Joseph Mathia Svoboda Diary 55
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Page 3: [1:] or mortification of heap bone[2:] I sent Alexander to Nezam ed [3:] Din to tell him, that I feel [4:] well, but only no taste in my [5:] mouth & bowels worked yesterd [6:] a little & that I take nothing [7:] but jelly, milk & soda & some [8:] sweet lemon; and if also I can [9:] take the Kola bitter as tonic [10:] he said that I can take it once [11:] & continue what I am using. [12:] But at about 4 P.M. I began [13:] to feel the wind working up [14:] and digging on with pain. [15:] At 5 I took a coffee cup of the [16:] bitter Kola & this increased the [17:] in to such an extent that [18:] ould not stand it, the pain [19:] ms to have come back [20:] before, I had not had it [21:] ce Saturday, I gave u [22:] de at all, what could [23:] ~ Rezooki Andria called [24:] vening ~ [25:] soda & milk, sucked [26:] but all in vain [27:] so acute in the [28:] that made me [29:] kept all |
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Page 4: [1:] at 10 ½ p.m. I[2:] piece of soap & [3:] ed very little, mild [4:] ck, it is from the [5:] o magnesium; the [6:] ll continues; I took a [7:] f Effervescent Citrate of [8:] sia, it calmed the pain [9:] e & I could sleep for a [10:] t time, & recommenced [11:] on. ~ [12:] Light N.W. & cloudy, [13:] The pain still continues, but [14:] ot so severe ~ Alexander went [15:] tell Nizam ed Din, he prescribed [16:] me some Belladonna to take [17:] 5 drops in a cup of water every [18:] two hours, he is astonished [19:] to see the pain returning and [20:] for no cause given whatever, [21:] he told him to wait until [22:] tomorrow & if the pain does not [23:] got, he will have to bring with [24:] him Dr. Bridgestock of the [25:] English missionary society [26:] Sister Emilia & Medoola my [27:] step daughter called on me ~ [28:] The pain increased all [29:] , I am only taking [30:] the Belladonna 5 drops in |
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Page 5: [1:] the water but it is scarsely[2:] doing me any good ~ [3:] At 1 P.M. I made an injection [4:] of olive oil, hot water & soap, and [5:] it worked out very dark green [6:] with some costiveness, it allayed [7:] the pain only for an hour & [8:] recommenced, I left off sucking [9:] any sweet lemon or oranges, it [10:] may perhaps be from it; I only [11:] took a half cup of very weak [12:] broth at 3 P.M. ~ The pain [13:] however kept killing me until [14:] the evening, when Alexander [15:] went to tell Nezam ed Din [16:] of my state & sufferings; He [17:] prescribed me 4 packets of [18:] morphine & cocaine to be taken [19:] every two hours, I applied hot [20:] formulation & Linseed poultice [21:] but did not allay the pain [22:] ; the morphine & cocain [23:] did not also do much good [24:] and sleep is impossible ~ 11 Thurs[25:] At 2 ¼ AM I took the 3d[26:] dose of morphia & cocain, and [27:] I immediately vomited it & the [28:] water which I had taken as [29:] Broth, milk etc but again |
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it is bitter & souer ~ I felt
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Page 7: [1:] I received interest on my[2:] money 900 £ placed with [3:] the Nawab Agha Mahomed [4:] against the mortgage of his [5:] garden at Kadumain of [6:] three months @ 9%=20 ¼ Liras [7:] from his brother Agha Ibrahim [8:] which is due on 17th Feby [9:] (or 4 Feby old style). [10:] The S.S. Khalifah left this [11:] morning for Basreh ~ [12:] Sister Emilia, Terrooza [13:] my niece called to see me, [14:] I sent Alexander out to my [15:] new house to plant some trees [16:] in the garden, he planted some [17:] Roses, Peaches, Apple & Prun [18:] young trees he bought from [19:] Mahomed el Jassim my neighbour. [20:] I feel alright no pain [21:] at all & am taking nothing [22:] but some jelly, a little milk [23:] & a little cognac with water [24:] occasionally ~ But [25:] I could not sleep at night [26:] for want of nourishment |
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Page 8: 1904 Feby 12 Frid Th 6.47[1:] Light N.W. & fine weather[2:] Very mild~ [3:] The S.S. Ressafah left this [4:] morning for Basreh ~ [5:] I feel well, no pain [6:] but weakness, I am taking [7:] no medicine at all, and [8:] only the jelly & milk ~ [9:] Rezooki Andria called to see [10:] me ~ I went to my room to [11:] shave at noon, but nearly [12:] fainted from weakness & [13:] being so thin but skin & bone [14:] The Residency Subidar [15:] of Sepoy guard who was lost [16:] on the night of the 28 ulto & [17:] no trace been found of him [18:] in spite of the vigorous searches [19:] made by the Turkish Detectives [20:] His body has been found [21:] last night, stabbed about [22:] a dozen times & buried in [23:] a Khan at the Owena quarter [24:] where Paraffin is kept and [25:] a Watchman an Afghan [26:] who watches there. It is [27:] reported that, three men [28:] (Indians x Afghans) and a |
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Page 9: [1:] Woman carrying the dead[2:] body came at night to [3:] this Watchman asking [4:] him to let them stop in the Khan [5:] with their sick mother until [6:] the morning when they will [7:] take her to the doctor, the [8:] Watchman objected firmly, [9:] but after much persuasion [10:] he let them come in, and [11:] as soon as they were inside, [12:] they drew their arms and [13:] thretened to kill the Watchman [14:] if he says anything and [15:] they dug a grave & burried [16:] the Subidar in it, and [17:] they left; The body was [18:] brought this morning to [19:] the Residency Doctor's house [20:] and and examined by Dr. [21:] Con also Nizam ed Din the [22:] Municipality doctor, [23:] They say that the cause of his [24:] murder is in connection with [25:] his going after young boys, & [26:] that the Kawas Kheder & [27:] the fair boy the son of Dowd |
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Messeyeh are connected in
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Page 11: [1:] Sepoys used to hate their[2:] Officer & had animosity against [3:] him for being treated badly [4:] by him; It is not true [5:] about the Kowas Kheder [6:] or the son of Dowd Messeyeh [7:] being imprisoned ~ [8:] Artin my nephew called [9:] on us in the evening ~ [10:] The SS. Phrat arrived at [11:] Gherrara today to make [12:] the 5 days quarantine, but [13:] there are no further cases of [14:] supposed Cholera at Basreh, [15:] I got the wind working in, [16:] my stomach at 5 P.M. and [17:] gradually increased so much [18:] that at 9 I had to take the [19:] dose of Cocain + Morphine [20:] it allayed it very little and [21:] I was restless all the fore [22:] part of the night; 13 Satur[23:] At 2 am. I took some Jelly[24:] & some cornflower & slept [25:] better, the pain had gone, [26:] Light N.W. & fine weather [27:] I took a dose of Bismuto Magnesium |
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Page 12: [1:] I sent a telegram today[2:] to Rezooki Sayegh Basreh, [3:] asking him to send me [4:] up two fine vines of the [5:] black grapes by Mejidieh [6:] for my house outside, [7:] At 1 P.M. Alexander Marie [8:] & the little Cecil went in a [9:] carriage out to my new [10:] house to spend the day [11:] taking with them Sister [12:] Medoola, my nieces Alice [13:] & Harriette, I sent with Alexander [14:] some slips of flower plants [15:] as Jassmine, Rose, Diflek from [16:] Artin to plant there ~ [17:] I hear that news came [18:] yesterday that war has [19:] been declared today between [20:] Russia & Japan, on account [21:] of Russia's encroachment [22:] on Manchuria & Corea, [23:] I have very slight pain [24:] of wind in stomach, [25:] I am taking some jelly, [26:] & milk & a little corn flower [27:] but my mouth is very [28:] tastless & am very [29:] weak, I am walking out |
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Page 13: [1:] a little but cannot stand[2:] long, I shoved a piece of [3:] soap up the anus, but nothing [4:] came out except a little [5:] blood from strening ~ [6:] At 4 P.M. the wind came on [7:] & working up to my stomach [8:] begun to pain me & kept so [9:] increasing, I begun to use [10:] very hot poultesses of Linseed [11:] but did no good, I took [12:] then a few spoons of rice soup [13:] still it kept increasing [14:] At 9 I took a dose of the morphine [15:] & cocain after an hour [16:] it soothed the pain & I slept [17:] I awoke at 11 & felt myself [18:] very well & refreshed & I slept again ~ 14 Sund Thu6. 48[19:] At 1 1/2 AM I awoke and[20:] soon after I begun to feel so [21:] weak & giddy & fainting [22:] from weakness I became [23:] cold & unable to move my [24:] hand I sung out to my [25:] wife to come to me, & I [26:] could not lift my head |
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the noise & wind working
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Page 15: [1:] tell me exactly what it is, once[2:] he said from forcing myself to [3:] vomit, but I never did so, [4:] then he said it is probably [5:] from the effect of medicines [6:] but it is not blood. He prescribed [7:] nothing but only to have [8:] a rest today, & not to take [9:] much liquid stuff as [10:] milk or soda, so as not to [11:] cause vomiting, but only [12:] the jelly & continue to Bismuto [13:] Magnesium ~ [14:] Great many people called [15:] on us today from morning [16:] till sunset, all my sisters [17:] & their children (except sister [18:] Eliza who is still in bed with [19:] diarrhea & weakness) [20:] At 4 P.M. Again the wind [21:] came on & worked up & the pain [22:] increased & made me very [23:] restless & prevented me from [24:] sleeping, Alexander came [25:] to sleep with us in the Oursy [26:] I dosed off to sleep & awoke [27:] at 11 with the pain rather [28:] severe, so I took a dose |
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of the Morphine Cocain and
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Page 17: [1:] my bowels have not worked[2:] since four days ~ [3:] At 11 1/2 it begins to rain [4:] drizzly & very cloudy & gloomy, [5:] it lasted about an hour & [6:] then breeze shifted to N.W. but [7:] remained cloudy ~ [8:] At 3 1/2 Dr. Brigstocke and [9:] Nizam ed Din called to see me [10:] & consult, I related all what [11:] took place to Dr. Brigstocke & [12:] I have just also the pain now [13:] in my stomach, he examined me [14:] & pressed on it to find out [15:] the exact place where it pains [16:] it is just in the middle on the [17:] navel; he saw my vomiting [18:] of yesterday morning, he does [19:] not consider it to be blood [20:] or he did not think seriously [21:] about it ~ They then went to [22:] the other room to consult and [23:] prescribed me three cups of [24:] medicine to be taken three [25:] times, this evening, tomorrow [26:] morning & evening, it is [27:] composed of Nux Vomica, [28:] Belladonna & Tincture of [29:] Cascara Sograda this is for [30:] or Cascarilla |
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giving appetite, preventing vomiting
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Page 19: [1:] Nux Vomica etc; I took some[2:] jelly & milk, but no appetite [3:] & I am very weak yet ~ [4:] Menusha sent me yesterday [5:] some fruit plants from her [6:] mother's garden at Hwedir as [7:] I had asked her to plant them [8:] out in my new house ~ [9:] I injected first the hot water Soap [10:] & oil & bowels worked very black [11:] some costive but no blood [12:] & then injected the broth with [13:] the 2 yoke of eggs beatten together, [14:] I feel well & little stronger, [15:] taking nothing but jelly, [16:] & some milk with Lime water, [17:] Sister Emilia, Medoola, [18:] Menusha & her daughter Louisa [19:] called at noon and remained [20:] until sunset ~ [21:] At sunset I made the two [22:] injections as I did this morning [23:] but it sent lots of wind up [24:] to my intestines & stomach, [25:] as the broth & egg one I keep [26:] & does not get evaquated, [27:] so I begun to get the pain and [28:] it increased on & made me [29:] very restless and miserable the [30:] whole night ~ |
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Light N.W. and fine weather,
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Page 21: [1:] Alexander came back from[2:] outside at noon, he has planted [3:] the fruit trees, but not the oranges, [4:] At 1 P.M. he went to Kadumain [5:] in the Tram car for business he [6:] has with a Persian; [7:] The SS. Phrat came up from [8:] Gherrara this evening after having [9:] made her five days quarantine, [10:] But as there is no cholera [11:] at Basreh except one suspected [12:] case of a Jewess, the quarantine [13:] will be taken away in a [14:] few days ~ [15:] I made no injection [16:] of the broth & yoke of eggs, as it caused [17:] lots of wind & pain, & I have [18:] had no pain all the day & [19:] was quiete ~ [20:] Johny and Artin called in [21:] the evening also Yacoob Tessy; [22:] Major New March got a [23:] telegram from the Consul of [24:] Basreh saying that the [25:] Japanese have blown up [26:] by Torpedoes eleven Russian [27:] Men of War, & their troops [28:] have marched & occupied [29:] Seoul, the capital of Korea, [30:] I am glad to hear this news [31:] for Russia deserves that ~ |
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they are going too far in encroaching
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Page 23: [1:] officer who had also participated [2:] with the Other Sepoys in the [3:] murder & was imprisoned [4:] & then liberated by Major [5:] New March & returned to [6:] duty, while on guard, he [7:] shot dead with his Mausar [8:] Rifle, two Sepoys and [9:] two Indian Cavasses, while [10:] they were asleep in the Residency [11:] and then went out to the [12:] stable where the Other Sepoys [13:] were & shot an Other one. [14:] making in all five, Major [15:] New March, who heard [16:] the report, ran out & went [17:] to the top of the house and [18:] through a passage bridge [19:] over the road went to [20:] Lynchs’ Khan overlooking [21:] the stable, and ordered the [22:] Sepoy to throw his rifle, the [23:] latter did and said to the [24:] Major that he would have [25:] shot him too, but he has [26:] no more cartridges, he [27:] was ceased & chained [28:] and an awful confusion |
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and gathering of people took
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Page 25: [1:] born 18 months ago, she was[2:] always unwell & in bed, [3:] I had to make an enema [4:] & worked my bowels which [5:] came out natural & costive [6:] I got little pain toward [7:] evening, it is from the stomach [8:] being empty, I feel too weak, [9:] and could not sleep at [10:] night until 12 A.M. ~ 19 Frid Th 6.49[11:] Light N.W. & fine Weather,[12:] The S.S. Mejidieh came up from [13:] Gherrarah last night at 5 PM. [14:] after completing her 5 days [15:] Quarantine ~ [16:] I feel well with no pain [17:] but I am very weak & have [18:] no appetite yet, I am only [19:] taking jelly, milk or a very [20:] little rice soup at noon; [21:] & I felt well all the day.~ [22:] Carpenters are still Working in [23:] making the frame for the two [24:] Balconies outside ~ [25:] Alexander is laid in bed with [26:] fever having cought cold [27:] When in Tramway from Kadumain |
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I took some jelly & the milk
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Page 27: [1:] & increased, I took very little[2:] rice soup at noon & little [3:] jelly, it allayed it, but again [4:] it commenced, it is an Other [5:] sort of pain, it is making [6:] me feel sick & shivers me [7:] & I am so shaky & chilled [8:] no Wind is passing down [9:] & my bowels did not work [10:] since the day before; [11:] Alexander has been to see [12:] Dr. Brigstocke & Dr. Nizam ed [13:] Din & both told him to keep [14:] to my usual diet for the present [15:] & the use of the bitter medicine [16:] of the Nux Vomica, Bella donna [17:] & the Cascara Sograda, but [18:] I can take very little Champagne, [19:] I got the pain strongly from 4 [20:] P.M. till 8 ~ at 5 I made an injection [21:] of hot water & opafil, it worked [22:] little costive & natural Colour [23:] still the pain & wind continued [24:] I took a dose of the bitter mixture [25:] & then took at 7 some jelly and [26:] hot milk as my dinner but [27:] it did not go altogether ~ |
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At 8 P.M. the SS. Khalifah
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Page 29: [1:] pain or wind in stomach[2:] today, & feel better appetite, [3:] In the evening I took also [4:] some rice soup, & feel well [5:] & quiete ~ [6:] Rezooki Sayegh tells me in [7:] his letter that there has been [8:] altogether eight cases of [9:] Cholera or something like it [10:] & three were fatal ~ [11:] One of the two Turkish [12:] Senyeh steamers* under [13:] construction at Basreh is [14:] finished & launched and [15:] a tryel trip took down the [16:] river with success, and [17:] in a fortnight will proceed [18:] up to Baghdad ~ [19:] I took in the evening some [20:] rice soup & jelly ~ At 9 P.M. [21:] I got a little wind & pain, [22:] I took some cold milk & [23:] jelly & it sent it down. 22 Mond[24:] Light N.W. & fine weather[25:] I got up at midnight & [26:] felt hungry, so I took |
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a little more milk & jelly,
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Page 31: [1:] plant trees etc, & to see the[2:] rooms & return in the [3:] evening; [4:] Adoola my cousin & Père Anastas [5:] called to see me ~ [6:] I have no inclination to eat [7:] anything, but my stomach [8:] is tranquil & quiete, the taste [9:] in my mouth is still flat & [10:] acrid & changeable ~ [11:] The weather is getting very [12:] mild & pleasant, I walked [13:] out to my room, but am too [14:] weak to stand on my legs, [15:] Tooza the widow of Georgis [16:] Asfar is getting worse she [17:] suffers besides her different [18:] complaints & strict diet on [19:] milk alone since two years, [20:] from the effect of a wasp sting [21:] on her foot since two months [22:] & by applying different medicines [23:] it has taken the form of a [24:] bad ulcer & now they say [25:] it is a gangrane, her blood [26:] being poisoned & the Agony [27:] is fearful which will soon [28:] terminate her life ~ |
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At 5 ½ P.M. my wife came back
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Page 33: [1:] and to continue the bitter[2:] mixture ~ [3:] Hassan & Selman the Carpenter [4:] finished today their work after [5:] six days making the two [6:] frames with doors of the two [7:] Balconies and two Bedsteads [8:] The day has been nice and [9:] mild with a light N.W. breeze [10:] I took the rice soup for dinner [11:] & little Arrowroot etc ~ [12:] At night I felt very hungry, and [13:] took some jelly, milk & Arrowroot. 24 Wedn Th.6.54[14:] Light S. Ely & cloudy[15:] I feel well & better than before; [16:] Kerop Agha Kouyoumjian [17:] the Armenian merchant of [18:] Constantinople died suddenly [19:] last night, ~ [20:] Antone Marine his wife, Ellen [21:] & Gabriel called to see me, [22:] I wrote letter to Rezooki [23:] Sayegh & to Rezooki Angoorly [24:] asking him to send me some [25:] Kit, or Tubs & Coir matting |
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I took today with my rice
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Page 35: [1:] Weather became very cloudy &[2:] dusty overcast ~ [3:] My bowels worked by putting a [4:] piece of soap & came out natural [5:] & mild ~ I took the rice soup [6:] & a little boiled meat for breakfast, [7:] but I feel still very weak [8:] although I can walk out to [9:] my room & feel always hungry, [10:] I took for dinner the rice [11:] soup & very small piece of [12:] boiled meat, I took a [13:] little Arak & water but [14:] caused much wind and [15:] pain, but passed away [16:] afterward ~ [17:] S. Ely breeze & fine [18:] night, moon of Zelhejjeh [19:] 9 days old ~ [20:] The Arak & then the rice [21:] soup & little meat caused me [22:] much wind pain & noise [23:] all the night ~ At midnight [24:] I took little milk & jelly [25:] still the pain did not go. [26:] The wind had caused [27:] with noise & pricking; |
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Ely breeze & fine weather.
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Page 37: [1:] I took rice soup only for my[2:] breakfast & little Arrowroot, [3:] the wind still troubling me So [4:] I took cold milk & Lime water, [5:] which is doing good & the wind [6:] & pain passing away, my bowels [7:] also worked mild at 4 P.M. [8:] I took for dinner at 7 P.M. the [9:] rice soup with very little boiled [10:] chicken & this did me great [11:] harm, it did not digest and [12:] the stomach being weak yet [13:] could not support it, I got the [14:] indigestion, nausea & all the [15:] night inclined to vomit with [16:] lots of wind, & so I suffered [17:] the whole night, ~ 27 Saturd Th.6.54[18:] Modte N.W. & fine weather[19:] I suffered awfully during the [20:] night always inclined to [21:] vomit the rice soup, with [22:] much wind & pain, a cramp [23:] in stomach, I took a cup [24:] of the bitter mixture & at 9 AM [25:] a cup of milk with coffee, [26:] my bowels worked very loose [27:] like water & pain & wind [28:] still troubling me ~ [29:] Rezooki Andria called |
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Today being the Holy day
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Page 39: [1:] My Wife, Alexander & Marie[2:] Went to Church ~ [3:] Cecil has today completed [4:] her eighteen months old; [5:] Yacoob Eassayi, Fetoohi Maghak, [6:] Johny & Artin called on us. [7:] I took for breakfast some [8:] boiled fish made very nice [9:] with tomato sauce ~ also [10:] at 3 P.M. took some more [11:] for dinner also took about [12:] three mouthful, with some [13:] milk Arrowroot & Jelly ~ [14:] Sister Emilia, Alice, [15:] Menusha & her daughter Louisa [16:] called, also in the evening, [17:] Antone Marine & his son [18:] Gabriel called ~ [19:] I took small peace of boiled [20:] fish for dinner, with some [21:] Arrowroot, jelly & milk [22:] but it upset me at night [23:] & was nearly going to have [24:] the indigestion, lots of wind [25:] & noise all the night ~ 29 Mond[26:] Light N.W. & fine[27:] weather ~ I feel well and [28:] took a cupful of the bitter |
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I took the hot milk with coffee
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Page 41: [1:] Vines of black grapes;[2:] Roofail & the children of his [3:] late sister Tookyeh are [4:] coming up next time in the [5:] Mejidieh after making the [6:] five days quarantine at [7:] Garmat Ali, there are no [8:] Cholera or other sickness [9:] every two or three day, one [10:] dies but it is not the real [11:] Cholera, it is like Cholernie, [12:] I again get the indigestion [13:] at night, With lots of wind [14:] & nausia ~ 1 Tuesd Th6 48[15:] Light N.W. & fine[16:] cold morning; my bowels [17:] worked at 3 AM briskly [18:] I got the wind & noise & it [19:] worked very loose; it must [20:] be from the oatmeal I [21:] took & a potato; [22:] I dressed myself & got [23:] all my Kit provisions, [24:] furniture etc ready to [25:] go down to my new house [26:] The river has risen |
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much yesterday & today;
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Page 43: [1:] Sayegh at Basreh they are[2:] fine & large, the Pump is [3:] useless, it does not give [4:] enough water ~ Got the [5:] rooms cleaned & arranged [6:] some Kit, but felt so very [7:] tyered from weakness ~ [8:] At 4 P.M. I took some more [9:] of the boiled fish, but felt [10:] afterward getting puffed [11:] up & the wind coused me [12:] an indigestion, my bowels [13:] worked loose, but still [14:] the wind is troubling me, [15:] I cannot lay down, it [16:] chokes me; ~ At 8 I took [17:] a Cup of the bitter Tonic of the [18:] Nux Vomica, Bella donna & [19:] Cascara Sograda & mint water [20:] The weather is very fine, [21:] mild, & fine moonlight 15 [22:] days old, ~ [23:] I had much wind all the [24:] night & coming out to my [25:] mouth, but I slept at 9. 2 Wedn Th6. 44[26:] At 2 AM my bowels[27:] worked very loose & dyarrhia |
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with much wind, I felt
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Page 45: [1:] Alexander says that[2:] Cholera is increasing at [3:] Basreh to 7 & 8 cases daily, [4:] the Wife of Haroon Gareh [5:] died from it ~ [6:] My nieces Terrooza, Regina, [7:] Louisa Harriette etc came [8:] to call on us, they had riden [9:] out & gone to the Tantons, [10:] River is rising fast [11:] since last night, the [12:] weather is very cloudy [13:] & light S. Ely breeze [14:] Alexander returned at [15:] 5 P.M. on his Bicycle, [16:] I feel again puffed up [17:] with lots of wind and [18:] indigestion, although I [19:] have not taken anything [20:] but a sweet lemon & [21:] an orange ~ I took nothing [22:] in the evening, as I do not [23:] feel inclined, & the wind [24:] troubling me all the night [25:] At Midnight my bowels [26:] worked loose and |
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Page 47: [1:] down it lasted for[2:] about 2 ½ hours [3:] & did much good ~ [4:] I felt so full & puffed up [5:] & could not sleep. I took [6:] a dose of the bitter mixture [7:] but after a while at 8 P.M. [8:] I vomited lots of liquid [9:] sour & felt much relieved [10:] & better, & I slept quietly, [11:] At 9, it again thundered [12:] & rained for about ¼ hour [13:] & remained Cloudy dark, [14:] My Wife also took ill [15:] at night & got the indigestion, [16:] her bowels opened, and [17:] she vomited too, ~ 4 Friday Th6.54[18:] Very light S.Ely breeze[19:] and Cloudy all over and [20:] dampy; ~ [21:] At 1 AM I had my bowels [22:] worked mild & rather [23:] billious, I felt very well [24:] & relieved; & feel very tyred [25:] in my legs & muscels from [26:] the exertion I have had [27:] here in walking up and |
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Page 48: 1904[1:] down & this caused the[2:] stomach getting so weak; [3:] I took a cup of Milk, Coffee [4:] & 2 half boiled eggs this [5:] morning ~ [6:] We heard this morning [7:] that poor Tooza Asfar died [8:] last night from her long [9:] and distressed illness, [10:] I sent one Watchman [11:] to town with a letter to Alexander [12:] The S.S. Mejidieh passed [13:] down this morning at [14:] 5 1/2 A.M. ~ [15:] The two Jew Glaciers came [16:] down in a Goffa to put [17:] the panes of Coloured ones [18:] in the Windows of the sitting [19:] room & that of my wife [20:] on the Canal, Alexander [21:] wrote to me & sending me [22:] a bottle of Champagne [23:] & two Wild ducks which [24:] Muttar our Arab old [25:] Watchman shot 5 and [26:] brought them, Alexander [27:] is coming out this afternoon |
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Page 49: [1:] Masons came to work[2:] making parapets on top of [3:] the house ~ [4:] Modte Cold N.W. Wind [5:] and Cloudy all over, the [6:] river is falling [7:] today of About 1 foot [8:] Clouds Clearing off a little, [9:] I took nothing for breakfast [10:] except two mouthfuls of [11:] boiled fish & little Jelly and [12:] Arrowroot & feel better by [13:] doing so, although the wind [14:] is working & making noise [15:] in my stomach. ~ [16:] Alexander wrote to me at 4 [17:] P.M. saying that he could not [18:] come out himself, on account [19:] of having to accompany the [20:] funeral of Tooza Asfar at [21:] 3 1/2 P.M. to the Chaldean [22:] Church where the body was [23:] conveyed & she was buried [24:] outside the town in the [25:] Christian Cemetry. ~ [26:] I took nothing for dinner [27:] as I do not feel inclined [28:] the wind & diarrhea continues [29:] My bowels worked |
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Page 51: [1:] At 4 1/2 Alexander returned[2:] to town; [3:] Fine clear & mild weather [4:] River is falling ~ [5:] At dinner I took only a glass [6:] of soda water with a little of [7:] Baghdad wine we had made of [8:] dry raisins, & I sucked a [9:] Cutlet, but it did me great [10:] harm, the wind accumulated [11:] and kept me suffering the [12:] whole night, throwing up [13:] an indigestible Wind & noise ~ 6 Sund Th6.46[14:] Light N.W. breeze and[15:] fine weather ~ [16:] I could not sleep well on [17:] account of the wind & noise [18:] worked in my stomach, and [19:] my bowels worked very loose [20:] this morning, I took a Cup [21:] of Milk & Coffee & 2 warm [22:] eggs ~ [23:] The S.S. Khalifah passed [24:] up last night at 8 1/2 P.M. [25:] At 9 Alexander sent me [26:] in a Goffa with Muttar the Arab [27:] some Kit also our young [28:] Date tree pulled out from |
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Page 53: [1:] Weather bad, a strong[2:] S. Ely Wind blowing and [3:] Clouds scattered, it is a [4:] thretening Weather; [5:] My Wife rode into town [6:] at 8 A.M. I sent Muttar [7:] the Arab with her; I wrote [8:] a letter to Rezooki Sayegh [9:] & sent it to Alexander to be [10:] sent down by Khalifah; [11:] Carpenters & Masons come [12:] to work; [13:] A strong squal got up at 9 [14:] A.M. with very thick dust, that [15:] one cannot see within 20 [16:] yards & became cloudy [17:] all over & gloomy ~ [18:] At 5 P.M. Alexander Came [19:] to me on his Bicycle to spend [20:] the night; [21:] Wind fell down & is [22:] Clearing up; but it is S.East, [23:] I felt very unwell all the [24:] day & in the evening got worse, [25:] the wind puffed me up & pain [26:] & indigestion, perhaps from [27:] eating little fowell at [28:] breakfast & then some |
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Page 55: [1:] Baghdad;[2:] I took only the rice [3:] soup for breakfast, and [4:] a piece of toasted bread [5:] I felt alright all through [6:] the day, & now not so puffed [7:] up; I took at 5 1/2 P.M. half [8:] a Cup of hot milk & coffee with [9:] a small piece of burnt bread [10:] & two or three spoonfuls of [11:] Arrowroot, & I feel much [12:] easier & lighter. ~ I had [13:] taken this morning a little [14:] Pepsine powder with my [15:] milk & coffee; I took twice [16:] the Bismutho magnesienne, [17:] I felt very well at night and [18:] slept well; I took twice some [19:] arrowroot & an orange at [20:] night ~ 9 Wedn Th.6.54[21:] Light S.Ely & fine[22:] Weather; I feel very well, [23:] I took my milk & coffee and [24:] two boiled eggs, also some [25:] Pepsine on the toast; and [26:] then the Bismutho magnesienne, [27:] My bowels worked costive, [28:] Carpenter & Masons Came [29:] to work ~ |
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Page 57: [1:] & I felt better ~[2:] At 6 AM the S.S. Khalifah [3:] left & passed down; [4:] Alexander & I took our [5:] Milk & Coffee & boiled eggs, [6:] And at 7 ¼ he went in [7:] to town on his Bicycle I [8:] sent our Watchman Jassim [9:] with him to get me some [10:] meat & provision; [11:] Masons come to work [12:] making the place for the [13:] Hubs of Water & plastering [14:] a small room with juss [15:] I bought 500 more bricks [16:] @ 600 P. per 1000; [17:] At 10 ½ A.M. my Watchman [18:] came with provision, Alexander [19:] writes to me saying that [20:] Alice is the same, the fever [21:] is very slightly better, and [22:] Cholera is light, yesterday [23:] there were three cases in town [24:] At 2 P.M. I received a note [25:] from Alexander with a Sakka [26:] saying that Alice is in a [27:] very critical state and |
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Page 59: [1:] Missionary society & Dr[2:] Nizam ed Din where attending [3:] her illness, which got complicated [4:] and turned into Menengitis, [5:] or Cerebral fever & an [6:] inflammation of the membrane, [7:] She was put on a strict diet [8:] of nothing but Milk & Soda [9:] being so delicate & weak [10:] I went to see her body in [11:] bed & prayed & then Kissed [12:] her, the Nuns (sisters of [13:] Mercy) are attending her, [14:] Oh poor Alice she left her [15:] fine house & furniture So [16:] exposed, what a Cruel [17:] death, at such a premature [18:] age & how quick she disappeared [19:] from among us, Every [20:] body is sorry & lamenting [21:] her loss; She Was born [22:] on the 29th of Septr 1861, [23:] When I was employed [24:] at her father Richard Rogers [25:] as a Clerk & Dragoman at [26:] Maghil near Basreh when [27:] he was English Vice Consul [28:] for three years ~ We |
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Page 61: [1:] of the Europeans to accompany[2:] the funeral except Mr. Hale [3:] the head clerk of S. Lynch & Co [4:] (now Acting as Agent in Mr. [5:] Perry’s absence to London) [6:] At 8 the funeral left headed [7:] by all the Clergy of the Chaldean, [8:] Armenian, Assyrian, Latin & [9:] Greek rites in procession [10:] to the Latin church, poor [11:] Alice they had dressed her [12:] with her finest & richest robes, [13:] a gown which she had got [14:] out from England & costed [15:] 30 £ was put on; A high [16:] mass was celebrated and [17:] assisted by Monseigneur [18:] Jean Drure, and a Requiem [19:] Mr. & Mrs. Langridge the Agent [20:] for D. Sasson’s house, Mr. [21:] & Mrs. Grosse the German [22:] Chancellier etc were at [23:] Church; At 9 the hearse [24:] was taken & also accompanied [25:] by many people to the Carriage [26:] with 6 or 7 Other Carriages [27:] for the people & was conveyed |
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Page 63: [1:] to Church to assist at the[2:] Requim & Mass, I came home [3:] as I was too weak to go to Sister [4:] Emilia twice a day the distance [5:] is too much for me, ~ [6:] There are no cases of Cholera [7:] some say there are two or [8:] three cases per day, others say [9:] there are none, & it is not the [10:] real Asiatic Cholera, They [11:] have established a Cordon [12:] all around the stations of [13:] Baghdad of 24 hours observation [14:] I took for breakfast soup [15:] & little boiled meat and [16:] some boiled fish & Potatoes, [17:] & some Cherry Jam, and [18:] the Pepsine & the Bismutho [19:] magnesienne; and felt no [20:] derangemens, ~ At 2 P.M. [21:] I went to Sister Emilia, where [22:] my sisters Eliza & Medoola [23:] & my nieces & nephews also [24:] Menusha & others were there [25:] I returned at 4, & took some [26:] boiled fish & some Milk [27:] with a rusk & Pepsine ~ [28:] The S.S.Phrat arrived at |
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Page 65: [1:] at 11 I awoke with much[2:] wind & pain, my belly is [3:] full & hard, ~ 14 Mond[4:] At 3 AM I was obliged to Vomit[5:] all the dinner which had [6:] remained undigested & felt [7:] better, but the wind still [8:] remains a little & I lost my [9:] appetite; I took in the morning [10:] the bitter mixture. ~ [11:] Light N.W. & fine cold morning [12:] At 8 A.M. I called on Sister [13:] Medoola who is unwell & [14:] in bed; at 9 called on Sister [15:] Emilia for an hour, & came [16:] home prepared Kit and [17:] provision for outside [18:] I took breakfast some soup [19:] & arrowroot. [20:] At 1 ½ P.M. I went down [21:] in the Goffa taking only the [22:] boy Hanna With me, I [23:] had the Masons today working [24:] in plastering rooms with [25:] juss & building up the [26:] wall separating my house [27:] from Sister Medoola, [28:] I took for dinner boiled [29:] fish only & bread & [30:] felt alright, I slept |
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Page 67: [1:] had to lay down in bed at[2:] 6 P.M. & always inclined to vomit [3:] with a cholic pain till 8 P.M. [4:] when I vomited my breakfast [5:] & was still restless with pain [6:] & wind until 9 when I again [7:] vomited all the rest of my [8:] food of soup & fish and [9:] then I felt quiet & slept well [10:] till 12 I awoke & took a [11:] cup of cold milk & soda [12:] water & slept easy till day [13:] break; I had abused myself [14:] in eating too much fish & [15:] the stomach could not [16:] support it ~ 16 Wedn[17:] Light S.Ely or Calm,[18:] Cloudy all over, overcast & [19:] dampy ~ I took a cup [20:] of milk & Coffee, & 2 warm [21:] eggs, with Pepsine ~ [22:] Masons came to work; [23:] Mr. Giulietti’s family came [24:] down today to live in one of [25:] Rafooli Tanton’s house [26:] for two months at 4 Liras [27:] per month ~ [28:] I took for breakfast a [29:] piece of roasted Cutlet & [30:] ½ a Potato boiled and |
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Page 69: 17 Thursd Th6. 60[1:] Strong S. Ely wind and[2:] cloudy weather ~ [3:] At 4 AM my bowels worked [4:] as ordinary with much wind, [5:] I took in the morning a cup [6:] of milky coffee & 2 boiled eggs, [7:] Masons came to work, [8:] I wrote a letter to Blockey today [9:] by Damascus Post, informing [10:] him of poor Alice’s death, [11:] my illness, & the death of [12:] poor Takoohy too & sent it [13:] to Alexander with the watchman [14:] I took for breakfast rice soup [15:] & a piece of boiled meat, also a [16:] piece of cutlet & a potato, & [17:] then few spoons of Leben, [18:] using the Pepsine, & then the [19:] Bismutho magnisienne, I feel [20:] alright & no puffing or wind [21:] to speak of ~ [22:] Weather became very dusty, [23:] not able to see the other side [24:] of the river, or 20 yards distant, [25:] At 2 P.M. my wife Marie [26:] & Cecil with the servant [27:] Habooba came out in the [28:] carriage, Alexander is left [29:] to lock every place and [30:] see the Indian watchman |
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Page 71: 18 Frid Th6.55[1:] Light N.W. & fine weather,[2:] At 5 ½ AM. The S.S. Mejidieh [3:] passed down ~ [4:] I took a cup of milk & coffee & two [5:] half boiled eggs & some jam. [6:] I feel better than any other [7:] day; Alexander did not go to [8:] town, & we put every thing to [9:] right in the rooms [10:] Masons come to work in [11:] plastering the walls of the [12:] verandah & other places; [13:] At 10 ¾ AM the S.S. Mossul [14:] passed up taking the opposite side [15:] the river has risen altogether [16:] about 4 feet; [17:] I took for breakfast some rice [18:] soup & a piece of cutlet & a potato [19:] & feel alright ~ [20:] Alexander went to town at [21:] 1 P.M. on his bicycle & came [22:] out at 5 for business ~ [23:] Mad Guilietti, Saoody [24:] Farhat, Mons; Rouet with [25:] Rafooli Tanton & his sisters [26:] called on us today ~ [27:] Light N.W. & fine weather, [28:] At 5 ½ P.M. feeling hungry I [29:] took a cup of hot milk & coffee, [30:] & some arrowroot & jam, but [31:] it was too much to support [32:] it & I felt unwell again |
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Page 73: [1:] No cases of cholera in town[2:] or at Basreh for the last 5 days [3:] as M. Giustini the [4:] controller of the quarantine [5:] had called on him & told him, [6:] Alexander went in the evening [7:] to visit Seyd Dowd the [8:] son of the late Nakib Seyd [9:] Selman at the Nakib’s garden, [10:] as he got out for him some [11:] crockery & glass table [12:] service from Paris & cleared [13:] them out of the Custum House [14:] today ~ [15:] I took only some soup [16:] at dinner & feel well with a [17:] light stomach & slept well [18:] & easy; at midnight I [19:] took some arrowroot & [20:] milk ~ 20 Sund Th 6.54[21:] Modte S. Ely wind and[22:] cloudy weather; [23:] I feel very well today and [24:] have appetite, bowels working [25:] regular; took my milk and [26:] coffee & 2 boiled eggs ~ [27:] Kerop Effend the lawyer & his wife, [28:] Madm. Guilietti & Arnaldo son [29:] of Dr Macri called on us this morning [30:] wind fresh S. Ely & dusty [31:] thick flying about ~ |
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Page 75: [1:] Weather very cloudy with[2:] S. Ely wind & thretening, 21 Mond The6.58[3:] Fresh S. Ely wind, cloudy[4:] Had a short shower after [5:] midnight, with thunder & [6:] lightning; I slept well, & [7:] took some milk & arrowroot [8:] at midnight, but caused [9:] much wind & noise ~ [10:] Masons came to plaster [11:] rooms, bathroom etc ~ [12:] Alexander went to town [13:] on his bicycle; [14:] I took rice soup for breakfast, [15:] & a piece of cutlet & potatoes & [16:] some orange jam, with [17:] the pepsin & then the bismutho [18:] magnesienne, I felt alright, [19:] with slight wind in stomach, [20:] at 4 P.M. I took some arrow- [21:] root & half cup of milk; [22:] Weather cloudy allover [23:] & overcast dusty hazy; [24:] Alexander came back at [25:] 6 P.M. ~ [26:] Antone Guilietti his wife & [27:] sister Sophie called in the [28:] evening; his wife & sister [29:] were also here this morning |
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Page 77: [1:] Alexander came down in a[2:] Goffa at 6 P.M. he brings us bad [3:] news of the cholera, few [4:] cases took place & some [5:] Christians too, the wife of [6:] Ayaar a tilkefly died, and [7:] Antoine Jules Hubert (son [8:] of the late Mr. Hern) being a [9:] Doctor went to see her and [10:] he got frightened apparently [11:] & got a slight attack [12:] but he is doing well, four [13:] cases also at Babel Sheikh [14:] Strong S. Ely wind is blowing [15:] & very cloudy ~ 23 Wedn[16:] Strong S. Ely wind and[17:] cloudy all over thretening [18:] weather ~ [19:] I had a lot of wind working [20:] in my stomach, my bowels [21:] worked at midnight; [22:] My wife rode in to town [23:] at 7 ½ AM also taking [24:] her servant Zekki with [25:] her; ~ Alexander remained [26:] here today ~ [27:] I wrote a letter to my friend [28:] Mr. Bohm at Berlin of [29:] tomorrows date by the [30:] Damascus Post, also |
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Page 79: 24 Thursd Th.6.52[1:] Light N.W.& fine clear[2:] & beautiful weather ~ [3:] Alexander went to town [4:] on his Bicycle ~ [5:] River is rising today & wind [6:] is cold ~ [7:] Ali Beg son of Bahram Beg [8:] our supposed robber of our [9:] Kit & jewellery & money of my [10:] Wife since last week has [11:] begun to build a second [12:] story over his little piece of [13:] ground next & southward [14:] of Sister Medoola's house [15:] & got it up in a level with [16:] her terrace, it is a nice [17:] little house now with the [18:] fine little garden in it, this [19:] piece of ground of 10 or 11 [20:] yards breadth fronting the [21:] river which we most foolishly [22:] left unpurchased & for the [23:] sum of 150 Liras the length [24:] like our 37 yards, we made [25:] a great mistake last year [26:] in letting it remain his [27:] property & now we regret |
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Page 81: [1:] were guarding the consulate[2:] The old Sepoys (12 of them [3:] being the implicators in the [4:] murder of their Subadar [5:] & the other Sepoy who had [6:] shot & killed five others [7:] in one morning are still [8:] in prison at the Turkish [9:] jail pending the arrival [10:] of the English judges from [11:] Constantinople to be [12:] tryed here) the rest of them [13:] are still on duty, but carry [14:] no arms, all will have to [15:] be sent down to Bombay [16:] I ate too much today at breakfast [17:] & in the afternoon & I got the [18:] wind awfully full in my [19:] stomach & intestines & suffered [20:] much at dinner I took soup [21:] & a piece of cutlet & made [22:] it worse, the wind so puffed [23:] me up that I could not breath [24:] but it passed out later on [25:] & I slept well ~ 25 Frid Th6. 50[26:] Modte S. Westerly wind[27:] blowing & cold fine weather [28:] The SS. Khalifah passed |
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Page 83: [1:] me at night ~26 Satur Th6. 52[2:] Light N.W. & fine[3:] mild weather ~ [4:] Alexander went to town at [5:] 8 AM. ~ [6:] The river is rising slowly [7:] it is about 10 feet below the [18:] bank ~ [9:] Rezooki Andria came out [10:] to look afer some building [11:] & fitting in the house of my [12:] sister Medoola ~ [13:] Alexander came back at 10 1/2 [14:] he says that there are no cases [15:] of Cholera in town, his mother [16:] is coming out tomorrow in [17:] the afternoon; [18:] I took no Pepsin today at my [19:] Milk & coffee nor at breakfast [20:] & I felt better & no puffing & [21:] so much wind in stomach [22:] to speak of; although my [23:] breakfast was usual [24:] At 3 1/2 P.M Alexander & [25:] Marie & took Rezooki Andria [26:] with us & we went out for a [27:] walk roaming by the road of [28:] Gherrara through Mahomed [29:] Said Shekhly’s gardens & [30:] to the river & back to our [31:] house by 4 3/4 I have not |
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Page 85: [1:] at Asfars as I have an[2:] other boil on my right face [3:] the one behind my neck is [4:] better & drying up; Alexander [5:] also did not go, not feeling [6:] well having cought cold; [7:] Clouds clearing off but [8:] wind strong from S. East; [9:] It rained very little at day break [10:] River keeps rising & the Canal [11:] is full & running in ~ [12:] At 2 P.M. my wife Eliza [13:] came down in a Goffa with [14:] her servant Zekki; [15:] It rained at 2 P.M. a little in [16:] large drops & is cloudy with [17:] smooth S. Ely wind; [18:] I ate some 3 or 4 figs & 2 dates [19:] this afternoon & caused me great [20:] pain & much wind so puffed [21:] up was I that I could not breath [22:] or move about, then I took [23:] ½ cup of tea but felt worse [24:] much wind I passed & still it [25:] did me no good ~ [26:] A strong squal came on [27:] at 5 ½ the wind shifted round [28:] to west & n,west with clouds [29:] & thick mist all around [30:] above & became so dark [31:] & wind blowing very strong, |
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Page 87: [1:] for mortgage she has got[2:] of a house for one offar, [3:] I got home at 8, got Hanna [4:] to make me breakfast ~ [5:] Menusha called on me to [6:] ask when we are to go to Major [7:] Newmarch to get the 100 Liras, [8:] I went out to the bazaar & then [8:] called on Mr. Rozenfeld, he [10:] said that he is going also & [11:] we can go now; [12:] I met Eliahoo Dennoos he advised [13:] me to report Agha Ibrahim [14:] the nomad who Owes me the [15:] money to Major Newmarch [16:] & to write to the former that [17:] if he does not guarantee his [18:] brother’s debt of 900 £ that I [19:] shall report him to Major [20:] Newmarch ~ I then went to [21:] take Menusha & we went to [22:] the British Consulate, where [23:] Rosenfeld also was, we received [24:] the 100 £ & signed two receipts, [25:] I spoke to Major Newmarch [26:] regarding my claim and [27:] the mortgage of the garden [28:] by Agha Ibrahim & the late [29:] brother of Agha Ibrahim, [30:] He told me that he cannot [31:] interfere in the matter, since |
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Page 88: [1:] it is a mortgage of property[2:] and has to be settled with the [3:] Turkish Authority (but he [4:] is mistaken I have no complaint [5:] against the property, I only [6:] wants him to speak to Agla [7:] Ibrahim to persuade him [8:] to guarantee my claim, the [9:] same as his brother did [10:] since he is now the adminis- [11:] trator) and besides I must [12:] wait until he sells the property, [13:] so we left and I came home, [14:] At 1 P.M. I went to see Dr. [15:] Nizam ed Din and told him about [16:] my state of my stomach & [17:] the wind always after I [18:] eat anything & of what I [19:] had yesterday, he advised [1:] me not to eat things which [20:] injure my stomach and presented [21:] me 10 wafers of quassine [22:] to take one whenever [23:] I feel so much wind [24:] puffing in stomach, [25:] I called to see sister Medoola [26:] but she was not at home, [27:] I have again the wind and [28:] cholic in stomach like [29:] yesterday ~ |
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Page 89: [1:] At 4 P.M. I went to father[2:] Philippus and confessed, I have [3:] not done it since the year [4:] before last; I came home & [5:] laid up, I could take no Soup [6:] or anything else, I felt very [7:] bad wind and pain and cold [8:] shiver, I took the quassine [9:] medicine and turned in, it seemed [10:] to have done me good, all [11:] the wind abated, and I slept well, [12:] At 11 P.M. the SS. Mejidich [13:] arrived ~ 29 Tuesd[14:] Modte S. Ely breeze and cloudy[15:] all over, I feel very well, [16:] took my hot milk & coffee [17:] & 2 boiled eggs, ~ I received letters [18:] by Jessil son of Yacoob Tessy, [19:] from R. Sayegh & R. Angoorly [20:] At 8 AM I called on Abdul [21:] Jebbar Effendi; he advised me [22:] to go and see Agha Ibrahim [23:] myself at Kadhumain and [24:] speak to him; also I went to [25:] sister Medoola ~ [26:] Alexander came in to town [27:] he has had the fever yesterday, [28:] he went to Nezam ed Din, who [29:] gave him an opening Medicine [30:] I called on Menusha, [31:] & came home at noon; |
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Page 91: [1:] S. Ely wind and cloudy gloomy[2:] weather, ~ I took dinner [3:] soup & cutlet with potatoes [4:] & some arrowroot & jam; [5:] Alexander went out at [6:] 3 P.M. ~ 30 Wedn[7:] Fresh S. Ely wind and[8:] cloudy all over ~ At 5 AM [9:] I went to the Latin Church [10:] and took the Holy Communion [11:] before mass and then I heard [12:] the mass and came home at [13:] 6, took my milk and coffee etc, [14:] At 9 I went to the bazaar & [15:] to the Office of Alexander, [16:] got the blacksmith to make [17:] me a pump to fit, to the river [18:] for 5 ½ Lira besides the extra [19:] piping & work, I went to [20:] Shekoory Andria’s office [21:] and bought from them 4 Bundles [22:] of Red Iron for railing for [23:] the terrace @ 34 Piaster per [24:] man of 6 Constple oke, it [25:] came to 26 man equal to [26:] R. Piasters 884, T. Lira @ 103 ½ [27:] G.S.P at 4 months credit, [28:] I took breakfast of some [29:] vermicelli soup & boiled meat |
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Page 93: [1:] Domini, many people took the[2:] Holy Communion; ~ I came [3:] home at 9; [4:] Alexander and his wife came [5:] in from my new house at 9 [6:] AM; ~ I called on Medoola [7:] my wifes daughter & Yacoob [8:] Tessy, their son Jemil is getting [9:] on well on board the Mejidieh, [10:] he is in Metty's place and [11:] gets 80 Besh a month; and [12:] Metty in my place since [13:] I left the service two years [14:] ago; ~ At 4 P.M. I went to the [15:] Churches to visit the Corpus [16:] Domini; ~ [17:] I took some boiled fish & Soup [18:] & a cutlet for breakfast ~ [19:] Raining drizzly; ~ [20:] At night it begun to rain and [21:] lasted nearly the whole night [22:] with thunders; with intermission, April 1 Frid[23:] S. Westerly breeze & cloudy[24:] all over gloomy, the streets are [25:] very muddy & swampy, [26:] Agha Ibrahim the nomad [27:] wrote to me approving Saturday [28:] (tomorrow) if I wish to see [29:] him at his kiosk at Kadhumain |
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Page 95: [1:] to see some of his friends,[2:] I spoke with Agha Ibrahim [3:] about my money & the sale of [4:] the property, etc, & showed him [5:] a paper which I drew up for [6:] him to sign; it is only a [7:] promissory agreement, that [8:] if he does not pay my 900 Lira [9:] after the expiration on the 4 [10:] of May, that he will have to [11:] pay me the interest as long [12:] as it is remains due, he is [13:] quite agreeable and asked me [14:] only to let him consult the [15:] inheritors, (the mother & wives [16:] of the late Agha Mahomed); [17:] I encouraged him to speak to [18:] Seyd Hassan Bassam the [19:] agent of Seyd Ali Zewayed [20:] for restitution of my money [21:] the 350 Liras & I am in great [22:] want of it, he also promised [23:] to do it; he offered coffee & Tea [24:] & at 4 P.M. I left & walked [25:] to Kadumain to meet Alexander [26:] he sent his servant with me [27:] instructing him to pay also [28:] for our Tram tickets @ 4 GS.P. [29:] each; I met Alexander in [30:] the Tram cart on the point [31:] of starting, so I had |
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Page 97: [1:] rice soup, and a piece of roast[2:] fowel etc; [3:] At 9 ¼ AM I went down [4:] in a Goffa with my boy Hanna, [5:] The SS. Khalifah passed [6:] up at 9 ½ just as I shoved [7:] off, she is going very slow [8:] the current very strong & [9:] the river rose another 2 feet, [10:] nearly attaining its [11:] normal high rise, I reached [12:] my house in ½ hour; I [13:] found the river had risen so [14:] much & damaged my Sudd [15:] of thorn nearly sunk down, [16:] also the camal of Bahram [17:] Begs Garden, is overflowed [18:] and the sand bank along [19:] the wall of my house getting [20:] eaten away & melting & [21:] the water is running on [22:] the wall, but as it is built [23:] very strongly I need not [24:] be afraid of doing any [25:] damage, the river keeps [26:] rising & current very [27:] strong; ~ |
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Page 99: [1:] garden, at 80 P. the man[2:] but they had not gathered [3:] I came back & sent to [4:] Asfar’s garden & bought [5:] one man for 80 P., I [6:] also sent for Meer son of [7:] Moshi Bahar & spoke [8:] to him about the mortgage [9:] of his garden for 650 Liras [10:] to Menusha @9% as [11:] Johny had settled it, [12:] He promised to give me [13:] also orange Blossums; [14:] I feel very unwell my stomach [15:] again is out of order with a [16:] lot of wind & derangement [17:] I took the soup & piece of [18:] cutlet, & a few spoons [19:] Leben but without appetite [20:] & I became much worse [21:] so that I could not breath, [22:] at noon I went to Moshi [23:] Bahar’s garden to see Meer [24:] Polus Serkis & his brother’s [25:] family are encamped there [26:] near the door; I went with [27:] Meer inside he showed |
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Page 101: [1:] out into[2:] my garden through the thin [3:] wall between us ~ [4:] The walls at the rooms which [5:] Yacoob Eassay built & [6:] left unfinished has tumbled [7:] down one part of it, & [8:] the ground cracking, also, [9:] the mouth of the canal built [10:] strongly as a messanaya [11:] also tumbled this afternoon, [12:] the river slackened a [13:] little & fell about ½ foot & [14:] so checked the damage [15:] which was causing ~ [16:] at 3 P.m I sent the two [17:] mans of orange Blossoms [18:] with our watchman on a [19:] donkey to my wife, He [20:] returned at 5 ~ [21:] Weather got cloudy all over & [22:] light n. w. breeze ~ [23:] Some of the mud walls between, [24:] Bahram Bey & Rkhete’s garden [25:] are tumbling down; as the [26:] river is falling a bit ~ [27:] I have still the indigestion & [28:] Wind in the stomach & intestine, [29:] I am not going to eat any [30:] dinner at all until I feel [31:] well tomorrow ~ |
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Page 103: [1:] For a short time at 8 am;[2:] I took only some cutlets [3:] & boiled pumpkins & two [4:] spoons of Pilaw at breakfast [5:] & a little arrowroot & jam, [6:] I am not so much puffed [7:] up as yesterday, I am [8:] not taking the Bismutho [9:] Magnesieum of Pepsine; [10:] At 3 1/2 P.M. Alexander [11:] Came down in a goffa; [12:] Rezooki Andria also [13:] came this morning, we [14:] took tea here & at 5 P.m [15:] they left to go to town, Rezooki [16:] on a donkey & Alexander [17:] on his Bicycle; ~ [18:] weather clearing up [19:] & getting fine ~ [20:] We spoke to Mahomed [21:] el Jassim to let Louisa & [22:] her husband Yousif Yaghchi [23:] encamp on his ground [24:] facing my house; & [25:] settled it for 1 T. Lira [26:] all the time ~ [27:] I took dinner some fried cutlets [28:] & boiled pumpkins, but I felt so [29:] heavy & puffed up with wind [30:] I could not sleep, the nausea |
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Page 105: [1:] N. Eastern part of the town[2:] & comes down as far as opposite [3:] my house out to the left of [4:] Gherrara road but it is not [5:] so much as to cause any [6:] alarm, as the river is falling [7:] Now, it will stop where [8:] it is ~ [9:] Today they have celebrated [10:] the 40th day of Tooza Asfar’s [11:] death (though it is only on the [12:] 3rd of last month she died) so [13:] all Asfar’s people, Antone Marine, [14:] & other relatives went to town [15:] yesterday ~ [16:] Eliza Erame (my cousin [17:] called to see me at 3 P. m. [18:] I have taknig very little for [19:] breakfast, one mouthful [20:] of a cutlet & one potato & [21:] very little arrowroot & [22:] kept my stomach empty, [23:] which is still not right, [24:] the least thing I take causes [25:] winds & noise ~ [26:] At 4 P.m. my wife & Marie [27:] with Cecil & the two servant [28:] women Zekki & Habooba [29:] came down in a goffa, & [30:] Alexander remained at [31:] home with the cook Gejo as |
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Page 107: [1:] from at tent some of the[2:] cultivation is swamped, [3:] They have opened the mouth [4:] of the canal today & the water [5:] is runnnig into it from the [6:] river, as they want to irrigate [7:] the cucumbers & other cultivation, [8:] I sent the watchman this [9:] morning to Alexander to bring [10:] us provision & medicine for [11:] me, the nux vomica, Bella [12:] Donna & Sagrada mixture [13:] to try again; [14:] The river fell about 4 bricks [15:] today, but the water is still [16:] runnnig into the canal which [17:] is open now ~ [18:] At 5 ½ P.m Alexander [19:] Came down in a goffa; We [20:] have discharged our Cook [21:] Jejo today & left behind, [22:] we have only Zekki & his [23:] brother Hanna here, & [24:] Habooba for Cecil ~ [25:] Light S. Ely breeze & fine [26:] mild weather; [27:] In the evening Jeboory Tanton [28:] his wife & sister Regina called [29:] on us ~ [30:] The SS. Khalifah passed [31:] down this morning at 5 ½ am [32:] I wrote a letter to Rezooki Sayegh |
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Page 109: [1:] but it is now ascertained[2:] to be the building of Ali [3:] Beg that gave way & his [4:] construction being some [5:] what frail & hasty and [6:] the late innundattion [7:] caused the building to [8:] part from that of Sister [9:] Medoola from the top of [10:] the house right down to the [11:] ground ~ [12:] A shift of wind to S. West [13:] began to blow furiously at [14:] 10 am with dust ~ Wind [15:] then shifted to N.W. & fell [16:] down & dust cleared off; [17:] Ellen daughter of Antone [18:] Marine called on us ~ [19:] Alexander came out at [20:] 5 P.m. from town ~ [21:] I took for dinner soup, Cutlet [22:] & some stew with potatoes & [23:] I felt well, with little wind & [24:] turned in at 10 ~ 9 Satur Th. 6. 52 noon 72 4 P.M 76[25:] Light N.W. & fine pleasant[26:] & cool weather ~ [27:] I rode into town at 7 1/2 am, [28:] sent the boy Hanna before me, [29:] to cook for me ~ [30:] River falling very slow |
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Page 111: [1:] potato & meat but the wind[2:] was puffing me up all the night, [3:] not so bad as before,~ 10 Sund Th6. 60 noon 76 4 P.M 79[4:] Light Ely breeze and[5:] Very fine weather;~ [6:] At 2 am. my bowels worked very [7:] loose with much wind, & I feel [8:] better ~ [9:] At 8 am I went to Church, [10:] I saw Mr. Gristein there, & inquired [11:] about the Cholera at Basreh, [12:] he denied of the exageration [13:] here reported that 20 & 30 cases [14:] taking place daily, it was [15:] only 1 case fatal & 2 attacks [16:] yesterday ~ [17:] I called on Sister Medoola, [18:] She is going out to her house [19:] on Thursday Next; ~ [20:] I took for breakfast pumkin Stew [21:] with mutton & Pilaw, & some Jam [22:] & Cream ~ [23:] At 2 P.M. I went to see my [24:] Sister Emilia, she is still in [25:] great sorrow & grief she gets into [26:] fits sometimes & bursts out [27:] & crys, wanting her daughter [28:] Alice, it is a great blow indeed [29:] for her to support such a [30:] loss; ~ at 4 I left and |
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Page 113: [1:] The river is still falling[2:] it fell about 2 feet since [3:] yesterday ~ [4:] At 10 1/2 am. the SS. Mejidieh [5:] arrived; I received letters from [6:] Ruphail & Rezooki, the latter has [7:] sent me a few Plants of Plantain [8:] & two young date trees which [9:] I had asked him to plant in [10:] my new house outside ~ [11:] At 12 Alexander & I went [12:] over to Sister Medoola and [13:] breakfasted there by invitation [14:] & at 1 P.M. I came home, I [15:] ate a cutlet & potatoes & a piece [16:] of roast fowel a little pilaw [17:] & some cornflour with milk, [18:] it did not do me harm, but [19:] a little wind in the bowels ~ [20:] Weather rather warm, S. Ely [21:] breeze & some clouds ~ [22:] At 4 1/2 P.M. Alexander went [23:] out on his Bicycle ~ [24:] At 6 I called on Medoola & [25:] her husband Yacoob Tessy, they [26:] had been out yesterday to [27:] my new house & returned [28:] in the evening; [29:] Westerly breeze & very fine [30:] weather ~ |
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Page 115: [1:] At 11 I came home to prepare[2:] to go down in the goffa to my [3:] new house ~ [4:] The river is rising, it rose [5:] about 3 bricks this morning, [6:] Alexander Marie & I breakfasted [7:] at home, I took only some [8:] cutlets & potatoes; but I think [9:] it is the bread that I eat much [10:] of it is causing this puffing [11:] up of my stomach & I must [12:] abstain ~ [13:] Metty Yacoob called on [14:] me, also Jemis son of Yacoob [15:] Tessy, I gave them my letters [16:] for Rezooki & Rufail Sayegh, [17:] At 2 1/2 P.m. Alexander [18:] Marie & I taking the boy Hanna [19:] with us & came down in [20:] the goffa to my new house [21:] in 25 minutes, found my [22:] wife alright here with the [23:] servants Zekki, & Habooba [24:] & little Cecil ~ [25:] I planted the two young [26:] Berhi date trees & the [27:] plantains which R. Sayegh [28:] sent me in the Mejidieh, [29:] Yacoob Eassayi & his [30:] wife called on us ~ |
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Page 117: [1:] returns them, & if we can[2:] find other property to be [3:] mortgaged ~ [4:] Alexander & I called at 8 am [5:] on Antone Marine, the Giuliettis [6:] & Eliza & Adoola my Cousins [7:] & came back at 11 ~ [8:] The Blacksmith Raoofy came [9:] with a new & larger Pump [10:] & fitted in the well, & it worked [11:] very well, it is of 1 3/4 inch [12:] piping in diameter, and [13:] I am going to fit it on to [14:] the river, about 40 feet in [15:] distance ~ [16:] At 3 1/2 P.m. I took some Cold [17:] Milk, a rusk & little arrowroot, [18:] but I got the wind awfully & [19:] the hearth burn & indigestion [20:] At 4 Alexander & I went [21:] to call on Seyd Dowd the [22:] son of the late Nakib Seyd [23:] Selman in his Kiosk, [24:] I drunk Lemonade there [25:] & got worse, at 6 we [26:] came back; [27:] The S.S. Ressafah passed [28:] up at noon, she has been |
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Page 119: [1:] I did not get the wind so much[2:] only at 4 & 5 P.M. it came [3:] on a little, not having eaten [4:] anything else; [5:] At 4 P.M. I called on Yousif [6:] Eassayi ~ [7:] At 6 Alexander came out [8:] riding, my wife remained in [9:] the house, but she is going [10:] to sleep at her daughter Medoola [11:] as there is no servant, Zekki [12:] is here & the Cook Jejo we [13:] discharged about 8 days [14:] ago; ~ I wrote letters to Rufail [15:] & Rezooki Sayegh by Mejidieh [16:] leaving tomorrow; [17:] Light N.W. breeze & fine mild [18:] or rather warm weather, [19:] The water in the desert is [20:] drying up; [21:] The wife of Kerop Effendi [22:] Settujan the Lawyer, living in [23:] his house above mine, has [24:] been confined today of a [25:] son ~ Called Figran [26:] I took dinner some roast [27:] fowel & potato, & a little [28:] Berlein stew, I feel alright [29:] with not much wind [30:] or pain ~ |
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Page 120: 1904 April 15 Frid Th6. 60 noon 72[1:] Light Southerly breeze and[2:] cloudy overcast weather ~ [3:] The S.S. Mejidieh & the S.S. [4:] Ressafah passed down at [5:] 5 1/2 am.~ [6:] I slept well & had no wind [7:] or trouble at night; I took [8:] my milk & coffee & 2 eggs & some [9:] jam this morning; [10:] I sent Hanna our boy to town [11:] to get us some provision etc, [12:] we returned at noon ~ [13:] my wife came out riding at [14:] 0 1/2 P.M. ~ [15:] It rained a few drops at noon [16:] & remains very dull & cloudy, [17:] I ate some cutlets, & stewed fasoolia [18:] & meat with little rice, and [19:] took Leben & 5 dates, & I felt [20:] alright, but I am taking [21:] the Bismutho magnesium [22:] since yesterday after each [23:] breakfast ~ [24:] At 3 P.M. it rained drizzly [25:] for 1/2 hour; [26:] Madm. Giulietti her daughter Sophie, [27:] her son Antoine & his wife, [28:] Rafooli Tanton, & Arnaldo [29:] son of Dr. Macri called on [30:] us in the evening ~ |
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Page 121: [1:] It rained drizzly at 4 1/2 with[2:] Lightening & very dark cloudy [3:] weather & wet, S. Ely [4:] breeze; At 8 1/4 it begun [5:] Again to rain steadily and [6:] continual, it became very [7:] dark gloomy weather, [8:] I took dinner some roast [9:] meat & potato, & stew, & about [10:] 5 dates, but I felt very much [11:] wind in stomach & puffed [12:] up; I ate a piece of bread [13:] too with my soup; it is [14:] too much but I feel very [15:] hungry ~ I suffered at night, [16:] from wind & heartburn; 16 Satur[17:] Light n.w. & very cloudy[18:] but toward sunrise it begun [19:] to open & became very fine [20:] & clear weather ~ [21:] my bowels worked very loose at [22:] 4 am & still I have much [23:] wind & pain in stomach ~ [24:] Alexander rode in to town [25:] at 7 1/2 am.~ [26:] I do not feel well at all, during [27:] all of the day I had pain & much [28:] wind & am suffering from [29:] heart burn & acidity; I took [30:] Rhubarb with bitter; also [31:] Pepsine, & the Bismutho Magnesium |
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Page 123: [1:] so by Mejidieh ~[2:] I took very little dinner am [3:] not inclined to eat & feel so [4:] puffed up; I suffered the whole [5:] night from wind & indigestion [6:] & pain on the left side below [7:] my heart ~ 17 Saturd[8:] Modte S. Ely breeze and[9:] clouds all about scattered, [10:] I do not feel well, pain & wind [11:] still in the stomach & intestines [12:] I have no appetite to take the [13:] milk & eggs ~ my bowels are [14:] working loose ~ [15:] At 8 am. my wife & I [16:] went to hear mass at Asfars, [17:] but Pere Louis did not come out [18:] till 8 3/4, there were about 35 [19:] persons at Church, but some of [20:] them did not come or were [21:] in town, otherwise there would [22:] have been many, at 10 we came [23:] home; ~ I called on Kerop Effendi [24:] Settiyan & came home ~ [25:] Alexander came down in a [26:] goffa at 10 am; [27:] I am suffering awfully from [28:] pain & wind in stomach and [29:] feel so sick, something must [30:] have upset me yesterday perhaps [31:] the few dates I ate at breakfast, [32:] At 3 P.m. Alexander & [33:] I called on the Asfars, I |
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Page 125: [1:] take ~18 Mond Th6. 50[2:] Light n.w. breeze and[3:] very fine & cold weather, [4:] I feel so weak & have Still [5:] the heartburn~ I took the [6:] cup of milk & 2 eggs but [7:] without appetite. I forced [8:] myself to take it, as I feel so [9:] weak; I cannot even Smoke [10:] as I used to do before ~ [11:] At 7 ¾ am alexander [12:] went to town on his Bicycle, [13:] I told to see Dr. Nezam ed Din, [14:] what he says about me, [15:] Antone Marine called on us, [16:] also Monseigneur J. Drure, [17:] he came out riding & visited [18:] all the Christians out here; [19:] Alexander sent me, out with [20:] Zekki, a bottle of the bitter Tonic [21:] of Nux Vomica, Bella Donna & [22:] Cascara Sagrada & I took a [23:] dose of it~ I feel little better [24:] today; I took for breakfast [25:] Soup made of tripe boiled [26:] with two spoons of hatched potatoes [27:] with milk, but I have no appetite [28:] to eat any thing still it layd [29:] heavy in my Stomach ~ [30:] Sister Medoola & her [31:] husband Rezooki came |
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Page 127: [1:] heartburn & acidity coming[2:] up to my throat, I ate nothing [3:] in the evening ~ at 11 P. m. [4:] I again vomited a good [5:] deal of liquid stuff, sour [6:] & bitter, & then I felt better [7:] & was quiete, & I slept well, 19 Tuesd Th6. 52[8:] Fresh N. W. Wind & cold,[9:] with clouds; I feel better & [10:] no indigestion or heartburn, [11:] We sent Hanna the boy to [12:] town to buy us provision, [13:] The SS. Phrat passed [14:] down at 7 ½ Am ~ [15:] I took only a Cup of milk [16:] & an egg, & feel better, my [17:] bowels worked costive; [18:] For breakfast I took very little potato [19:] hashed with milk, & some arrowroot [20:] & I begun to feel the wind coming [21:] on but slightly, so remained [22:] feeling very hungry & wanted [23:] to eat, I feel quite different [24:] than what I used to feel before, [25:] my mouth has no taste, & [26:] the stomach cannot stand [27:] or support anything that [28:] goes into it, it causes wind [29:] in the intestine; I took [30:] often a little milk & soda |
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Page 129: [1:] the intestines & stomach begun[2:] to trouble me all the rest [3:] of the day ~ [4:] Alexander sent at 3 P.m. a [5:] telegram to my wife, sent [6:] by Ruphail her son from [7:] Basreh, saying that he [8:] left by Mejidieh on Tuesday [9:] (yesterday) with the children [10:] of his deceased sister Tookyeh, [11:] Alexander sent me a large [12:] bottle of the Tonic medicine [13:] of the nux vomica, Belladonna [14:] & Cascara Sagrada from Ezra [15:] Daniels despensary he got it for [16:] nothing, as I have taken more [17:] than a dozen times, the few [18:] doses of 5 or 6 coffee cups and [19:] each time I had to pay 16 R. Pias [20:] Nezam ed Din told him there [21:] is nothing better than this for [22:] my stomach to take ~ [23:] At about 4 P. m. I begun to [24:] feel unwell, wind increased [25:] & heartburn & very puffed [26:] up, Sister Medula called on [27:] us, but I am suffering very [28:] much, the breakfast of [29:] boiled fish was too much [30:] for me to take; I took in [31:] the evening some cognac |
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Page 131: [1:] At breakfast I took a little[2:] rice soup & a small piece [3:] of cutlet so as not to load [4:] my stomach & had to remain [5:] very hungry still ~ [6:] Alexander came out at 5 P. m. [7:] he has informed Dr. Brigstocke [8:] of my visiting him & he [9:] appointed the time for [10:] tomorrow so I must go in, [11:] I see even if I do not load [12:] my stomach with much [13:] food, still I have the wind [14:] & derangement but in a [15:] small quantity, I feel [16:] so very thirsty now; [17:] I am always inclined to drink [18:] water~ But the weakness [19:] that I feel is awful, I cannot [20:] walk, my Knees are trembling [21:] & always inclined to lay [22:] down ~ [23:] In the evening Antone [24:] Marine, his son Gabriel, [25:] Yousif Asfar & Albertson [26:] of Jeboory Asfar called [27:] on us ~ [28:] I took nothing for dinner but [29:] very little arrowroot & milk, & [30:] was not well, the wind still |
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Page 133: [1:] milk, arrowroot, light tea[2:] & milk, & little toast bread, [3:] & to see how the Pills will act [4:] I came home at 11 ~ [5:] I took only rice soup for [6:] breakfast a small piece [7:] of boiled mutton, I did [8:] not feel today that puffing up [9:] or inconvenience as before, [10:] my wife went to the other small [11:] house of Rufail with Zekki [12:] & left me alone to do the [13:] best I can with myself, I [14:] made some arrowroot for me [15:] & bought some oranges at [16:] 3 per one camarie, & an Oke [17:] of sweet Lemon for 3 camarie, [18:] Alexander sent Hanna the [19:] boy to buy provisions for [20:] him, I sent & bought me [21:] some eggs etc by our Indian [22:] watchman ~ [23:] Light S. Ely breeze with light [24:] clouds & warm weather; [25:] The English judge who [26:] came out in the Khalifah [27:] this time to try the Sepoys [28:] of the Residency for murder |
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Page 135: [1:] taking arrowroot & a piece[2:] of dry bread, & sucked an [3:] orange, & turned in at 8, [4:] but I feel better, having [5:] taken the 2 Pills & I slept [6:] well, at midnight took [7:] some arrowroot, I have [8:] wind still but I am not so [9:] puffed up, or having nausea [10:] & inconvenience as before, [11:] it appears that the Pills are [12:] doing me good; it is [13:] rather warm in the room, [14:] & the breeze is S. Ely; 23 Satur Th6.64 noon 85 4P.m88[15:] Light S. Ely breeze[16:] warm, & fine weather; [17:] I took a cup of milk & Tea & [18:] the two boiled eggs, then took [19:] the 2 Pills not much [20:] wind in stomach, but am [21:] very weak ~ My wife went [22:] with her servant Zekki to [23:] the other house of Rufail, [24:] At 9 Alexander came in on his [25:] Bicycle to see me only; He sent [26:] for his Clerk Elias & ordered [27:] for me some tender Kebab [28:] from the bazaar, & a soup of [29:] sheep’s feet in the evening |
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Page 141: [1:] live and wants to sell all the[2:] extra furniture & let the house [3:] to somebody. I then called [4:] on Sister Eliza; her daughter [5:] Regina is going down this [6:] time by the Mejidieh to go [7:] to Bombay in B.S. Steamers [8:] to join her husband Duncan [9:] Alexander; I bid her [10:] goodbye and came home at [11:] 11 ~ [12:] Cloudy S. Ely and warm [13:] weather; [14:] Alexander went to breakfast [15:] at Rufail’s they sent me 5 small [16:] pieces of kebab, but I only [17:] ate two with some bread & [18:] Pepsin, & a few spoons of [19:] Leben; the wind is confined [20:] but it does not puff so much [21:] or irritates me, I would [22:] have got it, had I eaten more, [23:] At 3 P.M. I called on [24:] Menusha & at 4 went to [25:] Rufail. Lots of visitors are [26:] calling there ~ [27:] Alexander went out on [28:] his bicycle at 5 ½ & I came [29:] home ~ I have some |
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Page 143: [1:] We sent our former Cook Jejo[2:] to Alexander to Cook for them, [3:] & he sent me my boy back [4:] Hanna; [5:] I wrote letters to Rezooki [6:] Sayegh & R. Angoorly for the [7:] Mejidieh leaving on Thursday, [8:] At 11 I called on Mr. Rosenfeld [9:] the Dragoman of the Austrian [10:] Consulate regarding the [11:] Majority of Antone my nephew [12:] who wants to claim his [13:] portion of 145 T Liras the proceeds [14:] of the sale of the house, and [15:] we shall have to write to [16:] Major New March & claim [17:] it, I told him that next week [18:] I will come to town & do it [19:] I came home at noon, my [20:] wife sent me breakfast [21:] from Rufail’s house it [22:] was some Kebabs & vegetable [23:] (Boiled cucumbers just came [24:] in season since 5 days) and [25:] I took Leben & arrowroot etc [26:] I did not feel it so heavy [27:] in my stomach, I took a little [28:] Pepsin with it ~ [29:] My Wife brought the Children [30:] of Rezooki Angoorly to give [31:] them a warm bath in |
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Page 145: [1:][2:] there, they are arranging and [3:] getting Kit ready to encamp [4:] out ~ 27 Wedn Th6.64 noon 86 4p.m.88[5:] S. Ely breeze & fine weather[6:] I had some indigestion last [7:] night, but no pain or nausea, [8:] I took my milk & coffee & [9:] two eggs ~ [10:] Alexander wrote to say that [11:] he is not coming in today ~ [12:] At 9 I went to Rufails & [13:] then took him & went to see [14:] Alexanders Office, I sent there [15:] for Eliahoo Dennoos & spoke [16:] my Claim of the Money at [17:] Agha Ibrahim the Nawab, [18:] Eliahoo has bought the [19:] Residency garden opposite [20:] the Residency from Agha [21:] Ibrahim for nearly 3500 T Liras [22:] it measured 8000 square [23:] Yards, as he also want money [24:] from him ~ We came [25:] back at 10 ½ & I came home, [26:] Westerly breeze, & it is getting [27:] Cloudy ~ [28:] My Wife sent me a Cutlet with [29:] two boiled cucumbers but I could [30:] not chew the Cutlet, so I only [31:] sucked it, I took little arrowroot |
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Page 147: [1:] also arrowroot & Jam for[2:] breakfast ~ [3:] At 2 P.M., I took Rufail [4:] with me in the Goffa with [5:] my Kit & some of his & my [6:] boy Hanna & came down [7:] to my new house, where all [8:] Rufail’s Kit is being [9:] landed. We then looked [10:] for a place & found the [11:] best encamping ground [12:] is the one of Mahomed el [13:] Jassim just facing my [14:] house Northward, [15:] Antone Marine also came, [16:] We then Called Mahomed [17:] to my house & I settled it [18:] with him by paying him [19:] Six Mejidies per month [20:] for the three Tents etc, [21:] his ground is just planted [22:] with Badmjan & Tomato, [23:] he has to pick them all [24:] out; & we got Arabs to [25:] make the ground even [26:] It is the best place out here, [27:] there is a very nice & cool [28:] place under the Mulberry |
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Page 149: [1:] Rufail & his mother & some29 Frid[1:] of the servants came back from[1:] Antone’s at 11, but the children [1:] slept there ~ [1:] S. Ely breeze & cloudy all [2:] over; I had the Wind in Stomach [3:] & my bowels worked three [4:] times from 1 AM till the [5:] morning & do not feel well, [6:] no one could sleep from the [7:] Sandflies, but I had none in [8:] my room & had put a Curtain [9:] They have pitched the [10:] Tents of Rufail this morning, [11:] It rained drizzly at about [12:] 5 A.M. & keeps Cloudy and [13:] threatening weather ~ [14:] I called on Sister Medoola [15:] for an hour ~ [16:] Rufail breakfasted with us [17:] but his Cook Georgis is cooking [18:] for them all in the our Kitchen, [19:] until the Tents (4 of them) are [20:] pitched & the Kit transported [21:] there by Arabs & Juma [22:] the Koolie & Franso with [23:] 3 other Tilkeflies; ~ [24:] I took for breakfast some [25:] stewed fowel with boiled [26:] cucumbers, & Leben |
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Page 151: [1:] making the Messanayeh[2:] higher with railing all [3:] along after the damage she [4:] had sustain from the last [5:] rise of the river ~ I called [6:] to see Rufail in his Tents, [7:] my wife is always there night [8:] & day & came back at [9:] 10 ½ ~ [10:] Alexander came back from town [11:] at 11 1/2; bringing some provision [12:] I took some stew with Potatoe [13:] & Pilaw, also the Pepsin & [14:] Leben; [15:] Cloudy dusty weather [16:] At 3 P.M. I called on the Tantons [17:] with Alexander ~ [18:] Mr. Giulietti arrived yesterday [19:] by land from his telegraphic [20:] inspection at Basreh & [21:] Nasryeh, Coot Azizieh etc [22:] he came to his family [23:] at Rafooly Tontons Kiosk, [24:] My stomach is much better [25:] today there is no puffing or [26:] noise & heartburn so much [27:] as yesterday; & no diarrhea [28:] Very fresh Wind from S.Et. [29:] & thick dust blowing, [30:] At 5 P.M. went to see [31:] Rufail in his Tents ~ |
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Page 153: [1:] Yacoob Tessy & his family came[2:] down in the Goffa to Rufails, he [3:] brought a roast lamb etc to [4:] breakfast there, he sent for [5:] me to take it with them as [6:] I had promised him in Baghdad [7:] but I am unable to go, not [8:] feeling well; & had to take [9:] a little breakfast with Marie, [10:] At 2 P.M. it thundered & [11:] got very Cloudy, & then a hard [12:] shower of thick rain came [13:] down for 10 minutes; [14:] Again at 5 it came on raining [15:] with thunder & dark Cloudy [16:] & Kept it on raining steadily [17:] the desert got very wet & [18:] muddy, Rufail’s Tents [19:] are all very Wet, till 8 1/2 P.M. [20:] Alexander wrote to me [21:] saying that he saw Nizam [22:] ed Din & he examined him [23:] & said that it is only a [24:] Neuralegy on his side & he [25:] will be alright in 2 , 3 [26:] days, he requires rest; [27:] I laid up in my bed not [28:] feeling well, the puffing of [29:] the Wind & heartburn |
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Page 157: [1:] I feel well & slept well3 Tuesd[2:] Light N.W. breeze, it[3:] was fine at night, but it [4:] begun to get Cloudy again, [5:] I sent Jassim the Watchman [6:] to Alexander to get me [7:] some rice & Ghee ~ [8:] Rufail & all the children, [9:] went this morning to their [10:] Tents; Medoola his sister [11:] with her children went to [12:] town in a Goffa; ~ [13:] At 9 I went to call on Antone [14:] Marine but they were in town [15:] since yesterday; I called on [16:] Eliza & Adoola my cousins [17:] The river is rising since [18:] yesterday, it is very turbid [19:] it rose about 1 1/2 foot; [20:] The water by the rise of the [21:] river entered the Canal along [22:] my wall, & as it is silted [23:] up with mud, they have [24:] dug it out & thrown the mud [25:] on the Wall side to let the [26:] water run in, which is going [27:] up the canal now, the River [28:] is still rising ~ [29:] I took Leben at 2 P.M. & then [30:] Tea at 4 with spunge Cake |
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Page 159: [1:] this morning at 5, again at 6[2:] AM. like water with lots of [3:] wind ~ [4:] At 7 ¼ A.M. I rode in to [5:] town, taking my servant Hanna [6:] also with some Kit, & I locked [7:] everything Since my Wife [8:] is living absolutely with [9:] Rufail in his Tents with her [10:] servant Zekki, she wanted [11:] me to give her only the Key [12:] of the sitting room ~ [13:] I got home at 8, saw [14:] Alexander & Marie there, [15:] Alexander still complains [16:] of the pain on his right side [17:] & is using Dr. Nizam ed Din’s [18:] ointment. ~ [19:] I took for breakfast chicken broth, [20:] & the boiled chicken & some Leben; [21:] The S.S. Ressafah left on Monday [22:] morning; [23:] Breeze shifting constantly [24:] round the Compass ~ [25:] The river rose today also [26:] about 2 feet it is very high [27:] nearly up to its last rise [28:] At 3 ½ P.M. Alexander, Marie [29:] & I went to Sister Eliza |
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Page 165: [1:] I took only the pigeon boiled[2:] of this morning, some soup and [3:] Leben, but I got worse at [4:] night & could not sleep [5:] alway inclined to vomit & [6:] the wind troubling me, [7:] I slept at midnight; 7 Satur Th5.66 noon 80 4P.m 84[8:] Light N.W. & cloudy[9:] all over; [10:] I feel so weak & not having [11:] any appetite to take the milk [12:] & eggs as usual ~ [13:] Weather cleared up at 9 AM [14:] & became very fine ~ [15:] River has fallen a good [16:] deal ~ [17:] I took for breakfast a stewed [18:] pigeon with some leben, & a little [19:] arrowroot, I feel alright, there [20:] is not much puffing or noise [21:] in the intestines; [22:] I sent Elias the man of Alexander [23:] to Kadumain to Agha Ibrahim [24:] to ask him for the answer of [25:] my letter to him I wrote last [26:] week, also to sign to paper [27:] that I had given him a month [28:] ago, & the payment of the [29:] interest on my 900 Liras |
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Page 167: [1:] Rezooki Angoorly, the former[2:] tells me that the cholera [3:] is increasing in Basreh, [4:] I went to Rufail’s Tents for [5:] ½ hour, Antone Marine was [6:] there & my wife; Antone has [7:] received a nice mare from [8:] his brother, Yousif, sent up in [9:] the Mejidieh as a present [10:] for his son Gabriel ~ [11:] I took dinner some rice soup [12:] and a stewed chicken, and [13:] felt well after it. ~ 8 Sund Th5. 65[14:] Light air or rather[15:] calm & fine weather ~ [16:] River keeps falling the [17:] canal is drained out and [18:] no water in it now; [19:] At 8 AM Rufail came and [20:] we went to hear mass at Asfar’s [21:] & then with Antone Marine we [22:] visited Polus Serkis & his brother [23:] Naoom’s family, Skender [24:] Aziz, Antone Marine, Eassayi’s [25:] & Sister Medoola & I came [26:] home at 11 ½ ~ [27:] Weather getting cloudy all [28:] over & warm sultry ~ [29:] I took breakfast some rice [30:] soup & cutlet with potato |
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Page 169: [1:] I took dinner some soup[2:] & stewed meat & potatoes, [3:] & leben & some arrowroot, [4:] It thundered with much [5:] lightning all through the [6:] night, & it rained at 12 P.M. 9 Mond Th5.62[7:] At 3 AM it cleared up[8:] & became fine; A modte [9:] N.W. wind blew fresh and [10:] cool ~ [11:] I feel well. I had slight [12:] indigestion at night but [13:] it passed away; [14:] At 8 AM I took Rufail & [15:] went for a walk out, around [16:] Mahd Said Shekhly’s gardens [17:] & then into the garden of [18:] Tantons where we met Rafooly [19:] Tanton & came with him [20:] & visited his sisters & his [21:] sister in law & came back [22:] At 10 ½, we walked for 2 ½ [23:] hours & I felt much better [24:] & stronger ~ [25:] At 4 PM I went to Sister Medoola [26:] there were the wife of Jeboory [27:] Asfar & wife of Giulietti. [28:] I came home at 5 |
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Page 171: [1:] conducting business with[2:] him; their capital was [3:] 900 Liras (600 from Alexander [4:] & 300 from him) ~ [5:] Alexander says, that he [6:] went with Yousif Eassayi [7:] (Shekoory’s brother in law) [8:] to their office & locked every [9:] place & deposited the [10:] keys with Kass Philippus [11:] the Armenian Priest, [12:] The body was interred this [13:] evening in the cemetry; [14:] Sister Medoola & Rezooki [15:] called on me in the evening [16:] for an hour ~ [17:] Light N.W. fine cool [18:] weather ~ [19:] I took dinner rather heavy a [20:] piece of cutlet, soup, fried Fasoolia [21:] & Leben. I did not feel well [22:] before dinner & it got very heavy [23:] & had the heartburn all [24:] the night & lots of wind ~ 10 Tuesd[25:] Light N.W. & fine weather[26:] I wrote a letter to Alexander [27:] about Shekoory Sayegh’s |
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Page 177: [1:] in town yesterday & has[2:] had a touch of fever; [3:] I took breakfast soup, also [4:] chiken stewed with Bamia [5:] & potato, with Leben & some [6:] cheese, & felt well I have [7:] not had any puffing or [8:] indigestion at all; I think [9:] the Leben has agreed [10:] with my stomach; [11:] At 4 P.M. Alexander, Marie [12:] Cecil, their servant girl [13:] Habooba & the cook Jejo [14:] Came down in a goffa [15:] The Pump is working [16:] well & draining River [17:] Water in Abonndance, [18:] Cholera has broken out at [19:] Amara, & steamers are not [20:] Allowed to touch there, & [21:] they have made no quarantine [22:] here to prevent the disease [23:] from coming up ~ [24:] I wrote letters to R. Angoorly [25:] & to R. Sayegh & sent to the [26:] latter a Basket of 50 Oranges [27:] At 6 P.M. Alexander Marie [28:] & I called on Rufail Sayegh |
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Page 191: 19 Thurs Th.5.67[1:] Fresh n.w. wind is blowing[2:] since 3 AM. some clouds are [3:] scattered, cool weather [4:] Alexander rode in to town [5:] at 8 AM; ~ [6:] I heard that "Mossul" which [7:] is on her way up from Basreh [8:] has had two cases of Cholera [9:] on board, & shall have to [10:] make 10 days quarantine [11:] at Gherrara ~ [12:] At 8 I called on my Cousins [13:] Eliza & Adoola, they are building [14:] & making the walls of their [15:] house higher & stronger & [16:] other reparations, amended [17:] by Yousif Eassayi, I came [18:] home at 10, [19:] Very strong N.W. Wind is [20:] blowing & Cool ~ [21:] Rufail came to me, we took [22:] tea & at 4 1/2 we went out [23:] to the garden of Mahomed [24:] Said Sheikhly, We saw [25:] his brother Mahd Nejib [26:] & he took us inside his [27:] garden to show us his [28:] trees etc, & at 6 we |
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Page 192: 1904
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returned found Alexander
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Page 193: [1:] to buy from her last year[2:] & she wanted only to give [3:] 28 Draaz by 35; as Rufail [4:] should like to buy it & [5:] so Rezooki Andria & I [6:] spoke to her to sell the [7:] piece but it should be [8:] 30 draaz facing the river [9:] & 40 draaz in land, and [10:] offered her 300 Liras, but [11:] she declined, she wants 400, [12:] & so left it for her to Consider, [13:] as she had asked me [14:] before to find a buyer [15:] for this piece; ~ [16:] At 11 ½ Alexander came back [17:] from town ~ [18:] Light n.w. & fine pleasant [19:] weather; 21 Satur Th5. 62 Noon 83 4Pm. 89[20:] Light n. w. & fine cool[21:] weather; It is very cool in the [22:] room to sleep ~ [23:] At 7 am I rode in to town [24:] taking my boy Hanna, also [25:] Alexander went to town in [26:] his Bicycle; I got home at [27:] 7 ½ ~ [28:] Tony Oussany whom |
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I know so well & whom I met
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Page 195: [1:] Tookyeh widow of Shekoory[2:] Sayegh with Artin, Johny, [3:] Terroza & Serpohy, she begun [4:] to weep & yell; ~ I left [5:] & called on Menusha & [6:] came home at 10 ½ ~ [7:] Johny & Artin called on [8:] me ~ [9:] Warm & Ely breeze; [10:] The SS. Mossul arrived [11:] yesterday evening at about [12:] 6 P.m. as she has had [13:] two cases of Cholera on [14:] board on her way up, [15:] the quarantine authorities [16:] have cause all the passengers [17:] to land at Gherrara and [18:] make 10 days quarantine [19:] and the Steamer with her [20:] crew allowed to come up [21:] here, This is a very singular [22:] thing, which I have never [23:] seen before during my [24:] 40 years service on the [25:] river between Baghdad & [26:] Basreh ~ [27:] At 2 ½ P. m. I called on |
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Sister Eliza, and then went
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Page 197: [1:] and an other lady a relative[2:] of his, he left his wife [3:] at St. Petersburg; , [4:] There were Mons Mougel and [5:] his wife there, at 6 P.m. [6:] we left & I came home, [7:] N. Ely breeze & warm, 23 Mond The5. 76 Noon 94 4 P.m105[8:] Light Ely breeze and[9:] fine weather, but warm; [10:] Alexander came in to town [11:] at 8 ½ am ~ [12:] I sent for my niece Terrooza [13:] she came & sowed a mattress [14:] for me to take out, & some [15:] pillow cases ~ [16:] Eliahoo Denoos came to [17:] me, he says that Agha Ibrahim [18:] the nawab is going to pay [19:] me the 900 Liras shortly [20:] Perhaps in a day or two; [21:] At 10 I went on board the SS. [22:] Mejidieh to see Metty, they [23:] are shipping cargo, as she [24:] must leave tomorrow [25:] to catch the mail which [26:] leaves Basreh now every [27:] Friday morning ~ |
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I came home at 11, took
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Page 199: [1:] a quarantine has been[2:] established at the Khan [3:] of 10 days & they have to [4:] undergo this term, as they [5:] say that cholera is at [6:] Khanakin; ~ [7:] Alexander went down to [8:] my new house in a goffa with [9:] Rufail at 5 ½ P. m. ~ [10:] I wrote a letter to Rezooki [11:] Sayegh by the Mejidieh leaving [12:] tomorrow; ~ [13:] very warm weather, calm and [14:] light clouds, moon about [15:] 9 days old; 24 Tuesd The5. 82 Noon 97 4P.m. 102[16:] Light S. Ely, and[17:] hazy warm weather ~ [18:] At 8 am I called on Menusha [19:] & came home at 8 ½ ~ [20:] The SS. Mejidieh left this morning [21:] at 4 ½ Am. ~ [22:] Cloudy weather nasty & [23:] warm, Ely breeze ~ [24:] I was come to see my house to [25:] buy it, they saw every place [26:] they are the sons of Malem [27:] Eliahoo who failed about [28:] 22 years ago & I & my wife [29:] lost our money 650 Liras |
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which they had on Interest,
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Page 201: [1:] as the Sanitary Docks saw[2:] that they had no connection [3:] with any sickness etc, [4:] Antone Marine has bought [5:] the little stable house of [6:] the Nawab Agha Mahomed [7:] (formerly Ikbalood Dowla’s [8:] property) for 368 T Liras [9:] besides what he bought [10:] from Moolla Hamadi [11:] of his garden 46 Draaz [12:] by 40 @ 8 Besh. per draa; [13:] It is warm sleeping in the [14:] room, although a modte [15:] n. w. wind blew during [16:] the night; 25 Wedn Th5.79[17:] Light n. w. & fine weather[18:] but not cool ~ [19:] The man of the Bitumen [20:] came to cover the Pump Pond [22:] with Bitumen, also a Tilkefli [23:] called Sadek I engaged to [24:] paint all the wood work [25:] Door, windows, railing etc [26:] & at 25 P. per day, and a [27:] carpenter to finish some [28:] little work to do ~ |
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Rufail came to me this
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Page 203: [1:] up in a Goffa ~[2:] I called on Rufail with [3:] Alexander at 8 AM, the [14:] widow of Shekoory Sayegh [5:] wishes to appoint Rufail [6:] from her part to our name [7:] the accounts with Alexander, [8:] The day was warm with a [9:] light variable air ~ [10:] In the evening I took my [11:] bed up on top of the terrace [12:] & also our dinner table [13:] & arranged every thing to [14:] shift up & sleep, only [15:] Alexander & Marie could [16:] not go up as Cecil has [17:] still sore eyes; a very [18:] light air shifting from [19:] one side to the other, [20:] My wife came down in [21:] a Goffa with the servant [22:] of Rufail & Medoola Stifan [23:] Gorgi & landed at Rufail’s [24:] Tents; very warm & [25:] sultry close weather, [26:] some clouds are still [27:] hanging about; It is [28:] very nice & pleasant |
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on top of the house;
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Page 205: [1:] the matresses & conches out[2:] of her room & put in the [3:] Serdab which I offered to [4:] Rufail & the children of his [5:] late sister Takoohy to come [6:] & pass the midday hot [7:] weather, for it is too hot [8:] to stay under tents now, [9:] the weather is so warm [10:] nasty and sultry, with air [11:] all around ~ [12:] I painted some door & the [13:] Balcony, as the Tilkefly [14:] Sadek would not work [15:] at 25 P. a day without [16:] food as it is usually [17:] the case so I dispensed with [18:] him he only worked yesterday, [19:] Weather warm sultry [20:] & calm; ~ It is much cooler [21:] on top of the house, it is cloudy [22:] every where ~ 28 Satur Th 5.78[23:] Light Ely breeze, with[24:] some clouds, & not refreshing [25:] I am painting the doors [26:] & balcony myself the whole [27:] day; I sent my watchman |
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Page 207: [1:] Asfars, there were about 30[2:] people; afterward Sister [3:] Medoola Rezooki her husband [4:] & myself called on the Giuliettis [5:] & there we met Artin my [6:] Sister Eliza’s son who had [7:] come down to breakfast [8:] & spend the day with me, [9:] he accompanied us to [10:] Eassayis & then we [11:] went to Asfar with [12:] Rezooki, & Artin went [13:] to call on Kerop Effendi [14:] the Lawyer; I came [15:] home at 10 ¾ and [16:] arranged for breakfasting [17:] with Artin ~ [18:] Strong wind blowing [19:] from West with dust, [20:] Artin came at 11 ½ from his [21:] visits & we breakfasted [22:] together ~ At 3 P.M. we [23:] called on Rufail Sayegh [24:] & on Kerop Sethyan, and [25:] came back at 5, Antone [26:] Marine, his wife and |
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daughter Rosa & son Gabriel
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Page 209: [1:] to town tomorrow morning[2:] it is over 70 days since they [3:] have encamped out here; [4:] At 10 ½ I came home; [5:] It has been very nice and cool [6:] all throughout the day; [7:] wind blew modte, but [8:] at 6 ½ P.M. it fell; I have [9:] been painting the wood [10:] work, doors windows etc [11:] Alexander wrote to say, [12:] that Marie has very bad [13:] sore eyes & Cecils eyes are [14:] better; ~ [15:] In the evening I received a letter [16:] from Alexander saying that [17:] he wants the key of my [18:] room so as to get the Papers [19:] of the Tapo of the mortgage [20:] of Agha Mahomed’s Garden [21:] at Kadumain, so as to [22:] get the 900 L. paid to me by [23:] Eliahoo Denoos, Charley [24:] Cowley also writes to me [25:] and sending me the 2 paint [26:] brushes which I had [27:] asked him to lend me, [28:] Sister Medoola and |
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Page 211: June 1 Wedn Th5.66 noon 94[1:] Light N.W. breeze and[2:] fine cool weather ~ [3:] At 5 AM. the SS. Phrat [4:] passed down; she had [5:] arrived on Monday; ~ [6:] My wife & Rufail went in to [7:] town this morning I heard, [8:] riding in at 7 AM ~ [9:] The Bitumen man Hassan [10:] came this morning with an [11:] other assistant to lay the [12:] Bitumen in the Bath upstairs [13:] & under the Hules down [14:] below ~ [15:] At 8 I sent my boy Hanna [16:] to town to get me provisions, [17:] I am left alone here, my [18:] watchman Jassim having [19:] left yesterday, but on the [20:] insistence of his father [21:] Khalaf & his relatives I have [22:] agreed to take him back, [23:] but he had gone to town [24:] this morning; [25:] Skander Ghaleb the Lawyer [26:] has decamped from the [27:] ground of Rkheteh & |
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went to town today ~
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Page 213: [1:] in town;[2:] sister Medoola & Ressooki [3:] called on me at 11 ~ [4:] At 11 ½ AM the S.S. Ressafah [5:] passed up ~ [6:] Light N.W. breeze, it shifted [7:] at 10 AM. [8:] Today is a Holyday of [9:] Corpus Domini ~ [10:] At 1 ¾ P.M. the Mejidieh [11:] passed up, she had arrived [12:] at Gherrara this morning [13:] & awaited for the sanitary [14:] Doctor to inspect the passengers [15:] & crew, also the Ressafah [16:] had arrived last night [17:] at about 9 P.M. & remained [18:] till this morning; [19:] Rufail came to me at [20:] 3 P.M. & had tea, he received [21:] his letters from Basreh, [22:] they say that Cholera is [23:] diminishing & there are [24:] few cases; [25:] At sunset my wife came down [26:] in a goffa with her servant [27:] Zeky, & Jemil the son of her [28:] daughter Medoola they [29:] went streight to Rufail’s |
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my wife sent me a letter from
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Page 215: [1:] to paint my house,[2:] I arranged with them for [3:] five Mejidies for the whole [4:] wood work; [5:] My cold is very bad in [6:] chest since three days, [7:] it is very irritating; I [8:] cought cold 3 days ago on [9:] the top of the house, & having [10:] changed my woollen flannel [11:] into a tin cotton one, [12:] Antoine Giulietti & Rafooli [13:] Tanton called on me at [14:] 9 AM; [15:] I sent Jassim the watchman [16:] with a letter to Alexander; [17:] he came at 11 with some vegetables [18:] (Badmjan & Pumkins etc) & [19:] a letter from Alexander he [20:] tells me that my wife sent some [21:] Kit & a box yesterday to [22:] her brother Antone’s house, [23:] What a foolish thing she is [24:] doing she has recommenced [25:] to play the same trick with [26:] me as she did two years [27:] ago when her daughter [28:] Tookyeh was here, for [29:] no cause whatever, |
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we have had no quarrel lately
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Page 217: [1:] the Photographer who came up[2:] from Bombay about six [3:] months ago & had gone down [4:] to Basreh died there a [5:] few days ago, he was very [6:] addicted to drink; 4 Saturd Th5.71[7:] Light N.W. breeze and [8:] fine weather ~ [9:] My cold is better, I slept in the [10:] room & found it nice & pleasant, [11:] The two Tilkeflies Khammo [12:] & his brother Naoomy are sleeping [13:] here & working in painting; [14:] I sent for my wife to open her [15:] room so as to be painted [16:] the windows etc on the canal. [17:] She came & opened it and [18:] remained, but never spoke [19:] to me anything at all; [20:] I called on sister Medoola [21:] for ½ hour ~ [22:] My cold in chest is just as bad [23:] as before, it is very irritating [24:] & harsh ~ I arrived & slept in [25:] my room, & found it nice & cool, [26:] & no sandflies or mosquitoes, 5 Sund Th5. 73[27:] Light N.W. & fine cool[28:] morning ~ [29:] I sent my watchman to |
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Page 219: [1:] down in a goffa my niece[2:] Louisa & her little sun Philip, [3:] Artin his wife Sirpohi, [4:] Bella, Rosa, & Artins two [5:] little doughters to my house, [6:] I came to my house & [7:] half an hour after, Alexander [8:] & Marie came down [9:] in a Boat, they all took [10:] tea etc with us & they [11:] went at 5 to see sister [12:] Medoola; Mr Malcolm [13:] Baltazar also called on me, [14:] At 6 Artin & all the rest with [15:] him left riding donkeys, [16:] also Alexander & Marie [17:] went back in the boat, [18:] then Antone my nephew [19:] & Antone son of Johny, also [20:] Louis & Tom my nephew [21:] had come down in goffa, [22:] left & went back, [23:] The SS. Mossul arrived [24:] at the quarantine at Gherrara [25:] since yesterday morning [26:] she has had six cases [27:] of cholera on board (2 [28:] fatal) and the Order |
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Page 221: [1:] which is the interest on[2:] my 1000 Liras lent to him [3:] for 6 months only he wants [4:] to keep it; it will fall [5:] due on the 6 of Rabi el [6:] Thani or 18 of this month [7:] of June. ~ [8:] Only one Tilkefli came today [9:] to paint, the other Khammo [10:] is unwell; ~ [11:] The SS. Ressafah passed [12:] down yesterday morning [13:] having troops on board; [14:] Very light air & fine weather [15:] I am still sleeping in the room [16:] on account of my bad cold 7 Tuesd Th5. 74[17:] Light N. Ely & fine[18:] weather ~ [19:] At 4 ½ AM. The SS Mejidieh [20:] passed down ~ My nephew [21:] Artin Kasperkhan went [22:] down in her this time in [23:] place of Metty, whose aunt [24:] died three days ago, an [25:] old woman, & he obtained [26:] leave to stop behind; [27:] Sister Medoola & Rezooki went |
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Page 223: [1:] & square up everthing,[2:] Alexander also had written [3:] to me so, they found 70 liras [4:] in the chest in cash, and [5:] about 309 £ bills due by [6:] different merchants and [7:] the goods in the office etc, [8:] I Slept on the terrace and [9:] dined also, it being too warm [10:] & calm below; a light [12:] breeze was at night from East, [13:] & shifting to south; 8 Wedn Th5. 72 noon 94 4P.m 100[14:] Light southerly breeze[15:] & fine weather; [16:] Rufail went to town in the [17:] carriage of Joory (Gabriel) [18:] Marine who was sleeping [19:] at Asfars ~ [20:] The Tilkefly boy who has been [21:] painting left at noon to [22:] town for business & the work [23:] remains half done ~ [24:] Very calm & light S.W. air [25:] it got very warm at noon, [26:] In the afternoon air shifted [27:] to West & North ~ [28:] My wife has not been here [29:] since Sunday ~ |
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At 6 p.m. Alexander, Marie
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Page 225: [1:] & Bills (Promissory notes)[2:] on Merchants of about [3:] 300 Liras etc etc, and [4:] he pays the widow 230 [5:] £ from the Capital of [6:] 300 £ which Shekoory [7:] has put with Alexanders [8:] capital of 600 £ but this [9:] deficient sum of 70 £ [10:] Shekoory has drawn it [11:] himself in Cash, But [12:] Alexander wants to give [13:] only 200 £ as he is to accept [14:] all the responsibility & [15:] risk on himself; [16:] At 7 AM. Rezooki Andria, [17:] Alexander, Raffooli [18:] Tanton & myself, taking [19:] my boy Hanna came to town [20:] in a carriage paying at [21:] one Keran (8 Piasters) each [22:] we left at 7.20 & got to near [23:] Capt Clements house by [24:] 7.35; I called on sister [25:] Emilia with Rezooki |
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Page 227: [1:] most of it, & some even carried[2:] to Antone her brothers house [3:] she is getting very foolish [4:] & she wants to leave me [5:] altogether it appears, even [6:] some utensils & Pots etc [7:] are taken away; [8:] Light N.W. breeze pleasant [9:] Morning; 10 Frida Th5 77 Noon 102 4P.m106[10:] I am suffering still from[11:] my bad cold in the chest [12:] & coughing, also the tooth [13:] ache, & a boil on my [14:] back side ~ [15:] At 8 am I called on Sister Eliza [16:] & came home at 9, I called on [17:] Menusha & came home at 11, [18:] Eliahoo Dennoos called on [19:] me on account of my 900 [20:] £ once by the Nawab Agha [21:] Ibrahim, the payment [22:] has been postponed now [23:] on account of Major Newmarch having some [24:] objection & caused difficulty [25:] in the property here left [26:] by the late Nawab |
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Ikbalood Dowleh to the
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Page 229: [1:] got eleven, the furnitures etc[2:] from the sitting room below, [3:] At 8 AM Alexander [4:] & Marie came in in the [5:] carriage as Marie wants [6:] to see Dr. Brigstocke to [7:] consult with him about [8:] a complaint & pain she [9:] has on her side ~ She [10:] could not see Dr. Brigstocke, [11:] he was too occupied in [12:] operations, although he had [13:] appointed the time & fixed [14:] it for Saturday noon, [15:] we breakfasted together, [16:] & Marie assisted me in putting [17:] the Serdab to right but [18:] I have the boil still on [19:] my sitting backside, I have [20:] put Linseed poultice, but [21:] to no use ~ [22:] At 4 1/2 P.M. Alexander [23:] & Marie went out in the [24:] carriage to my new [25:] house; [26:] Weather very hot today [27:] with some patches of [28:] clouds, & a few drops of [29:] rain fell, clouds are |
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Page 231: [1:] for the painters when they[2:] come to work on Tuesday [3:] morning ~ [4:] At 4 P.M. I went to Sister [5:] Eliza, & also on Sister Emilia, [6:] my sister Eliza came then [7:] also Johny & his sister [8:] Guiseppina & insisted very [9:] much on Emilia to go [10:] & sleep with them, as she [11:] is down below in this heat, [12:] & she wont go; at 6 I [13:] came home ~ [14:] calm & fine but not cool [15:] at all; [16:] At 8 P.M. the Phrat arrived [17:] from the quarantine at Gherrara [18:] [19:] [20:] [21:] without making [22:] quarantine; ~ 13 Mond Th5.80 Noon 104 4P.m.107[23:] Light N.W. & fine weather[24:] but not refreshing at [25:] all ~ [26:] At 8 AM. Alexander came in [27:] on donkey, He says that his [28:] mother wants to come in |
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Page 233: [1:] of 300 Liras & finish all,[2:] and Alexander accepts [3:] all the goods left unsold [4:] at a reduced evaluation [5:] as well as all the outstanding [6:] debts etc etc ~ [7:] I called on Mr. Rosenfeld [8:] at the Austrian Consulate [9:] there is no news of the arrival [10:] of a New Consul yet, [11:] & Major New March does [12:] not want to do any [13:] work for the Austrian [14:] Consulate he is so lazy [15:] & ignorant of the work [16:] & would not interfere [17:] anymore, he says that Mr. [18:] Rappaport had sold him [19:] by asking him to act in [20:] his absence only for a few [21:] weeks etc ~ [22:] Jew Brokers came again [23:] to me for the purchase [24:] of my house, I have [25:] spoken to Eliahoo Denoos |
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Page 235: [1:] the quarantine at Gherara[2:] where she passed ten days, [3:] as she had six cases of [4:] Cholera on board on her [5:] way up ~ [6:] Alexander came in at 8 AM [7:] riding ~ The painters came [8:] out today to finish the [9:] rest of the work; ~ [10:] I went with Abduljebbar Effendi [11:] the Lawyer to consult him [12:] about Alexander's arrangement [13:] yesterday with the executors [14:] appointed lawfully, Yacoob [15:] Eassayi, & Skander Aziz [16:] by the Widow of Shekoory [17:] Sayegh; & the settlement [18:] of the partnership between [19:] them; It appears that he [20:] does not approve of it, [21:] it being rather risky [22:] here after for Alexander [23:] to recover all the credit [24:] they have from merchants, [25:] they may refuse payment [26:] or detain it, but it [27:] would be better for |
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Page 237: [1:] At 5 P.M I called on Sister[2:] Emilia, they took her last [3:] night at Sister Emilia & [5:] slept there; I also called [6:] on Sister Eliza & came [7:] home at 4 P.M. [8:] Light N.W. & fine weather 15 Wedn Th5. 78 Noon 105 4P.m.108[9:] Light N.W. breeze[10:] & fine cool morning ~ [11:] The SS. Phrat left this [12:] morning ~ [13:] I recieved a letter this morning [14:] from Alexander saying that [15:] Cecil is not well she has [16:] the fever, sore eyes & coughs, [17:] it is a cold she caught on [18:] the top of the house & [19:] sends a letter to Nizam [20:] ed Din for advice & wants [21:] Medicine, & that he is [22:] not coming in today, [23:] I got the Medicine for Cecil [24:] it is a dose of Castor Oil & [25:] sent it with Jassim the |
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Page 239: [1:] My wife with Rufail slept[2:] in his little house, there [3:] were Yacoob Tessy & his family [4:] I could see them from the [5:] top of my house ~ 16 Thursd Th5. 81 Noon 104 4P.M.106[6:] Moderate N.W. wind &[7:] fine weather ~ [8:] My Wife & Rufail dined and [9:] slept at Antone Marine last [10:] night; [11:] Alexander came in walking [12:] from outside, he says that [13:] Cecil has still the fever and [14:] soreeyes & coughing, he gave [15:] her the Castor Oil this Morning, [16:] I called on Menusha this [17:] morning for an hour ~ [18:] The SS. Mejidieh arrived [19:] from Basreh at 9 1/2 AM; [20:] At 11 1/2 Alexander went back [21:] to my new house in a goffa, [22:] he could not get the paper [23:] finished in the Mahkemeh [24:] for appointing Yacoob Eassay [25:] & Skander Aziz there is some [26:] clause which requires the [27:] presence of Tookyeh (widow [28:] of Shekoory Sayegh) until |
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Page 241: 17 Frid Th5.80 Noon 104 4Pm 105[1:] Light N.W. & fine weather,[2:] The SS. Mossul left this [3:] morning ~ [4:] Alexander wrote to me with our [5:] Watchman that Cecil is [6:] well & has no fever, & wants [7:] provision ~ [8:] At 10 I went out to the bazaar [9:] & to Eliahoo Denoos & spoke [10:] to him about my money [11:] from the Nawab Agha Ibrahim [12:] of Kadumain, & about the [13:] sale of my house etc & came [14:] home at 11 ~ Weather [15:] very hot & calm; [16:] Watermelons & Melons came [17:] in the season since last week [18:] it is selling now at 6 Piaster [19:] the big Ake the watermelons; [20:] At 4 1/4 P.M. I went down [21:] in a goffa with my boy Hanna [22:] & some Kit to my new house [23:] reached at 4 3/4 found Alexander [24:] Marie & Cecil, but poor [25:] Cecil is still suffering from [26:] bad cold, her sore eyes & [27:] some fever, she is pulled |
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Page 243: [1:] in a carriage ~[2:] I called on Eliza & Adoola [3:] my cousins & came [4:] back at 10 am ~ [5:] my wife came to her room [6:] to take some kit & went [7:] away, without speaking [8:] to me at all, also Rufail [9:] is not showing himself [10:] to me now ~ [11:] wind blowing fresh [12:] n. w. ~ [13:] Alexander wrote out to me [14:] saying that Nezam ed Dine [15:] will come at 2 P. m. to see [16:] Cecil, & he sends me two [17:] Cambialas Promissory [18:] notes he wrote out each [19:] for 70 TLiras in his name [20:] payable to Tookyeh widow [21:] of Shekoory Sayegh [22:] one in 3 months sight & [23:] the other in 6 months & [24:] the balance of the 215 Liras [25:] he pays in cash to her [26:] for the settlements of all [27:] Shekoory’s claim of |
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Page 245: [1:] that Nezam ed Din wants[2:] Cecil to say in town [3:] for 2 or 3 days to treat her [4:] as she has a slight touch [5:] of Bronchites & has to [6:] come & see her, so they [7:] must remain, he sends [8:] me some provision, & [9:] I then sent them Jejo the [10:] cook back; [11:] The SS. Ressafah passed up [12:] this morning at 2 Am ~ [13:] I went over this evennig to [14:] Sister Medoola to see Rezooki [15:] about what they have done [16:] today with Alexander’s [17:] affair with Tookyeh, they [18:] had been to Kerop Sethyan [19:] the Lawyer who drafted for them [20:] a paper to be written in [21:] the Mahkemeh appointing [22:] Rezooki Andria as third [23:] party for the settlement of [24:] all claims & authorization [25:] to Alexander to recover all [26:] claims, debts etc, and [27:] he took the Keys of the [28:] office in his possession |
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Page 246: 19 Sund[1:] Light N. W. breeze and[2:] fine cool morning; it [3:] is very nice & cool on top [4:] of the house; [5:] At 8 am. I went to Church [6:] at Asfar & heard mass [7:] officiated by Père Thomas [8:] the Irish carmelite father, [9:] I then called on the Giuliettis [10:] as they are going to town [11:] for good tomorrow, having [12:] been three months here [13:] at Rafooli Tanton's house, [14:] we also called on Polus [15:] Serkis & came home at [16:] 10 am; my wife also came [17:] to church from Roofail’s [18:] Tents ~ [19:] Jeboory Asfar, Yousif Asfar [20:] & Père Thomas called on [21:] me at noon ~ [22:] at 4 P. m. Artin my nephew [23:] came out to me riding; [24:] he also called on Eliza & Adoola [25:] my cousins; I called [26:] with Rezooki on the Asfars [27:] & came at 6 ½, |
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Page 247: [1:] Alexander wrote to me to[2:] say that Cecil is better a [3:] little & they do not know [4:] when they can come out, [5:] I sent him a letter with [6:] Artin; ~ [7:] Nessoory Abood came out [8:] today to live in the house [9:] of Rafooly Tanton, which [10:] he had mortgaged last [11:] year for 400 Liras ~ [12:] Light N.W. & fine [13:] weather ~ 20 Mond Th.5. 83[14:] Light n. w. fine,[15:] The SS. Ressafah passed down [16:] at 5 Am ~ [17:] I sent my watchman Jassim [18:] with a letter to Alexander to [19:] send me some Bread etc; [20:] The Giuliettis family went in [21:] to town this morning for food, [22:] I hear that Cholera has [23:] been working in every place, [24:] town & village since a [25:] long time, at Kermanshah [26:] it is very bad 60 & 70 deaths [27:] daily, at Khanakin |
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Page 249: [1:] reparation, & alterations,[2:] he is making to live in [3:] it, it is the one he had [4:] bought for 2000 Liras opposite [5:] the house of Mrs Cowley [6:] where Capt Holland was [7:] living in former years [8:] it was the property of [9:] the Pachinchies. I [10:] went home saw Alexander [11:] Marie & Cecil, but poor [12:] Cecil is looking thin & [13:] altered, she has no fever, [14:] but the diarrhea since [15:] yesterday; [16:] I went to Alexanders [17:] office at 9, he has shifted [18:] below & plastered the walls [19:] we then went to the bazaar [20:] to the shoemaker Tucki [21:] & ordered a pair of shoes for [22:] me; I called on Menusha [23:] but she was at my sisters, [24:] Cholera is working in [25:] town slightly, some children [26:] been attacked & carried [27:] away ~ |
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Page 251: [1:] with her, she went away[2:] to Rufails soon after I had [3:] arrived ~ modte & [4:] increasing n. w. wind, [5:] At midnight it blew [6:] very fresh & blew my [7:] bed off, so I was obliged [8:] to come down to the [9:] room & sleep; 22 Wedn[10:] Fresh n. w. wind and[11:] dusty weather ~ [12:] At 6 ½ Am my wife with [13:] the Children of Angoorly [14:] & servants & Kit all [15:] went up in a goffa, as [16:] well as two other goffa [17:] loads, and Rufail remained [18:] to see the Tents pulled down, [19:] I sent to tell them [20:] that I want my two [21:] tents here, Rufail then [22:] rode in at about 8 and [23:] some people to pack the [24:] Tents (one of Antone Marine [25:] & two mine) ~ |
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Page 253: [1:] Fresh N.W. wind blowing[2:] all the night, I could not [3:] rig up my mosquito [4:] curtain; ~ [5:] The river is falling fast [6:] as the hot wind is evaporating [7:] it; 23 Thurs[8:] Fresh N.W. Wind with[9:] dust flying ~ [10:] I sent my watchman Jassim [11:] with a letter to Alexander [12:] at 9 ½ AM; [13:] The SS. Khalifah passed [14:] up at 10,,5 AM ~ [15:] Alexander writes to me that [16:] he saw Père Pièrre this morning [17:] & spoke to him of what his [18:] mother is doing with me, [19:] He gave the reason to me [20:] and advised Alexander [21:] to let me go in on Saturday [22:] & let my wife take away [23:] her kit, as Rufail her [24:] son is going to get married [25:] I called on Sister Medoola |
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Page 255: [1:] Fresh N.W. Wind blew[2:] all the night on the terrace 24 Frid[3:] Fresh N.W. Wind &[4:] fine ~ [5:] Père Pièrre called on [6:] us at 6 ½ AM on his way [7:] down to the Father’s Garden [8:] at Um el Adam, he spoke [9:] to me about my wife’s [10:] demanding her Kit, [11:] I consented most willingly [12:] to acquiesce to her demand [13:] & I asked him to be present [14:] also himself, but he declined [15:] & we thought of asking [16:] Yacoob Oossy Messiyeh [17:] & Risha Maghak Kasperkhan [18:] to be present & she can [19:] claim what actually [20:] belongs to her ~ [21:] Alexander went into town [22:] at 7 ½ AM ~ [23:] Nassoory son of Toma [24:] Khayat (Brother of the [25:] Chaldean Priest Theodore) |
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Page 257: [1:] Her infatuity and bad[2:] temper, and also her arrogance [3:] in the way she speaks & [4:] threatens us, have become [5:] so intolerable, it is very [6:] curious that whenever [7:] she sees one of her sons [8:] or daughters come up from [9:] Basreh, she gets so unmanageable [10:] and does not care a [11:] bit for us or for the [12:] management of the house [13:] as she did two years [14:] ago, when Tookyeh had [15:] come up & she also cast [16:] us up & went to live with [17:] her & went to Basreh [18:] with her~ All this and [19:] other misbehavior have [20:] cased me much grief [21:] & pain to see my wife [22:] treating me in this [23:] manner ~ [24:] Alexander came out riding [25:] at 6 ½ P.M; his mother did [26:] not come to the house, [27:] he thinks Rufail will get |
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Page 259: [1:] she has bought them[2:] with her own money [3:] Reesha Maghak also [4:] came & I explained to [5:] him & we sent for my [6:] wife, she came and knocked [7:] at the door in such a [8:] furious way, & scolded [9:] my Indian watchman [10:] & abused him for [11:] not having let her [12:] come in three days ago, [13:] she was so fearfully [14:] enraged & in such a [15:] language that I never [16:] saw her doing so before [17:] she pitched into Alexander [18:] & called him every thing [19:] she was in fact wild [20:] & insolent, she went into my [21:] room & began searching for [22:] her Kit & close, I called her [23:] out to sit down & to speak [24:] to the two witnesses present [25:] that is Yacoob Oossy and |
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Page 261: [1:] swore that it is hers &[2:] had bought it from Rezooki [3:] Toni Tessy; & that was [4:] all she had, she tryed [5:] to take her enlarged photo; [6:] framed & hanged on the [7:] wall I declined giving [8:] it, it was sent to Paris [9:] & enlarged by Alexander, [10:] but she disputed, so I [11:] threw it on the ground [12:] & smashed it to pieces, [13:] we then went in the [14:] Oorsy, she found one empty [15:] blackood box, she took & [16:] some worthless objects [17:] & her sewing machine [18:] I locked that room then, [19:] & went in the KefeshKan [20:] she took everything away [21:] as clothes, bottles of [22:] Arack, Rose Water, Tobacco [23:] for Narghile, small [24:] Bahrein mats, washing [25:] Jugs & Basins and |
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Page 263: [1:] let her do what she liked,[2:] but to avoid the scandals [3:] before these two persons [4:] & before the servants and [5:] coolies I kept my temper [6:] but some times she [7:] used to pass the limits & [8:] she was in fact, robbing [9:] me like a depredation [10:] & plunder, by tearing [11:] away every thing she [12:] can lay hold off; even [13:] my old clothes among [14:] her kit she took away [15:] in bundles. Even my [16:] two cotton blankets she [17:] would take them away [18:] but I took them, all sorts [19:] of small articles, cloth, [20:] boxes, she swept her chest [21:] & wardrobes, & the Doolabs [22:] in the wall, so far she [23:] went, that at times I used [24:] to burst out with rage [25:] & prevent her from |
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Page 265: [1:] but not half belongs to[2:] her only about 6 or 8 [3:] old fashioned round [4:] dishes, she took four [5:] dozen plates dinner and [6:] desert with flowers and [7:] gilted round I had bought [8:] from Asfar Khan [9:] & she claimed them as hers [10:] & had the courage to [11:] swear that they were [12:] hers, she wanted to take [13:] my 6 gilt tumblers, but [14:] I go so enraged that I [15:] threw them & smashed [16:] them all; she stole [17:] from my other cupboard [18:] a long linnen table [19:] cloth & a dozen napkins [20:] just 10 minutes before [21:] & concealed them in her [22:] Box with the other kit [23:] and when I came to |
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Page 267: [1:] from Aleppo; & I have[2:] four my own also brought [3:] there from Diarbekir [4:] & Aleppo which are out in [5:] my new house using them [6:] she took away what [7:] flour, rice & ghee there [8:] was saying that she [9:] had bought that for [10:] Rufail’s marriage, [11:] she took some old carpets [12:] & besaats from the Serdab [13:] & finished this bloody [14:] comedy before the coolies [15:] servants & Yacoob Oossy [16:] (Risha had gone at 1 P.M) [17:] which lasted till 2 ½ P.M. [18:] & we had not taken breakfast, [19:] & she left the house in [20:] a very tyred & done up [21:] state for having done [22:] a very good days haul [23:] & left by saying to me [24:] goodbye & with many |
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Page 269: [1:] she has caused in the[2:] town among all the Christian [3:] she has no shame, & [4:] the fools of her brother Antone [5:] & her son Rufail not [6:] speaking to her & reproaching [7:] her for such deeds which [8:] are unbecoming to a [9:] person like her and [10:] at her age nearly 65 [11:] years to do such acts; [12:] At 5 P.M. I called on my [13:] sister Eliza & related to them [14:] what took place they were [15:] so astonished; Alexander [16:] came there at 5 ½ and [17:] then went down in a goffa [18:] to our house; I came [19:] home at 6; I had to [20:] make my bed in the veranda [21:] down below & sleep on [22:] one of my new takhets, [23:] it was nice & cool at [24:] night ~ |
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Page 271: [1:] came home my nephews[2:] Johny Artin, my nieces [3:] Louisa & her husband Yousif [4:] Yaghchi, Harriette, Terrooza [5:] & Sirpohy called on me, [6:] I called on Menusha & [7:] came home at 11 ~ [8:] At 5 P.M. I went over to see [9:] Sister Emilia she spoke to [10:] me about my wife’s doing [11:] yesterday we talked a [12:] good deal; At 6 I went [13:] over to sister Eliza & spent [14:] the evening on top of the [15:] house on the river, ~ [16:] At 7 the SS. Phrat came [17:] up from Basreh, having [18:] good many passengers, [19:] At 8 I came home, [20:] dined on top of the terrace [21:] & slept down below; [22:] Light N.W. breeze and [23:] fine weather ~ |
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Page 272: 1904 June 27 Mond Th5.80 noon 106 4P.m 107[1:] Light N.W. & fine weather,[2:] Alexander came in from [3:] outside at 8 AM ~ [4:] Jews came the Brokers [5:] also Eliahoo Denoos & [6:] then the buyer of my house [7:] Frahim Nessim to settle [8:] the price, at last gave it [9:] for 1,200 both houses and [10:] demanded 20 Liras for present [11:] as it is the rule they agreed [12:] but only wanted to give 10 [13:] Liras present, & there the [14:] dispute arose by the Brokers [15:] Ibrahim & his friends [16:] regarding their brokerage [17:] which I firmly objected [18:] & so nothing was settled [19:] & they went away; [20:] I went to Alexander’s office [21:] & sent to the man of Agha [22:] Ibrahim the Nawab and [23:] I got the interest for my [24:] money 900 Liras of the |
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Page 273: [1:] mortgage of the garden at[2:] Kadumain, he paid me [3:] for three months more, [4:] Liras 20 ¼ commencing [5:] from the 4 of May Old [6:] style equal to 17 May [7:] up to the 17 of August & [8:] I gave him a receipt for [9:] the sum ~ I then took [10:] Rezooki Andria & went to [11:] the Copper smiths & I bought [12:] one large washing Basin [13:] weighing 4 Okes & 1 ¼ weghi [14:] at 63 P. per Oke, [15:] one Cooking Pot weight} [16:] one Oke & 1 ½ weghie} Piast [17:] Piast Two Copper Cups or} 42.9 ¼ [18:] Tasses for bathing} [19:] weight 1 ¾ Oke} [20:] And for tinning above 20 [21:] Piast 449 ¼ [22:] At 12 Alexander & I came [23:] home to breakfast ~ |
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Page 275: [1:] We dined & slept on the[2:] terrace a very nice and [3:] cool N.W. Air prevailing, [4:] We have discharge our [5:] blackguard cook Jejo [6:] this morning & got an [7:] other young Moussully [8:] called Yacoob just arrived [9:] from Mossul ~ 28 Tuesd[10:] Modte N.W. wind and[11:] fine weather ~ [12:] The Khalifah passed [13:] down at 4 ½ AM; [14:] Alexander & Rezooki Andria [15:] went in to town at 7 AM on [16:] donkeys ~ Sister Medoola called [17:] she had been to see Eliza Erame [18:] my cousin who was in town [19:] yesterday & heard what [20:] occurred between my wife & [21:] myself on Saturday, all [22:] the people are talking [23:] I hear that my wife is [24:] unwell suffering from [25:] the effects of what she |
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Page 277: [1:] The Agent for Lynch[2:] Brothers Mr. Hoffmayer [3:] at Basreh died from Cholera [4:] three days ago, he was [5:] the only European attacked, [6:] Fresh N.W. wind blowing [7:] all the night; 29 Wedn Th5. 85[8:] Fresh N.W. Wind &[9:] fine ~ [10:] At 4 ½ AM. The Phrat [11:] passed down ~ [12:] Today is a Holy day of St [13:] Peter & St Paul; Alexander [14:] Marie, Artin & Sirpohy [15:] went to hear Mass at Asfars, [16:] We breakfasted together, Artin [17:] & his wife are also furnishing [18:] some of their provision ~ [19:] Rafooly Tanton, Sister [20:] Medoola etc called on us; [21:] At 5 P.M. Rezooki & I called [22:] on the Tantons saw Père [23:] Pièrre there ~ At 6 we left, [24:] Eliza Erame called on us, [25:] Light N.W. breeze & warm |
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Page 279: [1:] arrived in the Mejidieh ~[2:] The day has been warm [3:] today the sun is very hot [4:] It is the Saam wind that [5:] has sat in ~ [6:] I went to see Sister Medoola [7:] at 5 ~ [8:] At 6 P.M. Alexander [9:] came down bringing me [10:] a letter from Rezooki from [11:] Basreh & two Times of India, [12:] Light N.W. breeze & [13:] fine weather ~ [14:] Breez S. West in the evening July 1 Frid[15:] Light N.W. breeze and[16:] fine weather ~ [17:] The Tilkefly Khamo came [18:] to finish the painting, he [19:] is so lazy & ignorant & had [20:] left many places undone & [21:] dirty ~ They finished today, [22:] Alexander & Artin rode [23:] in to town this morning, [24:] The SS. Mossul passed [25:] down at 4 ½ AM ~ [26:] I called on Sister Medoola [27:] at 5 P.M. Adoola my |
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Page 281: [1:] I called on Menusha at 6 P.M.[2:] but she was not at home, [3:] I dined & slept on top of the house [4:] nice & cool night ~ 3 Sund The4. 82 Noon 107 4 P.m 110[5:] Light N.W. breeze &[6:] fine weather ~ [7:] At 8 AM. I went to church, on [8:] the road as I was walking [9:] with Meekha the Tindal [10:] & his son, who were at Rufail’s I [11:] met my wife with her [12:] servant Zekky returning [13:] from Church going to [14:] Rufails house, none of [15:] us spoke ~ I called [16:] on Menusha & on the [17:] Guiliettis & came home [18:] at 9 ½ AM ~ [19:] I hear that after the [20:] arrival of the Russian Consul [21:] general Mr. Mashkow here [22:] he went to visit the Waly [23:] Yesterday(the Mushir Pasha) and [24:] it appears that he was not [25:] received with the proper [26:] guard of honour on alightning [27:] except a few Zaptyes, so |
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Page 283: [1:] in my small house in[2:] repairing a bit of wall [3:] between mine & that of [4:] Yacoob Eassayi in partnership, [5:] Alexander came in from [6:] my new house at 8 AM [7:] Harriett my niece was [8:] at us yesterday & she slept [9:] also there, & her sister [10:] Louisa & husband Yousef [11:] Yaghchi were at Medoola [12:] & they came in last night [13:] also my sister Medoola [14:] with them & she slept also [15:] at Yaghchis, but Harriette [16:] remained with us ~ [17:] I went to Alexander over in his office [18:] & then been in the bazaar to [19:] Nassoory Abood's office and [20:] called on Menusha and [21:] came home at 11 1/2; [22:] Hot wind fresh & N.W. [23:] & dust flying in the sky ~ [24:] At 4 1/2 P.M. I went over to [25:] sister Emilia where Sister [26:] Medoola is passing the day [27:] I left my boy Hanna to go down [28:] with the provision etc. with |
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Page 285: [1:] with such violence and[2:] brought such a thick dust [3:] covering all the sky & the [4:] shore on the opposite side [5:] of the river was invisible [6:] the house & rooms all [7:] covered in dust my [8:] plantation in the courtyard [9:] are dying away from [10:] the heat of the sun, ~ [11:] I called on Medoola at 4 P.M [12:] also Sirpohy, Alexander [13:] & Marie, Harriette my [14:] niece went to stay at [15:] Sister Medoola today; [16:] The wind kept blowing very [17:] fresh all the time, so much I [18:] had to go down to sleep in [19:] my room after dinner, we [20:] also dined below, ~ 6 Wedn Th4. 86 Noon105 4P.m.110[21:] Light N.W. breeze but[22:] Not cool, fine weather, [23:] Alexander & Artin also [24:] his wife Sirpohy rode in to town [25:] at 7 1/2 A.M. ~ [26:] Wind again freshened up [27:] before Noon, blowing hot |
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Page 287: [1:] Terrooza came to us with[2:] Artin & Sirpohy to stay [3:] with us; ~ [4:] Wind blowing fresh [5:] all the night, ~ 7 Thurs Th4- 81 Noon104 4P.m.107[6:] Light N.W breeze &[7:] fine morning ~ [8:] At 7 1/2 AM Alexander Rezooki [9:] Andria, Artin & Sirpohi rode [10:] in to town, the latter is gone to [11:] see the Doctor she being rather [12:] weak in Constitution ~ [13:] At 7 3/4 AM. the Khalifah [14:] passed up having few passengrs, [15:] Sister Medoola & Marie [16:] went to visit the wife of Nessoory [17:] Aboud & they were retained [18:] there to breakfast with [19:] her, they are living in one of [20:] Rafooly Tanton's houses, [21:] being mortgaged by Nessoory [22:] for 400 T. Liras ~ So [23:] that Bella & myself only [24:] breakfasted at home, [25:] The day is warm but not [26:] so bad as yesterday; [27:] Alexander came down in a [28:] Boat with Rezooki, Rafooli |
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Page 289: [1:] bitten a man, who was[2:] sitting & selling cucumber [3:] pickles opposite Sister [4:] Emilia's house while Gabriel [5:] was driving in his carriage [6:] for no offence whatever [7:] done to him by the seller [8:] except that he was singing [9:] some insignificant songs [10:] which Gabriel took it [11:] to himself, The seller [12:] has complaint & has Six [13:] witnesses against him, [14:] & they say that he will have [15:] either be imprisoned or [16:] pay a fine ~ [17:] Today is Alexanders [18:] birthday born in 1878 [19:] so that he has completed [20:] his 26th year ~ [21:] Artin & his wife returned [22:] this evening in a Goffa, [23:] we have Bella here [24:] still with us ~ |
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Page 290: 1904 July 8 Frid Th.4. 82[1:] Modte N.W. Wind and[2:] fine ~ [3:] At 6 1/2 AM the S.S. [4:] Comet passed down going [5:] to Basreh to undergo Some [6:] repairs as I hear ~ [7:] Alexander, Artin & Rezooki [8:] rode in to town at 7 1/2 AM. [9:] The day has not been so hot, [10:] a Modte N.W. breeze prevailed, [11:] Eliza Erame my cousins [12:] called on us at 5 P.M; [13:] At 7 P.M Alexander & Artin [14:] came out riding ~ [15:] Light N.W. & fine cool [16:] evening; 9 Satur Th4. 76[17:] Modte increasing N.W.[18:] wind & fine ~ [19:] The Mudir of the Wakuf [20:] Wassif Effendi & his family [21:] left Ali Begs house for good [22:] this morning & went to town [23:] in Carriages & goffas ~ [24:] Alexander did not go to town [25:] but only Artin ~ [26:] The river is falling fast and [27:] the pipe of my Pump is out of |
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Page 291: [1:] the water, I had to fit a[2:] round timber about 8 Inches [3:] long the same diameter & [4:] tied a piece of cloth around [5:] it & it worked; ~ [6:] I took a cold water bath [7:] in my new bath room; this [8:] afternoon Alexander also [9:] had a bath ~ [10:] Jeboory Asfar & his wife & [11:] children went to town this [12:] morning for the wedding [13:] of Rufail Sayegh tomorrow, [14:] But Yousif Asfar & his [15:] sister Harriette stayed [16:] out, as they are in mourning [17:] for their mother ~ [18:] Artin came down in a [19:] goffa at 7 P.M.; [20:] Weather Calm & warm 10 Sund Th4. 86[21:] Fresh N.W. wind blowing[22:] and fine weather ~ [23:] At 7 1/2 AM Terrooza [24:] my niece, with Antone & [25:] Rosa the children of Johny [26:] my Nephew came out [27:] to us at; 8 we all |
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Page 293: [1:] Sethyan the Lawyer;[2:] Terooza with Antone and [3:] Rosa rode in to town at 6 1/2 [4:] P.M. ~ [5:] Rafooli Tanton called [6:] on us in the evening, he was [7:] returning from town, he [8:] was at the breakfast [9:] at Antone Marine after [10:] the marriage of Rosa [11:] his daughter with Rufail, [12:] there were few people there [13:] invited ~ 11 Mond The4. 82 Noon - 98 4.P.m. 102[14:] Modte N.W. Wind[15:] & fine weather ~ [16:] Alexander & Artin rode [17:] in to town at 7 1/2 AM; [18:] At 10 AM Alexander wrote [19:] to me with a messenger to [20:] say that Eliahoo Dennoos [21:] & the Brokers came to him [22:] in the Khan for the purchase [23:] of my house for Frahim [24:] Nessim & after a long talk [25:] & discussion he got the [26:] offer of 1200 T. Liras exclusive [27:] of all expenses except [28:] four liras that I am to |
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Page 295: [1:] At 6 3/4 P.M. the SS. Mossul[2:] passed up ~ [3:] Alexander came in the [4:] carriage at 6 1/2 P.M., He [5:] has taken 50 Liras from [6:] Frahim Nessim in advance [7:] for the sale of my house, [8:] until I go up to town [9:] tomorrow ~ Artin also [10:] came at sunset ~ [11:] Modte N.W. breeze & fine [12:] cool weather ~ 12 Tuesd The4. 85 Noon 105 4P.m. 108[13:] Modte N.W. wind blowing[14:] and fine weather ~ [15:] The SS. Khalifah [16:] passed down at 4 1/2 AM. [17:] I prepared my Kit etc to [18:] go to town; [19:] At 7 Rezooki Andria, Artin [20:] Alexander & I came to town [21:] in the carriage paying at [22:] 8 P. each of us & got home [23:] at 7 1/2 ~ I went at 8 1/2 [24:] to Alexanders Office & I [25:] took my Title Deeds of |
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Page 296: [1:] the two houses, as in both[2:] of them the Tapo had put [3:] my name in the large house [4:] & my wife Eliza's name [5:] in the small one, as [6:] Turkish subjects; it [7:] cannot be dealt with in [8:] obtaining other papers as [9:] Certificates etc, so I had [10:] to go to the Tapo to my [11:] friend Hafiz Effendi the [12:] head Clerk & asked his [13:] advise he told me that [14:] I have to apply to my Consul [15:] & let him write to the [16:] Waly & enclosing the two [17:] Title Deeds & ask him to [18:] have them corrected in [19:] the Tapo & they will do it [20:] at once, so I left & went [21:] to see Mr. Rosenfeld the [22:] Dragoman, he told me [23:] that I shall have to [24:] write a letter to Major |
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Page 297: [1:] New March & ask him[2:] so & enclose the two Title [3:] Deeds to him to be sent [4:] to the Vilayet etc, [5:] I came home & wrote [6:] to him & enclosed the [7:] two Title Deeds; [8:] I received 50 Liras in [9:] part payment of the [10:] sum of 1200 Liras of the [11:] sale of my house, and [12:] the evaquation will [13:] be by the end September, [14:] & the remainder 1150 [15:] Liras will be paid as [16:] soon as the papers in the [17:] Tapo & my confession [18:] there of it being sold take [19:] place, will be paid; [20:] Alexander & I breakfasted [21:] at home; ~ I paid the [22:] 50 Liras to Eliahoo Denoos [23:] for my debt which I [24:] had borrowed from him [25:] on the 10 of Nover last [26:] for 6 months and |
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Page 299: [1:] Alexander sent me a letter with[2:] Jassim our watchman while [3:] I was at Menusha at 5 P.M [4:] wanting some provision, & telling [5:] me that the Pump is not [6:] working well to send the [7:] Blacksmith out in the [8:] morning ~ [9:] The S.S. Phrat left this morning [10:] at 4 1/2 AM ~ 14t Thursd Th4. 84 Noon109 4P.m114[11:] Light N.W breeze[12:] The SS. Mossul left this [13:] morning at 4 1/2 AM; [14:] Alexander came in at 7 1/2 [15:] in a carriage, he says [16:] that Sirpohy & Artin my nephew [17:] will come in probably on [18:] Saturday; ~ [19:] The S.S. Mejidieh arrived [20:] at 8 AM; I only received the [21:] Times of India from Rezooki [22:] but no letters ~ [23:] It became very hot today [24:] the sky is so sultry loaded [25:] with heat, the sun is scorching, [26:] Alexander went out in the [27:] Carriage at 5 1/2 P.M. with |
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Page 301: [1:] at 5 Mejidieh per month both[2:] are at this pay ~ [3:] At 4 1/2 P.M. I went to see my [4:] sister Eliza, she says that [5:] the widow of H. Mahmood [6:] Bachahi wont let the [7:] house which we saw the [8:] day before for less than [9:] 45 Liras a year, they offered [10:] her 35, she wont give it [11:] At 6 I came home ~ [12:] Light N.W & fine ~ [13:] New moon two days old 16 Satur Th4.88 Noon108 4P.m115[14:] Fresh N.W. Wind begun to[15:] blow early before day break, [16:] & not at all pleasant; [17:] I got a Mason boy Jassim to [18:] repair the kitchen from the [19:] place I took away the Iron Cooking [20:] Range & other reparation [21:] Alexander came in [22:] at 7 1/2 on donkey; he says that [23:] Artin & Sirpohy want to [24:] come in tomorrow for good, [25:] they have been staying [26:] with us since the 28 Ulto, [27:] A very hot day the sun is like [28:] fire ~ [29:] I took a cold bath ~ |
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Page 303: [1:] I also called on Mr. & Mrs.[2:] Giustini & on the Eassayis [3:] & came home at 10 & [4:] called on Menusha also [5:] Johny my nephew called [6:] on me at 11 ~ [7:] Very hot day & light breeze, [8:] Mr. Giustini the controller of [9:] the quarantine sanitary [10:] told me today that two men [11:] postmen arrived from Salahyeh [12:] (north of Baghdad) were [13:] attaked by Cholera & died [14:] yesterday in the Civil Hospital, [15:] at Kerbella & Nejef then [16:] very few cases now, [17:] At 3 ½ P.M. I went to see my [18:] sister Emilia & left Hanna [19:] my boy & Juma the coolie [20:] to take the kit in the Goffa, [21:] I then called on Sister Eliza [22:] my Goffa came down [23:] to the steps & at 5 ¼ I left [24:] & came down to my new [25:] house, I reached at 6, found [26:] Sirpohy & Artin had already [27:] sent their kit up in [28:] the goffa & they were |
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Page 305: 19 Tuesd Th4. 76 Noon98 4.P.m.102[1:] Light westerly breeze &[2:] fine cool morning ~ [3:] The SS. Mejidieh passed [4:] down at 4 ½ Am. ~ [5:] I sent my boy Hanna to [6:] town with few bunches of [7:] black grapes from our only [8:] vine here, there are about [9:] 20 bunches in all, I have [10:] sent some to Sisters Emilia [11:] & Eliza & to Menusha to [12:] taste them ~ I also sent [13:] some to Eliza & Adoola my [14:] cousins ~ [15:] At 7 Alexander rode in [16:] to town ~ [17:] At 8 I called on Eliza & Adoola [18:] my cousins & came home [19:] at 9 ½ ~ [20:] The S.S. Rassafah passed [21:] up last night about midnight [22:] At noon a very light air [23:] turned to the South & became [24:] very warm & oppressive [25:] it became dead calm [26:] later on ~ [27:] Sister Medoola & Rezooki [28:] Came out from town at 6 [29:] P.M. in a carriage |
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Page 307: 20 Wednes Th4. 77 noon 97 4 P.m.102[1:] Light Westerly breeze[2:] & fine cool morning; [3:] I sent our watchman to [4:] town for some provision, [5:] Alexander did not go in, [6:] Wind shifted to n. W. at 10 [7:] Am. In the afternoon again [8:] it shifted to west & then to [9:] South & became calm & [10:] unpleasant but not so [11:] warm as in town ~ [12:] We called on Sister medoola, [13:] there were the wife (Tookyeh) [14:] of Nassoory Abood, & Eliza [15:] & Adoola my cousins, [16:] they all then came to visit [17:] us till sunset ~ [18:] Pleasant cool on top of the [19:] house, but breeze from [20:] South ~ 21 Thursd Th 4-76 Noon99 4P.m 105[21:] Light Southerly breeze[22:] & cool morning ~ [23:] The SS. Khalifah passed [24:] up last night at 9 ½ [25:] P.m. ~ [26:] Alexander rode in to [27:] town at 6 ½ am ~ [28:] At 7 I went to Yousif [29:] Eassayi & then we |
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Page 309: [1:] at 9 & had to walk up[2:] river to catch a goffa [3:] to ferry us, & with much [4:] difficulty we could not [5:] persuade the man to [6:] cross us we were then [7:] just opposite my house, [8:] we had to take the goffa [9:] by force, & he crossed us over [10:] I then gave him one Keran [11:] & he was much pleased, [12:] I got to my house at 10 [13:] Wind shifted to n. w. [14:] & get pleasanter ~ [15:] I took a cold water bath [16:] in my bathroom at 11 am [17:] Breeze shifted to west, [18:] Alexander came out on donkey [19:] at 4 P.m. ~ He says that my [20:] Title Deeds which I had sent [21:] to Major New march on the [22:] 12th have not come back yet [23:] although they went to the [24:] Tapo & been corrected regarding [25:] my nationality ~ [26:] Light Southerly Breeze [27:] & cool weather ~ [28:] The S. S. Ressafah left [29:] on Wednesday morning |
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Page 310: 22 Frid Th4. 80 noon 99 4P.m.102[1:] Light westerly breeze &[2:] fine cool morning ~ [3:] Alexander rode into town [4:] at 7 am. ~ we sent our watchman [5:] to town for provision ~ [6:] Light westerly air all the [7:] day ~ Sister Medoola called [8:] in the afternoon ~ [9:] Alexander came down in [10:] goffa at 7 P.m. he brought [11:] a long pipe I bought for 3 ½ [12:] mejideis to add to the [13:] piping of the Pump as the [14:] river keeps falling; 23 Satur Th4. 75 noon 98 4 Pm. 101[15:] Light Westerly breeze[16:] and fine cool morning; [17:] Alexander did not go to town, [18:] We had to send the watchman [19:] to town to fetch the Blacksmith [20:] Oossy to come out & add [21:] the other 14 feet tube. I [22:] bought for 3 ½ mejideis as [23:] the Pump has not worked [24:] since three days, He came [25:] at 2 ½ P.m & fixed the [26:] tube, & it is now working [27:] but it has more strain |
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Page 311: [1:] to pump out on account[2:] of the distance; [3:] I took a cold water bath, [4:] as well as Alexander; [5:] Modte n. W. wind & [6:] fine weather; 24 Sund Th4. 78 Noon 102 4P.m.105[7:] Light westerly breeze[8:] & fine cool morning; [9:] At 8 Am Alexander Marie & [10:] I went to church at Asfars [11:] the mass performed by Père [12:] Pièrre the younger, we [13:] then came down & sat with [14:] Yousif Asfar & his sister [15:] Harriette, Nessoory Abood [16:] my sister Medoola & Rezooki, [17:] we then all left together [18:] & came to Sister Medoola, [19:] & then they called on us [20:] too & left at 10 ½ ~ [21:] Breeze west by n. & not [22:] pleasant or cool, as yesterday, [23:] Yousif Eassayi & his wife called [24:] on us ~ [25:] The Reis of Jeza & his [26:] family have come out yesterday [27:] & is living in the little [28:] house of Ali Beg at 4 |
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Page 313: [1:] the Waly to the Tapo to[2:] correct my nationality [3:] which had been entered as [4:] Turkish Subjects, have [5:] been sent to the Beledyeh [6:] there to ascertain of my [7:] correct name, nationality [8:] and place of abode, [9:] & they asked me to go with [10:] them to the Reis of Beledyeh [11:] to ask him to hasten its [12:] accomplishment, I went [13:] to the Reis Abdulrahman [14:] Effendi, son of Derwish [15:] Effendi (appointed since [16:] one month in place of [17:] my friend Ibrahim Beg [18:] Son of Mahomed Pasha) [19:] he asked the Clerks to [20:] Look after my papers, they [21:] wanted me to get a [22:] certificate from the [23:] Mokhtar of the Latin [24:] Church to declare my [24:] proper name, nationality [25:] & locality etc, so I |
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Page 315: [1:] Alexander went down in a goffa[2:] with Rafooly Tanton & [3:] Rezooki Andria ~ [4:] I sent & got three dishes of [5:] dinner from the Lokanda [6:] of Artin in Meydan for 3 [7:] GSPiasters ~ [8:] The SS. Mossul [9:] arrived today at 11 am. [10:] and the S.S. Phrat also [11:] Arrived at about 11 ½; 26 Tuesd Th4. 82 noon106 4P.m. 108[12:] Light n. w. air &[13:] fine ~ [14:] the SS. Khalifah [15:] left at 4 am. ~ [16:] At 7 am I called on Sister Eliza [17:] I spoke with Terrooza my niece [18:] To see the widow of H. Mahmood [19:] Pachachi & Speak to her about [20:] the lease of her house & to [21:] offer her the 40 ₤ a year as [22:] she demands on condition [23:] that she must make the [24:] alteration I want and [25:] some reparation ~ at [26:] 9 I came home, Alexander |
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Page 317: [1:] at 5 to go down, I sent[2:] Terrooza to the widow of [3:] H. Mahmood Pachachi [4:] to offer her 40 Liras on [5:] the conditions of making [6:] the necessary alterations [7:] she consented to this [8:] offer but wants to confer [9:] with her sons ~ [10:] Alexander & I called then [11:] on Sister Eliza, & from [12:] there he went down in [13:] the goffa with Rezooki [14:] Andria & Raffooli Tanton [15:] & I came home at 6 ½ [16:] Light N.W. breeze & [17:] not cool at all; 27 Wedne Th4. 84 Noon107 4P.m.110[18:] Light n.w. Breeze[19:] & fine weather but not cool, [20:] Alexander did not come to [21:] town today ~ [22:] Père Pièrre sent me the [23:] Certificate signed, which I [24:] had given to him the day [25:] before to be signed by him [26:] & the mokhtar Johnny Lorence |
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Page 319: 28 Thursd Th4. 81 Noon106 4P.m.108[1:] Light n.w. Breeze and[2:] fair weather ~ [3:] The SS. Mossul left this [4:] morning for Basreh ~ [5:] The SS. Mejidieh arrived [6:] last night at 11 ½ P. m. [7:] I recieved a letter & paper [8:] from Rezooki Sayegh, also [9:] 5 planter trees he sent me [10:] as I asked him; [11:] Alexander came in from [12:] outside at 8 am in the carriage, [13:] he says that the Phrat is [14:] aground since yesterday, [15:] in different places from [16:] the southern Bastion down [17:] to the Nakibs garden & is [18:] still there, the Ressafah [19:] also arrived this morning & [20:] is aground there, but the [21:] Mossul passed down, [22:] without much groundings [23:] I sent Alexander to Père [24:] Pièrre to sign an other [25:] Certificate which has been [26:] altered by the Beledyeh |
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Page 321: [1:] from Cholera 5 days Ago,[2:] & other people are getting it, [3:] It is working in the Jewish quarter, [4:] in the meydan, Oweynah [5:] Heyderkhana etc; This [6:] sort of Cholera has been [7:] working since last winter [8:] but in different forms, [9:] It is now every where, even [10:] in all Persia & has broken [11:] out at Tehran, ~ [12:] At 5 ¼ P. m. I came down [13:] in a Goffa with some Kit [14:] & provision & my boy Hanna, [15:] I brought down the [16:] Stuffed Lion which I [17:] shot in 1874 in March [18:] it is all spoilt, only the [19:] body & head remain, [20:] I reached my new house [21:] at 6 found Marie, Cecil [22:] & Alexander all well, [23:] Mons. Rouet with Regina [24:] & Raffooly Tanton came [25:] & spent the evening with [26:] us on top of the house |
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Page 323: [1:] called on me this evening[2:] he had been to see Mr. Rouet [3:] at Tantons & the latter told [4:] him to call on me & thank [5:] me for having assisted him [6:] in saving his gun from [7:] Confiscation while out [8:] shooting pigeons, through [9:] Mr. Rouet who had asked [10:] me two weeks ago to let [11:] him have my shooting [12:] permit to get his gun [13:] back & so he obtained [14:] it in my name ~ 31 Sund Th4. 78 Noon101 4P.m104[15:] Modte westerly wind[16:] & fine cool morning; ~ [17:] I killed a large snake [18:] this morning which had [19:] crowled up from the road [20:] to the tope of the house, [21:] I sent Jassim to town [22:] with a letter to Alexander, [23:] At 8 am I went to church [24:] at Asfar with Sister Medoola [25:] & Rezooki ~ I then called [26:] on Eliza & Adoola my cousins |
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Page 325: Augt 1 Mond Th4.77 noon99 4P.m.103[1:] Modte westerly breeze &[2:] increasing ~ fine cool morning [3:] The SS. Mejidieh passed [4:] down at 4 ½ AM. she [5:] left a day before her time [6:] on account of the state of [7:] the river ~ [8:] Sister Medoola & Rezooki [9:] went to town at 7 am in [10:] the carriage, she went to [11:] see Sister Emilia ~ [12:] The Cholera seems to [13:] be getting worse. I hear [14:] that one of the English [15:] Sisters of Charity died [16:] yesterday evening, also a [17:] Sepoy of the English Residency, [18:] this looks bad; The [19:] English nurse or sister of [20:] Charity is Miss Kelsy [21:] the only one near, assisting [22:] Dr. Brigstocke in the Dispensary [23:] At 6 ½ P.M. Sister Medoola [24:] & Rezooki came out in a [25:] carriage, she went to |
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Page 327: [1:] putrid old preserved fish[2:] & had the dyarrhea only ~ [3:] It blew very fresh all the [4:] night ~ 3 Wedn Th4. 83 noon98 4P.m102[5:] Strong N.W. wind[6:] blowing with violence ~ [7:] Alexander did not go to town, [8:] It blew very fresh all the [9:] day with dust, but it is not [10:] so hot [11:] I wrote a letter to Blockey [12:] for tomorrow Damascus Post [13:] in answer to his of the 7th [14:] July, in which he tells me [15:] that as Mr. Taylor had left [16:] the service of the Lynchs he [17:] has taken him into his business [18:] & in partnership ~ [19:] The son Anwar & brother [20:] Jemil of Abduljebbar came [21:] out riding & paid us a [22:] visit this evening ~ [23:] Fresh n.w. wind 4 Thursd The4. 78 Noon99 4P.m.104[24:] Fresh N.W. wind[25:] & dusty weather ~ [26:] Alexander went to town at [27:] 7 am. in the carriage ~ |
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Page 329: [1:] Fresh N.W. wind, it calmed[2:] down at night & became very [3:] fine & cool ~ 5 Frid Th4. 75 Noon 98 4P.m.102[4:] Light S.W. & fine cool[5:] weather it shifted to west [6:] & N.W at 6 AM. & became [7:] very cool for this time of the [8:] month~ all the day has been [9:] pleasant with modte N.W. [10:] wind ~ [11:] Alexander came down [12:] from town at sunset in the [13:] boat ~ [14:] I hear that the S.S. [15:] Blosse Lynch is going to [16:] run up & down the river [17:] as third boat for the [18:] E.& T. Company, in the [19:] place of the Indian Marine [20:] steamer Comet which [21:] had gone to Basreh last [22:] month & will then go down [23:] to Bombay, so that the [24:] English government will [25:] have the right to have [26:] three steamers carrying [27:] English flag on the Tigris [28:] The little steam Launch |
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“Ishtar” of Lynch Brothers
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Page 331: [1:] Mahomed & spoke to them,[2:] she will give it at 30 draaz [3:] in breadth on the river & [4:] 40 in length for 300 Liras [5:] but we wanted 42 in [6:] length & they wont give it, [7:] I took a cold water [8:] Bath, wind blowing very [9:] strong N. Wester, ~ [10:] Zekki my wife’s servant has [11:] left her since 5 days, she came [12:] down today with Skander [13:] Aziz at Asfar’s, she came to us [14:] today to see us ~ [15:] Strong N.W. wind blowing [16:] and hot day ~ 7 Sund Th.4. 80 Noon100 4P.m.105[17:] Fresh N.W. wind blowing[18:] & fine, some clouds are on [19:] the n. Et horyzon ~ [20:] At 6 ¾ AM the SS. Ressafah [21:] passed down ~ [22:] At 8 I went to church [23:] Alexander also, we then called [24:] on Eliza & Adoola & came [25:] home at 10; Rafooli Tanton [26:] called on us; the young milliner [27:] girl of Marie came out to [28:] spend the day with her |
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Page 333: [1:] Alexander came out at 7[2:] he says that Cholera is [3:] increasing, yesterday over [4:] 40 deaths (5 Christians [5:] the daughter of Cesar son of [6:] Antone Moossa 12 years [7:] old 2 Tilkeflies & others) [8:] an other Sipoy of the Residency [9:] also died [10:] Seyd Dowd son of the [11:] late Seyd Selman Nakib [12:] called on us on top of the [13:] house till 8 ½ PM. ~ [14:] Wind blowing fresh, 9 Tuesd Tho4.84 noon 104 4P.m111[15:] Fresh N.W. wind[16:] fine but not pleasant [17:] The S.S. Khalifa passed [18:] down at 4 ½ AM. ~ [19:] At 7 ½ I came in to town [20:] in the carriage with Rezooki [21:] Andria & Rafooli Tanton [22:] at 1 Keran each; At 8 we [23:] alighted near sister Emilia’s [24:] house, Rezooki & I called [25:] on her & at 9 I came [26:] home ~ |
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Page 335: [1:] I went to Ezra Daniel's[2:] Dispensary, I heard that [3:] the Cholera cases were [4:] about 30 two days ago, [5:] but it is better yesterday & today ~ I came home [6:] at 10; ~ [7:] I got washer women & [8:] washed my clothes for 12 Piasters, [9:] At 4 1/2 AM the SS Mossul [10:] left for Basreh ~ [11:] At 11 AM. the SS. Phrat [12:] arrived from Basreh; [13:] At 6 P.M. I called on Sister Eliza [14:] & spent the evening on top of the [15:] house where Emilia also [16:] came to sleep there as usual [17:] The Turkish new Steamer [18:] of the Sennyeh called the [19:] Hamidyeh hove in sight [20:] coming up below my [21:] new house of Cherd el Pasha [22:] this is her first trip, she [23:] left Basreh last Tuesday [24:] & has her Barge in tow, [25:] At 8 a.m. I came home |
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Page 337: [1:] with a spoon but could find[2:] nothing, he said it must be [3:] the place irritating & the [4:] bone is gone down, I left [5:] & came home, I couldnt [6:] speak without feeling some [7:] pricking ~ [8:] Dry light n.w. & fine night, 12th Frid Th4. 80 noon110 4P.m.115[9:] Light breeze from[10:] N.W. & fine ~ It was calm [11:] all the night last night; [12:] At 8 1/4 Alexander came [13:] in from outside in the carriage [14:] At 9 3/4 the S.S. Mejidieh [15:] arrived & I received only the [16:] Times of India from Rezooki [17:] & no letters; ~ [18:] It became very hot today, [19:] the sun is like fire ~ [20:] at about 3 P.M my throat began [21:] to irritate me & especially that [22:] place where the fish bone [23:] had stuck, I tryed by swallowing [24:] bread & drinking, it got worse, [25:] I shoved a quill with a piece [26:] of cotton & smothered with [27:] oil of almond, & irritated |
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Page 339: [1:] is no place to be let, as[2:] it is all engaged; also [3:] on our side from Kerop [4:] Sethyan's house & upward [5:] is getting filled with Tents [6:] in a few days more, as [7:] every year the Christians [8:] do, & especially this year [9:] on account of the Cholera, [10:] at Gherrara the Jews [11:] have gone this year; [12:] Wind got up at night [13:] & blew very fresh & also it [14:] got cloudy ~ 13th Satur Th4. 90[15:] Very fresh wind from[16:] N.W. & cloudy all over, [17:] wind blowing with violence [18:] My throat is the same [19:] slightly better I do not feel [20:] that pricking like a needle, [21:] Sister Medoola & her [22:] husband Rezooki came [23:] to see us ~ [24:] I got Masons, Alwan [25:] & four others to pave the [26:] Tarma down below [27:] With 590 bricks etc |
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Page 341: [1:] Light n.w. & fine ~15 Mond Th5. 76[2:] Light n.w. breeze and[3:] fine little dampy; At 7 AM [4:] a fresh breeze sprung up, [5:] Dates are commencing [6:] to get ripe now; since 5 or 6 [7:] days they were just getting [8:] ripe [9:] Today is a Holyday [10:] of the Virgin Mary; [11:] Alexander went in to town [12:] walking with Rezooki @ 7 1/2, [13:] Mason Alwan & three boys [14:] came to work in finishing the [15:] pavement of the corridor [16:] inside the door of the house, [17:] & plastering the stair walls [18:] leading up the terrace etc, [19:] Weather got warm and [20:] breeze from S.W. with some [21:] clouds; at 4 P.M. it shifted [22:] to West ~ [23:] Antone son of Johny called [24:] out on his Bicycle also [25:] Sister Medoola & Rezooki, [26:] Alexander came out in [27:] a Belem at noon on account [28:] of Marie's fête ~ |
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Page 343: [1:] I caused the irritation yesterday[2:] evening by quarelling & [3:] singing out so loud with [4:] our brute of watchman [5:] Jassim & had to discharge [6:] him at once ~ [7:] Alexander went to town [8:] at 7 am in a Boat with Rezooki, [9:] I have been applying Linseed [10:] Poultesse on my throat but to [11:] no purpose; the pain still [12:] exist ~ [13:] Mrs Giulietti called on us [14:] they had come this morning [15:] all of them to spend the day [16:] at Rafooli Tanton’s garden, [17:] Also Eliza Erame called, [18:] Alexander came down [19:] in a Belem with Rezooki, [20:] He brings alarming [21:] news about the Cholera [22:] today it made ravages & [23:] increased so much [24:] that over 150 deaths [25:] took place ~ [26:] Mrs Gaskin (Carry [27:] Holland) died this |
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Page 345: [1:] Weather has been warm[2:] all the day with light N.W. [3:] Yousif Yaghchi has sent his [4:] Tents today to encamp [5:] in Mahomed el Jassim’s [6:] ground where Rufail [7:] was encamped; great [8:] many people have come [9:] out to encamp at Cherd [10:] el Pasha & the other side, 18 Thursd Th5. 76[11:] Light N.W. & fine cool[12:] morning ~ [13:] Alexander went in to town [14:] riding; Our cook Elyeh [15:] again begun to show his [16:] fulishness & talked such [17:] words with me like a mad [18:] I was so enraged & had [19:] to discharge & ordered him [20:] out of the house ~ [21:] Yousif Yaghchi came out [22:] this morning to see his Tents [23:] dressed at Mahomed [24:] el Jassim’s ground, & went [25:] in at 10 am; he is very [26:] much afraid of the Cholera |
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Page 347: [1:] the Goffa at 6 ½ P.M.~ He[2:] says that there has been very [3:] few cases of Cholera today [4:] in town, Among the Christians [5:] only the daughter of [6:] Yousif Goomoosh died [7:] Today aged about 13 years, [8:] Light N.W. & fine cool [9:] night ~ 19 Frid Th5. 78[10:] Light N.W. & fine[11:] The Turkish new steamer [12:] Hamidyeh passed down [13:] at 5 ½ AM. without her [14:] Barge she looks well & [15:] fine boat similar to the [16:] Mejidieh & Khalifah, she [17:] had good many passenger & [18:] mostly Jews, running [19:] away from Cholera I [20:] believe ~ [21:] Dr. Nizam ed Din who came [22:] out to see the Moodai el Umoom [23:] living in one of Rafooli Tanton’s [24:] houses, & who is ill with [25:] fever & internal derangements |
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Page 349: [1:] at 6 we came terrace;[2:] We got a new Tilkefli [3:] cook called Shamoon, [4:] he came with Alexander [5:] yesterday evening; [6:] Yousif Yaghchi, his wife Louisa [7:] & his mother Catherina came [8:] down in a boat at 6 P.M. [9:] to stay in their Tents in the [10:] ground of Mahomed el Jassim, [11:] Lots of goffas keep coming [12:] down river laden with [13:] Kit for people coming out [14:] for Gherrara & here about [15:] to live either under Tents [16:] or in Reed Huts; [17:] Yacoob Eassayi & his [18:] family also came down [19:] to live in the house he has [20:] hastly arranged above [21:] my home on the river, [22:] Weather calm & not so [23:] pleasant & cool ~ 20 Satur Th5.75[24:] Light N.W. air &[25:] fine weather ~ [26:] The Moodai el Umoom |
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Page 351: [1:] on the Eastern side & set up[2:] a Hut etc; by paying him, [3:] Light N.W. breeze & fine 21 Sund Th5. 82[4:] Fresh N.W. wind &[5:] not so cool ~ [6:] I sent my boy Hanna [7:] to town to get us some Kit [8:] & provisions ~ we did [9:] not go to church at Asfars, [10:] I called on Yacoob Eassayi [11:] in his new house of one story [12:] near mine him & his family [13:] are all living here; We [14:] also went to Yousif Yaghchi [15:] & came home at 10 [16:] Modte N.W. wind but hot, [17:] My boy Hanna came down [18:] in goffa bringing provision [19:] & the door I had made [20:] for the water Hubs below [21:] at 1 P.M. ~ [22:] Yousif Yaghchi his wife, [23:] Louisa & their two children [24:] Philip & Marie came at [25:] noon & spent the day from [26:] the heat in their Tents. [27:] Shekoory Andria came [28:] down to spend the day |
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at his brother Rezooki they
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Page 353: [1:] in a goffa at 6 ½ P. m[2:] He says that cholera is [3:] still bad in town, [4:] Hanna Khayat the Mossuly [5:] Merchant died yesterday [6:] evening from cholera, [7:] also the sister of Abduljebbar [8:] Khayat the Lawyer has [9:] been attacked & is very [10:] bad, also many other [11:] Christians & Tilkeflies [12:] perhaps the mortality [13:] is over 200 a day, they [14:] say 180 were on Friday, [15:] Light n.w. air & fine, 23 Tuesd Th5.79 Noon 104 4P.m.108[16:] Light n.w. & fine,[17:] The SS. Khalifah passed [18:] down at 5 AM. ~ [19:] At 7 AM I rode in to town [20:] on a Donkey also sent my [21:] boy Hanna ~ I alighted [22:] at Sister Emilia's found [23:] her well & then I went over [24:] to Sister Eliza, they are [25:] all afraid of the Cholera |
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but the mortality is not
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Page 355: [1:] this an error, it should[2:] be 124 Cases daily in [3:] Baghdad; ~ Because [4:] the Carpenter Hassan [5:] told me today, that in [6:] his quarter at Oweyna [7:] there occurs 15 to 20 cases [8:] daily, he has had his [9:] stepson Abbossy, & his [10:] Sister attacked but recovering [11:] & today his uncle is [12:] attacked~ I passed to [13:] Alexanders Office to [14:] see his Clerk Eelias & [15:] came home at 11; [16:] at 4 P. m. I went to Dr Nezam [17:] ed Din about the pain in my [18:] throat, he examined and [19:] prescribed some medicine to [20:] touch it with a cotton, as [21:] he could see a small mark [22:] in the throat; I took the [23:] medicine from Ezra Daniels [24:] & used it ~ I called on [25:] Menusha at 4 ½, she [26:] is also much afraid |
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of the Cholera ~ The Sister
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Page 357: [1:] My Indian Watchman tells[2:] me that yesterday there were [3:] 25 dead bodies from Cholera [4:] at Sheikh Abdulkadur, [5:] I took a cold water bath at 3 [6:] P. m.~ weather very hot; [7:] The S.S. Ressafah left this [8:] morning at 4 ½ am; [9:] At 5 ½ P.m. I called on Sister [10:] Eliza & spent the evening on [11:] top of the house, Sister Emilia [12:] came to sleep there as she does [13:] always now; At 8 I came [14:] home & had my dinner on [15:] top of the house, Light [16:] N. W. air & fine ~ 25 Thursd The5. 80 Noon 115 4P.m.109[17:] Light Easterly breeze &[18:] fine ~ [19:] The S.S. Mossul left [20:] this morning at 4 ½ am. [21:] Alexander came in riding [22:] at 8 am. He says that a child [23:] of 5 year old got attacked [24:] yesterday with Cholera in the [25:] farmyard of Rkheteh below [26:] our house & was sent to town, [27:] Otherwise nothing occured [28:] outside ~ The Child |
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is a Christian boy the son
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Page 359: [1:] name it was written when[2:] I was absent in Europe [3:] in 1891, so she said she [4:] is ready to make it, when [5:] ever they come ~ [6:] It is very hot also today, [7:] I was going down to my [8:] new house, but as I have [9:] arranged with Dr Cazassion [10:] (the father of Artin my [11:] nephew’s wife Sirpohy) [12:] to go to him tomorrow [13:] in the Turkish Hospital [14:] to opserve my throat with [15:] the instrument by Dr Izzet [16:] Effendi at 9 am ~ [17:] Rezooki Andria called at 4 P. m. [18:] and at 5 Alexander & him left [19:] down in a goffa ~ [20:] At 6 I went over to Menusha [21:] & spent the evening; I persuaded [22:] her to come out to my new [23:] house & stay about a month [24:] with her five Children & [25:] She consented for Monday [26:] next, at 8 I came home |
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Page 360: 1904 Augst 26 Frid Th5. 82 Noon107 4P.m.111[1:] Light n.w. breeze or[2:] rather calm & not cool, [3:] I sent this morning to tell [4:] Sirpohy to tell her father, [5:] That I am not going to the [6:] Hospital to examine my [7:] throat as I feel it alright [8:] now & I think something [9:] got detached yesterday at [10:] breakfast & then felt [11:] well ~ At 7 ½ am. I called [12:] on Sister Eliza, also on Sister [13:] Emilia & at 8 ½ called to [14:] see Mrs Cowley to condole [15:] her on the death of her Sister [16:] Mrs Gaskin, but she was [17:] in the bath, I saw her son [18:] Alfred who came up [19:] from Basreh for a few [20:] days leave, he is employed [21:] at Mr. Darby, now Agent [22:] for Frank Streck & Co, [23:] & is going down in the [24:] Mejidieh this time, I [25:] Came home ~ |
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Page 361: [1:] Today is the anniversary[2:] coronation of the [3:] Shah of Persia Muzaffar [4:] el Din ~ [5:] There has been no cases [6:] of Cholera among the christians [7:] since three or four days [8:] but many cases among [9:] the Jews & Mahomedans, [10:] At Babel Sheikh principally [11:] there were 15 deaths the day [12:] before, 10 yesterday & 6 today [13:] as my Indian watchman [14:] who has just come from [15:] there tells me: the Bazaar [16:] is half empty, & trade [17:] is dull & everything is [18:] at a standstill ~ [19:] At 4 ½ the S. S. Mejidieh [20:] arrived, she brought no [21:] passengers scarcely ~ [22:] At 5 I left in a Goffa [23:] with some Kit & my boy [24:] Hanna & came to my new [25:] house, arrived at 5 ¾, [26:] found Alexander, Marie [27:] & Cecil all well ~ |
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Page 363: [1:] & also most of the vegetables[2:] for fear of giving them [3:] dyarrhea, But we are [4:] not making this strong [5:] diet I always eat [6:] watermelon, dates, grapes [7:] & Other sorts of all the [8:] vegetables ~ [9:] I took a cold bath [10:] Light S.W. & rather calm and [11:] warm all the night; 28 Sund Th5. 76[12:] Light S. westly & fine[13:] I got the carpenter Selman [14:] to put up the Iron rod door [15:] on the Hubs; [16:] Artin my nephew came [17:] out to us to spend the day [18:] he says that there has been [19:] no cases of Cholera among [20:] the Christians since five [21:] days, but at Babel Sheikh, [22:] Oweyna, Sadryeh etc, [23:] none at the Meydan, [24:] Breeze shifting to west [25:] at 9 AM. ~ [26:] Artin breakfasted with us |
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Page 365: [1:] to go to the mosque of[2:] Adlyeh where he wants [3:] to stay 40 days to make [4:] his penitence as seclusion [5:] he being very religious [6:] & is bringing an other in [7:] his place, so I had to [8:] Allow him & he brought [9:] an other Indian by name [10:] Fookhood Din, but not [11:] so good as him ~ [12:] I hear that my wife is [13:] going to Basreh tomorrow [14:] in the Mejidieh, with the [15:] four children of Angoorly [16:] & Medoola Stifan Gorgi [17:] & our former cook [18:] Elyeh, & two female servants, [19:] So I had to get the [20:] Jew Dellals to take her [21:] Takrir or deposition for [22:] the sale of my little house [23:] (which is in her name) [24:] and as the little Deeds are [25:] not finished yet in the |
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Tapo Alexander who also
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Page 367: [1:] my wife's leaving to Basreh,[2:] I called on Menusha [3:] to see whether they are [4:] all going down with me, [5:] but she said she will not [6:] be ready before tomorrow [7:] or the day after; ~ [8:] A Christian the brother [9:] in law of Georgi's the Tallyman [10:] of Lynch, died from Cholera [11:] yesterday, he was attacked [12:] the day before, at the [13:] Flour Mill outside the [14:] Babel Moaddem, the [15:] sickness is the same among [16:] the Mahomedans & Jews, [17:] perhaps slightly decreased [18:] At 4 P.M. I called on [19:] Sister Emilia & then on [20:] Eliza, where Alexander [21:] came in a Goffa & Kit [22:] & at 5 1/4 we came down [23:] to my new house ~ [24:] Very light N.W. breeze and [25:] warm weather ~ |
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Page 368: [1:] It became cooler later[2:] on at night ~ 1904 Augst 30 Tuesd Th5. 80[3:] Moderate & then increasing[4:] wind from N. West & [5:] dusty ~ [6:] At 5 AM. the Mejidieh [7:] passed down, full of [8:] passengers; my wife [9:] with the children of Tony [10:] Angoorly & servants are [11:] on board going to Basreh, [12:] I hear that they could not [13:] get cabins & are on the [14:] upper After deck as the [15:] cabins were taken, by [16:] Manuel Dinha, Alfred [17:] Cowley & others ~ [18:] Yousef Yaghchi, Louisa, [19:] Raffooli Tanton, sister [20:] Medoola & Rezooki called [21:] on us, Alexander did [22:] not go to town today; [23:] Menusha's Kit came [24:] down the Goffa at noon [25:] Mahomed the Coolie brought [26:] it, as Bedding, Bunks |
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Page 369: [1:] chairs tables & utensiles,[2:] I gave her one Serdab [3:] & two rooms upstairs; [4:] Very strong wind and [5:] thick dust; [6:] At 4 P.M. I went over to Louisa [7:] & took tea there, also Alexander, [8:] Marie Medoola & Rezooki, [9:] Wind very strong & dust [10:] thick & blinding; [11:] At 5 1/2 Menusha & her five [12:] children, Antone, Harriette, [13:] Louis, Thomas & Marie [14:] came down in a Goffa, [15:] with their two servants, [16:] Mahomed the coolie and [17:] a Tilkefli female servant; [18:] They arranged their Kit & [19:] Beds & bedsteads on top [20:] of the house; & they all [21:] dined with us this evening, [22:] but the wind & dust are [23:] still blowing strong, a [24:] very disagreeable weather, [25:] I hear that there have [26:] been many cases of [27:] Cholera today, mostly |
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Page 371: [1:] Eliza & Adoola called to see[2:] Menusha, also in the evening [3:] Yousif Yaghchi & Louisa spent [4:] the evening ~ [5:] Cecil is not well since [6:] yesterday, she has dyarrhea [7:] sore eyes & cold, her bowels [8:] work 6 or 7 times a day, [9:] we are giving her 3 or 4 drops of [10:] Chlorodine ~ Sept 1st Thursd Th5. 83[11:] Light N.W. & fine,[12:] Cecil is the same her bowels [13:] working 3 times & has pain [14:] in stomach, Alexander sent [15:] Jassim with a letter to Nizam [16:] ed Din asking him what to [17:] give her ~ [18:] Today is the [19:] Anniversary of the Coronation [20:] of Sultan Abdulhamid, [21:] It is just like this morning [22:] last year that we were [23:] robbed by thieves at night, [24:] and up till now, it has [25:] not been discovered or [26:] anything done by the [27:] Turkish Authorities, |
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Page 373: [1:] Large illumination every[2:] where in town & out here, [3:] But the government have [4:] got no demonstration as [5:] usual, no fireworks or [6:] rockets etc; Yousif Yaghchi [7:] Louisa, Sister Medoola [8:] & Rezooki came & spent the [9:] evening with us, we passed [10:] a pleasant time, the [11:] view from my house is [12:] splendid & commanding, [13:] Modte N.W. & fine night 2 Frid Th5. 80 Noon93 4P.m97[13:] Modte N.W. wind &[14:] fine cool morning; [15:] Alexander went to town on [16:] the Bycicle of Antone my [17:] nephew who stayed out [18:] today, as Lynch Office is [19:] closed today giving a holiday [20:] to the Clerks ~ [21:] I went with Menusha & [22:] sister Medoola to Eliza [23:] & Adoola, & I came back [24:] at 9 ~ [25:] Wind blowing strong |
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Page 375: [1:] Mahomed el Jassims Ground[2:] near Yousif Yaghchi's [3:] Tents ~ [4:] Sleman Agha Farhat [5:] came to me he is the brother [6:] of Saoody Farhat, he says [7:] that Cholera is still bad [8:] in town many people died [9:] yesterday over 80, & it is still [10:] bad at Oweyna, Babel Sheikh, [11:] Sadryeh etc, & also now [12:] on the other side ~ [13:] I took a cold bath ~ [14:] Medoola called on us; [15:] Antone my nephew came [16:] out, he says that one of the [17:] French nuns Soeur [18:] Catherine died yesterday [19:] from Cholera, also the [20:] wife of Ismail the Sakka [21:] & four others near sister [22:] Emilia's house & so on, [23:] Light N.W. & fine cool night [24:] Yacoob Eassayi has [25:] invited Mr Mashkow the [26:] Russian Consul & the two [27:] ladies with him (his relatives [28:] I believe his sister & an other) [29:] to dinner, also he had |
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Page 377: [1:] a Mejidie from each to[2:] give them back, we [3:] sent people after them & [4:] I gave my permit to [5:] Alexander by which he [6:] saved his gun, but the [7:] others had to pay the [8:] two mejidies; the Soldiers [9:] had no right to interfere [10:] as they do not belong [11:] to the six contribution, [12:] but they intimidate the [13:] boys to extort money; [14:] Strong wind blowing, [15:] At 4 P.M. I went to Louisa [16:] & Yousif & then took him [17:] & called on Kerop Sethyan & [18:] on Yousif Asfar & we came [19:] to my house & found [20:] Artin his wife Serpohy, [21:] Terrooza his daughter Bella [22:] & Rosa had come down [23:] in the Goffa, there were [24:] also the Tantons daughters [25:] & Jeboory Tanton & his [26:] wife ~ At 5 1/2 Artin |
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Page 379: [1:] the Boat at sunset, he says[2:] that no thing can be done [3:] in town as the most part [4:] of the bazaars & shops are [5:] shut, & business is at a [6:] standstill, most of the [7:] Jews are out; the papers of [8:] the sale of my house are [9:] not yet finished; [10:] The Cholera is the same [11:] as before ~ [12:] Capt Hanslow who has [13:] been ill since last month [14:] first with a dislocated ancle, [15:] & then the typhoid fever [16:] now his liver & is seriously [17:] ill; his liver is bad from [18:] the effect of drinking; [19:] Weather calm & cool 6 Tuesd Th5. 79[20:] Modte N.W. & fine weather[21:] The S.S. Khalifah passed [22:] down at 5 ½ AM. ~ The [23:] clerk Faraj son of Yousif Faraj [24:] has stopped behind on a [25:] month's leave ~ [26:] Also the steam Launch Ishtar |
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Page 381: [1:] she feels allright and[2:] jolly, it is rather doing [3:] her good; at night her [4:] bowels do not work; [5:] Moderate N.W. wind & fine [6:] Modte & increasing wind [7:] from N.W. & fine weather; [8:] I was going to town, but as [9:] we have no cook & cannot [10:] get one, so I could not take [11:] my boy Hanna who is cooking [12:] here; ~ [13:] I called on Louisa & [14:] Sister Medoola ~ [15:] Wind blowing fresh all [16:] the day ~ [17:] Alexander sent for [18:] Behjet son of Nessoory, at [19:] Yacoob Eassay’s to see Cecil [20:] for her diarrhea, he ordered [21:] a dose of caster oil in the morning [22:] & then some medicine to stop [23:] the diarrhea as Bismuth etc, 8 Thursd Th5. 75[24:] Modte N.W. wind &[25:] fine cool weather ~ [26:] Alexander rode in to town [27:] at 7 ½ AM ~ [28:] The S.S. Mossul [29:] arrived the day before at |
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Page 383: [1:] deaths, but Baghdad[2:] is better ~ 9 Frid Th5. 76 Noon 101 4P.m.105[3:] Light Easterly breeze[4:] and fine cool weather ~ [5:] The SS. Mossul [6:] passed down at 5 ½ AM. [7:] full of passengers ~ [8:] At 7 I walked in to town [9:] as I have not been since the [10:] 29th Ulto, & sent Hanna my [11:] Boy up in the boat with [12:] Yousif Yaghchi; I got to [13:] Emilias house at 7 ¾, [14:] found her alone as usual [15:] I hear that Capt Hanslow [16:] is the same he has the [17:] inflamation of the liver, [18:] I then called on Sister [19:] Eliza found them all well, [20:] They say the Cholera is the [21:] same, perhaps a little [22:] better, but among the [23:] Christians there are [24:] still few cases, 3 or 4 [25:] daily mostly Tilkeflies |
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Page 385: [1:] The S.S. Mejidieh arrived[2:] at 0 ¼ P.M while I was [3:] at Rosenfeld’s ~ [4:] at 0 ½ P.M I went over to [5:] Sister Eliza & breakfasted [6:] with them; I came home [7:] at 2 P.M.; It is impossible [8:] to get a servant cook no [9:] one wants to serve us ~ [10:] Three Tilkeflies died today [11:] from Cholera ~ [12:] At 4 ½ P.M. I sent Hanna [13:] out on a donkey with some [14:] Kit, & I walked out myself [15:] from Sister Emilia’s house [16:] but I felt the sun very [17:] hot ~ [18:] This time too I have received [19:] no letter or the Times by the [20:] Mejidieh from Rezooki Sayegh [21:] it is the third steamer that [22:] he does not write to me, and [23:] I have always written to him, [24:] He must have joined his [25:] mother also & they have [26:] been telling him all sorts [27:] of nonsence ~ |
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Page 387: [1:] there were two masses,[2:] I called at 9 on Sister Medoola [3:] & I took Rezook & went to [4:] Call on his Sister Catterina [5:] widow of Rezooki Serkis, [6:] on Fetooli Maghak, on [7:] Polus Serkis, Skander Aziz [8:] and on Shekoory Andria [9:] his brother & mother, all [10:] are encamped above the [11:] house of Kerop Sethyan; [12:] We returned at 11 am, [13:] at 4 P. m. I called at Sister Medoola [14:] & took Rezooki & went to see [15:] Nassoory Abood, who has [16:] the diarrhea about 10 times [17:] & is very funky; Dr Behjet [18:] came to see him, and [19:] we preposed to give him [20:] chlorodine, I sent them [21:] the Bottles to use, it; [22:] We called on Yousif Yaghchi [23:] & came home at 6. [24:] Wind died away and [25:] became nice & pleasant [26:] The SS. Ressafah left |
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Page 389: [1:] refused, for fear of getting[2:] fined, should he die [3:] on the way up ~ they [4:] sent for the Residency Surgeon [5:] Dr McConaghy whom Hannosh [6:] went & fetched at 9 ½ to see [7:] Nessoory; I sent our servant [8:] Hanna to enquire, they [9:] said that he is the same [10:] he has the real Cholera and [11:] there a hope of one per Cent [12:] that he recovers, he had [13:] vomited once at night, [14:] & the urine is suppressed, [15:] Rezooki Andria went [16:] to town to fetch Dr Brigstock [17:] the missionary Doctor, [18:] Azoori Chanteduc [19:] came out at 10 to his [20:] Sister Menusha; ~ [21:] Nessoory Aboud died [22:] at about 2 ½ P. m. he [23:] became speechless and [24:] sunk, Dr. Brigstock did [25:] not come out to see him, [26:] they ought to have got [27:] him yesterday as |
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Page 391: [1:] fortune of between 25[2:] to 30,000 Liras, he was [3:] over fifty~ His body [4:] was taken in a carriage [5:] to the cemetery at [6:] Artin my nephew with [7:] Terroza, Bella & Rosa [8:] had come down in the Goffa [9:] at Tantons & breakfasted [10:] there, they called on us & [11:] left for the town at 5 P.m. [12:] as well as Azoori ~ [13:] We all brought our beds [14:] down below to sleep [15:] fearing the strong wind [16:] & Cool nights; [17:] The body of Nessoory Aboud [18:] was brought to the carriage [19:] near my house on the [20:] canal only borne by [21:] 3 or 4 Tilkeflies & no [22:] one with it at all except [23:] the Priest, with no cover [24:] on the box & drove away [25:] at 5 ½ to the cemetery; |
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Page 393: [1:] died & no christians,[2:] Modte N.W. Wind [3:] & fine weather; [4:] Alexander asked me to [5:] let him go down to [6:] Basreh in the new Turkish [7:] Steamer of the Sennyeh [8:] the Borhanyeh which [9:] is coming up tomorrow [10:] just to go down & up [11:] without landing at [12:] Basreh for a change [13:] & because Marie is [14:] Afraid from the Cholera, [15:] & gets very much upset [16:] whenever she hears of a case [17:] of death etc ~ [18:] See Diary No. 56 |
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