I begun to take the Bismuto Magnesia
in tablets since two days & is
doing me good ~
	Breeze shifted to S. West &
became very close, sultry & calm
at 7 P.M.~
	Subsection:16 Satur The 4.82
	Light N. Ely breeze since
midnight, but fine ~
	At 7 AM, I called on Alice
& Sister Emilia to read Blockey’s
letter I received the day before
regarding the sale of the

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Tablets of my brother Henry &
Alice etc, I then went to see
Mr. Follet, he is still layd
up, but his feet is better all
is healed up & there is little 
swelling, it is now about 84
days since he had the accident
of falling down the coal bunker,
I also called on to see Mina
& her son Albert, they are
going down by next time
in the Mejidieh; I came home
at 9 ¼ AM.;
	At 2 ¼ P.M. the SS. Khalifah
arrived; I received a letter from
Rezooki only;
	We have engaged an other servant
girl for Mary, as she will very
soon be confined, she is called
Marroshi @ 6 Besh. per month,
& fed & clothed;
	Light N. Ely breeze & very Sultry
misty weather;
	Subsection:17 Sund The 4.81
	Light N. Ely breeze & fine,
The SS. Mejidieh left at 4 ½ AM.
The SS. Mossul also left at the
same time ~
	
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	At 8 AM, we all went to church,
we then called on Antone Marine,
left my wife there & I called
on Sister Medoola, Alexander
& Marie called on Menusha,
they then came to Medoola &
at 10 ¼ we came home,
	S. Ely breeze & warm weather
my wife went to call on Tookyeh &
Medoola her daughters ~
Alice called on us for Marie’s
holyday on friday ~ at 5 Alexander
& Marie went to call on Sister
Eliza ~ my wife came at 5 ¼;
& went again at 7 to sleep at
Tookyeh ~
	Subsection:18 Mond The 4.83	
	Light N.W. air & not
cool at all ~
	At 6 ½ AM Alexander &
I went to the Latin Church,
to hear the high mass celebrated
by desire of Mr. Rappaport
for our Emperor Francis
Joseph’s birth day he came
in uniform in a carriage
& we entered the church & 
sat alongside of him, also
my son Alexander & Antone

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my brother’s son, Madame
Paduani & her three daughters
also were & two, Austrian
ladies belonging to the men
employed in the paraffine
mine of Kerkha & Kasr-i-
Shirin ~ at 7 ½ we left
at 8 Alexander Antone &
myself called on Mr. Rappaport,
all the visitors had come
& were there, the Wali Namik
Pasha, Kadem Pasha,
Major New March & Antone
Marine, Capt Marsak &
Dr. Cox; Mr. Richarz & Mr.
Anders his chancellier, then
came Mr. Rouet, the Persian
Consul, all the ecclesiastic
Bishops & Priests, the Nazer
of the Custum House, & others,
at 9 ½ it was over & we were
the last to leave, the Turkish
Band was playing national
anthems etc;
	My nieces Terrooza, Regina
also Sirpohy called on us;
	Very warm day, light
N. Ely air & sultry ~

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	I called on Sister Medoola and
Menusha this afternoon ~
	Marie went in the evening to
sister Medoola to dine & sleep
there, as she cannot go with us
to Mr. Rappaport's dinner
being so close to delivery ~
	At 8 P.M. Eliza myself &
Alexander, also Harriet & Antone
my brother’s children with us,
we went to Mr. Rappaport
on the top of the house; others
came also, they were Madme
Paduani & her two daughters
(Mrs. Malakis & the other unmarried
girl) the director of the Bank
Count de Sigalas & the Subdirector
Mr. Eldrige, Mr. Oman, Mr.
Broomhead of Blockey Hotz &
the other young clerk Leveck,
Mr. Freuzel clerk of Berk Puttmann,
Mr. Polaco an employe in
the Paraffin mine, & a
Mr. Wexelmann newly arrived
a Hungarian Jew coming from
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Life insurance branch
here, in all we were 17 persons,
The weather being warm
& calm, but later on a light
N.W. breeze sprung up, the
dinner was not good as
Mr. Rappaport has lost his
Portuguese cook lately died
here, we had wine, Beer, whisky
& Champagne; after dinner
we had the Phonograph playing
& they begun to dance &
so on, at 12 P.M. We
left & came home, before
any one had left ~
	Subsection:19 Tuesd The 4.85
	Light N.W. breeze but
not cool at all;
	At 4 ½ AM. the S.S. Phrat
arrived;
	Marie came home from Sister
Medoola this morning ~
She & my wife went then to
visit the Giuliettis & see the
newly born daughter to Antoine,
	Very hot day therm at noon
114º~
	The night was warm too &
light variable air ~


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	Subsection:20 [Monday]
	Light Ely air & warm,
at 7 AM I called on Sister Eliza
Duncan Alexander is leaving
tomorrow by the Khalifah to
join his steamer the "Lawrence"
I also called on Sister Emilia
& came home at 9 ~
	Very hot weather the sun is
burning hot
	At 4 P.M. called on Menusha
Light N.W. air & warm;
Clouds on the N.W. horyzon;
All the night was calm & warm
very disagreable~
	Subsection:21 Thursd Th.4.90
	Calm, N.W. & very Sultry
weather & warm;
	The “Khalifah” left at 5 AM
The vice consul 
Mr. Du Vallon had come down
about 3 days ago, in a Raft, 
went down to Basreh to replace
Mr. Wratislaw the English
Consul who is going to England
I believe on leave; ~
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went to town with his Newly
married wife, the daughter of 
Korkis Tessy, Eliza, also
Alexander Duncan went
to join the Lawrence;
	At 7 AM I took Alexander and
went to Ezra Daniel’s Dispensary
to see Dr. Nezam ed Din, to
see Alexander as he is very funky
because he is still spitting 
& very little blood when he
spits in the morning & some times
in the afternoon but always
when he lays down, Dr. 
Nezam ed Din said that it was
nothing to speak of and
Prescribed to him two Plasters
of cantharides on his left
Chest & behind on the Shoulder
& gave him a mixture to
take every two hours;
we called on Sister Medoola
& then came home, at
8 I went to see Alice &
Emilia & came at 10,
	Very hot day, it is burning
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	Eliza went to Tookyeh at 1 ½ P.M. &
returned at 6 ~
	Very warm & clouds on the
North & west, Breeze shifted
at 7 P.M. but hot;
	Subsection:22 Frid Th 4.86
	Light N.W. with some
clouds, & nasty warm weather,
	Alexander applied the Cantharides
Plasters on his chest ~
I called on Sister Medoola for
½ hour;
	Mr. Wechselmann the newly
arrived traveller a Hungarian
Jew & agent for the Insurance
Company called “La Police Universelle
de la New York” to open a
house here for life insurance,
& at the recommendation
of Mr. Rappaport, has addressed
him to one, to assist him
& also be the agent, came
to see me at 4 P.M. by
appointment; & we spoke
over the matter, he requested
me to assist him & to try &
persuade people to insure,
I promised to do all I
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with the Jews & other people,
it is a very advantageous
thing if it can be succeeded,
	Shekoory Sayegh called in the
evening ~
	The Blisters put on Alexander’s
chest & shoulder did not do much
it could not have been strong,
but it blistered some parts;
	Subsection:23 Satur Th 4.85
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
but still warm, the atmosphere
is not settled yet;
	A squall of dust got up at about
9 AM, with hot wind blowing
very disgustful, & kept so
hot the whole day ~
	The Russian consul of Basreh
Mr. Adamoff & his wife have
come up last time by the
Mejidieh for a change of air
for a month;
	Light N.W. air & fine
	Subsection:24 Sund The 4.84
Light N.W. & fine weather
at 8 AM. We went to church,
I then called with Antone
Marine on the Bishop
Aghnatius; & on Antone 
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on Abduljebbar Effendi and
on Terrooza Yaghchi & Mina
but they were not at home;
I came home; Mr. Rappaport
had called on us but left his
cards;
	Yacoob Eassayi, Iskender Aziz, 
Shekoory Sayegh, Yousif Yaghch
& his wife Louisa, & Antone
Marine called on us ~
At 4 P.M. I called on Medoola,
on Alice & Emilia & on Mrs.
Cowley & came home at 6 ¼,
	Light N.W. air but warm,
	Subsection:25 Mond Th 4.89
	Very light N.W. air &
fine~
	At 4 ½ AM. the SS. Phrat
left for Basreh.~
	At 7 I called on Menusha,
I made out a paper for her for
the sale of her house (our
old house of my father) &
she is to give it to a broker
to go round with it ~ I
then went to Alexander &
then to the bazaar to see
some Jews to speak to them

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regarding the life Insurance
that Mr. Weckselmann
the agent asked me to help
him; They all seem to know
it, as there is a notice stuck
on the Streets & bazaars done
by Mr. Weckselmann printed
in arabic; I then called
on Abduljebbar in his office,
but he was not there, I went
to Antone Marine in the
consulate to look for Eliahoo
Dennoos & thence went to 
Sister Eliza & came home
at 10; It is getting very hot
in the Street.~
	At 5 P.M. Alexander & I went to
call on the Guiliettis to see
the young daughter of Antoine
born 12 days ago; at 6½
we came home ~
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
but warm yet;
	Subsection:26 Tuesd Th.4.84
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
At 7 AM. I called on Sister Medoola,
& then at 8 ½ called on Mr. Rappaport,
who wished to see me, regarding
the house of G. Asfar now
occupied by Sister Eliza &

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the term of her rent will soon
be finished at 56 Liras a year,
& he is offering Asfar 85 L
for it, but my sister & her
children refuse to leave the
house, we spoke over the
matter, & he expressed his
sorrow for being compelled
to take it, as Menahem
Daniel the owner of the house
he now occupies wants a 
very high increase of rent, of
120 Liras instead of 85 which
he has been paying him;
	I came to Alexanders office
where Mr. Weckselmann
of the Insurance was waiting
to see me, I told him to try
& get all the rules & conditions
of the Insurance he made
out in Arabic for the people
to read & understand, he
went to get it made by
Mr. Semah the Schoolmaster
of the Jews;
	Very hot day, the sun is scording
since 10 days the heat has been
most intense ~
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tonight;
	Light N.W. & fine but warm,
	Subsection:27 Wednes The 4.86
	Light N.W. air and
clouds on the north, N. West
& west, coming up & spreading
over ~ At 7 AM I called
on Sister Medoola, also on
Katterina Yaghchi, and on
her daughter Terrooza & her
grand daughter Mina & came
home at 10.~ Cloudy
weather ~ Clouds remained
all the day in patches & hot very
disagreable [strikethrough "day"];~
	Rezooki Andrea called on us in
the evening ~
	Marie began to feel slight
pain for her delivery since
4 P.M.~ We called the midwife
Mariam Ghazala, & she thinks
that her delivery is approaching 
very near ~
	At 7 ½ while at dinner Marie
could not take her dinner
except some soup, we sent
for the midwife Mariam,
Marie felt the pain sevear,
they took her downstairs,
we sent as is the custum

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to invite my sisters & other
relatives, Tookyeh, her sister
Medoola etc. but none came
except my sister Medoola,
we also sent & got Sara
the sister of Habib Kanoochy’s 
wife to assist Marie; but
the pain & labour came on
very acute every now and
then; She screamed and
walked about in the verandah
& in the room; none of us
could get any sleep, I tryed
to turn in on the top of the 
terrace as well as Alexander
but it was impossible,
we used to go down frequently,
the labour continued the
whole night;
	Subsection:28 Thursd The 4.85
	Light N.W. & thick,
patches of clouds coming
on from the North & South,
	Marie still labours she
is getting weak from the
pain, the child approached
	
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delivery with is head almost
out toward 4 AM;~ 
	At 4 ¾ she delivered at
last safely of a girl, we
rushed down & saw it,
as soon as it was out, it
begun to cry, it is a fine girl,
big, white & well developed,
all was then over, & Marie
felt relieved, but got weak
Sisters Eliza & Emilia came
at 8 AM, the latter left at 10 &
Eliza remained & breakfasted
with us as well as Medoola
& the midwife, we took Marie
down to the Serdab ~
	At 4 P.M. I heard that a fire
had taken place at the
Khan of Defterdar & also
of Menahem Daniel, by
a pile of reeds in the corner
of the Khan on the river and
thretened Mr. Rappaport’s
house on the Southern side,
I run there, but the crowd of
people in the street so thick
was that with difficulty

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I reached the door of Mr. Rappaport
& knocked it hard, as well 
as many officers & soldiers,
I went in & saw Mr. Rappaport,
he had got most of his kit
& valuables in goffas along
the messanaya; he also sent
his money etc to the Comet;
The Comets crew, her captain
& the gunner were here also
working the pump which
rendered great service in
extinguishing the fire which
was nearly gaining on after
burning a room at Khan
el Defterdar completly by destroying
the room of Abduljebbar 
the Lawyer, & then the frontage
of Menahem Daniel’s house
the balcony & the soldiers
under the Orders of Mahomed
Pasha Daghestani were
pulling down buildings &
walls ~ Mr. Rappaport

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lost housing, except his
mattress burnt by the sparks
blowing on the terrace, by
5 ¼ the fire was extinguished
I left, & called on Père Pièrre
Agostine as it is his holyday
today of St. Agostinus, & came
home at 6½; Père Pièrre
had been to see us;~
	Marie with the child & the
midwife remained below &
Slept in the courtyard, but
it is warm ~
	At 8 ½ P.M. the S.S. Resssafah
arrived from Basreh;
	Subsection:29 Frida Th 4.88
	Light N.W. & Clouds still
hanging about;
	At 7 ½ AM I went to Sister
Medoola & took Rezooki her
husband & called to see Rezooki
son of Selman Loca, the mate
of the Turkish Steamer
Mossul, he being unwell,
I then went to visit Polus Serkis 
& his family at the house of
Rezooki Abood on the river at
Seyd Sultan Ali next door
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but no one was at home,
I came back ~ Metty sent
me the letters from Gherrara
at 9 AM as the Mejidieh has
passed on her way up;
	At 8 ½ the SS. Baghdad
arrived from Basreh ~
	At 11 ½ the S.S. Mejidieh
arrived;~
	Very warm day again;~
at 4 P.M. I called on Menusha
& came home at 5 found
Alice here she went at 6,
very calm &  warm;
	Marie & the child with
the servant had again to
sleep in the court yard,
she cannot go on top of the
house;~
	Very light air & warm throughout
all the night;
	Subsection:30 Satur The 4.84
	Light N.W. air & some
clouds are still scattered,
we gave Marie a dose of castor
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have not worked since three
days; the child is quiet today,
She wants nursing & Marie
has not got the milk well
developped yet; a Tilkefli
woman is coming often to
nurse her;
	I went at 7 to Sister Medoola
& took Rezooki & went to see
the new Bridge constructed
on the other side which is to
be put across today in the
place of the old one, it is
also of Boats but neater
work, without being coated
with bitumen;
	Tookyeh called on us to see
Marie at 4 P.M. & went away
at 6 ½; this is the 3d visit that
she has been to us since
she arrived; & she got vexed
with me since her mother
had misbehaved so with
me lately ~
	Fresh N.W. wind got up at about
6 ½ P.M. but clouds remained
all around & above;
	Marie slept below in the
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Mariam the midwife as it is
nice & fresh tonight;
	Subsection:31 Sund Th 4.82
	Light N.W. & fine weather
there are few clouds getting
driven toward the East,
	At 7 AM. the SS. Khalifah
arrived from Basreh;
	At 8 Alexander & I went to
church, I then called on Asfars
to see Tooza (widow of Georgi
Asfar) & her son Yousif & daughter
Harriet, I called also on
Antone Marine & came
home at 10, from Yousif
Yaghchi his wife Louisa,
his sister Terrooza & her
daughter Mina, Shekoory
Sayegh, & Johny, then came
Antone Marine & Père Augustin
all came to congratulate us
for Marie's delivery ~
	The weather today has changed
for the better it is cooler
[strikethrough]
[strikethrough]~

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Sister Medoola & Rezooki her
husband, & Daniel Tatheossian
called on us also Père Thomas
the Irish father of Carmelite;
	The Turkish Government have
constructed a new Bridge of
Boats on the other side of the
river to replace the old one,
by their civil engineer Monsr.
Mougèl at a cost of about
3400 Tliras, the boats are not
covered with bitumen, but are
calked & painted white,
also two coffee shops are
constructed in the middle,
it was brought down yesterday
& put across in the place
of the old one, preparatory
for its opening ceremony
tomorrow being the corronation
day of the Sultan Abdulhamid,
	Very nice & cool weather,
a modte N.W. breeze prevailing
& the night being cool,
the weather has changed
for the better & clouds also
disappeared;~

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	We took Marie up this 
evening to the top of the
house to Sleep,~
	Light N.W. & fine cool
night~
	Section:[September, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Mond The 5.75
	At about 1 AM. the S.S.
Mossul arrived ~
	Today being the corronation
day of the Sultan Abdulhamid
	At 7 AM I called on Sister
Eliza ~
	All the official buildings 
are decorated with flags and
buntings as well as the Steamers
there are here the Baghdad,
Mejidieh, Khalifah & Mossul,
The Ressafah left this morning
at 5 AM;
	The new bridge is also
decorated & troops have
lined it all along on both
side, for the ceremony of
its being opened at about
9 AM for traffic by
the waly Namik Pasha

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& all the Turkish functionaries
& military & civil as well
as the foreign consuls,
	I came home at 9 found
Sister Emilia & Alice, they
left at 10 ½;
	I have just heard that
the Waly Namik Pasha
is dismissed since last
night by a telegram from
Constantinople, and 
the Kadi (judge) is to act
for the present, consequently
the Waly did not show
himself today in any official
reception, but the Kadi
was present; they attribute
his dismissal through
so many complaints sent
against him for corruption,
especially, regarding the 
cost of the new Bridge
having charged the government
more than what it costed,
Besides the timber for the
construction was mostly

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obtained free of cost & charges
from owners of gardens in 
the outside villages; He
has been here for nearly
five years & has done nothing
besides trying to make as
much as he can ~
	There is great illumination
& fireworks this evening,
it lasted till about 11 P.M.
	Subsection:2 Tuesd Th 4.82
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
cool morning;
at 7 AM I called on Alice & Emilia
& came home at 9~
	Eliza wife of Georgis Sagmon called,
also Madm Daniel the apothecary,
	The little baby of Alexander
is improving, she is nice & plump,
& very quiet;~
	Light N.W. air & fine;
	Subsection:3 Wedn Th.5.82
	Light N.W. air & fine,
	The SS. Mejidieh left at 5 AM.
	The SS. Baghdad also left at the
same time ~
	At 7 AM called on Sister Medoola
& then I went to the bazaar

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& called on Alexander's office
& came home at 9, found
Sister Eliza & her daughter
Regina they left at 10~
	At 4 P.M. I called on Terrooza
wife of Nassoory Andria & her
daughter Mina & came
at 5 ½;
	Light N.W. & fine 
weather,
	Subsection:4 Thursd The 5.78
	Light N.W. & fine clear weather,
	At 7 ½ AM. I called on Antone
Marine, he has obtained leave
for three months for the benefit
of his health from the 1st Instant,
as he has an old complaint
on his chest which troubles him
much; came home at 9 found
Terrooza my niece & Serpohy
Artin's wife;
	Breeze Shifted to a very light
westerly, but the night was
cool;
	Subsection:5 Frid THe 5.80
	Light N.W. & fine breeze;
	At 7 AM I called on Alice & Emilia
& at 9 I went to Alexander's office
we went to the bazaar bought
5 Yds of oiled canvas, I then

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called to see Mr. Rappaport
but the dismissed Waly
Namik Pasha had come to
see him as he leaves the
day after via Aleppo, So
I did not call; I came
home at 11~
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	Subsection:6 Satur The 5.78
	Light N.W. & clouds
on N. South & East, hazy and
dusty weather;
	At 7 ½ AM I called on Sister
Medoola; I also called on
Menusha & went to Alexander's
office, at 11 I called on Mr. 
Rappaport; he has offered
to come with us tomorrow
to the Babtismal of Alexander's
daughter at 9 AM, She
is to be called Cecile, Caroline,
Euphemie, & he is to 
breakfast with us also,
I came home at 12
	At 5 P.M. Alexander & I went	
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Andria & her daughter Mina
as they are leaving tomorrow
by the Khalifah for Basreh
with all the children of
Terrooza they have free
passage, there were lots of
people there ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	Subsection:7 Sund The 5.76
	Modte N.W. & fine cool
morning ~
	The S.S. Khalifah left at 
5 AM;
	At 8 Alexander & I went to the
Latin Church; I gave the Superior
Père Pièrre a slip in which
I put down the name of the
baby of Alexander to be
babtised at 9 after mass
she is to be called Cécile,
Euphemie Josephine, born
on the 28 Ulto; we came
home at 8 ½; Alice my
niece & Johny my nephew
came at 9 to stand
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Mr. Rappaport did not come
at 9, so at 9 ¼ we went to
the church & Père Pièrre
Christened the baby & called
her Cécile, Euphemia, Josephine,
we came home at 10, Mr.
Rappaport called & he excused
himself for not being able
to come, because Mr. Richarz
had called on him ~ 
He left at 10 ½ to make other calls
& will come to breakfast at
noon; Père Pièrre came
also before noon & Mr.
Rappaport Johny Alice
& Rosa Johny's little daughter,
were at table with us in
the Serdab, my wife, Alexander,
the midwife Marian Ghazala
& myself; Marie took her
breakfast in her bed in the
other Serdab, we had good
dishes, with wine (old
Kerkook) Beer, Soda water
& Champagne'~ we got
two Phonographs playing

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at 2 ½ P.M. they all left,
nice cool weather today
although the water is very
cool, I had 10 Okes of Ice
to cool the Beer etc;
	The Assyrian Bishop called,
also Rezooki Andria &
Antone Marine ~
	I have a very bad cold in my 
head, nose & chest & my
stomach is out of order,
on account of the heavy breakfast,
I took some curry & rice
which I had not touched
since 9 months ~
	The evening got very cool,
infact quite cold & had 
to cover ourselves with thick 
Lahaff ~
	Subsection:8 Mond The 5.70
	Light N.W. & fine
cool morning; a great change
of temperature so sudden,
my cold is very bad it 
came down to my chest,
at 7 AM I went to Alice
& then took her & went to 
show her the new Bridge
we walk over it up & down

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& came back, I took her
to her house & came home
at 8 ½ ~
	I have felt a slight pain in my 
stomach yesterday, & today too,
it came on at about 2 P.M.
probably the cold air has
caused it as usual every year
in this time it comes; I
AM using the Bismuto Magnesiem
of Dr. Patterson after each
meal;
	Tookyeh called on us at 5 & left
at 6 ½ ~
	Light N.W. & fine cool
night; Marie slept below in 
the Iwan with the child
Cecile ~
	Subsection:9 Tuesd Th. 5.72
	Light N.W. & fine cool
weather ~
	The SS Mossul left at 5 AM,
I felt the pain in my stomach
all the night, it is wind in the 
intestines; my cold is better,
	At 7 AM I called on Sister Medoola
& took Rezooki her husband
& went to Asfars as they have 
today celebrated the 40th day

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of Hannosh Asfar’s death,
I left at 9, went to the bazaar
looking for Eliahoo Denoos
for the interest of my money
of 350 Liras due since the
20th of Rabi Thani or 25 July
	The S.S. Phrat arrived this
morning at about 4 ½ AM
The Commander in chief of
Baghdad Ahmed Fezi Pasha
came up in her from Basreh
he had gone down since 
last year during the affairs
of Qweit & the Troops which 
were sent down;
	I have placed today with a jew
Yahooda Isak Yahooda 200 TL.
on interest at 10% & took security 
of gold ornaments in a sealed
tin box for six months &
deducted 10 Liras interest ~
Harriet & Mary my nieces
(brother Henry’s daughters) called
on us, also Antoine Guilietti,
	I have not the pain so much
today in my stomach; it came
for about 3 hours & passed,

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	Eliza went to call on Asfars
with Tookyeh;
	Light N.W. air & fine ~
I took after dinner a dose of the
Sulphur & cream of Tartar for
my stomach, but I had the 
pain at night slightly;
	Subsection:10 Wedn Th 5.75
	Light N.W. air & fine;
At 7 ½ AM. Alexander & I 
went to the Latin Church being
invited by Père Pièrre for 
the distribution of prices to
the school boys & a representation
in 2 acts entitled Les Plaideurs 
de Racine & the Brass Band
played different airs, there
were hundreds of people also
the Consul Major Newmarch,
Mr. Rouet, Mr. Rappaport
& Mr. Noffel the Russian
Chancellier & all the Priests
& other Europeans, at 9 ½ 
it was finished & we came
home;
	Mr. Rouet called on us,
he congratulated us on the new
born child;

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	My Stomach pained me at 7½ P.M.,
& remained till 5 but not so severe,
I am using the Bismutho Magnesiemme
I bought a bottle of Calcined Magnesia
to take before dinner a tea spoon-
full;~
	Light N.W. & fine night,
moon 8 days old;
	Subsection:11 Thursd Th 5.76
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
I felt the pain in my stomach
after midnight, am taking hot water
every morning, am very constipated,
	I wrote a letter to Mr. Böhn
in Berlin in answer to his and
condoling him for the death of
his father; by todays Damascus
Post ~
	At 8 AM I called on Antone
Marine; They are going to encamp
out at Gherrara next week
with Tooza Asfar & her children,
as well as Apikyans & others;
	At 2 P.M. I got the pain in my stomach
not so strong; I am taking the 
Bismutho Magnesieme also
Calcined Magnesia etc;
	At 4 P.M. I called on Tookyeh
& came home at 5 ½ ~
	Light N.W. air & fine;

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	Subsection:12 Frid Th.5.80
	Light N.W. air & fine weather,
Alexander went at 5 ½ AM. with 
Daniel Tatheossian to Kadumain
to take views of the mosque etc
& spend the day;
	At 7 ¼ I went to see sister Eliza, 
The S.S. Phrat left this morning
at 5 AM.; ~
Sister Medoola called on us;
I have had the pain in my stomach 
from noon & all the day & night,
I have taken the Bismutho Magnesieme
the Calcined Magnesia before
each meal, & am making 
diet of simply taking soup & 
a little boiled meat & vegetables,
but it comes in spite of all
the treatment, It is curious
that it should come always
in the beginning of Autumn,
as the cool weather,~ I
had the pain or gripe during
the whole night till daybreak
	Subsection:13 Satur The 5.84
    Modte N.W. wind & fine,
The pain passed off at about
4 AM ~ I took the hot water

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as usual every morning,
& magnesia before taking my 
milk;~ I wrote to Hannosh,
the Residency surgeon man asking
him to let me have a bottle of
that mixture which Dr. Ramsay
had given me in Feby to stop
the pain, he sent me the
mixture in 6 doses to be taken
3 times a day, I took one before
breakfast, & the pain did come
so much & felt better, I ate
only rice soup, Fish boiled & vegetables,
    Modte N.W. wind in the evening
I took a dose of the mixture sent to me
by Hannosh to stop the pain,
& at dinner took only soup &
little meat, with little wine &
Vals mineral water, But I felt
the pain worse at bedtime, the
gas got confined & was giving
me shooting pain, I am
constipated, I could not
sleep at all, I have the indigestion
after midnight, I went below
& took a glass of the effervecent
citrate of magnesia which
mad me feel better & the
wind passed downwards,

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	Subsection:14 Sund Th 5.78
	Modte N.W. & fine weather,
I felt better & no pain, I took
the calcined magnesia & my
bowels also worked ~
    At 8 Eliza, Alexander & I went
to church, & then called on
Shekoory Sayegh, being Shifted
to a new hired house of
Nassoory Andria, I also called
on Sister Medula & came
home; Mad Macri & her
daughter in law called ~
also Antone Marine, Yacoob Eassayi 
Yousif Asfar etc ~
	At 3 P.M. I called on Alice
& came home at 5;
	My stomach is good today
It has not pained me since
day break, am keeping a
strict diet, & taking the
medicines;
	Light N.W. & fine cool night;
	Subsection:15 Mond Th.5.74
	Light N.W. & fine cool
weather ~
    My Stomach is alright

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& no pain, but am very constipated, 
    At 7 ½ AM I called on Menusha,
& at 9 I called on Antone Marine
they are preparing to go out &
encamp at Gherrara next
friday at the same place
as that where we were last
year, at 11 I came home;
    The S.S. Mejidieh arrived at
5 ¼ P.M. I got a letter from Rezooki
Sayegh ~
    At 4 P.M. I called on Tookyeh
but she was not at home, I
called on Sister Medula and
came home at 6 ~
    Light N.W. air & fine;
	Subsection:16 Tuesd The 5.72
    Light N.W. & fine cool
weather;
    The younger son of
Blamy, George brother of Alex:
Blamy the Assistant Engr. in the
Mejidieh, a Photographer got 
married only this morning
with Rosa the daughter of 
Georgis Sagmon ~
    At 7 ½ AM I called on Sister
Eliza, left at 9 & went to

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Alexander’s office took him
& went to see Metty in the
Mejidieh; they are shipping
cargo & will leave tomorrow
morning ~
    The Directors of the E.& T. Copy
have again granted a Bonus
for last year to all the
officers & crew of the two
steamers, but they have
not sent the list yet and
payment from the office,
I wonder if they are going 
to stop mine, which I
am entitled to, as I left the
service this year;~
    At 4 P.M. I called on Sister Medoola
I came home at 5 ½ ~
    Light N.W. air & fine;
	Subsection:17 Wednes The 5.70
    Very light northerly breeze &
fine cool morning ~
    The S.S. Mejidieh left at 
5 ½ AM ~ Alexander rode
out on his Bicycle before sunrise,

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	At 8 AM I called on Tookyeh
With Alexander, we insisted much
on her to come & spend few days
with us, but she excused herself
being very busy; I called
on Antone Marine, they are
preparing to send out their
Tents etc to Gherrara tomorrow,
Madam Guilietti called on us;
	Breeze shifted to S. Est &
became sultry & warm;
	Eliza went at 5 P.M. to sleep
at Tookyeh;
	Very nasty sultry dusty evening
with S. Ely calm weather,
	Subsection:18 Thurs Th.5.75
	Light N. Ely which had
Shifted from S. Est at about 3 AM.
but cool and dampy;
	At 7 ½ AM I called on Sister
Medoola & came home at 9;
Eliza came back from Tookyeh,
	Some Jew woman the family of
Moshi Yahooda came to see
my house which I want to Sell, 
They saw every place & went
away ~
	Very calm S. Ely and


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warm Weather
	Today being the Accession of the
Shah of Persia, Mozaffar
el Din ~ The flagstaff of the Persian
Consul on the other side of
The river was illuminated ~
	Light N. Ely breeze & sultry,
but at midnight it shifted
to west & north;
	Very light Westerly breeze & 
Sultry;
	At 7 ½ AM. I called on Alice 
& Emilia & left at 9 ~
The SS. Khalifah arrived this
morning at about 2 AM.
we received no letters from
Basreh ~
	I went to Alexander’s
office; I met there W. Weckselmann,
of the Life Insurance, he
again asked one to assist him
We went together to some
Jew merchants, they are all
afraid & want to think
over it & consult among 
themselves; before insuring


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	I came home at 11 with
Alexander; Warm day
westerly breeze;
	At 4 PM. called on Menusha
& returned at 6 ~
	Light Westerly breeze & fine  
	Subsection:20 Satur The 5.75
	Light Westerly breeze & 
fine ~
	Antone Marine & family went
out yesterday morning to encamp
at Gherrara; He has obtained
leave of absence from the
Consulate for 3 months from
the 1st Instant ~
	At 7 ½ AM I called on SIster
Medoola;
	Our opposite Jew neighbour
Yahooda Khzam who get at
son born to him 10 days ago,
are making an awful rejoicing
according to the Jew custum,
when a first born son takes
place, he gave several entert=
ainments at night with Singing
& music etc & kept us awake,
	This evening has given
one in a larger scale and
invited many Jews & Christian
boys the Clerks in the 


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Ottoman Bank, as he is also
employed as Cashier or collector
of money, he invited Alexander
too but he did not go,
our terrace over looks his
house, the native music
on Chalghy was kept going
on from 8 P.M. till sunrise,
they were drinking, dancing,
& making the devil of a
noise, that we could not
sleep at all;
	Subsection:21 Sund The 5.77
	Very light N.W. & N. Ely
Breeze, The Jews finished their
noise & music just at 6 AM,
the whole night they were
mad with drinking and
singing ~
        At 8 AM We went to Church,
except Marie ~ Alexander
then went to fetch the Doctor
Nezam ood Dîn to see his
child Cecil, she has got 
some rush under the arms,
around her neck & loins &
It is so red & inflamed ~


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I suppose it must be the
from heat or through her
mother’s milk, he presented
some powder etc to apply,
I called on Sister Medula,
& with Rezooki her husband
we called on Eassayis & on
Mrs. Georgi Asfar & came
home;
	At 4 P.M. Alexander & I
called on Mons Rouet the french
Vice Consul, also on Menusha
& came home at 6;
	Warm sultry weather,
S. Ely breeze ~
	Subsection:22 Mond The 5.78
	Very light Easterly breeze &
Sultry hazy weather with few
Clouds ~
	At 7 ½ AM I called on Sister
Eliza & also on Alice; and left
at 10 ½ went to Alexander’s office
saw there the broker for the sale
of my house to the Jews, Moshi
Yahooda the merchant: I asked
1400 TLiras the last price for
both, the little house also,
came home at 11; Eliza had
gone to see Tookyeh as she
is going to encamp out

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tomorrow with Antone Marine,
she returned home at sunset,
	At 6 Alexander & I went to
Sister Medoola & spent the
evening came home at 7 ½,
	Light variable air & warm
it became cooler later at
night;
	Subsection:23 Tuesd The 5.74
	Light N.W. air & fine
weather, Breeze shifting to
N. Est at 7 AM; The weather is
so nasty for the last week or so
& air changeable constantly,
	Eliza went to her daughter Tookyeh
At 1 P.M. & returned at 7 ~
	I called on Menusha for an
hour ~ 
	Light westerly breeze &
warm;
	Subsection:24 Wedn The.5.77
	Light Ely breeze & at
7 ½ shifted to S. Est;
	Tookyeh rode out to Gherrara
with her children to encamp
with Antone Marine ~
	The S.S. Khalifah left at 5
AM.
	At 7 ½ I called on Sister
Medoola & came home at 9

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some clouds are scattered about;
	Subsection:25 Thursd Ther 5.76
	Light N. Ely air & fine;
	I wrote a letter to Blockey today,
by Damascus Post, regarding the
Tablets of Alice & Menusha, &
Alice's watch, & giving him
some news up to date; 
	At 8 AM I called on Sister Eliza
& left at 10 came home found
Mrs. Cowley & her daughter Daisy,
& Alice my niece they left
at 11 ½; 
	Clouds are again
Coming all around; & is hot;
with light westerly air,
	The SS. Baghdad had arrived
on at
	The S.S. Ressafah arrived this
morning at 8 AM.
	The SS. Mossul arrived also
at 11 AM.;
	At 4 P.M. I went to Alexander’s office
& then called on Sister Medoola
my wife came there, I left & came
home ~
	Modte N. Ely wind & fine
	Subsection:26 Frid The 5.75
	Modte N.W. wind & clouds are
scattered about
	At 5 ½ AM. The S.S. Baghdad

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left for Basreh ~
	At 7 ½ AM I called on Sister
Eliza & then went with her &
The mason Khomeys to see the
garden of Khalil Effendi the 
Moohoordar, as his widow
is selling a piece of it on the
road side next to Mr. Bottomley’s
house @ 5 ½ Beshlic’s per
Draa, the piece measured
1156 Draa, it is a garden
with some date trees in it
& other fruit trees; we returned
at 10, & I came home at
10 ¾ ~
	Strong wind blowing
with dust & clouds are
still, hanging on;
	At 4 P.M. I called on Sister Medoola
& came home at 6 ~
	Johny my nephew called in the
evening & left at 7 ½ ~
	My Stomach is alright now for
the last 5 or 6 days I have felt
no inconveniances, & am only
taking the Sulphate of Magnesia
twice a day before each meal
	Fresh N.W. & dry Cool night,

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Mary Alexander & the child
slept down below in the Iwan 
they feel it very cool up;
	Subsection:27 Satur The 5.60
	Modte N.W. wind, very
fine & very cool, I felt it quite
cold on top of the terrace
a great & sudden change
of weather, the water is as cold
as ice,~
	At 8 AM I called on Menusha
& at 10 left went to Alexander's
office & then came home at 10 ½, 
	Since the day before I have
heard from Alexander that
his mother intends going out
to Gherrarah on Sunday
(tomorrow) to spend a few
days with her daughter Takoohy
& her brother Antone, to me
she did not say anything,
nor asked me if I allow it,
and as I had tryed much
last week to ask Takoohy
to come to us for a few days
with her children so as to spend
it together, I begged of her
to come & she excused
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she was too busy preparing
provisions etc for Basreh,  
perhaps she has got it still
in her heart the quarrel we 
had lately between her 
mother & myself (and it was
through Takoohy for being
in Baghdad & taken a
house for herself to which
my wife went as a place
of refuge) However this refusal
of Tookyeh annoyed me
and could see clear that she
does not want to come to
us, She asked me to send
her a Tent which I did &
sent her the new Bichoba
with its accessories etc as
I had nothing of ill feeling
to harbour in my hart then,
She wanted to come to see
us the day before she left 
for Gherrara, but before she
did so her mother went to
her instead & so prevented
her from coming, all this
added more to my vexation

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& especially on seeing her
mother wanting to go out
to her so soon after Takooy’s
encamping so as to get
rid of us that is myself,
Alexander & Marie, and
spend the time there, as she
pleads for the benefit of her
health, when I have repeatedly
asked her if she like to go
out & encamp this year,
she always declined it, saying
that the preparation of Kitt
& provision etc is very fatiguing 
for her to support it herself 
alone; & now she wants to
go to her daughter by herself
& without asking me and
taking my consent and not
only this but she wants also
to go down to Basreh by the
end of next month with her
brother Antone; So I told
Alexander to tell her that
I shall not allow her to go
tomorrow to Gherrara without
my consent and also

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because I had three times
asked Tookyeh to come to
our house & she declined,
and this shows that my
wife wants to do inspite of 
me; & to let her know that
I will be very angry, & if she
does it, she must know
that she shall not return
to my house again, he told
her so, & she was then very
furious, & spoke & quarrelled
with him & told him that
she shall go; She ordered
a young Lamb to be killed &
rosted to take out with
her tomorrow ~  at about
4 P.M. as I was going in to our
room to take a Bath, She
met me in the room & with a 
loud voice she said to me, 
“Why do you not want to let me
go out tomorrow to Gherrara
to my daughter,” I said “because
I would not let you go anywhere
without my consent either
to Gherrara or Basreh &

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if you do it, you shall not 
come back to my house” She
became most furious and
savage & said that she shall
go & if I do not like it she
wants to separate from me
legally & finish once for all
as she can tolerate me no
longer & she cannot lead such
a miserable life, I said
I am quite ready to do it, if
you wish it so, & I know 
that [illegible] you cannot stay
at home as long as Marie
my son’s wife is here as you
detest her & have no love for
her; She said she wants
it now & I better go and
see the Priest Père Pièrre or
whomever I like to finish it 
between us, on this I left
quick & went to the Superior
Père Pièrre & related to him
the whole matter from the
beginning, He was astonished
and blamed her conduct
toward me very much &
asked me if I would allow

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her to go out next week so
that she can have no more
excuse, I said I will if she
asks my consent; So he
left to go to talk to her & 
I went to Sister Medoola, and
I felt so vexed, trembling &
sorry, & was afraid that my
Stomach attack may come
on to me worse than ever,
	At 6 I went home & I asked
Alexander what had transpired 
he said that Père Pièrre spoke
to her so much but was all
to no use, & she told him that 
she has renounced going to
either Gherrara or Basreh,
& so Père Pièrre left her in
disgust & sorry for her not
coming to reason; She  
slept below in the big room 
& did not come to dinner
on the terrace; but I am only
sleeping up as it is so very
cold on the Terrace ~
	Modte N.W. wind & quite
cold; I covered up myself

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with the Lahaf but still was not
enough;
	Subsection:28 Sund The 5.60
	Modte fresh wind and
very cool & fine weather,
at about 1 AM they knocked
at our door & Yacoob son
of Hannosh Tessy came to
fetch my wife as his wife
Medoola was to be confined
& so my wife went with him,
	At 2 AM I got up of bed by
some loud cryes & saw a 
fire in some house in the
Rwak about 600 yards away
from us in a westerly direction,
I sent our servant to enquire
he came back & said that
the office & godown of Berk
Puttmann the German
merchants was all on fire &
great many people & Soldiers
are there.~
	At 8 AM Alexander & I went to
the Latin Church, we then called
on the Fathers Père Pièrre etc, I
then called on Ferida & Loussy Petrak
wives of Kespoor Maghak and 
Selman Durian, the former
is still ill in bed, I then

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joined Alexander at Sister
Medoola & came home,
I heard that Medoola the
daughter of my wife had
delivered a [strikethrough] son this morning
& my wife is staying with her,
	At 11 I went to call on Mr.
Rappaport but he was not at
home; I passed to see the
great fire of Berk & Puttmann's
office which is still not
yet completly extinguished
but I found nothing but
heaps of ruin no rooms
are left no roofs or anything
recognisable, all their goods,
Books papers documents
are consumed, even their
strong chests burst open
& plundered by the Soldiers,
great many things went as
cases of sugar, Bales of cloth,
spirits, Paint wines etc,
they say that their office is
insured for 5000 ₤ , the
fire they say originated in 
the Serdab among the

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Cases of sugar, there is only
one watchman & he had run
out to give the alarm as soon
as he saw the fire, there is
only Mr. Puttmann here, &
he is encamped on the opposite
side below the town, Mr.
Berk having left for Germany
in July~ They think that it
is caused by some one intentionally
done out of spite'~
	Sister Medoola called on us in the
afternoon, but Alexander & I had
gone to Alice & Emilia, we came
at 5½ & found Ezra Daniel the
Apothecary & his wife came to
visit us;~ My wife is still at
her daughter Medoola ~
	Light N.W. air & very fine and
cool weather, we dined on the 
Terrace, but Alexander & Marie
are sleeping down below, except
myself up but I feel too cold,
	Subsection:29 Mond The 5.57
	Light N.W. & fine clear weather
& cold, this cold weather has
come so suddenly, it must
have rained up the country
	My wife came from Medoola at
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8 & thence at 10 called on Mr.
Rappaport, he has received the
new consular uniform from
Vienna which cost him 40 ₤
at 11 we left he went to the
Ottoman Bank & I came home,
found Mina [strikethrough] widow
of Naoom Abood ~ my wife
Sent to Tookyeh at Gherrara
a roasted lamb & some fruit
watermelons & melons on a 
donkey'~
	I hear today from good authority
that the house of Berk Puttmann
is insured for 4000 ₤ the
agents of the Insurance being
Blockey Hotz & co; but most
people are talking that the
fire was on purpose by them
so as to gain the insurance,
as the the goods etc are not
worth that amount'~
	My wife went to Medoola her
daughter at 1 ½ P.M. She did
not breakfast with us;
	At 4 I called on Sister Medoola, She
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& her daughter are going down in 
goffa tomorrow morning to Spend
the day in the garden of Farhat
& wants me to go with them, but  
I excused myself, Alexander
is going instead; I came
home found Antoine Guilietti
his wife & Sister Sophie called
on us ~
	Light N.W. & fine cool weather
I slept on top of the house,
I did not feel it so cold;
	Subsection:30 Tuesd Th.5.62
	Light N.W. fine very cool
weather;
	My wife came at 7 AM from Medoola
her daughter & laid up in the Saloon
complaining of being ill ~
	The SS. Ressafah [strikethrough] left this
morning at about 4 ½ AM.~
	Alexander went with my Sister
Medoola & the Giuliettis at 7 ½ in
the goffa to the garden of Farhat
	At 8 I called on Sister Eliza;
While there the SS. Mejidieh
arrived at 8½ AM. At 9 ½ I 
came home found a letter
from Rezooki Sayegh;~
	My wife did not also breakfast with
us; Catherina Yaghchi called on her,
	At 4 P.M. I called on Menusha
& came home at 5, Alexander

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came back from the garden on
his Bicycle at 5 ~ The rest came
up in the goffa at 7 P.M.~
	Light N.W. & fine but not so
cool today ~
	My wife did not dine with us &
remained in the sitting room
our cook made food for her,
I slept on top of the house,
	Section:[October, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Wedn Th.5.64
	Light N.W. & fine weather
but little hazy ~
	At 8 AM. I called on Sister
Medoola & at 9 left & went to
Alexander in his office, he
has been on board the Mejidieh
& saw Metty, as the company
of the E.& T. have given, a
Bonus to all the Ships' Company 
for last year to every body,
whether discharged or dead,
and they have sent my 
deceased Brother Henry's
also for 10 months last
trip when the Khalifah was
here which came to 40 mejidies
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and they are to pay me also
for one year & Metty told
Alexander that the agent
Mr. Parry has not yet sent
the money to the Mejidieh's
crew until friday, when I
can go & take it, so I did
not go; I went to Yousif
Asfar talking about my
money with Jeboory Asfar
who wrote to me by last
Post that he has written to
his people at Basreh to pay
it to me by the end of october
(the month) calculating
the extra months due to me
at 9% as I wanted; & I asked
Yousif Asfar to write to them
to have it ready;
	As I left Asfar's office I
met Mr. Rappaport's Kowas
looking for me & said that
Mr. Rappaport wishes to see
me so I went back it was
11 Am I met there Père Pièrre  
the Superior & so he opened
the question of my wife's
dispute with me, and

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him & Mr. Rappaort wanted
me to be reconciled; Père Pièrre
talked of my being rather severe on
the matter & that I should give in
& let my wife go out to her daughter
Takoohy at Gherrara & if I like
to accompany her too etc etc,
but I said that I am not severe,
I only want my wife to obey her
husband & not do things without
my knowledge & consent, and
that Takoohy had behaved badly
with me when I had gone three
times to her to beg to come 
& spend a few days with us,
& so I related all what took
place between us to Mr. Rappaport,
the latter was also siding with
Père Pièrre & wanted to see
us reconciled etc, they spoke
on the subject without knowing
the exact cause and bad
temper & behaviour of my
wife; Père Pièrre told me that
if he goes now & speaks to her
to persuade her to ask me
to let her go out to Gherrara

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in a few days in Order to see
her daughter & that I also
may accompany her,
would I consent, I said most
certainly I will, I have no
objection to this as long as
it is done in its proper way,
So we left, he went to my
wife & I went to the bazaar &
came home at 12, Père Pièrre
had then been to see her and
left & by what I learned from
Marie who was present
that he spoke to her for about
5 minutes & proposed her
what he had asked me, & she
first objected to go & then,
consented & so he left;
She did not come to breakfast
with us at 2 P.M. She left
the house & went to her daughter
Medoola;~ She returned at 5 P.M.
	At 6 Père Pièrre the Superior & the Other
Père Pièrre the younger called on us,
the former spoke with my wife
down below for ¼ hour & then
they went away, I do not know
what he came for ~
	Light N.W. fine, I slept on the

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top of the house but is not so cool,
It seems that every body has
gone down from the terrace;
	Subsection:2 Thursd The 5.66
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
At 7 ½ AM I called on Sister Medoola
& at 9 I went on board the SS.
Mejidieh to see Metty & Mr.
Reynolds the acting captain
she is discharging & will leave
on Sunday ~ They have not
yet sent the money for the
Bonus to pay us, they will
sent it tomorrow from the
office, I left at 10 & came to
Alexander's office & then came
home;
	My wife has sent for Dr. Nezam el Din
to see her & he sounded her & said
that she had nothing the matter
with her except nervous debility,
& prescribed some medicine to take
she did not breakfast with us
but took soup etc;
	At about 2 P.M. Antone Marine
& Tookyeh came to us, they came
in this morning from Gherrara
as I was asleep in my room
I did not know of their

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coming ~ At 4 P.M. Antone
Marine came again, & soon
after Tookyeh came also,
I sat with them, & they asked
us to come out to the Tents,
I said I will do so perhaps
on monday next; So my 
wife said to me, she wants
to go out with them, if I do
so also, I told her can go if
she wishes but I cannot go
now; So she prepared herself
& left with them at 4 ¾ to ride
out to Gherrara; They also
asked Alexander & Marie
to come out & they will go
on Sunday morning;
	At 5 P.M. I took Alexander, Marie
the little baby Cecile & servant
& went to Sister Medoola &
returned at 7 ½ ~.
	Light N.W. & fine but not
so cool, we dined on the Terrace,
& I slept up & did not find it
cold;
	Subsection:3 Frida The 5.66
	Very light N.W. breeze and
fine ~
	At 5 ½ AM. the SS. Mossul
left ~

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	At 8 I called on Alice and
Emilia & came home at 9 ½
	Selman Durian husband of
Loussy Petrak arrived from Constple
by Aleppo the day before yesterday
he has [strikethrough] at last obtained
an employment in the Telegraph
as chef station at Fao at a
Salary I think of 14 Liras per
month;
	Rezooki Andria & Shekoory
Sayegh called on us at 4 ½ P.M.
& then we went out walking
Alexander too, as far as the
Nawab Ikbal ood Dowle's 
ruined house which is to be
constructed as Residency
for the English consul general
the English Architect is
here arrived last time by
the Mejidieh is to build it
	Light N.W. air & fine but
calm & not cool; I slept
by myself only on the Terrace,
	My wife wrote to me a letter
from Gherrara at Antone's
encampment, urging me

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to come & encamp out, as
the place is very nice & good
But it is too late now, when
I proposed to her to go out
last month, she declined
on the excuse that it will be
too much trouble & fatigue
to prepare the Kit etc etc ~
	Subsection:4 Satur Th.5.67
	Light N.W. air & fine;
at 8 AM called on Medoola &
Menusha & came home at 10,
found Sister Emilia here
she went after ½ hour;
	I took a Bath with lucky warm
water'~
	The river had risen yesterday
one brick, it must be on account
of same rain fell up above
a few days ago when it got so
cool;
	I hired a carriage for one
mejidie to take Alexander Marie
the child & servant also Juma
the coolie to Gherrara tomorrow 
morning to Antone Marine,
where my wife is also there;
	Very light N.W. air & fine
weather ~
	I wrote a letter to Rezooki Sayegh
	
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	Subsection:5 Sund Th 5.67	
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
The SS. Mejidieh left this morning
at 5 AM.
	At 7 ¼ Alexander, Marie, the
child Cecile & servant woman
& Juma went out to the
Carriage waiting at the
Ras el Ghereyeh to take them
to Gherrara ~ Franso the cook
& Habooba our servant girl
remained in the house ~
	At 8 I went to the Latin church,
I then called on Mina Abood
with Rezooki Andria also we
called on his Sister Catterina
widow of Rezooki Serkis, I
called on Catterina Yaghchi
& at 10 called on Georgis
Segmon, & came home Sent
the Sakka with a try of Kubba
some watermelons, melons
& grapes to Gherrara to Antone
Marine etc etc, & then to
Sister Medoola & breakfasted
with them & came home 
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breeze from S. West;
	At 3 P.M. I called on Sister Eliza &
on Sister Emilia & came home
at 5 ½, warm sultry weather
& very light breeze from South
by West, new moon 4 days
Old; I still sleep on top of
the terrace, also the two servants
Franso the cook, & Habooba the
servant girl ~
	Subsection:6 Mond The.5.71
	Light Easterly & hot, cool
	At 1 AM. the SS. Khalifah
arrived ~
	At 7 after taking my milk
& coffee etc I rode on a donkey
from below Capt Colwey's house
& went to Gherrara to Antone
Marine etc, I reached at
7 ¾ he is encamped on the same
place of last year, Tookyeh
has a tent with him; I saw
then my wife, Marie & Alexander,
but he returned to town on
my donkey, The day is unpleasant
S. Ely breeze, it became
warm & a lot of flies,

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above Antone's tents about 50
yards there are some Jews
encamped, among whom
the tents of Rahel the widow
of Menahem Selman Daniel
who was assasinated at
Hilla some 10 years ago,
I called on her as I know
her well before, & asked
her to come & see my family
in the tents; I breakfasted
at Antone's; There are the
tents of Tooza Asfar & her
son Yousif & daughter Harriet,
of Apikyan's, Eassay's &
Iskender Aziz encamped &
below the garden of Gherrara
on our old encamping place
	At 4 P.M, the donkey came
& I rode in to town, met Alexander
coming out on his bicycle,
I called on my way to see
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& came home at 5 ~
	Breeze shifted to N. Wester &
is cooler; I dined on top of
the house & slept;
	Subsection:7 Tuesd Th.5.69
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
The SS. Phrat left at 5 ½ AM,
	At 7 ½ AM called on Sister Medoola
& then went with Rezooki to
his Khan I translated for him
an English Protest & Bills of
Exchange in to Arabic, I
went to the bazaar, got two
leathern small [illegible] to be 
made for going out Shooting
for 6 Mejidies both; I 
came home at 11 ~
	At 3 P.M. called on Menusha
& came home at 4 ½, I
went to Yaghchies at 5 ½
and came home at 7 ½, we sat on
the terrace they are still sleeping up
	Light N.W. & fine cool weather
	Subsection:8 Wednes The 5.69
	Light N.W. & fine cool weather
I sent the carriage early this
morning to bring Alexander
Marie & my wife from
Gherrara ~

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	At 7 ½ AM I called on Sister Medoola
& came home at 8 ½ ~
	At 9 my wife, Marie & Tookyeh
also with them &  her oldest son
Yousif about 6 years old
arrived from Gherrara in
the carriage & Alexander
came on his Bicycle, they
then went out to the bazaar
as Tookyeh wants to make
purchases, She breakfasted
with us & at 1 ½ P.M. went
to Antone Marines house
to see her Kit (as she has left
her hired house) & she will
ride out to Gherrara this
evening; At 3 P.M. my
wife went to her;
	At 4 P.M. I called on Sister
Emilia & on Sister Eliza she
is still unwell from dyarrhea,
came home at 6;
my wife came from Tookyeh also in
the evening. & Tookyeh rode out to
my Tents at Gherrara ~
	Light N.W. & fine, we dined
on top of the house, & I only slept
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	Subsection:9 Thursd The 5.66
	Light N.W. & fine cool
morning ~ At 8 AM I called
on Sister Eliza, as her daughter
Regina (Mrs. Duncan Alexander)
and Serpohi Artin's wife, and
Bella daughter of Terrooza my
niece are leaving for Basreh
in the Khalifah tomorrow
morning for a trip as
change of air, Regina is
going to see her husband
Duncan in the SS. Lawrence
who telegraphed to her to come
down ~ I also called on
Alice & Emilia & came home
at 9 ½;
	My wife went at 3 P.M. to call on
Sister Eliza, & on Alice & Emilia
& came home at 6 ~ I called
on Sister Medoola at 5 ~
	Light N.W. & fine, we dined on
the top of the house, & I Slept
on top, it is not so cool ~
	Subsection:10 Frid The 5.68
	Light westerly breeze and
fine,~ The Khalifah left at 5 ½
AM ~
	I worked at home shifting kit
down & those of down upstairs

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preparatory for the coming
cold weather, we are no
longer using the Serdabs,
	I went to Alexander's office
at 3 P.M. & came home ~
At 5 ½ called on Sister Medoola
& came home at 7 ½ ~
	Westerly wind & clouds all
around ~ It blew fresh at
night;
	Subsection:11 Satur The 5.70
	S. Ely wind clouds, & at 4 ½
AM few drops of rain fell, I
slept on top of the house & it was
not so cool;
	Today being the Anniversary
of my marriage with my wife
Eliza & the Silver one after
twenty five years union,
it was in 1877, But alas;
for this sacred & singular
occasion, which I shall
never be able to witness
it again, and if ever one of us
may leave to see it, perhaps
the other shall be missing
but I doubt that both of
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and what makes me feel
more sorry to see that my
wife's behaviour with me
is still far from being
improved, the disagreable
dispute we have had some days
ago, and her tone & attitude
toward me remains in
Status quo ante, Such is
our life in this solumn
and Sacred day, which
I deplore very much;
	At 8 AM I called on Menusha,
She is going to have anniversary
of my poor brother Henry's
death last year, be celebrated
next thursday the 16th instead
of friday the 17th (being the
day of his death);~
	Fresh S. Ely wind blowing all
the day, it fell down at 4 P.M.
weather not Settled, there
are clouds, Breeze Shifted
to West & N. West;
	I brought my bed down from 
the terrace to sleep in my
room;
	Ely breeze & rather dampy;
   
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	Subsection:12 Sund Ther 5.64
	Light Easterly breeze & clouds
are about ~
	At 8 AM my wife, Marie and
Alexander & myself went to Church
	I then called on the Assyrian
Bishop; on Nassoory Aboud
Yacoob Oossy but no one was at
home, on Ferida Pahlawan
She was not at home; and
on Sister Medoola, & came
home at 10 ½;
	S. Ely breeze warm & clouds
are scattered;
	At 3 P.M. I called on Shamooni
widow of Korkis Tessy, on Sister
Eliza & on Emilia with Alexander
& had to hasten home as I
got a severe gripe in my bowels
of confined wind, from eating
Lubias at breakfast etc,
	Weather became cloudy
all over & S. Ely breeze, a
regular wintry weather,
very few drops of rain dropped
	Weather remains very Cloudy
over east & light S. Ely breeze

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	Subsection:13 Mond Ther 5.76
	Light S. Ely breeze, Cloudy
all over & over cast, rather warm
	At 8 AM called on Sister Medoola,
& then on Menusha, She is going
to celebrate the anniversary of
my poor brother Henry's death
on thursday, & she asked me
if I would inform Mr. Rappaport
perhaps he would like to come
to the mass at the Latin church
and also to propose to him
if he would accept to deposit
with him some of her jewellery
against the 40 Liras he has
still with him belonging to
the inheritors as security, so
as she can put this sum in
interest instead of its lying
idle; I called on him at 9 ½
& spoke all this he is willing
to come to church, & also
to accept the pounding of
the jewels to be brought to
him on Wednesday morning
I came home at 10 ½ ~
	It rained at 9 ½ slightly,
& breeze variable shifting
to East & then to north,
	Takoohy came in from Gherrara
today for good, she is living

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at her Uncle's house Antone,
until she leaves by the SS.
Mejidieh this time when
she comes up, also Antone
came in with her & will go
out in the evening ~ my
wife went to Takoohy at
3 P.M. & will also sleep
with her;
	S. Ely breeze & clouds are
scattering & clearing up,
	Subsection:14 Tuesd The 5.62
	Light westerly breeze and
fine cold morning; It is so
cool in the room ~ my wife came
from Tookyeh at 7 ½ AM ~
	At 8 I called on Sister Eliza &
on Mrs. Cowley, then on Père
Augustin, he will have to leave
in a short time, either to
Mossul or to Europe, he is
awaiting orders, as Monseigneur
Henry Altmayer has resigned
& is not coming out any more
I passed to see Emilia, as
Alice is still out at Cherd
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Eliza & Adoola, who have gone
out to their newly built
house on the river below
Asfar's house; I went to
Alexander's office, I saw
the case of samples sent from
Bohemia consisting of
Crystal bowels, Lamps, glass
bottles, tumblers etc etc they
are very pretty & gilt; I
came home at noon;
	Johny my nephew called in the evening
& left at 7 ½ ~ my wife went to
sleep at Tookyeh after dinner at
8 P.M.~
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
cool weather;
	Subsection:15 Wedn Th. 5.62
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
cool weather;~
	At 8 I called on Sister Medoola
& then went to Menusha, took
from her the jewels composing
of one pair of Braceolets Set
in pearls a diamond Broach
& a gold cross, & went to Mr.
Rappaport at 9 ½ he got a 
diamond jeweller a Jew
Huzkeil Dabora to value them
after having sworn for a 
fee of one Mejidie, he valued
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the Broach @ 18 liras, and
Mr. Rappaport took only the
Diamond heart from the
cross which was valued
for 8 Liras, I then received the
40 Liras 2 Mejidies, 1 double
Keran & 1 Piast; (one Mejidies
of which was given to the jeweller)
he made declarations from
my part & Menusha's and
receipts etc etc which I signed
& Menusha also, & gave me
a receipt for the jewellery which
I tyed & sealed to be deposited
with him, I left at 11 ¼ and
took the money to Menusha;
	I have the masinzs working
on top of the terrace in demolishing
the parapet on the road and
making a new one, as it is
leaning over ~
	My wife went at 3 P.M. to Tookyeh
I called on Sister Medoola at
4 & came home at 5;
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
Cool weather ~ moon 13 days
Old ~

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	Subsection:16 Thursd The 5.62
	Light cold N.W. breeze &
fine ~
	I was up early; & dressed
	At 7 ¼ AM. went to the Latin
church with Alexander, also
my wife came to assist at
the mass celebrated by Menusha
for the anniversary repose
of my poor Henry's death
last year on the 17th Instant;
Mr. Rappaport also came,
& afterward we went to my
brother's house, where many
people came to condole,
all my sisters were & their
children etc; at 11 I came
home ~
	Masons & carpenter working
on the terrace making the new
parapet with poles & bricks &
mortar;
	Rezooki Andria called on me
because neither my sister Medoola
nor himself have been to Menusha
today, my two sisters & their
daughters & Menusha are
still angry with them ~
	Weather getting cloudy;
	
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Marie & Alexander also went to
Menusha at 2 P.m for an
hour;~
	At 3 I went over to Menusha
then I took Alice & went to
Alexander's office to see the
crystal objects & returned to
Menushas & I then came
home, my wife came at
3 ½ P.M. from Menusha
	Eliza Erame (my cousin)
came to see us, she came
in today from her new
house at Cherd el Pasha to
visit Menusha, she then
rode out at 5 ½ P.M.
	My wife then went to sleep
at Tookye's ~
	Weather cloudy a little
& light N.W. air;
	Subsection:17 Frid The 5.66
	Light N.W. & cloudy all over,
The SS. Mejidieh arrived at 1
AM. I received a letter from
Rezooki Sayegh ~
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working on top of the house today
too; 
	At 10 AM I called on
Tookyeh, She is not going down
this time by Mejidieh, but
by the Khalifah;
	Clouds cleared up in the after
noon & became fine;
	My wife went to Tookyeh at
3 P.M. & they are going to call
on Menusha;
	Light N.W. breeze & is getting cloudy,
The masons etc finished work
on the top of the house this evening,
I spent nearly 50 Beshlics
	Subsection:18 Satur Th 5.68
	Light N.W. breeze & cloudy,
	Alexander with Mr. Daniel
Tatheossyan his friend went
in a Boat at 4 AM. down to 
the Popular grove opposite
Gherrara garden to spend
the day & will return on
donkeys in the evening;
	At 8 AM I called on Alice, she
told me that there was a dancing
party last night on board
the SS. Mejidieh given by Mr. &
Mrs. Parry the agent & Mr. Reynolds
the acting captain, she

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was also invited but did not
go, there were all the Europeans
also the consuls invited
it was over this morning.
	The River rose today of
about one foot;~
	At 9 I called on Menusha
come home; my wife went
to Tookyeh after breakfast,
I took a warm bath;
	Fine weather & light N.W.
my wife came from Tookye's at
Antone Marine's house where
she took a hot bath at 5 P.M.
	Alexander came back from
opposite Gherrara at 5 ½, with
Daniel Tatheossyan on donkeys
he has shot one partridge,
	My wife is going out tomorrow
morning with Tookyeh
to Antone Marine at Gherrara
She told me that she is going
out tomorrow & if I would
like to go also; I excused
myself of being unable to

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do so, she also asked Alexander
& he would not go, being
so tyred still;
	Subsection:19 Sund The 5.66
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
my birthday today born
in 1840 this morning;
	My wife left at 5 AM
& went to Church & thence
to Gherrara with her daughter
Takooyeh ~
	Louisa my niece,
(brother Henry's daughter,
& wife of Yousif Yaghchi)
was confined this morning
at 7 AM. of a daughter,
	At 8 AM Marie Alexander
& I went to church, but were told
that the time is altered now
for the mass from 8 to 9 oclock,
We went to Sister Medoola
I invited her & her husband
Rezooki to breakfast with us
as it is my birthday today,
we then went to Church,
The holyday of St. Therése

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being kept today being
Sunday instead of making
it on the 15th ~
	Sister Medoola & Rezooki
came to breakfast with us
Artin, Shekoory Sayegh, and
the Jeweses my old friends
Semha & her niece Chahla
also Metty called on us
	At 4 P.M. I went with Johny
to their house & to Alice's
but no one was there, they
had all gone to Louisa,
	The river rose today also
about ½ foot ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
The SS. Ressafah arrived the day
before at noon;
	Subsection:20 Mond The 5.65
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
At 8 AM I called on Sister
Medoola & then left at 9 I called
on Louisa my niece &
saw the little newly born
girl, I left at 10 & came
home,~

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	My wife came in from
Gherrara at 9, Tookyeh came
back also;
[strikethrough]
[strikethrough]
	My wife told me that she is
going to Basreh with Takoohy
this times when the Khalifah
comes up, I told her she is
free to go wherever she likes
She said if I would obtain
for her a free passage, or
shall she write & ask
for it from Mr. Parry, I said
I cannot get a passage for
her, & she better not write,
I could not eat my breakfast,
& had to rise & come to my room,
later on I got the stomach
ache & with very bitter & dry
mouth;~ At 3 she came
to me to ask what is the matter
with me & why I am so angry,
as if she wants to open the question
about her going to Basreh,
I said there is nothing with
me I only want peace &
rest & she can do what

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she likes & she is free to go
where she likes; Since she
did herself ask for our
separation the other day,
& the only thing I asked her
to do for me is the change
of the title deeds of the small
house next to mine into
my name, which I had
written to her in 1891 when
in Europe to buy; Because
as I am intending to Sell
both houses shortly, and
the second request is that
since she has often said
to people that all the furniture,
Kit and household articles
belongs to her & nothing is
mine; so I should wish
very much to make out
an inventory list of what
really belongs to her and
her personal property;
She agreed to it; & so I

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left the house not being able
to stand it longer, as I
left I was getting very weak,
I called on Alice & Sister
Emilia at 2 ½ P.M. and
returned at 4 ½;
	Father Marie Joseph the Carmelite
School teacher, left this morning
overland via Deir & Damascus,
It appears that complaints had
been made against him by
the parents of the boys of his
severity & had temper used to
the children ~
	I sent a letter to R. Sayegh by the SS.
Mejidieh tomorrow;
	Light N.W. & fine cool
weather;
	Subsection:21 Tuesd Th.5.60
	Light N.W. & fine cool
weather;
	At 6 ½ AM. the S.S.
Mejidieh left ~
	At 7 AM. the SS. Mossul
arrived ~
	Père Bernard the Dominican
father at Mossul arrived this
morning by Kelek, he has

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been appointed to officiate here
in the place of Monseigneur
Altmayer the apostolic Delegate
temporary for the time being;
	At 3 P.M. I called on Menusha
& on Sister [strikethrough] Medoola
& came home at 5 ½ ~
	Very light N.W. air & fine,
Mary & the little child Cecile
have got the fever since last night,
she has taken Castor oil, it
must be cold or influenza;
	My wife is preparing her Kit to
go down with Tookyeh to Basreh
by Khalifah;
	Subsection:22 Wedn Th.6.64
	Light N.W. air and
some clouds are scattered about,
	At 8 AM. I called on Alice
	The SS. Khalifah arrived at
7 ½ AM.~
	Weather changing, breeze has
Shifted to S. East, & clouds
are gathering ~
	Mary has still the fever and
she is taking medicines ~
	At 4 ½ P.M. I went to my
	
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Sister Medoola & came home
at 7 P.M.~
	S. Ely wind blowing all the
night & very cloudy ~
	Subsection:23 Thursd The 6.74
	Very strong S. Ely wind
Squally & very cloudy ~ It
blew stronger at 6 AM. and
a thick dust came on smothering
the house & rooms,~ Few drops
of rain fell at 10, but the wind
increased with more violence
& became so dusty & thick
that it got dark, the dust
penetrating every where;
Toward evening the wind fell
a little, but remained cloudy
dark; thretening ~
	At 10 P.M. I awoke with a bad
indigestion & heart burn, it
must be from the dinner, & I had
taken some wine of Baghdad
& eaten four dates, I could not
sleep then & was restless ~
	Subsection:24 Frid The 6.68
	S. Ely wind cloudy dark
weather ~ I had very little sleep
& my bowels are out of order,
the indigestion & heartburn
continues, my bowels worked

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four times since 4 AM, very
loose & offensive,~
	At 6 it blew strong S. Easter,
and then it thundered and
rained heavily for ½ hour,
weather very gloomy and
dark clouds; at 9 again
it thundered & begun to rain
heavily, this is the first good
rain of the season;
	Mary has still the fever but
the child Cecile is better, and
she only requires nursing, her
mother has no milk because
she is keeping strong diet, &
we have had to get Tilkefly
women to nurse the baby;
	At noon a hard shower of rain
again poured down for about
half hour accompanied with
some hail & thunder and
by 1 P.M. begun to open with
sunshine, Breeze Easterly
The streets became very muddy
weather cleared up & became fine,
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	Dr. Nezam ed Din was called &
he prescribed medicines also a
dose of Castor oil, for she is constipated
& has little fever, she has no milk
to give to the child, & we have to
get a tilkefly woman to suckle 
her;~
	I took nothing today but
some rice soup & a little boiled
meat but feel alright, my
stomach is weak but no pain;
	Subsection:25 Satur The 6.62
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
rather dampy ~ Some clouds
are hanging about; but it cleared
off later on & became fine ~	
	At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister
Medoola & came home at 10
	My wife went to Tookyeh at Antone
Marine's house at 11 ½ to breakfast
& take a bath with her at Mina
widow of Naoom Abood; She
came home at 4 P.M.;
	Light S. Ely breeze with some
clouds ~
	Subsection:26 Sund The 6.60
	Light S. Ely breeze and
fine, some clouds are on the horyzon,
	At 9 AM Alexander & I went
to Church; we then called on
Louisa my niece, She is having

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her newly born daughter Christened
today & giving her the name
of Mary Theresa; we called
with Shekoory [strikethrough] Sayegh &
Rezooki Andria on the Post
master Mr. Gousalves to congratulate
him on his marriage~ we
then called on the Father
Bernard of the Dominican
who came down from Mossul
to act temporary as delegate
apostolic; saw also my friend
Rezooki Ghanima who came
down with him, I then called 
on Sister Eliza & Alice and
Emilia & came home at 11 ½,
my wife went over to Tookyeh at 
noon, being sent for by the Assyrian
Bishop Aghnatius & Père Pièrre,
	At 3 P.M. Alexander & I called
on Menusha & on Sister Medoola
& came home at 5 ~ my wife
came from Tookyeh at 4 ~
Eliahoo Denoos & his son called
on us; also Tookyeh came
to see Marie for ½ hour & went
away at 5 ½ ~
	Light S. Ely breeze & fine;
	
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The SS. Baghdad left the day
before for Basreh ~
	I feel very weak since this
morning, although my stomach
is well, I have a sore back &
am nervous, it is mostly all
through the cause of sorrow &
vexation that my wife is causing
me through her attitude and
misbehaviour with me, She
has engaged that old Servant
woman Zekki whom we used
to have last year, & her brother
boy Hanna, Tookyeh is taking
to Basreh with her;
	Subsection:27 Mond Th.6.64
	S. Ely breeze & clouds all
around,~ I had little fever
& shivering last night, &
have not slept since 2 AM.
I feel very weak & my back
lower down pains me much,
	The SS. Mossul left this morning
for Basreh at 6 ½ AM.;
	I wrote a letter to Rezooki
Sayegh for the Khalifah leaving
tomorrow;
	Some women came to see my
wife as Shamoony Korkis Tessy

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the wife of Hannosh Kass Hanna
the wife of Georgis Segmon etc
	After breakfast my wife went
to Tookyeh; She has sent her
kit etc to the Khalifah, she has
engaged a cabin & is going to
pay her passage, & her Servants
too as I declined to get her a 
free passage because she
is going against my wish
& permission ~ Catterina
Yaghchi & Tookyeh Tessy, also
Terrooza my niece called to
see Eliza ~
	At 3 P.M. I went to Sister
Medoola & then with Alexander
we went to see Tookyeh & 
bid her goodbye, also to see
Antone Marine & his wife who
came in this morning from
Gherrara to see Tookyeh &
bid her goodbye, they had come
to see my wife too at 4 P.M.
& at 5 they rode out to
Gherrara; we came home
at Sunset;
	My wife dined with us, and

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at 7 ½ P.M. She left with her Servant
Zekki to go to Tookyeh's and
take her to the Khalifah,
sent Alexander to accompany
her, she came to me to bid
me good bye, & she said
"good bye, thank you & am
obliged to you" & went away,
Alexander & other friends
went with them to the Khalifah
& he returned at 9 ½;
	Subsection:28 Tuesd Th.6.60
	Light N.W. & clouds on the
East, but is clearing off and
getting fine ~
	The SS. Khalifah left at 6
AM; my wife, & her daughter
Tookyeh & her 3 young sons
left in her for Basreh.
	At 8 ½ AM. I called on Sister Medoola
& then with Rezooki her husband
I went to the bazaar & to Alexander's
office came home at 10 ½, I
am putting to right the rooms
& other places & furniture;
	Johny & Shekoory Sayegh called
on us in the evening till 7 ½ P.M.
	Light N.W. & fine weather
	
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	Subsection:29 Wedn
	Light N.W. breeze & fine,
at 8 ½ AM. I called on Alice
there came Major New March
the English consul, & we were
introduced for the first time
by Alice, he appears to be a 
nice person, but rather reserved 
& dry~ I then called on Menusha 
but she was not at home,
	I worked at home in cleaning
& putting to right the room
Oorsy, for winter time ~
Rezooki Andria called, he
brought me some carpets
that I want to buy for our
rooms;~
	Light N.W. breeze with few
clouds~
	Subsection:30 Thursd The 6.53
	Light N.W. & fine cold
morning ~
	At 8 AM I called on Sister
Medoola; I then went to Alexander's
office to meet the Jews byers
of my house, a man called
Yamen Shasha who wishes
to buy it, & had seen it on

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Sunday last his broker only
came, & I demanded 1200 Liras
(without the small house on the
back, as they do not want it)
he offered 900 but I declined ~
	Called on Menusha & then
came home, worked in cleaning
& putting to right our sleeping
room ~ at 5 P.M. Rezooki
Andria called & then I took him
with the broker Yousif the lame,
& Alexander & went to see the
house of H. Mahd: Ali Wezri
who wants to mortgage it
to me for 400 Liras at 10 % per
year for two years, it is
situated in the quarter of
Sug el Ghazil, it is a nice
new house which has costed
over 1000 Liras, we agreed
to take it ~
	Light N.W & fine weather
	Subsection:31 Frida The 6.
	Light N.W & fine
weather; I got up early, took
[strikethrough] my milk & coffee etc,
& at 7 ½ AM went to

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Alice & at 8 we both went 
down in a goffa to Cherd el 
Pasha to spend the day at
the Tanton’s family, & to 
my two cousins Eliza and 
Adoola in their new messenayah
we reached at 8 ½ ~
	The river is rising since
last night & is still rising
it rose about 3 feet, 
	The daughters of Tanton
Takoohy, Eliza, Regina & 
Mina & their sister in law 
(wife of their brother Jeboory) 
were there, they were glad to 
see us, we then all went 
to my cousins they spent 
the time merily in singing
& at noon they all went back 
taking Alice with them, 
I stayed to breakfast
With Eliza & Adoola ~
	At 2 P.M. the S.S. Phrat
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   I went to have a walk 
in the garden of Raffooly 
Tanton, where we were encamped
this last Spring, he is 
building two houses on 
the river frontage; I came 
back at 3 & found Eliza and 
Adoola had gone to Tanton’s 
I went there, & had a walk
In their garden & they called 
on Yousif Eassayi in their 
house on the river just above
the house of Asfar;~
	At 5 P.M. Alice & I rode in
on donkeys to town & I came 
home, found Alexander 
laid up with a strong fever
he had it all the day, gave
him some soup only to take, 
it must be cold, he had taken 
a dose of fruit salt this morning
which worked him well,
	Section:[November, 1902]
	Subsection:1st Satur The 6.69
    Light N.W. & fine weather
    Holy day of all Saints;~
    At 8 AM called on Sister
Medoola & on Sister Emilia
& Alice & returned at 10 AM

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    I took a warm bath ~
    Sister Medoola & her husband
Rezooki also Shekoory Sayegh 
called on us at 4 P.M. & Spent 
the evening till 7 ½ P.M. ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
	Subsection:2 Sund The 6.57 
	Light N.W. & fine weather 
I received at 7 AM letters from 
Rufail & Rezooki sent by Metty
from the Mejidieh from Gherrara,
	The SS. Comet with Major
Newmarch the English Consul
left yesterday morning for Basreh
to meet the English Resident of 
Bushire Major Kemball who
is coming up in the Lawrence, 
	The Mejidieh arrived at 9
AM ~
	At 9 I went to Church, & then 
called on Guiseppina my niece 
who is totally blind since 
two years ~ I called also on 
Antone Maghak to condole 
him on the death of his Sister
Terrooza (Widow of Fetoohi

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Korkis Faraj) she died the
day before from disentry, 
she was about 76 years old, 
	I then called on Sister Medoola
& Menusha, & took Antone 
my nephew & went to visit
Mr. Rappaport but he was
not at home, so we came
to my house; Alexander is 
well but he is weak’~
Shekoory Sayegh, & Rezooki
Andria called on us; and 
at 2 P.M. Alice called also, 
at 4 I left with her & went to 
her house to see Sister Emilia,
came home at 5; I took 
Alexander & Marie and 
went to Sister Medoola &, 
returned at 7 ½ ~
	Light N.W. breeze & fine
	Subsection:3 Mond The 6.60
	Very light N.W. air & fine;
At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister 
Eliza, there came Emilia & Alice
At 10 I came home ~
      I have heard just now, that
A telegram came to Père Pièrre

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from Rome informing him 
that Père Jean (who was here
& lately at Basreh, & then left for 
Rome by order from there) has 
been consacrated Bishop for 
Baghdad in the place of Monseigneur
Altmayer ~
	Subsection:4 Tuesd The 6.63
    Mrs. Cowley & her daughter Daisy
called on us, also Antone Marine
who rode in from Gherrara
this morning;
    I wrote two letters one to Rufail
& to Rezooki Sayegh for the 
Mejidieh leaving tomorrow,
    Antone Marine came to us
at 3 P.M. he took tea & left at 
4 for Gherrara ~
    Weather cloudy & dusty
all over which made the
sky dim & dark;
    S. Ely breeze the whole day,
The river rose altogether 13 bricks 
but is falling now; 
    I arranged our sleeping room 
& went to sleep in it tonight ; 
    I employed a Tilkefly Monsoor
to oil all the woodwork, windows
railing etc. with Linseed oil,

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	Subsection:5 Wednes Ther 6.63
    Light S. Ely breeze with
Some light clouds ~
	The S.S. Mejidieh left this morning
for Basreh;
	I called on Ferida widow of
Yacoob Pahlawan;~
	I am getting the Saloon or Sitting
room cleaned & put to right;
	At 5 P.M.  I called on Sister
Medoola & came back at 7 ~
	Very cloudy S. Ely breeze
with occasional drops of rain,
	Subsection:6 Thursd The 6.72
	S. Ely wind, & cloudy all
over gloomy weather ~
	At 10 AM I called on Mr. Rappaport,
he told me that the Prince Farman, 
Farman who has been banished
by the Shah Mozzafar el Din  
about 3 years ago & had come up
with us from Basreh, is now 
permitted by the Shah to return 
to Persia ~
	I wrote a letter to Mr. Blockey
by todays post via Damascus, 
also sent my card to Père Jean 
Drure for congratulating him
on his being consacrated Archbishop
of Babylonia at Rome,

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his address is 
	A La Grandeur, Monseigneur
Jean Drure, Archevêque 
de Babylone, 
No. 39 Corso d’Italia 
a Rome; 
	 I called at Alexander's office 
& came home at 11 ~
	Fresh S. Ely wind & cloudy
all over;~
	Rezooki Andria & Daniel Tatheossyan
called in the evening;
	Cloudy S. Ely breeze ~
Our servant girl Habooba left 
us today without telling us;
	Subsection:7 Frid The 6.
	Light Easterly breeze at daybreak 
and some clouds; but at 7 it 
shifted to S. East & clouds are 
gathering up;
	Shaman the widow of 
Dr. Thomas Apikyan an Armenian 
of Constantinople (who died in 
Octr 1864) died last night at 
the age of 80 years, She had an 
appoplectic attak at Gherrara 
& was brought in to town completely 
speechless & unconcious three

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days ago; She has now only
one son Antone, who turned 
out a very bad lot, he took
a Mahomedan girl here about 
13 years age & went to Rumelia
& he also turned Mahomedan 
& nothing is heard about him
whether dead or alive;
	I worked hard today with an other
Tilkefli in cleaning the Saloon
all the day  ~ 
	At 4 P.M. Sister Medoola &
her husband Rezooki called
on us & spent the evening;
	Cloudy all over & S. Ely breeze,
The S.S. Khalifah arrived at 8 ½ P.M.
	Subsection:8 Satur The 6.68
	S. Ely breeze & cloudy, 
At 7 AM a shower of rain fell
for ¼ hour ~
	We sent for letters from Basreh
 by Faraj the clerk, Alexander only 
got one letter from his mother
saying that she arrived safe
& is well ~ I received a letter
afterward from Rezooki Sayegh
saying that his mother arrived
on Saturday night, but she 
has some diarrhea & fever;
	I called on Sister Medoola

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at 8 ½ AM & then came home,
cloudy all over & S. Ely breeze, 
	I took a warm bath; 
	Subsection:9 Sund The 6.58
	Light N.W. breeze and
fine cool weather ~
	At 8 AM Sister Medoola, her 
husband Rezooki & myself went 
In a carriage hired for two
Mejidies there & back, to
Gherrara, I alighted opposite
Antone Marine's Tents and
went to him & they also had 
to leave the carriage and
walk down to below Gherrara
to the tents of Asfar, Eassayi 
& Iskender Aziz, being invited
to spend the day at the latter,
& they are to come up to me
at 2 P.M. to take tea at Antones
	I breakfasted with Antone
& his family & spend the day
it was nice cool & fine
day; Mr. Malcolm Baltazar 
called on us. he is living in 
the garden under tents;
	I waited for Medoola till


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4 P.M. & had to send after 
her, until she came, I was
so vexed, & she also by saying
that they detained her, so
we had to leave at 4 ½ & 
got in the carriage & drove 
to town outside the gardens
taking the plain desert
& reached home at 5 ½; 
	Alexander said that the
Assyrian Bishop, the Post
Master, Johny Artin & 
Antone Giulietti had called
on us in the day ~
	Subsection:10 Mond The 6.56
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
	Last night I received the following 
telegram from Basreh from
Hamilton Hotz & co. the
payment of my money of 1000
Liras due to me by Asfar ~
[telegram]Trois Blockey, Asfar Svoboda 
Baghdad
Blockey three days pay, Svoboda 
Cinq cents liras received Asfar
7/11/902 Hotz
[end telegram]

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    At 8 ½ AM. I called on Sister  
Eliza, & saw Serpohy, Regina 
Rosa daughter of Johny and 
Bella who were at Basreh 
& came up in the Khalifah 
this time, but are unwell 
with fever & sore eyes except 
Bella ~ I also called on  
sister Emilia & Alice, and 
at 11 I called at Blockey Hotz's 
Office & saw Mr. Broomhead 
the Clerk now acting agent, 
he had also received a Similar 
telegram & will pay me the  
money 500 Liras this afternoon; 
    So at 3 ½ P.M. I went to the 
office & received from Mr. Broomhead 
the 500 Liras, and wrote on the 
telegram the receipt of it 
I called on Menusha at 4 PM. 
    Light N.W. & fine weather, 
Johny called on us in the evening, 
    The SS. Baghdad arrived  
at 5 P.M.~ 
    River is falling fast
  
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	Subsection:11 Tuesd Ther 6.56     
    Light N.W. & fine cool morning, 
Rezooki Andria called on us for an hour 
    I went to Alexander's office 
at 9 & came home at 10 ½, and I 
worked in cleaning & fitting 
the Saloon ~ 
    I wrote a letter to Rezooki 
Sayegh, & sent him the four 
Turkeys he had asked me to 
get for him by a telegram, they 
cost 6 mejidies & half, & 35 Piast 
for Barley & cage etc; to go 
down tomorrow by the Khalifah 
to the charge of Faraj, & also I  
had met Capt Braine and 
asked to take them down; 
    Weather is getting little cloudy 
It became fine & cool in the evening 
Moon 11 days old ~
	Subsection:12 Wedn The 6.55
    Light N.W. & fine cool 
weather ~ 
    The SS. Khalifah left at 6 AM, 
At 8 AM. I called on Sister Medoola 
& on Menusha & then came home, 
worked in cleaning the Saloon, 
We have no servant girl to assist 
me in the house work
    The S.S. "Mossul" arrived at 2 ½
P.M.~ 
 
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	Subsection:13 Thursd The 6.58
    Light N.W. & fine, but it soon 
begun to get cloudy & by 7 ½ AM. 
it became very cloudy all over  
& overcast ~ 
    Sister Medula called for ½ 
hour & then I went with her and 
called on Shekoory Andria 
as he came up yesterday in the 
Mossul from Basreh where he 
had gone for the benefit of his 
health for a month, He saw  
my wife at Rufail's ~ 
then went to Alexander's office 
& came home at 11 ~ 
	It begun to rain drizzly at 11 A.M. 
& continued till 1 ½ P.M, it made 
the streets muddy ~ again 
it begun to rain steadily at 3  
P.M & the breeze shifted to S. Est, 
a very good rain it made 
every thing wet, at 5 rain ceased, 
and at 7 again it rained until 
8 when it knocked off, It begun 
to clear out, We have had 6 ½
hours good rain ~
	Subsection:14 Frid The 6.56
    Ely breeze & fine weather, 
At 8 AM clouds begun to gather  
up ~ 
    The S.S. Ressafah left yesterday 
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	Breeze Shifted to N.W. at 9 AM.  
& at noon it shifted to S. East with 
some Clouds ~ 
    At 4 P.M. I called on Sister Medoola 
& then Rezooki her husband came 
with me to my house for an 
hour to hear the Phonograph 
of Alexander with native oriental 
airs ~ 
    S. Ely & little Cloudy ~ 
	Subsection:15 Satur Ther 6.62
    S. Ely breeze very light, Cloudy 
all over with foggy over cast 
weather, a drizzly rain came  
for few minutes at 7 ½ AM; 
It rained drizzly again at 11, 
    At 3 ½ begun to open a little~ 
I took a warm bath; Very dampy 
& wet weather; 
    At 9 P.M a very hard Shower of  
rain came down blowing from 
the north & lasted about ½  
hour, & then cleared up;
	Subsection:16 Sund Th 6.52
    Light N.W. & fine weather, 
every thing is wet & the streets 
very Muddy~ 
    The S.S. Mejidieh arrived at 7 ½ 
AM, I recieved a letter from Rezooki 
Sayegh, & my Wife wrote to  
Alexander ~ 
    At 9 Alexander & I went to  
Church, & then called on
 
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the Assyrian Bishop, & then on 
Medoola & Menusha & came 
home at 10 ½ ~ Mr. Rappaport  
called on us also Shekoory 
Sayegh & Rezooki Andria 
    Fine clear weather ~ 
At 1 ½ P.M. I called Alice, also 
Alexander came; Johny &  
Artin my Nephews had been  
to Visit the Persian Prince 
& brother in law of the Shah 
Mozaffer el Din, at Kadumain 
as he is leaving tomorrow 
for Persia (to Sultanabad) 
he has been allowed by the 
Shah to return to Persia, 
    We also called on Sister Eliza 
with Alice & Emilia & at  
5 came home ~ 
    Clouds are scattered about  
& breeze N. West by West;
	Subsection:17 Mond The 6.58
    S. Ely winds & cloudy all 
over ~ some drops of rain fell 
at 7 ½ AM; 
    The SS. Baghdad left at 5 ½ AM. 
At 8 I called on Sister Medoola
 
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& then went to Alexander's office; 
I also went to Blockey Hotz’s office 
to buy a bolt of coloured chintz 
for curtains in our sitting room, 
I called on Alice to show her  
the sample of chintzis & came  
home at 11; 
    Yesterday being the birth day 
of the Prophet Mahomed, it 
being the 16th of Shaban 
and today is the birthday
of the Sultan Abdulhamid 
of Turkey on the 17 of Shaban, 
the Mushir Pasha Ahmed 
Fezi (now acting governor general) 
held an official reception   
all the government Officials Civil 
& Military, as well as all the 
foreign consuls called on  
him in uniform ~ 
    S. Ely breeze & Cloudy a little 
	Subsection:18 Tuesd Th 6.58
    Light S. Ely breeze & 
fine weather, clouds cleared off, 
Rezooki Andria called on  
us in the morning; at 10 Sister 
Emilia called on us & went at 11 ½ 
    At 5 P.M. I called on Sister Medoola 
& returned at 7 ½ ~ 
    Light S. Ely breeze & little
 
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cloudy 
	Subsection:19 Wedn The 6.56
    Light S. Ely & fine weather, 
The SS. Mossul left this morning, 
    At 9 AM I called on Sister 
Eliza, they are Shifting their 
household kit to an other house 
next to theirs also on the river 
of H. Mahmood Pachachy 
where Kritchly the Director of 
the Bank was living at 50 Liras 
a year, as Joseph Asfar insists that 
he wont give them Jeboory Asfar's 
house for less than 70 Liras, & 
they rose the rent from 56 to 60 
still he wont accept; I went 
to see it with Eliza, it is very 
nice, new & clean, but rather 
small, with only 5 rooms in it 
    I then called on Alice &  
Sister [strikethrough]to Emilia, & went 
to Alexander's office & came 
home at 11 ~ 
    Antone Marine & his family 
came in this morning from 
Gherrara with their tents for 
good ~ 
    At 4 P.M I called on
 
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Sister Medoola, also Alexander 
came, & then we took Rezooki & 
came home, he left at 7 ~ 
	Subsection:20 Thursd The 6.51
    Light N.W. breeze & cloudy 
but is clearing off ~ 
    The SS. Mejideih left at 6 AM 
I sent a letter to Rezooki Sayegh 
& Alexander wrote to his mother 
& sent her a bucket of Oranges; 
    Alice came to me at 9 AM 
to assist me in making new 
Chintz Curtains for the Sitting 
room, five large ones & two 
small, She breakfasted  
with us & left at 1 ½ P.M. 
to call on Menusha ~ 
	At 2 ½ I also went to call 
on Menusha; & went to see 
Antone Marine & family ~ &
Came home with Alexander 
at 5 P.M. 
    Weather Cloudy & light  
N.W. breeze; 
	I had the pain in my Stomach today 
more than any day before, I 
think it is the few dates I ate with 
very little cream & I feel billious 
it lasted all the night ~ I 
am taking the Bismutho magnesieme 
occasionally ~
 
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	Subsection:21 Frida Th. 6.58
    Light N.W. & Cloudy a little, 
I called on Sister Medoola but was not 
at home ~ 
    At 3 P.M. called on Alice, & then 
went to Sister Eliza in their 
new house of H. Mahmood  
Pachachy on the river, they 
are still shifting their kit 
in it & will come to sleep in 
it tomorrow ~ I came home 
at 4 & worked in putting 
up the new curtains ; 
    The river rose today and 
yesterday considerably  
about 6 feet & is very turbid,
	Subsection:22 Satur The 6.54
    Light N.W. & fine ~ 
At 4 AM. the SS. Khalifah 
I got a letter from Rezooki Sayegh 
& Alexander got one from his 
Mother; 
    At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister Medoola 
& came home with Rezooki, 
    I sent some of my furniture 
to Sister Eliza's house to sell 
in auction on Monday 
    In the afternoon two travellers 
came to call on us, they came
 
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up in the Mejidieh about 15 
days ago & had gone to Kerbella 
& Nejef, they are coming from 
Shiraz & Bushire; one 
is a Dutch from Amsterdam 
called Mr. [strikethrough] 
[strikethrough] 
Köhner, & the other is an Austrian 
a Mr. Richard of Sochor, they  
are travelling round the 
world since two years & half 
on account of an Amsterdam 
company, the former is a  
corespondent of a paper, & 
the other takes Photographic 
Views, they are going down again 
by the Mejidieh next time 
to go to Bombay, Central India 
the Himalaya, Thibet, 
Cochin China & across to  
America New York & back 
to Amsterdam they came 
to us to see som Photographic 
Views of Alexander, they 
spoke french with us;

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	Subsection:23 Sund Th.6.55	
	Light air from N. Est & then
shifted to S. Est, but fine & mild
	At 9 AM. we went to church,
with Mary Alexander & myself;
I then called on Mina Abood
but she was taking her bath, 
I called on Menusha, Sister 
Medoola & the Giuliettis & came 
home at 11.~
	A new controller of the Sanitary
Department called Mr. Giustini
 arrived about 6 days ago from
Aleppo, with his wife & four children
he came to see me on Friday
as he knew my late brother
Alexander well in Smyrna, 
& when he died he was with 
him, he came in the place
of Mr. Coidan~
	At 1 ½ P.M. I called on Alice
& then with her & sister Emilia
went to Sister Eliza & there Alexander
came, in her new house
where they had slept the night
before & nothing is left in 
the other house except the
Kit that they have left for

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sale tomorrow by public
auction, & I have also sent
some of my useless furniture 
for sale such as my large 
Iron double bedstead, a
round blackwood Table, 
6 spring cushions carved 
blackwood chairs a washing 
Table, & a pair of Paraffin 
lamps;~
	I called with Johny, Artin, & Alexander
on Rezooki Ghanima of Mossul 
who had come with Pere Bernard
the Dominican acting Delagate
the condole him on the death of 
his mother at Mossul, aged 77;
	I then called on Mr. Cowley &
came home at 5 ½; we then 
went to sister Medoola, Marie
Alexander & myself & came
home at 7 P.M.; 
	Light breeze & little cloudy,
	Subsection:24 Mond The 6.58
	Light N. Ely & clouds are
around ~
	At 8 ½ AM Alexander,
Rezooki Andria & myself went 
to sister Eliza’s house which
they have left, & attended the 
auction Sale, all my Kit were
sold except, the round

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table which they only bid up to 
150 GSP.; at noon we came
home,~
	Sister Medoola & her husband 
Rezooki came to us at 5 P.M &
stayed until 7 ~
	Subsection:25 Tuesd Th.6.60
	Weather Cloudy all over ~
At 2 AM. it begun to Thunder
with continual lightning & 
then it came on raining
nearly until 3 ½ ~ At
4 again it rained for ½ hour
& remained cloudy, light
N. Ely breeze; 
	At 9 AM I called on Antone 
Marine, his wife Terrooza is still 
in bed having a bad cold and
influenza came home at
10 ~
	The SS. Phrat left yesterday
morning~ 
	Light variable breeze & clouds,
	Subsection:26 Wedn Th.6.56
	Last night at about 11 P.M. 
it rained heavily, with lightning 
for about an hour ~ 
	Light N.W. & clouds coming in

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thickly ~ the streets got very 
muddy & worse than before;
	At 8 ½ AM. I called on Sister 
Medoola & then went to Alexander’s 
office & came home at 11;
	The S.S. Khalifah left this
morning at 6 AM.;
	I have a very bad cold in the head
& nose running & sneezing all 
the day & at night;
	Light N.W. & fine weather;
	Subsection:27 Thursd Th.6.50
	Light N.W. breeze and
foggy ~ at 9 AM breeze shifting 
to South ~ 
	My cold is still very bad in my 
head & chest ~ 
	At 1 ½ P.M. I called on my 
Sister Eliza & then on Sister
Emilia & Alice & came home 
At 3 ~ 
	The S.S. Comet arrived 
from Basreh at 9 AM. today
with Mayor Newmarch the
Acting Consul General,
	The river is rising again & has 
got high requiring about 10 feet
to reach its highest rise ~
	Subsection:28 Frid Th.6.49
	Light N.W. & fine cold
weather;
	At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister

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Medoola & then on Menusha
and went to Alexander's offices
& came home at noon;
	Breeze shifted to S. west; 
At 2 ½ P.M. I called on Antone 
Marine to see his wife Terrooza
who is still in bed with a bad 
cold & fever she is very weak
yet~ I then went to the 
khan of Alexander, & received
my 200 Liras from Shawl 
Kahtan by telegram from 
Asfar sent on the 24th to pay 
me after 5 days sight on 
account of my 1000 Liras which 
Gabriel Asfar has making 
now in all 700 I have received 
up till now’~
	River has fallen a little today, 
Lots of rain have also fallen
elsewhere & up country, and
people anticipate a very 
good season on for pasturage 
and other products ~
	Subsection:29 Satur The 6.52
	Light S. Ely breeze and 
fine weather ~

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	At 8 ½ AM. called on Sister
Medoola & came at 10’~
	I received an other telegram
from Asfar from Basreh, 
assigning me on Ezra
Dowd here to pay me 
after three days 250 TLiras
(this will make 950 in all 
that I will receive);
	At 4 ½ P.M. I went to Sister 
Medoola & came back at 6 ½
	Subsection:30 Sund The 6.56
	Light S. Ely breeze & cloudy
scattered about;
	At 9 AM we went to Church, 
Heard that last night the
house of Apikyan was robbed
by a band of thieves, there are 
now only the widow of 
Artin Apikyan & her sons
in it living, every thing of 
value was carried away, all 
the jewellery too; It is supposed
that their man called Mahmood 
who sleeps in the house has 
been the author & brought some 
of his followers & opened the 
door for them & when they 
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he wont confess & I suppose 
the robbery will never 
return to the owner even 
if the government people 
find it, they will keep 
it themselves;
	I called on Mina Abood 
& on Menusha & came home 
at 11 ~
	Weather cloudy all over 
& S. Ely breeze ~
	At 2 P.M. I called on Alice and
Sister Emilia & then on Sister Eliza 
where Alexander & Marie had 
gone, I then took Alexander 
& called on Mr. Giustini the 
Controller of Quarantine in his 
new house at Seyd Sultan Ali 
on the river, saw his wife & four
children (3 young sons & a daughter)
we came & took Marie from 
Sister Eliza & went to Emilia 
for ½ hour & came home 
at 4 ½ ~ 
	Weather very gloomy dark 
& very dusty, calm S. Ely ~
	At 8 ½ P.M. the S.S. Ressafah 
arrived from Basreh ~

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	Section:[December, 1902]
	Subsection:1 Mond Th.6.58
	Light S. Ely breeze & hazy 
cloudy weather ~
	At 8 ½ AM. I called on Sister 
Medoola & came home at 9 ½ 
	At 2 P.M. I went to Sister Medoola 
and took her & went to Antone
Marine to see his wife, she is still 
in bed, she has the fever in 
Stomach from cold & is better,
Came home at 3, Hariette 
my niece (Henry’s daughter
called on us;
	Weather cloudy all over
	Subsection:2 Tuesd The 6.52
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
At 4 ½ AM. the Mejidieh arrived 
I received a letter from Rezooki
Sayegh only, & Alexander has 
had a letter from his mother, 
she is well & gone in to town 
at Tookye’s;
	At 8 ½ AM. Called on Sister Medoola 
& then went to Alexander's office &
to the bazaar bought some stuffs
for night shirts & trousers & came 
home at 11;
	At 4 P.M. Alexander, Rezooki
Andria & myself went to call on 
Père Emmanuel the Carmelite
who arrived yesterday morning

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from Aleppo with an other french 
Priest Père Lèon & two frères
as School teachers coming from 
France, Père Emmanuel
had gone from Basreh on leave
ten months ago for the benefit
of his health has been to his 
country at Nantes in Bretagne
& they came from Marseilles
by Naples to Athena Constple
Smyrna, Beyrout & back to 
Alexandretta so as to avoid
touching in Egypt on account
of the Cholera ~ we then 
called on Sister Medoola and
came home at 6 ~
	Subsection:3 Wedn The 6.48
	Light N.W. fine cold morning 
The river has fallen a good deal 
but there is a new rise appears
coming today ~
	I went to Sister Eliza at 9 AM
about my 6 Indian chairs left 
there which the buyer who had
bought them & were knocked
for him at 322 GS Piasters has
left them & gone & would not
take them now, but an other 
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I was going to accuse the 
former buyer but I was 
advised by many to let them 
go at 240 P.~ I also called
on Alice to read Blookey’s
letter to me regarding her 
lost gold watch,
	At 10 I went to Alexander's
office & then went with Shekoory
to get my 250 T. Liras by a 
telegram came to me on the 
29 Novr from Basreh from 
Asfar on Ezra Dowd Hyim
payable after 3 days, he wanted
to pay it tomorrow but I 
insisted on it & he paid me 
100 & the 150 will pay it this 
afternoon I came home at
noon;
	Weather getting cloudy,
Shekoory Sayegh & Rezooki Andria 
called on us in the evening;
	Subsection:4 Thursd The 6.51
	Light N.W. & foggy weather 
at 8 AM it cleared off~
At 8 ½ I called on Sister Medoola 
& on Menusha ~
	I wrote by this Post of Today
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at Cairo, also to Rezooki Sayegh
to Basreh by Mejidieh leaving
tomorrow~ I also sent Postal 
Cards for the Christmas &
New Year's day to Blockey
to his daughter Lizzie Mrs. Knight
to Miss Tanner, Habib Chiha
& August Tonietti at Cairo,
to Gabriel son of Antone Marine
[strikethrough]
[strikethrough]; also to Père Henri
Bernard at Amiens in Somme,
	Light N.W. & fine Weather;
	Subsection:5 Friday The 6.45
	Light N.W. & fine Cold
weather;
	The SS. Mejidieh left at 6 AM.
At 9 AM. I called on Alice we
made arrangements to go down
in a goffa tomorrow to Eliza
& Adoola, my cousins & take
breakfast with us & spend
the day;~
	The SS. Baghdad arrived 
yesterday at 1 P.M.~
I took a hot bath but the
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is very cold;
	Subsection:6 Saturd The 6.48
	Light N.W. & fine Cold
Weather, At 8 ½ AM I went to
Alice, there came also Harriet
my niece & at 9 we left in a 
goffa down to Cherd el Pasha,
to the house of my cousins
Eliza & Adoola we reached in
25 Minutes, the river is low
& has fallen about 10 feet,
they received us great joy, as
they are coming to town next 
week; We got our breakfast
down in a goffa at noon,
I had a roast leg of mutton
& potatoes & Alice had Pillaw
& roast fowel in it, & I also
brought a tin of fresh Herring
also some Oranges & Sweet
Lemon; We took a walk
in Rafooli Tanton's garden &
out & round back to the house
it was very pleasant weather
the daughters of Tanton Tookyeh
& Regina came to visit us
At 4 ½ P.M. we rode back on
Donkeys to town ~

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	Mr. Rappaport had called on us
but neither Alexander nor I 
were at home ~
	Light N.W. & fine Cold Weather
	Subsection:7 Sund Th 6.48
	Light N.W. & fine Cold
Weather;
 	At 9 A.M. Alexander Marie & I 
went to Church, we called on
Antone Marie, his wife is better
& is still in bed, I then called
with Antone on Sister Medoola
& on Menusha & came home
at 11’~ Père Emmanuel called
on us also Johny ~
	I called on Sister Eliza & on 
Alice & Emilia but the latters 
were not at home
	The SS. Khalifah arrived
at 1 ½ P.M.~
	At 5 Alexander Marie and
I went over to Medoola as Rezooki
her husband is unwell, he has
the stomach ache & fever for
the last month he had been
feeling so, there came Iskender
Aziz & his wife Eliza & we
left at 7 ~

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	I received only a letter from
Rezooki Sayegh this evening
sent by Faraj Clerk of the 
Khalifah, in which he says
that his mother is unwell
for some days, & have called
Dr. Scroggy to see her,~
	Subsection:8 Mond The 6.47
	Light N.W. & fine Cold 
weather;
 	At 9 AM. I called on Sister Medoola
to see Rezooki, he is still having
little fever, Dr. Nezam ed Dîn
was called he examined him
& said it is nothing except a
slight weakness of the Stomach
& prescribed medicine & tubbing
in warm bath & an enema;
I came home, Sister Emilia
& Alice called on us & left at
noon;
 	At 2 P.M. Alexander & I called on
Shekoory Sayegh & came home,
	Light N.W. breeze & fine Cold
	Subsection:9 Tuesd The 6.46
	Light N.W. & fine Cold
Weather;
 	At 8 ½ AM called on Sister Medoola
Rezooki her husband is better
 	I also called on Louisa
    
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my niece & came home at 11 ;
	At 4 P.M. Alexander & I went
to call on Mrs. Cowley to see her
son Alfred, employed at Mr.
Darby (Frank Slrick's agent)
at Basreh, who came up in
the Mejidieh for a holy day & is
going back in the Khalifah
on friday, but he had gone
out riding with his brother
Charley; he had called
on us yesterday but we were
not at home, we returned
at 5 P.M.;
	Light N.W. & fine Cold Weather
	Subsection:10 Wedn The 6.44
	Light N.W. & fine very
Cold Weather ~
	At 9 AM I called on Sister
Medoola;
	The thieves who stole the
Jewels & clothes of the Widow of
Artin Apikyan some days ago
about 9 or 10 of them have all
been caught & they confessed 
of the robbery, & today all 
was recovered by the authorities

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& the Mushir Pasha Ahmed
Fezi who insisted in its recovery
and was instrumental, Otherwise
it would have been lost,
	At 2 P.M. I called on Antone
Marine, his wife is well now,
I also called on Menusha 
& came home at 4 P.M.;
	Subsection:11 Thursday Th.6.49
	Light N.W. & light clouds
are spreading, it then became
foggy all over & overcast ~
	At 9 AM. I called on Alice
It began to rain very drizzly;
At 10 ½ I came home;
	The S.S. Mossul left at 6
AM.;
	I wrote a letter to Blockey by
today's Damascus Post telling
the date of Alice's lost watch
when it first came out in 1884,
I also sent Postal Cards
for Christmas & New Year's day
to Mr. Joseph Khouri at Port
Said, to Shekoory Abboud
Beyrout & to Johny Pahlawan
at Aleppo ~
	At 4 P.M. I went over to Sister
Medoola; Alexander came
also, we left at 6 ½ ~

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	Subsection:12 Frid Th.6.50    
	Light S. Ely breeze, and
some Clouds ~
	The SS. Khalifah left this 
morning at 6 ½ AM ~ I
sent a letter to Rezooki Sayegh
& Alexander wrote to his Mother
& yesterday he wired to Rufail
asking how his Mother is;
	The S.S Baghdad left on Wednesday
Morning, & the SS. Phrat [strikethrough] arrived
that same afternoon;
	At 10 AM. I called to Alexander's
Office; & came home at 11 ½;
	At 3 P.M. I called on Rezooki &
Sister Medoola, he is much
better & has no fever came 
home at 4. & I took Alexander
& went to see Père Augustin 
(Elias Sayegh) as he is leaving
for Mossul tomorrow, by
Order from his Superior in
France ~
	Weather Cloudy & S. Ely
breeze ~
	Subsection:13 Satur The 6.49
	Cloudy weather thretening
	At 1 ½ AM it begun to rain
heavily with thunder for

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about ½ hour; Light S. Ely
& Cloudy all over; At day
break it rained again for a
Short time, & remained
cloudy & overcast;
	At 8 AM clouds cleared off and 
became fine, but S. Ely breeze,
	At 10 I called on my Cousins
Eliza & Adoola who came in
to town from their house at
Cherd el Pasha the day before
to pass the Cold Weather;
	Père Augustin (Elias
Sayegh) left this morning
for Mossul taking the
Other side of the river or
the right bank;
	Wind shifted to N.W. at noon
& thick clouds are passing
from North to South; It became
fine & cold ~
	Subsection:14 Sund The 6.43
	Light N.W. breeze and 
Cold Weather ~
	I had a bad indigestion 
last night, with wind & then
my bowels worked,
	At 9 AM. Alexander & I 
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on Sister Medoola, Rezooki is
still in bed although he has
nothing the matter with him
We called also on Menusha
& came home at 11;
	Last night Alexander got 
got the answer of his telegram
from Rufail Yagh, Saying
that his Mother is little
better but still under
medical treatment; We
do not know that is her
complaint ~
	Antone Marine & Shekoory
Sayegh called on us; also 
the Assyrian Bishop Aghnatius
& Père Toma Bahi, Artin
my nephew & Daniel Tatheossyan,
	Alexander & I called on
Sister Eliza & Alice & came
home at 4 P.M.~
	Fine Cold Weather ;
	Subsection:15 Mond Ther 6.37
	Light N.W. & fine and
very Cold Weather;
    At 8 ½ AM. called on Sister Medoola
Rezooki is still in bed, & there is

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nothing the matter with him only 
he is timid, I left at 10 & went
to Alexander's Office took him
& called on Mr. Rappaport, but
he was not at home, I met
him on the road & we talked
for a few minutes & then I came
home ~
	I bought some Kerkook
Wine today at 11 Piasters per
bottle; about 60 Bottles;
	At 5 P.M. Mr. Giustini the
Controller of the quarantine &
his wife called on us, they
are very nice people all
apparently belong to Aleppo,
but they were in Smyrna,
Scio for many years;
	Subsection:16 Tuesd The 6.43
	Light S. Ely breeze and 
Cloudy all over;
	At 8 ¾ AM I called on Sister
Medoola, & then on Antone 
Marine;
	The S.S. Mejidieh arrived
at 9 AM; I received a letter
from Rezooki & Alexander got
a letter from his mother &
Rufail, they say that mother

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was suffering from a very
bad fever & stomach ache 
& two doctors attending her 
but she is better now only
very weak & in bed still ~
	The S.S. Phrat left yesterday 
morning ~
	At 5 P.M. I called on Medoola 
Alexander & Marie also came
we returned at 7 P.M.~
	Ely breeze & cloudy all over,
	Subsection:17 Wedn The 6.46
	Light Ely breeze and
cloudy all over;
	Our Arab watchman of 
Gherrara Muttar came in
bringing for us two partridges 
shot opposite Diala, we have
not eaten any yet this year,
	At 10 called on Eliza & Adoola
my cousins, It rained drizzly
& the streets got slippery ~ At 
11 ½ I came home; Cloudy
overcast weather;
	At 11 ½ P.M. I took Alexander & 
went to visit Metty my Successor 
in the “Mejidieh”, he came to his 
house shortly after; He

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tells me that his pay is only
180 Beshlics a month, and no
mess money allowed; he 
has written officially to Mr. 
Parry the agent for an increase 
of pay, but he answered that 
he cannot for the present do
so; we left at 6 ½ ‘~.
	Light N.W. & very cloudy 
weather & cold;
	Subsection:18 Thursd The 6.43
	Light Ely breeze and 
cloudy all over gloomy,
	At 9 AM called Sister
Medoola & also on Alice and
Emilia & came home at 11 ½ 
	I received a telegram from 
Asfar & Co. Basreh & Kahtan, 
An order on [strikethrough] Kahtan 
here to pay me 65 Liras & 80
Cents of a Lira as balance
due to me of the 1000 Liras 
of which I had received 950
& the 15 Liras 80 Cts being the 
interest of 5 months & some
days @ 9%, after they had

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deducted from me 25 Liras
claimed by Jeboory Asfar 
last year reckoning 
the interest @ 4 ½% instead
of 7 as usual ~
	At 4 P.M. I called on Menusha
& came home at 5’~
Weather still cloudy it
having rained drizzly for
few minutes & air N.W.
	Antone Marine called on us & 
left at 7 P.M.~ 
	Light N.W. Air & fine cold
weather;
	Subsection:19 Frid The 6.44
	Light N.W. air & very 
fine cold weather, it got foggy
at 7 AM & cleared off ~
	The SS. Mejidieh left at 
about 6 ½ A.M.;
	I called on Sister Medoola, 
I met there Madm Giulietti, 
she told us that the money 
3800 T. Liras which was 
Stolen from the Turkish Constople 
Post a few months ago,

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has been found this morning
hidden in a wall & built up 
in some ruins near the 
Barood Khana outside 
the Jewish quarter on the 
way leading to the Middle 
Gate, some soldiers had stolen 
it & they went there to fetch 
& participate it because they 
had left the military service
after serving their time, 
and a dispute arose among 
themselves & so it was broached, 
Giulietti is very glad, so is 
Said Effendi the mudir of 
Post & telegraph who had 
been dismissed the service 
on this account; 
	I went to Alexander's office
to receive my money from 
Katan 65 L & 80 P. as per 
Asfar’s telegram & came 
home at 11, 
	I am preparing to go out 
shooting tomorrow to 
opposite Diala ~

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Mr. Rappaport called on one at 
11 he brought with him a 
Mr. Luigi Segré a merchant 
of Trieste came out to open
a house in Basreh, he came 
up in the Ressafah~ I asked 
Mr. Rappaport to let me have
some of his cartridges Nº. 16
loaded with Schultz smokless
powder, he sent me 40’~
	Light N.W. & fine weather
not so cold ~
	Subsection:20 Satur
	Fine clear weather & cold
At 2 AM I awoke; at 3 I 
washed, dressed for Shooting
& took my milk & coffee and, 
boiled eggs & Jam; I took
60 cartridges with me and 
breakfast all in a saddle bag
to be taken by Jenna the 
Coolie under his donkey; 
	At 5 Jenna came & we left, &
went to the Sakka Ismail’s 
house got two donkeys and 
rode out, there a moon light
20 days old; Heavy mist

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& dew falling, it became very 
cold but I was well wrapped 
up with an overcoat, we 
left the Sakkas house at 5 ½ 
At 6 ½ crossed over the 
Gherrara Bridge & paid
the toll of 2 Pr. each donkey, 
At 7 I reached Muttar’s 
Village opposite the Dedewyeh
on the bank took him with 
me also his nephew Mehdi 
a young boy, & we walked 
down toward Diala, 
A thick fog envelopping us 
& very wet; At 8 I alighted to 
shoot among some brushwood
scattered all over the desert of 
thorns & dry Tahama etc, 
but I found the brushes so
wet from the dew & fog, and 
the partridges are scarce, 
very few we saw, I got so 
warm & it became very hot, 
the breeze from S. Ely very light
& with some clouds, we put 
off two hares, I shot one & 
six partridges until 11 AM.

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when I felt tyred & the heat
was unbearable, I sat down
& took my breakfast ~
	At 12 I started again and 
over run all that part of 
Dredir, (or it is near Aboo- 
Jehash above Jaffer) We
started a hare twice at a 
great distance, & having 
seen no partridges so at 
1.40 P.M. we rode to come 
back to town, parted with 
Muttar at his place, and 
came in at 4 ½ P.M. 
	I sent the 6 partridges, (1 to Mr. 
Rappaport, 1 to Sister Medoola
1 to Emilia, 1 to Eliza, 1 to 
Menusha & 1 to Antone Marine)
and we kept the hare for us, 
I brought also a wild cat
which Muttar had Shot, 
I felt very tyred but more so
from riding the donkey;
	Light S. Ely air & Cloudy 
a little ~

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	Subsection:21 Sund The 6.47
	S. Ely breeze & getting fine
& clear weather; 
	At 9 AM we went to Church
& then we called on the 
Dr. Macri, he has come back 
from Kermanshah two weeks 
ago; I then called on Sister
Medoola & on Menusha,~
	At 2 P.M. I called on Sister
Eliza & then on Alice where 
Alexander also came & we 
came home, 
	Alexander is preparing to go 
out shooting tomorrow
down to Menari at Gusseiba
for two days; 
	At 5 P.M. Alexander Marie
& I went over to Medoola & 
while there the Khalifah 
arrived at 6 ½, we left at 
7, sent to Faraj for letters
we got two one to Alexander 
from his mother & the other 
to me from Rezooki, he tells 
me that his mother was

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very ill, & Dr. Scroggie pronounced 
her ill illness as an acute
touch on the heart  & nerves
caused by excessive grief etc
& she is still very weak but 
now out of danger; (This
is all nonsence they want
to make me believe it all)
	Subsection:22 Mond The 6.46
	S. Ely breeze very light
and fine day ~
	I was up at 3 A.M. & could 
not sleep, Alexander also 
he prepared himself and 
at 5 ½ he left with three
Donkies & a Sakka Saleh,
he took the small Tent, 
& he will take Muttar the
arab with him on his way 
to Menary ~ 
	At 8 ½ I called on Sister Medoola
& then on Menusha & came 
home at 10 ½;
	At 3 P.M. Marie & I called 
on Eliza & Adoola my cousins 
there was Mina Abood & also

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Yacoob Eassayi came, at 4 ½ 
we came home,
	Calm S. Ely very light breeze
but very fine weather;
	Subsection:23 Tuesd Ther 6.47
	Light S. Ely & fine weather, 
At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister
Medoola ~
	Dowd Oosy Messeyeh
died yesterday afternoon, he 
was ill last year from different
diseases, the kidneys and
swelling etc, & again fell ill a
few days ago, he is about 65
or more years, he leaves a 
large family;
	At 10 AM I called on Mr. 
Rappaport for Menusha’s 
business, to get the bond of 
Rufail Sayegh & send it to him 
for 60 Liras to be changed for an 
other year he is paying at 9%
interest. I came to Menusha 
at noon & then came home;
	I took a warm bath at 3 P.M. 
	Alexander sent a Sakka with 
a donkey load of his Tent & bed
& wrote to us saying that he 
will come in the evening.

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having arrived yesterday at
above Menary at 11 and
encamped near some Arabs
& at 2 P.M. went to shoot,
but found no partridges all
over Menary, except in one
place on the shoal bank
about 20 partridges flew
& knocked 9 down within
a few minutes & nothing
[strikethrough] more he saw~
	At 4 ½ P.M. Alexander
came in with his two donkeys
& the sakka, he brought
his game in all 10 partridges
having shot only one
this morning~ So we
sent one to Mr. Rappaport,
1 to Sister Medoola, 1 to Louisa
my niece, 1 to Eliza & Adoola,
1 to Alice & 1 to Sister Eliza;
& kept the other 4 for us;
	S. Ely breeze with some
clouds ~

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	Subsection:24 Wedns Ther 6.49	
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
The S.S. Baghdad arrived the
night before last at 8 P.M.
and the S.S. Mossul arrived
this morning at 7 AM;
	I did all the cleaning
in the house for tomorrow
also the sitting room,
	I only went to Yousif Yaghchi, 
about my letter to Asfar
at Basreh which I gave
to him to send with other
letters ~
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	Subsection:25 Thursd The 6.47
	Light N.W. & fine cold
weather; Being Christmas,
	At 9 AM we went to church, &
then Alexander & I with Antone
Marine, called on the Carmelite
Fathers, on the Assyrian Bishop
& gave him ¼ Lira, on the Chaldean,
Armenian & Greek (Kass Romanus)
Priests, & on the french nuns
I then called on Sister Madoola
& on Menusha & came home
at 11, Mr. Rappaport called

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on us, & Eliahoo Denoos & his
son Moshi; 
	At 1 ½ P.M. I called on Sister
Eliza, Alexander too & then
we went to Alice & came
home at 4, Johny, Artin,
Yousif Yaghchi, Yacoob
Eassayi & Iskender Aziz
called on us;~ I then
went Dowd Oossy's family
to console his brother Yacoob
for his brothers’ death, I
then called on Yousif Yaghchi;
& came home at 5;
Weather getting cloudy;
	Johny my nephew dined with
us, I had brought two tame geese,
& killed one for dinner also
partridges, he left at 9
	Subsection:26 Frida The 6.50
	Light N. Ely breeze & cloudy,
	The SS. Khalifah left at 6 ½
AM. I sent a letter to Rezooki,
& an other to Rufail about
Menusha's money 60 Liras,
	The SS. Baghdad also left
this morning for Basreh,

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	At 9 I & Alexander went to
make visits, called on Eliza &
Adoola, Antone Marine, Mina
Abood, Abduljebbar Effendi,
Asfar, Jeboory Tanton,
Shekoory Sayegh & Guiliettis,
came home at noon ~
	At 1 P.M. went again with
Rezooki Andria & Alexander,
I visited, Ferida Pahlawan,
Shekoory Andria, Eassayis,
Takoohy Selman Loca, Hannosh
Hani of the Residency Doctor,
Nassoory Abood, Naoom
Loca, Yacoob Oossy & came
home at 3 P.M.~ Some
people called on us & the Priests
& Père Bèrnard of Mossul
with Rezooki Ghanima ~
	Haji Mahomed Said Shahbender
died today at noon, he was
ill for a long time & suffered
from several complaints, he
had the Piles desease of the
Kidneys, suppression of urine
& other causes, he was about
68 or 70 years ~
	Sister Medoola & Rezooki
her husband came at 5 P.M.
& spent the evening till

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7 P.M.~
	I have my stomach out of
order I got some pain and
wind all the day, it is from
eating heavy food.;
	Subsection:27 Satur The 6.38
	Light N.W. & very fine
cold weather;
	I had bad indigestion & pain
in stomach & lots of wind from
2 AM. & feel very weak, it must
be from eating the goose;
	At 9 ½ I called on Georgis
Segman, on Fetoohi Maghak
on Sister Medoola & Catterina
widow of Rezooki Serkis; came
home at 11 ½; The Assyrian Bishop
& Kass Toma Bahi, my nieces
Terrooza & Regina called on
us ~
	Light N.W. fine cold
weather;
	The river has risen about 4
feet ~
	At 5 P.M. Alexander, Marie & I
called on Sister Medoola & spent
the evening~ my stomach is
still bad I have pain & lots of
wind, at 7 we came home

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	Subsection:28 Sunda The 6.44
Light Southerly breeze
& cloudy all over; 
	At 9 we went to church
I saw at church Antoin son
Jule Hubert (otherwise Peter
Hern) whom we saw at Beyrout 
in 1897 studying medicine
he went to Paris for a year
& now has come out in the 
SS. Gorgistan from Marseilles, 
	I called on Mr. Luigi Segré
the Italian merchant of 
Basreh who visited me with
Mr. Rappaport a few days
ago; I came home ~
	Johny, Jeboory Tanton & Dr. 
Macri called on us ~  
	It rained fer short time
Very drizzly; 
	At 1 P.M. I called on Sister
Medoola & then called on Alice 
& Emilia & came home at 
4 P.M.~ Mr. Richarz the 
German Consul had Called 
on us & sat with Marie,
	Subsection:29 Mond The 6.38
	Light Ely breeze and thick
fog lasted till 9 AM.~
	I still feel unwell in stomach
pain & full of wind, & I feel

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the cold very much, it must be 
from cold that my stomach 
got out of order; 
	Weather became fine with a light
N.W. air ~
	Subsection:30 Tuesd The 6.37
	Light N.W. air & very fine 
Cold weather ~
	The S.S. Mossul left this morning
for Basreh; 
	At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister 
Medoola & then went to Alexander's 
office, but it was closed, I
came home & at 10 ¼ went again, 
I saw Shekoory & Alexander
I am buying about 200 or 300
cases of loaf Marseilles Sugar
to keep & sell it at a profit
as now it is very low, at 67
R. Piaster per maund of 6 
Constple Oke;
	At 2 ½ P.M. Marie & I called 
on Sister Eliza & also on Alice 
& Sister Emilia, Alexander
joined us there & at 4 we then 
went & called Mr. & Mrs. Giustini
the controller of quarantine, 
We came home at 5 ¼ 

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The S.S. Phrat arrived at 11 
AM today ~
	Very cold weather & fine, 
my stomach is aching me today 
much more; inspite of the medicines
I am taking as the Bismuto magnisieme, 
Pepsine, & carbonate of magnesia,
	Subsection:31 Wedne The 6.34
	Light N.W. & fine very
Cold weather, 
	I had the stomach ache last 
night at 1 AM.~ and again this 
morning; 
	At 8 ½ AM I called on Medoola
& on Menusha, & came home
at 10, The cold is very bitter
I am feeling it too much, 
my stomach is aching me
much today~
	Metty send me a letter from
Gherrara from Rezooki Sayegh
as the Mejidieh passed up, 
Rezooki says that his mother
is still weak & gets the fever
occasionally ~
	At 0 ¼ P.M. the SS. Mejidieh
arrived; Alexander got a letter
from Rufail sending him some
Butter & telling him that his 
mother went in to Basreh

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of Christmas for a change of
place as she is still weak; 
	At 5 P.M. Alexander & I went 
to sister Medoola & came home
at 7 ~
	Light N.W. & fine cold 
weather ~
	Section:[January, 1903]
	Subsection:1st Thursd The 6.37
	Light N.W. fine cold 
weather ~
	I had the pain in my stomach
at 2 AM & lasted about 2 hours,
	At 9 AM. we went to 
Church, Alexander & I then
went to make calls, Rezooki
Andria, Antone Marine & 
Antone my nephew & Abduljebbar 
Effendi also in company, we 
called on Mons. Rouet the 
french vice Consul, on Mr.
Rappaport, Mr. Richarz,
Polus Serkis & his sister in law
Mily living near Mr. Richarz, 
on Mrs. Cowley & then came
home at 11 ~ Metty, Yacoob
Eassayi & Behjet called on
us also Antoine son of
Jule Hubert; also Rezooki
Andria, Artin & Johny

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my nephews, etc.
	At 4 P.M. we called on 
Sister Medoola for an hour, 
	Light N.W. air & cold ~
	Subsection:2 Friday The 6.34
	Light N.W. & fine cold
weather, 
	I had again the stomach ache
at 1 AM with much wind 
& then it passed away at 4,
	Today is the 3rd day of 
the Holyday of Ramadan,
among the Mahomedans,
	Light westerly breeze & not so cold
in the daytime ~
	Subsection:3 Satur The 6.38
	Light westerly breeze and
fine weather;
	At 8 ½ AM. I called on Sister 
Medoola & then went to Ezra
Daniel’s dispensary & got some 
Carbonate of Magnesia & a bottle 
of Huniady Yanos; I feel better
today & has had no pain in 
stomach last night;
	Rezooki Andria called also Mikha
the Tindal ~
	Subsection:4 Sund The 6.38
	S. Ely breeze & hazy weather, 
At 9 AM. I went to the Delagation
house of Monseigneur Altmayer
to hear mass, where my

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Sisters Eliza & Emilia & their  
children go every Sunday 
being so close to their house, 
and at 9 ½ I took Johny my  
nephew in a goffa & went  
down river to the house of  
Abduljebbar the Lawyer by  
invitation , but the S. Ely Wind 
got up & was bitterly cold 
going against the wind,  
we reached at 10, & saw him 
there, with Cezar, son of Antone
Moossa his relative; he has  
made his house look very  
nice, & the garden too extending 
of a narrow strip to as far 
as the Messoodi dig; we took  
a walk there; we then 
took breakfast at 1 P.M.  
some Jews came, they were 
his clerk, and a merchant 
Shlomo Kahtan & an otter 
who plays the fiddle called 
Shiva, he played & sung 
& they drunk Arak,
 
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The weather was getting bad,  
fine S. Ely wind & cloudy 
thretening day,~ At 4 P.M. 
we all left, Abduljebbar and 
the Jews & walked up the bank
to the Sin & then crossed 
over, there is a swell in the river 
& the wind very cold I got home 
at 5 PM;~ My stomach 
aching me all the time and 
the wind confined in my bowels 
I felt it worse before & after 
dinner, & could not sleep 
at night; as the wind stopped  
inside & am constipated;
	Subsection:5 Mond The 6.48
	S. Ely wind fresh & very cloudy 
at 2 AM it begun to rain for 
½ hour; & again in the morning,  
	I could not sleep from the  
pain of wind in the intestines,  
but felt it better after taking 
my milk & going to stool;  
	The S.S. Phrat left this morning,  
our servant Lossyeh left us this  
morning without knowing it,  
because she has been breaking 
many things & I wanted to cut 
it from her pay, I sent to fetch

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the clothes that I made for her 
on Christmas for about 10 
Besh, but she wont give it,  
I fetched a Zaptyeh from the 
station here & they could not 
find her, the door was locked, 
I wrote a letter to Mr. Rappaport 
requesting him to send his Kawas 
for the recovery of the clothes, but 
he was not at home ~ 
	Weather opening, & breeze 
shifting to west;
	Subsection:6 Tuesd The 6.38 
	S. Ely breeze & thick fog 
cold & chilly ~ 
	The S.S. Mejidieh left this  
morning for Basreh at  
I sent a letter to Rezooki Sayeyh 
Alexander also wrote to his mother  
& to Rufail 
	At 9 AM called on Sister 
Medoola, she is not well having  
caught a bad cold ~ 
Today is a Holy day of  
Epiphany ~  
	Mr. Rappaport wrote to me 
& sent me his Kawas Ibrahim  
to go & fetch the clothes from 
my discharged Servant Lossyeh

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& I sent him with my cook
Franso; they returned with the 
clothes, but they paid her her 
4 days wages for this month
& also 12 P. that I had deducted
from her pay for breaking lamps,
	Yousif Asfar called on us, 
weather cloudy all over; 
	I went to the Menusha at 2 PM
& came home at 3 ~
	It rained at 4 for ½ hour 
& remained cloudy ~
	Pères Avertan & Anastas
called on us 4 P.M. ;
	Weather Cloudy & gloomy
It rained at 9 P.M. for two hours
	Subsection:7 Wedn The 6.46
	Light S. Ely & cloudy
Gloomy weather ~ At 7 ½ AM
it begun to rain drizzly for
an hour ~
	The S.S. “Khalifah” arrived at
1 AM. it begun to rain also ~
	Jouly received our letter from 
Rufail sayegh he sends me the 
bond rendered of Menusha for 
60 Liras for an other year which
I have sent to Mr. Rappaport
as soon as I received it ~

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Mr. Cree of Blockey Hotz’s house
here has arrived in the Khalifah
from London where he had
gone on a 6 months leave, 
Blockey has sent back with 	
him my deceased brother’s 
Table to which were not Sold,
	At noon it begun again to rain
& breeze shifted to north;
	At about 2 P.M. it opened & 
became fine & clear; 
	At 3 ½ I went to Menusha
with papers etc to sign them
& sent to Mr. Rappaport;
	I then called on sister Medoola
she is still in bed with bad
cold, Alexander came there
and at 7 P.M. we came home 
Weather cleared up & became 
fine;
	Subsection:8 Thursd The 6.37
	Light N.W. & fine cold 
weather ~ at 9 ½ AM I called 
on Alice & Sister Emilia ~
	The S.S. Khalifah on her
way down this last trip, on 
the 29 Ulto as she was proceeding 
down below Gorna at Shafy


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at about 9 P.M. met the SS Ressafah
coming up with her Barge, 
she had only the Steersman
on the Bridge with no other 
officer or Pilot & she put
her helm hand over to cross
the Khalifahs bow & collided 
her Barge being damaged
& sunk to the surface, and
had to run her on shore, the 
Barge of the Khalifah also 
damaged herself with a 
hole & some of her cargo got
wet; Alexander my son & 
his partner Shekoory Sayegh
have 50 Bags of coffee from 
Basreh shipped & not insured,
it is not known whether 
they are on board the steamer 
or Barge;~ 
	Iskender Aziz had a 
son born to him last night
at 11 P.M. but came out 
strangulated & dead, he was
married last year on the 
6 of April, It appears the child
was coming out on the wrong 
side back forward; & the 
Doctors had to extricate it,

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	At 4 P.M. called to see Medoola
she had sent for Nezam ood Din
& he recommended cupping
blood on the shoulder & 
enema twice a day, she 
is better now; 
	Light N.W. & fine cold weather,
	Subsection:9 Frid The 6.35
	Light N.W. & fine very cold 
cold weather ~
	At 9 I called on Antone Marine
& came back at 10 ½ ~
Streets are still very muddy, 
	Mr. Richarz has sent an 
invitation to Alexander & Marie
to a Ball he is going to give on
the 27 Jany at 9 P.M for the 
occasion of the Emperor of 
Germany William the 2nd Birth
day; 
	Light N.W. & fine cold night,
	Subsection:10 Satur The 6.35
	Light N.W. & fine cold weather, 
At 8 ½ AM. went to see Sister 
Medoola. she is better today ; 
	I engaged a Servant girl called
Zekki who was at Sister Eliza
before at 2 Mejidies per month,
  
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	I wrote a letter to Rezooki Sayegh 
& one to Asfar & Co for the Khalifah 
leaving tomorrow;
	I took a warm Bath, 
but left it very cold, although
the stove & the Samavar
were burning;
	Rezooki Andria called at
4 P.M.~
	Mr. Richarz sent an invitation
for a Ball on the 24th to me
& my wife also just now,
	Subsection:11 Sunday The 6.37
	Light N. Ely breeze & fine
Cold weather ~
	The SS. Khalifah left at 6 ½ 
A.M.~
	At 9 we went to church,
I then called on Yousif Yaghchi
& on Sister Medoola, where
Alexander & Marie were we 
then came home at 10 ½; 
	Mr. Rouet called on us, also
Mad. Giulietti her daughter son
& his wife, Polus Serkis, Johny
Shekoory Sayegh & Antone
Marine ~
	At 2 P.M. Alexander & 
Marie went with Yousef Yaghchi
his wife Louisa & Harriet
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drive to Tanton's garden out
at Cherd el Pasha, but Alexander
& Johny went in a goffa, 
	I called on sister Eliza & 
on Alice & Emilia, Alexander 
came to me then walking
& we came home at 5; 
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	Subsection:12 Mond The 6.39
	Light N.W. & fine cold
weather ~
	At 8 ½ AM I called to see Medoola
she is in bed & is getting better at 
10 came home; 
	Rosa & Ellen daughters of Antone
Marina called on us, also Mrs
Cowley & her daughter Daisy ; 
	Antone Marine also called 
in the morning, we went to 
Alexander’s office ~
	At 3 P.M. I called on Menusha 
& came home at 4; 
	Light N.W. & fine weather 
At 6 ¾ P.M. the S.S. Mossul arrived
	Subsection:13 Tuesd The 6.40
	Light N.W. & fine cold weather; 
	Mr. Cree the representative of 
the house of Blockey Hotz & co

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here who arrived by the Khalifah
on the 7th Instt; has sent me 
this morning the 22 Tablets 
of antiques of Tellow belonging
to my late brother Henry
& Alice, which Mr. Blockey
gave to him to bring out
	At 9 ½ AM Mr. Rappaport called
on us, he asked me from the 
part of Mr. Richarz if the 
latter can invite Harriett
& Antone, my niece & nephew
on account of their being
in mourning; I told him
that I will see & ask their 
mother wha she says; 
	At 2 P.M. called on Sister Emilia
& then called on Mr. Cree in 
the office, gave him a receipt
for the 22 Tablets; came home
at 3 ½, found my niece Terrooza
here;
	At 5 Alexander & I called
on Sister Medoola she is well, 
we returned at 7 P.M.~
	Subsection:14 Wedn The 6.42
	Light N.W. & clouds are 
scattered about.~
	At 9 AM I called on Antone
Marine & then called on Eliza
& Adoola my cousins,

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    Alexander & I received invitation
from Mr. Rappaport to a dinner
on the 24 at 8 AM;
    Menusha & her daughter Hariette
called on us at 2 P.M. She
had not called since last
year in January when I was
ill in bed;
    Cloudy all over & light N.W.
breeze;
	Subsection:15 Thursd The 6.42
    Light N.W. & some clouds
but cleared off at 8 AM ~
At 8 ½ I called on Sister Medoola
& came home at 10;
    Adoola my cousin called on us,
also Rezooki Andria, Eliahoo
Dennoos & his son ~ at 4 ½
Rezooki Alexander & I took
a walk to as far as the
garden of Kesboor Maghak &
came back, Met on the 
way Dr. Sutton of the missionary
Society he came down from
Mossul yesterday, & is
going to England but he
awaits the arrival of the
other doctor coming out
before he leaves ~

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	Subsection:16 Friday The 6.44    
    Light S. Ely wind and
fine weather
    The SS. Mossul left at 6 ½
AM.;
    At 8 ½ AM. I called on Alice
& Sister Emilia & came at 10 ½
Wind getting up & hazy,
    At 0 ¾ P.M. the SS. Mejidieh 
arrived, I received a letter from
Rezooki, & Alexander received
one from his Mother & one from
Rufail they say that Mother
is still weak, She has again
had the fever & shivering, She
had gone to Shaebyeh to her
brother Yousif etc etc ; 
    Wind increasing strong
S. Ely & cloudy all over;
    At 3 P.M. I called on Menusha,
& at 4 ½ on Sister Medoola where
Alexander also came & we
returned at 6 ½ ~
    Fresh S. Ely wind & cloudy,
	Subsection:17 Satur Th. 6.47
    Modte S. Ely wind but
fine clear weather;
    Mr. Reynolds (now in 
temporary Command of the
Mejidieh since Capt Hanslow
went to England) called

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on me as he is going down
this time to be transfered
to the Malamir on the
Karoon river, & Capt Hanslow
has arrived at Basreh
    At 1 P.M. Rezooki Andria
& I rode donkeys & went 
out to Cherd el Pasha to
see the piece of ground at the
frontage of the garden of Barham
Beg which we want to buy
& build two houses, we measured
it, it is 35 draaz in breadth
but the owner Rkhita the
Widow of Barham Beg wants 
only to give us twenty eight
for 220 Liras, We also measured
that of Farhat garden but
it is narrow only 21 ½ draaz,
	We called on the Tanton's family
had tea there, Antone
Marine, Yousif Yaghchi and
Yousif Asfar also came
out there, At 4 P.M. we
rode in to town ~
    S. Ely breeze & cloudy;
    
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	Subsection:18 Sund The 6.50    
    Fresh S. Ely Wind & Cloudy
all over gloomy;
    The S.S. Baghdad arrived yesterday
at 10 AM.~
    At 9 we went to Church;
& then we called on Sister Medoola
left Marie there & we called 
on Dr. Behjet son of Nassoory
Khayat, We then came
home; Artin my Nephew
called, also Daniel Tatheossian
& Johny ~ At 2 P.M. Alexander
Daniel & I called on Dr.
Antoine son of Jule Hubert
who arrived lately from his
Medical Study in Beyrout,
I then called on Sister Eliza
where Alexander & Marie
came & we called on Alice
& Sister Emilia & came
home, ~ 
	Westerly breeze
& Misty Cloudy:
	Subsection:19 Mond The 6.48
    Light N.W. Cloudy all over
& gloomy, It rained at midnight
slightly & again it rained 
at 7 ½ AM drizzly, Breeze
shifted to East, overcast
weather ~

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    I had a bad pain in Stomach
ate the day yesterday, & at night 
too, & must have got it by
eating cabbiges at break fast,
I took a wine glass ful of 
Huniady Lanos this morning,
I feel better;
    At 10 AM. I went on board
the SS. Mejidieh, saw Metty &
Mr. Reynolds & Mr. Maclure
(now Chiefmate) & an other
new mate apparently a nice
young man, also Mr. Follett
& came at 11 to Alexander's
Office & then came home,
the streets are very muddy
& weather still very cloudy 
& overcast;
    I wrote a letter to Rezooki Sayegh
for the Mejidieh leaving tomorrow,
    Today is Christmas among
the Orthodox Armenians;
    Rezooki Ghanima the Secretary
of the Delagation & now with
Père Bernard here from
Mossul Called on us ~
    At 4 P.M. I called on Sister Medoola
Alexander also came there and
    
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We came home at 7 P.M ~
	Weather cloudy & light N.W. air,
	Subsection:20 Tuesd The 6.42
	Light N.W. & cloudy all 
over, but broken passing clouds
	The SS. Mejidieh left this 
morning at 6 ½ AM;
	Rezooki Andria called on us
& we went with Alexander 
also & called on Daniel
Tatheossyan to wish him a 
Happy Christmas ~
	Pere Pièrre the superior called on 
us at 4 P.M. he is going down 
by the Khalifah with Père
Emmanuel to meet the new
consacrated Bishop monseignr
Jean Drure;
	A sharp N.W. wind is blowing
with clouds made the atmosphere
very cold & shivering, the 
Thermometer fell to 44 at 4 ½ 
P.M.; The SS. Phrat arrived today 
at 2 P.M ~
	Subsection:21 Wedn Ther 6.32
	Light N.W. breeze & fine, 
very cold weather;
	At 8 ½ AM called on Sister
Medoola & on Menusha

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& came home at 11 AM;
	At 2 P.M. I called on Alice & Sister 
Emilia there came Sister Eliza 
& Harriett, at 4 I came home
very cold weather, Ther 46 
at 4 P.M; cloudy & light 
N.W.~
	Rezooki Andria came to us 
& spent the evening on the fire in 
the oorsy, it is very cold 
the water froze last night 
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	Subsection:22 Thurs Th 6.31
	Light N.W. air & fine 
very cold freezing weather; 
	The River rose yesterday 14 
Bricks, There must have fallen 
heavy rain up country;
It has been cold throughout the
day, I did not go out till 5 
P.M. when we went to Sister
Medoola & spent the evening 
Shekoory Sayegh also came there,
At 7 we all left & came home,
very cold weather & fine ~
	The SS. Khalifah arrived at 
6 ½ P.M. we sent for letter from 
Faraj the clerk, & get two

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one from Rezooki to me & one 
from Rufail for Alexander, 
they say that their mother is 
still unwell, she had the 
fever again, e tc etc ~ 
	Subsection:23 Frid The 6.34
	Light S. Ely breeze & 
fine cold weather ~ at 9
AM I called on Menusha, to see 
Louisa her daughter being 
unwell, & is living with her 
mother since three days with 
her two children Philip and 
Mary; Louisa’s husband Yousif
Yaghchi has been very harshly & 
ill treating her, he has taken to 
drink excessively & goes out at 
night to gamble at Habib
Kanunchi & at Jemila a 
Mussulli woman a widow 
of Rezooki Shamas Antone &
now has a bad reputation,
& Yousif’s mother Catterina
(née Sayegh) is also taking 
her son’s part & ill treating 
Louisa with unbecoming 
words, so Louisa left them 
& came to her mother;
	I went to Alexander's office

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& then came home ~
	The river rose yesterday 
high & had to cut open the
Bridge ~
	The affair of the collision between 
the Khalifah & Ressafah is
going on at Basreh in a court
of law, the Turks are claiming 
17500 Liras damages for the 
sinking of their Barge, the 
damage sustained to the Ressafah 
& for one year's detention of 
the steamer undergoing repairs
& so on, On the other part 
the Euphrates & Tigris Company 
are claiming 800 Liras or
thereabout for damage to 
their Barge caused by the
Ressafah running into her
against the rules for steam
boats in taking the wrong
course & without an Officer 
on the watch at the bridge;
	For the last two or three days
my stomach pains me much 
in the day & night twice & this 
afternoon more than ever

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since the day before I begun to 
take the Sulphur & cream 
of Tartar it only opens my 
bowels & evacuates winds
but the pain remains; 
	Rezooki Andria came to us &
I went out walking with him 
for ½ hour, but the pain got
worse;~ I could eat no dinner
only took some Soup the 
pain became very intense
such as I have not had since 
last year; & I am some so 
trembling from cold, I 
went to bed early at 8, but 
could not sleep from the pain 
& cold, I feel so sick and
inclined to vomit, I kept 
myself from doing so, but no 
sleep comes, I shivered from 
cold;
	Subsection:24 Saturd The 6.39
	Light S. Ely & clouds are 
scattered, At 3 AM I threw 
up my dinner which was 
laying heavily in my Stomach 
and I felt relieved from 
pain & wind, I dozed off a
little ~ I took very little milk
& two boiled eggs, my bowels
worked costive as usual,

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	Weather became cloudy all
over,
	Rezooki Andria called to see
me, and says that Medoola
is also unwell & called Nezam
ed Din to see her, she has great
pain on the loin behind
& thinks it might be kidney
complaint ~
	S. Ely breeze & cloudy all
over, I have no pain today
in Stomach but feel weak
and I only took soup, I am
sorry that we have to go
at 8 P.M. Alexander and I to
dine with Mr. Rappaport 
by special invitation;
	At 8 P.M. Alexander and I went
to Mr. Rappaport to dinner, there
were Mr. Rouet french Vice Consul,
Mr. Richarz German Consul,
Mr.Nofel Russian Chancellier,
Mr. Püttmann & his clerk Mr.
Frenzel, Sasson Effendi Dragoman
of the villayet, Mr. Giustini the
Controller of the quarantine & 
Mr. Semah School Master of
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good and done with taste by a 
Portuguese cook, I did not
enjoy in every thing, but kept
myself, fearing my Stomach,
I excused myself to Mr. Rappaport
for allowing me to leave
early & he very kindly let 
me do what I think proper
for my health, so at 10 ½
we left & came home, it is
very cold; but I could not 
sleep, I got the pain and wind 
in the intestines ~
	Subsection:25 Sund The 6.38
	S. Ely breeze & cold hazy
foggy morning;
	At 9 AM. Marie Alexander
& I went to Church; I called
on the french Priests, on the
Assyrian Bishop Aghnatius,
on Antone Marine & on Sister
Medoola she is still in bed and
having the pain on her side,
Dr. Nezam ed Din is attending 
her;~ At 2 P.M. I called on Menusha 
& then on Sister Eliza & Alice
came home at 4 found Mr.
& Mrs. Giustini & children
they left at 4 ¾ ~
	I suffered the pain in my

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stomach the whole day very
severe, & am constipated,
Mrs. Giustini has recommended 
me to use cold water &
Vinegar soaked in a towel
& laid on my Stomach
for about ¼ of an hour, it
would be better to begin it
in Summer and continue it 
on all through the Winter 
so as to get used to it;
	Alexander & Marie went to see
Menusha, & her daughter Louisa
who is still at her mother, her
husband Yousif Yaghchi does not
come to her, he is still going on
with his bad habit of drinking 
& gambling in Habib Kanoonchi's
house at night ~
	Light S. Ely but fine cold 
weather; my pain in Stomach
is calmer, I took dinner and
the Bismuto Magnesieme wafer
& turned in at 9 feeling very cold.
	Subsection:26 Mond Ther 6.44
	N. Ely breeze and cloudy all
over & gloomy ~ I took a wine
glass of Hunyadi Lanos to 
work my bowels, I feel no
pain this morning ~

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	At 8 AM. it rained for half 
an hour ~
	The river has fallen about
3 feet ~ Weather very cloudy & 
gloomy overcast ~
	At 2 P.M. it begun again to rain
drizzly; till 3 oclock, weather
very gloomy, with light N. Ely
breeze ~
	I wrote a letter to
Rezooki Sayegh for the Khalifah
leaving tomorrow morning 
also one to Asfar & Co to 
inform them that I have
today delivered to their
agents here the bond of
Mr. Gabriel Asfar for the 1000
Liras which he had from me
on interest after having 
received it all in full;
	Again the pain came on at 3 P.M.
in my stomach but not so severe,
I took for dinner only some soup and
a small piece of boiled meat,
not having appetite at all;
	Subsection:27 Tuesd The 6.36
	Light N. Ely. & very fine weather,
It rained last night from 6 to
7 P.M.~ I slept well, & took
a glass of Hunyadi Lanos this
morning, I had no pain 
last night ~

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	Today being the Emperor of
Germany William the Second’s
Birth day, we received no
circular from Mr. Richarz,
& do not know at what time
the reception is going to be
I sent to ask from the people of 
Mr. Rappaport & was told that 
it is from 10 to 11 AM. I 
sent to ask Rezooki Andria 
& Antone my nephew to come
with us; At 9 ½ we went to
the Delagation until 10.5 and
then we went to Mr. Richarz,
There were the Mushir Pasha
Ahmed Fezi (now acting waly)
with Sasson Effendi, then came
the Persian Consul, the English 
Consul Major New March
the Doctor Cox & Lieutt Walker
Comdg the Comet & the Subadar
of the Sepoys & Mr. Yacoob
Thadeus his Dragoman,
than Mr. Rappaport & his 
Dragoman Rosenfeld, than 
the Russian Chancellier
Mr. Nofel, & other Europeans
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& Priests, & some natives etc
The Turkish Military Band
playing; we left at 10 ½ 
I called on Alice & then came
home; The streets are 
little muddy; The day is
very fine & calm;
	The SS. Khalifah left this 
morning. The Sister of the Shah 
of Persia Muzzaffar ed
Din who was on a pilgrimage
here left in her en route to 
Bushire & Shiraz, she had
70 followers & 27 horses,
Also Father Peter the Superior 
& Père Emmanuel went down 
to Basreh; as well as Mr. &
Mrs. Parfit the English missionary 
going to England;
	My stomach ache came on 
at 3 P.M. although I am taking 
the Bismuto magnesieme after
each meal, the wind in the intestine
is very acute & painful,
	Weather is getting cloudy but
the air is N.W. & cold;
	At 8 P.M. after taking dinner 
Alexander, Marie & I went

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to Alice, there she changed clothes
for the ball, Harriette my 
niece & Antone her brother also 
came there to go with us 
to Mr. Richarz, & at 8 ¾ we 
went with Alice, Lots of 
people were there, we put our
overcoats & changed shoes in 
a room & went to the other 
rooms, Mr. Richarz received 
us; There were in all about 
60 or 70 persons, The Mushir
Ahmed Fezi Pasha, Kazim 
Pasha, Moosa Kazem Pasha,
the newly arrived Ferik, the 
Nazir of Customs, the mudir
of the Senyeh my friend
of Amara Mahd: Rafik Beg 
& many other Turks, there
were all the European Colony, 
Major New March, Mr. Rouet, 
Mr. Nofel, Mr. Rappaport 
Mr. Hürner, Dr. Cox, Mr. &
Mrs. Langridge, Mr. & Mrs. Parry, 
Mr. Cree, Broomhed, 
Eldridge, Mr. De Sigalas
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the Giuliettis, Mr. & Mrs. Giustini, 
Pollaco, Dr & Mrs. Macri, 
Yousif Asfar, Daizie Cowley, 
Mehran Armenian school 
teacher, Gregoire Kewark
Antoine son Jule Hubert, and
many other strangers whom 
I do not know, some belong to 
the Naphta mineral working 
at Kasr i Sheerin, & a Russian 
traveller, also some Ladies 
Voyagers etc etc; Lots of 
liquors Champagne etc etc 
most of the ladies danced 
also Marie, Alice & Harriette,
we took supper at 1 after 
midnight, I did not eat 
much only a slice of turqey 
& a piece of roast mutton &
sweet pudding etc, but I 
did not feel well in my stomach 
I took about 5 glasses of 
Champagne as this does me 
good, but still I was not 
easy; The Turkish band was 
playing occasionally as well
as the Piano etc. all the 
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illuminated ~ 
	At 2 AM I left after bidding 
Mr. Richarz good night and 
excusing myself, I came 
home but could not Sleep 
I got the indigestion from the 
meat I ate; Alexander and 
Marie came home at 4 ¼ AM.
	Subsection:28 Wedn Th.6.35
	Light N.W. and fine Cold 
morning ~ Rezooki Andria  
called on us at 9 ~
	The S.S. Phrat left the day before 
yesterday in the morning; 
	At 1 ½ P.M. I called on Sister 
Medoola she is still in bed 
having had a diarrhea this morning 
but on the loin is less, 
	My bowels worked loose with some 
bile, it is the effect of last night’s 
supper & indigestion & the pain 
came again at 5 P.M.;~ 
	Light N.W. & fine Cold Weather 
I feel is very bitterly ~ We  
made the fire in the oorsy and I felt it 
so cold in feet and hands that I  
have never did so before; 
I feel the cold more this winter 
than ever

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	Subsection:29 Thursd The 6.32 
	Light N.W. & very fine Cold 
weather, I am so trembling 
from the Cold;~ 
	At 9 AM I called on Menusha  
Louisa is still with her, her husband 
Yousif does not come to see her 
as take her to him ~ I came 
home at 10 found my Sister 
Emilia & Alice here, they left 
at noon ~
	My Stomach is good it has not 
pained me since last night; 
Tookyeh wife of Shekoory Andria  
& Antone Marine called 
on us ~ 
	At 4 P.M. Rezooki Andria called & 
he took me to his house at Sister 
Medoola who is still in bed, there 
came Kadoory the Mason, who is 
working for is in buying the 
piece of ground  on the river 
facing the garden of Barham
Beg from the Widow Rkheta, 
she would not let us have more 
than 28 draaz in breadth and  
30 in depth for 300 Liras, but 
want 30 draaz in breadth so  
that each of us can have 15 
to build our houses, we told  
him to try that & we will give 
her 245 Liras, he went to 
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I came home at 6, It is very 
cold ~
	Subsection:30 Frid The 6.30
	Light N.W. & very fine &  
bitterly cold, I am shivering 
from it ~ 
	At 9 AM I called on Antone 
Marine; also on Eliza & Adoola 
came home at 11 ½, found  
letters sent by Metty from 
Gherrara, from Rezooki to 
me & one from my wife to Alexander 
she says that she is better 
& only went yet, & [illegible] some 
Medicines, Alexander had 
written to her that if she comes 
up to Baghdad she will find 
the change better, she says 
that for the present she does 
not think of coming up. 
	Rezooki Andria came 
to me proposing to go down 
with Kadoori the mason 
to Rkheta’s Garden to measure 
the ground ~
	At 1 P.M. the SS. Mejidieh  
arrived ~ Capt. Hanslow arrived from England 
	At ½ Rezooki Andria, Kadoory
 
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the mason and myself went down in 
a goffa to Cherd el Pasha, we 
measured the ground of Rekheta’s 
garden, but as Kadoory says 
that she does not want to gives  
us more than 28 Draaz square 
we insisted on 30 otherwise  
the two houses we intend to 
build will be very small 
& insufficient; we called 
on the Tantons daughters 
had coffee, & at 4 P.M. we  
walked in to town~ 
Rezooki spent an our with 
us & went home; 
	Light N.W. breeze and 
fine Cold weather;
	Subsection:31 Satur The 6.35
	Light N.W. & fine Cold 
weather;
At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister 
Medoola and came home 
at 10 ½ ~
	The S.S. Mossul arrived at 
11 AM. ~ 
	Artin my Nephew called also 
Eliahoo Denoos ~ Rezooki 
Andria called also at sunset; 
	Light N.W. & fine Cold 
Weather ~

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	Section:[February, 1903]
	Subsection:1 Sund Th.6.32
	Light N.W. breeze & very fine
bitterly cold freezing ~
	At 9 AM we went to Church, 
I called on Menusha & Alexander
& Marie called on Mina
Abood; At 10 ½ Alexander
& I called on Mr. Rappaport 
& came home at 11 ~
	Daniel Tatheossyan & Dr. 
Bihjet Nessoory called on us, 
also Johny ~ At 1 ½ P.M.
Alexander Marie, Rezooki Andria
& myself also Antone my
nephew went to call on 
Père Bernard (except Marie
who went to Alice’s) we then
left & Alexander & I went
Alice's & then took Marie 
& went to call on Mrs. Cowley
& Capt & Mrs. Hanslow who 
have come up from their
leave to England since
10 months ago, I found
them very well & healthy
they came out via Bombay
We left at 4 & called on Sister
Eliza & then came home

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At 5, we all then went to
Sister Medoola; there came
Mr. Daniel Tatheossyan; & they sent
for Joojoo the goldsmith he came
with his Kamana & played,
Alexander got his Phonographs
& registered a few airs on
some cylinders & at 7 ½ we
came home ~
	Subsection:2 Mond The 6.37
	Light N.W. & fine cold
weather, but not so as yesterday,
	Today is a holyday of Candlmas
Rezooki Andria called in the
morning; also Shekoory
Sayegh, Madm Macri, &
her daughter in law;
	I wrote a letter to Rezooki
Sayegh for tomorrow by the
Mejidieh;
	Loussy wife of
Selman Durian (née Petrak)
died today at about 1 P.M.
She was always ill, she suffered
from asthmatic attacks, as
her father used to be also,
or rather her name should
be spelt Lucie, née Petraki
Farra ~ She was about 65 years
Old ~ a mourning circular
was sent to me, & at 3 ½ P.M.

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I went to the Armenian Church
where the funeral procession
came & after the obsequous  
prayers, the body was taken
out to the cemetry, in carriages 
	I went to Sister Medoola
& came home at 5 ½ P.M.
	Subsection:3 Tuesd The 6.38
	Light N.W. & fine cold
weather, some light clouds
are coming over ~
	At 8 ½ AM I called on Sister
Medoola, Rezooki told me that
Kadoory the mason told him
that Rkheta the owner of the
garden of Barham Beg. has
consented to give us 30 draaz
by 30 of her ground;~
Came home at 9 ½ ~
	The SS. Mejidieh left this morning
	At 1 ½ P.M. I called on Sister
Eliza & on Sister Emilia & Alice
& came home at 4, I found
that my servant girl Zekky
had left the house, she has
taken from me her last month's
pay today of 22 days @ 9
Besh per month, she wants
to go & serve Artin my nephew's
wife Serpohy ~
	
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	Weather getting cloudy all over,
Artin my nephew came to us in the
evening to tell me about my servant
Zekky, that they wont take her
since she has left me; he went
away at 7 ~
	Light N.W. & fine clear weather
	Subsection:4 Wedn The 6.40
	Light N.W. & fine mild
weather ~ at 8 ½ AM called on
my Sister Medoola; there came 
Kadoory & Khomeys the masons,
they say that Rhketah has
consented to give us 30 draaz
square & she wants 300 Liras,
we offered 270 besides the
expences of brokerage, Tapo
& other expences, they went
to tell her so,~ I called 
on Menusha & came home
at 10 ½;
	A telegram from Basreh
announcing the death of Georgis
Ilo an old man, & old friend
of mine, I knew him since
1859, when I was employed at
Mr. Rogers (my sister Emilia's
husband & father of Alice) he
has four sons, he must have
had nearly 80 years ~
	Rezooki Andria called on us
in the evening till 7 P.M.~

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	The Chaldean Bishop of Kerkook
Elyeh, brother of Abduljebbar
the Lawyer died at Kerkook
yesterday, very suddenly, like
his father Eassa Khayat,
who died here last year,
	Subsection:5 Thurs The 6.41
	Light N. Ely breeze &
slightly cloudy rather dim,
	The SS. Mossul left at 6 Am
	At 8 ½ AM Eliahoo Dennoos came
to me & I went with him to
Kadumain in the Tram Car
we left at 8 ¾ & arrived at 9 ¼
went to see the Khan of the
Nawab Agha Mahomed, it
is quite new built about
two years ago, especially for
Pilgrims, it is outside the town
facing the Serai of the Kaimakam
it has about 100 rooms;
I preferred taking it for mortgage
than the garden, I shall
give him 900 Liras @ 9 % for
one year, we then walked
in the town & went to see the
Khan of Eliahoo Dennoos
also for Pilgrims, a good

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new Khan the man who has leased
it Haji Khalil, brought us
tea, oranges & cakes and
cigarettes, we then went to
visit the Nawab Agha Mahomed
but he was out so we
returned to the Tram way
& at 10 ¾ started & arrived
at 11 ¼, I passed at the office
of Alexander, & came home,
	The SS. Baghdad arrived
at 11 Am'~
	Light S. Ely breeze & fine,
at 2 P.M. I called on Sister Eliza
& came home at 3 ~
	Weather getting cloudy,
	Rezooki Andria, Shekoory Sayegh
& Alexander came at 4 P.M.
& I went with them to condole
Abduljebbar the Lawyer on
the death of his brother the
Bishop Elyeh at Kerkook,
great money people were
visiting; I then went with
Rezooki to his house at Sister
Medoola, and came home
at 7 ~
	At 7 ¼ the S.S. Khalifah
arrived, I received a letter
	
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from Rezooki Sayegh, & Alexander
also from his mother, they are
all well except that my wife
is still weak'~
	Subsection:6 Frid The 6.49
	Fresh S. Ely wind blowing 
& cloudy ~ At 2 AM. it rained
slightly, & also in the morning 
very few drops, clouds clearing
off & wind increasing to
blow a S. Easter ~
	Rezooki Andria called for half
hour in the morning;
	At 1 P.M. a very thick dust came
on, & became dark gloomy; at
sunset it clouded off ~
	Subsection:7 Satur Th.6.50
	Light S. Ely & a little cloudy
weather very mild & pleasant
	At 9 AM called on Sister Medoola
& came home at 9 ½ ;~
	At 2 P.M. called on Alice but
she was not at home, & came
to Menusha, found there, Sisters
Elija, Emilia & also Alice,
at 3 I came home;
	The wind is troubling me very
much in stomach awful
pain from 1 P.M. till evening,
	At 4 ½ P.M. I took a walk with
Rezooki Andria as far as Bab el
Sherghi & came back ~
	
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	Subsection:8 Sund The 6.46	
	Light N.W. breeze & little
cloudy hazy weather ~
	At 9 AM. We went to church,
I then took Rezooki Andria and
Shekoory Sayegh & called on
Ferida Petrak (wife of Kespoor
Maghak Kasperkhan) and
on Mina Abood, on Antone
Marine, & I called alone on
Eliza & Adoola my cousins &
came home at 11 ¼;~
	At 1 P.M. I called on Alice, Eliahoo
Denoos came to me there, with the
Title Deeds of Agha Mahomed the
Nawab for the mortgage of his garden
with me, instead of the Khan
which we went to see the other
day; because the Title Deeds of the
Khan has not been made of out
yet in the Tapo ~ And I shall
have to go to Kadumain to see
the garden tomorrow or the day
after; Alice is going with me
too~ I came home at 3 P.M.
found Antoine Hubert & Rezooki
Andria, at 5 Rezooki & I went 
to Abduljebbar for condolence
being the 3rd day; we then left
& came to Sister Medoola
to spend the evening, Alexander
& Marie also came there,
	Since 1 P.M. the pain in my

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stomach came on severe, the 
wind in the intestine digging
fearfully, I took Soda water,
some other medicine in powder
which Dr. Macri has prescribed
to me composed of 
	[table]Magnesia Calcined 2 grammes
Rhubarb 2 D
nux vomica 0 ,, 05
Charcoal of Belloc 1 D
Dovers Powder 0,,30[end table]
made in 6 packets, but still 
it did no good; 
	After dinner the pain passed
but recommened at midnight
& lasted about two hours;
	Subsection:9 Mond Th.6.48
	Light N.W. & fine,
very mild weather ~
	I wrote a letter to Rezooki Sayegh
for tomorrow by the Khalifah
	Rezooki Andria called and 
we went out for a walk in 
the evening, he came to us &
spent the evening till 7 P.M.
	The SS. Baghdad left this morning 
at 6 AM ~
	Subsection:10 Tuesd The 6.37
	Light N.W. & fine cold 
weather ~
	The SS. Khalifah left at 
6 AM ~

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	Capt Braine had remained
in Basreh last trip for the
investigation of the collision
between the Khalifah and
Ressafah, & Mr. Reynolds
brought the Khalifah up
this time;
	At 8 ¾ AM. Eliahoo Dennoos
& his son came to take me to 
Kadumain to see the garden
of Agha Mahomed who wants
to mortgage it to me for 
900 Liras; Alice also came
to go with us, also Rezooki 
Andria, & Antone Marine
who went on horse back 
as far as the Tramway
Station, we were seven persons
At 9 ½ we started & reached
the garden or house of Agha 
Mahomed at 10, it is about
10 minutes walk before 
reaching the town, we 
went to visit the next garden
after the first one & walked
outside of it, it is large &
full of date trees, no other 
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the mortgage & more; here 
we met Agha Mahomed 
coming from Kadumain
going to his Kioske in the 
garden, so Eliahoo Dennoos
went with him, & we all
walked to town & went round
the bazaars, a zaptyeh
was sent to us through 
Agha Mahomeds desire,
we then returned walking
to the garden, & sat with
Agha Mahomed, had tea &
biscuits, cigarettes etc, I
advanced 59 Liras to him 
before hand, & the papers of 
the Tapo are to be made out
in a day or two ~ At 12 
we left in the Tram Car, 
which stopped to pick us 
& arrived to the Bridge at
12 ½ we went down in a 
Goffa to Ras el Ghereyeh, 
But I got the stomach ache
very bad since 11 AM. 
The passage tickets of the 
seven of us all paid by

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Agha Mahomed there & back,
	At 2 P.M. I called on 
Mr. Rappaport & obtained
a certificate in Turkish of
my nationality for the 
Tapo, for which a fee of 
G SP. 22 ¼ was paid, but I 
have charged it on Agha
Mahomed, & gave the Certificate
to Eliahoo Dennoos;
	Called on Menusha for 
½ hour & came home,
	Alexander & Marie went to 
call on Mrs. Langridge at 3 P.M.
	At 5 P.M. we then went over 
to sister Medoola & dined, we
returned at 8 P.M. ~
I had the stomach ache all the 
day until after dinner ~
	Subsection:11 Wedn The 6.42
	Light N.W. & fine weather, 
	Since 1 ½ AM I again got the pain 
in the intestines with lots of wind
until 4 oclock;
	The SS. Phrat arrived yesterday 
at 4 P.M.~
	I took a warm bath, it was
not cold as before ~
	Madm Ezra David called

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on us at 5 P.M.
	Light N.W. & fine weather,
	Subsection:12 Thursd The 6.43
	Light N.W. & fine mild
weather ~
	At 8 ½ A.M. called on Sister Medoola,
& then on Alice & Sister Emilia, 
came home at 10 ½ ~
	I wrote a letter to Blockey
by today’s Damascus Post in 
answer to his of the 1st Jany ~ 
	The Russian Consul 
Mr. Grouglow what had gone
on leave of absence with his 
wife & children about [blank]
ago, came back here on the 
30 Ulto via Teheran and 
Kermanshah; his Chancellier 
Mr. Nofel (supposed originally
a Syrian of Beyrout & had gone 
to Russia & naturalized himself)
acted for him but he is of 
a very exentric character &
does foolish things that every one 
is loaghing at him; some 
three months ago, there happened
a quarrel at Kadumain between 
some Persians of Russian

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nationality & natives of Kadumain
and he sent the Dragoman
Mr. Malcon Balthazar (an
Armenian who has been here for
the last 30 years just in the
telegraph office) to investigate
the case, and as the rumour 
was that both Nofel & Malcon
had been bribed by the culprits, 
& they quarelled, it appears that
Malcon insulted Nofel &
gave him cheeky answer to 
which Nofel also did & then 
discharged him from the 
service, after some days he 
wanted to imprison him in 
the Serai & denounced his 
protection, Malcon took
refuge at Kadem Pasha
his friend; As Mr. Grouglo 
had left Teheran, & had
wired to Malcon to send
to him his servant Monsoor
to meet him at Kermamshah

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so Monsoor went at once, 
while the authorities were 
looking out for Malcon,
Kadem Pasha advised him 
to set out & go to meet Mr. 
Grouglo, & he facilitated
his escape, it was only 
known some 3 or 4 days later,
Malcon met Grouglo at Kermanshah
& related to him what passed
on his arrival her Grouglo went 
streight to Artin Awanessyan’s
house & put up there with his 
wife, children & Malcon,
& would not see Nofel, although 
the latter called twice to 
see him but was not admitted, 
	Lately about five days ago 
Grouglo went to the Consulate
to see Nofel & take over charge
of the archives & the Cypher Code
the latter demanded a receipt
for them & through which an 
altercation arose & insults
& Nofel said that he he went 
twice or three times to him but
was refused to be received

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and Grouglo getting excited 
drew out his revolver & fired 
at Nofel, the latter also run
to get his revolver but was 
stopped by the Russian traveller 
& his wife (who are living 
in the Consulate on their way
down to the Gulf) the whole 
of them telegraphed to Constople 
to the Ambassador, an 
answer came, to the effect
that Mr. Adamoff the Russian 
Consul of Basreh has been 
ordered to come up to investigate 
the case, & a telegram to 
Mr. Rouet the french vice 
consul to look after Grouglow 
& watch his proceedings, 
& that Mr. Mashkow (who
was Consul here some 7 o 8
years ago & now appointed 
Consul General for Bushire)
is coming out, will decide 
the case; Mr. Adamoff is
coming up in the Mejidieh
& will be here tomorrow, 

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	Subsection:[Post-Script]
[receipt]
Octor 1902
Asfar 1000
Rufail 1,000
Agha Mahd 350
Alexander 600
Yahooda Isak 200
Cash ~ 150 
3,300,,

Jany 1903
Rufail ~ 1000
Agha Mahd 350
Alexander 600
Yahooda Isak 200
Sugar 76 cases 110
Cash ~ 1,040
3,300
[end receipt]

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[receipt]
Memo!
Jany 1902 
1000 Asfar
1000 R. Sayegh
350 Nawab Agha Mahomd
400 Alexander
450 Cash at home 
3,200
	2 mon advanced Alexander 
	100 Liras, making all 500,
	1 may paid Alexander 100
			           600

May 1902
1000 Asfar
1000 R. Sayegh
350 Nawab Agha Mahomed
600 Alexander for trading
250 Cash at home 
50 gratuity 
3,250
[end receipt]