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Series of handwritten notes referring mostly to the poet's mother, Charikleia (Fotiadi) Cavafy, in two parts. The first includes three loose sheets folded in bifolios; they are written on both sides and enclosed in a folded sheet entitled "T. Last D. 1899". Pages 2-7 are numbered. The notes pertain to the last days of Charikleia Cavafy – the narration starts on 15 January 1899. The second part includes seven loose sheets of various sizes, written both on the recto and the verso, with one page number (4) marked. The content has the same subject, however it follows an inverse narrative sequence, starting on 3 February and ending on 27 January 1899. Both texts abbreviated. Cancellations and emendations.

Short handwritten letter by Georgios Tsokopoulos to Cavafy, written on a postcard. The sender asks to be sent poems by Cavafy, which he intends to include in a text he is preparing, regarding literary activity in Egypt. (Athens)

Two handwritten texts for a draft letter in two parts, to Aristeidis Cavafy, from the 1889 correspondence series. The first is on the recto of a sheet and the second on the verso, together with additions to the first, which are marked in symbols ("x", "xx", "xxx"). The handwriting of the two texts is different, however the notes with the additions are by C. P. Cavafy. Cancellations, emendations and abbreviations. Use of English and French words and expressions. Reference to the matter of the continuing absence of Aristeidis Cavafy abroad and to its consequences as well as to financial matters.

Cavafy's printed temporary admission card for the Alexandria Stock Exchange. The name, job title, date and card number are all handwritten. Cavafy appears to be working for the newspaper Tilegrafos of Alexandria.