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- 11/12/1890, 18/12/1890 (Creation)
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42.5 x 34 cm
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Handwritten copy of a letter to the Inspector General of Irrigation on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. The letter has been copied by Cavafy, who is mentioned therein as an unpaid employee. The author requests that Cavafy be hired on a monthly salary of 7 pounds, mentions that he is a British national and lists his qualifications and virtues as an employee. Excerpt from another letter on one side of a ruled sheet.
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Mainly English
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: holes and tears. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Copy of a letter to the Inspector General of Irrigation”. Letter (copy), 11.12.1890, 18.12.1890. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F22-SF002-0001 (987), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F22-SF002-0001.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)