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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli from Alexandria to Cavafy on two bifolios, the first of which has notes on all sides and the second one until the verso of the second sheet. Description of the everyday life and the social life of the author in Alexandria and commentary on persons from his family and broader circle. Reference to the literary works of Ellen Wood The Channings, Roland Yorke and East Lynne as well as to the newspaper The Egyptian Gazette. Cancellations, emendations and underlinings. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in a bifolio and two sheets, with notes on all sides. Extensive commentary on people, facts and mores related to the social circle of Alexandria. Description of everyday life habits, types and kinds of entertainment. Information about banking institutions. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in a bifolio, with notes on all sides. Extensive commentary on people and events related to the social circle of Alexandria. Description of everyday habits during Ralli's stay in Ramli. Information about his eyesight. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on two sheets, with notes on all sides. Commentary on people and events related to the social circle of Alexandria. Among other things, reference to the Volos Railroad Station becoming operational. Information is given on current affairs of the Ralli family as well as on the author's diminished vision. A subject from a previous letter is revisited, regarding the characters from a play ("The Tempest" by Shakespeare). At the end, John Rodocanachi's address in Liverpool is recorded. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on two bifolios, with notes until the second page of the second. Commentary on people, facts and mores related to the social circle of Alexandria. Reference to the influence exerted by broader financial changes on the local commercial community, on the occasion of developments in the market of New York. Information is requested regarding Cavafy's everyday life in Istanbul. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on two bifolios, with notes on all sides. Description of habits and entertainments of the time; reference to the author's improved eyesight. Commentary on people and events related to the social circle of Alexandria. Reference to the cholera pandemic -on the occasion of a trip by a member of his family- and to the author's impressions from the Greek warship "Navarchos Miaoulis". (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on the recto of four sheets. It is a reply to a letter dated 28 February. Extensive description of an encounter of personal nature, which reflects the mores of the time. Detailed commentary on persons of the social circle of Alexandria. Underlined French words and expressions in the text. The second sheet is numbered. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Stephen Schilizzi to Cavafy in three pages of a bifolio. The author expresses his disappointment for the fact that the correspondence is not received in its entirety by Cavafy. Commentary on people from the broader social circle of Alexandria. Reference to the Volos Railroad Station becoming operational. Cancellations and emendations; use of French and Greek words and phrases in the flow of written discourse. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Stephen Schilizzi to Cavafy on three pages of a bifolio. It is a reply to a letter by the poet. Commentary various issues raised by Cavafy as well as on people and events from the broader social circle of Alexandria. Reference to the arrival of the Greek warship "Navarchos Miaoulis". Cancellations. (Alexandria)