Item 0012 (457) - Draft letter to Aristeidis Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0012 (457)

Title

Draft letter to Aristeidis Cavafy

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  • [1889] (Creation)

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33 x 20.4 cm

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Name of creator

Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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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.

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      Mainly Greek

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      Plain paper. Black ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations; small holes in various parts of one of the sheets; tears at the folding point.

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter to Aristeidis Cavafy”. Letter (draft), [1889]. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0012 (457), 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-SS02-F21-0012.

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      F55_Φ1-25

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          Archivist's note

          It is probable that the second handwriting is that of Alexandros Cavafy.

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