Item 0074 (1736) - Letter by John [Rodocanachi] to Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0074 (1736)

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Letter by John [Rodocanachi] to Cavafy

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  • 1/4/1886 (Creation)

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15.4 x 19.9 cm

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[Rodocanachi], John

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by John [Rodocanachi] to Cavafy on all sides of two bifolios. The last page is blank. It is a reply to a letter by the poet. The author comments extensively on samples of cigarettes that Mike [Ralli] sent him and asks Cavafy to send him some more, of different quality. He also refers to a romance of his. He provides detailed information about his engagement in horse racing as well as the amounts of money he calculates he can win, while he describes a well-known event of the sort (Grand National Steeplechase).

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      English

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      Plain paper. Black ink. Indiscernible watermark. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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      Rodocanachi, John P.. “Letter by John [Rodocanachi] to Cavafy”. Letter, 01.04.1886. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0074 (1736), 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-SS01-F18-SF002-0074.

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      Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης

      Φάκελος Περίδη_12

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          Archivist's note

          Judging from its content, the letter must have been sent from Liverpool.

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