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Handwritten Syriac letter from Joseph Adams in prison at Gawar, 1890s

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Handwritten Syriac letter from Joseph Adams in prison at Gawar, 1890s

Place
Gawar
Date
1895s
Document

Facsimile of a handwritten letter in Syriac script. The printed caption says it was received from the author's brother Joseph while in prison at Dizza, Gavar, Turkey, telling him his message had reached him and that the British and American ambassadors had been informed to secure his release.

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Source

Library of Congress, Selected Digitized Books

Adams, Isaac · The books in this collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

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