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Printed announcement of the death of Sévastie Verhaeghe de Naeyer, sister of the poet's mother, on the first page of a double-sheet. It had been sent to his mother, Charikleia Cavafy.

Handwritten text on seven sheets and one piece of paper. On the recto of the first sheet, the title "Genealogical Gossip or Various bits of the History of our Father's & Mother's family thrown together" as well as the indication "5 May '83", in pencil. Blank verso. Sheets 2-6 are written on both sides. At the bottom of the verso of the sixth sheet, the poet's signature, the date and the place: "Constantine Cavafy / 15 April 1883 / Yenikeuy (Constantinople) / At Mons. G. Fotiadis villa". "Addenda to Genealogical Gossip" " on the recto of the seventh sheet. On the piece of paper, notes, most likely by John Cavafy, on the family branch in London and in Liverpool. It should be dated to a period postdating the rest of the text, as the latest year recorded is 1891. The text refers to all that the poet heard and learned in Istanbul from his grandfather George Fotiadis and from his aunt Roxandra Plessou, his father's sister, regarding the ancestors of the Cavafy and Fotiadis families.

Handwritten letter by Amalia Callinus to her nephew, Paul Cavafy, in two bifolios with mourning border. She offers her condolences to her nephews on the death of their mother. Family news. Interpolated words in French. (Athens)

Handwritten letter by Euvoulia Papalamprinou to her nephew, Paul Cavafy, in two bifolios and one sheet. She expresses anew her grief for the death of Charikleia and details her personal situation. She accuses the Plessos family of not observing a period of mourning for Charikleia Cavafy. Interpolated words in French. [Istanbul]

Handwritten letter by Jean Coulmas to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet. The author, Cavafy's cousin, expresses his admiration and interest in the poet's work, which he knows through German translations and asks to be sent his poems in Greek. Reference to the newspaper Eleftheron Vima. The imprint of a rubber stamp "Ioannis Koulmasis, Dresden" on both sides of the sheet. (Dresden)

Handwritten letter by Leon Verhaege de Naeyer to Charikleia Cavafy in the first three pages of a bifolio with mourning border. The last page is blank. Reference to a package he sent Charikleia, containing items of clothing of her dead sister, Sévastie. (Madrid)

Handwritten notes by Rica Singopoulo on seven sheets and three double sheet notepapers. The notes pertain to Cavafy's life and to the members of his family (mainly his mother and brothers). Some of the information recorded derives from the family correspondence as well as from the remnants of the poet's belongings.