Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 9·January–April 1954

January–April 1954

·

Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 109 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 9 (January–April 1954), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 109 of 143

[printed: THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 33RD AND SPRUCE STREETS PHILADELPHIA 4, PA., U.S.A.]

Printed: AIR LETTER

Printed: VIA AIR MAIL / PAR AVION

Stamp: GIVE RED CROSS FUND, air mail 10¢ postage stamp

Stamp: PHILADELPHIA PA MAR 30 9PM 1954

Stamp: CYPRUS 21 MR 54

Stamp: postmark 1954 MAR 31

Handwritten: Mr. G.R. Edwards, Curium Excavations, Episkopi, Limassol, CYPRUS

Handwritten: Dr.

Printed: MESSAGE MUST APPEAR ON INNER SIDE ONLY / NO TAPE OR STICKER MAY BE ATTACHED

Printed: IF ANYTHING IS ENCLOSED, THIS LETTER / WILL BE SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL

Printed: SECOND FOLD

Printed: FIRST FOLD

Dear Mr. Edwards,

The typed body of this air letter runs in close-set lines across the inner side of the sheet; the first lines read: "from Mr. Ballard's reply, I had answered the question in my letter of last Friday. I assume that you will get the answer before a cable would bring it. Money, as you know, pro will ... Pref. Cohen Bank ... Your Letter of ... Mr Bailey ... I have written to Mr. ... on your ... Philadelphia ... finding ... in your office ... I should ... the ... Cyprus ... Edwards ... payment ... Nicosia ... 20 pounds ..."

[illegible]

Handwritten: Sincerely, signature

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

Spotted a wrong reading? Write to us or use alexis@ancientcyprus.com