Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 5·June 1934–December 1935

B. H. Hill, I Site levels June 1934–Dec. 1935Bert Hodge Hill

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

Scan 83 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 5 (B. H. Hill, I Site levels June 1934–Dec. 1935), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 5, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 83 of 87

190 General - November 1935

DH Cox arr. from America via Palestine Thu. Oct. 24. Visited Nicosia, Skouriotissa etc & returned Episkopi Oct. 31

GHT he? & JFD & BHH reach Limassol in Scham Samothrace [Piraeus Thu evg Oct 24, Rhodes Sun morning Oct 27 to mid morn Oct 30] Fri evening 1 Nov.

Sat. 2 Nov.JFD to Episkopi, BHH remains in Samothrace - BHH drives (6pm) to Nicosia tea & dinner with Mr & Mrs Hilton Mr Dikaios also present. Notify H & D that we do not intend to resume digging in "site 2 Curium" until expropriation has proceeded far enough to relieve us of obligation to pay rents for fields. Telegram to M.

Sun 3 Nov.Write in Governor's "callers" book; visit Mrs scum pon & call on Mr Gunnis. Learn of changes expected in Dec. in Dept. of Antiquities.

Mon 4 Nov.Nicosia. Call on Maj. Wright, Mr. O'Brien & Col. Smith. From last obtain 3 bell tents (Publ. Works Dept.) Write in callers' book of Colonial Secy. Return to Limassol; call L.R.S. office & on Mr Kolakides. Ownership of Chrysostomides house still uncertain; final decision expected within a few days. GHM & I to Episkopi & Samothrace sails for Piraeus. Shm, SK and

Tu 5 Nov. meet foreman Chrysostomis at Apollo, Curium & Mersinoudia. Reg. call on two Mukhtars & Geo. o Kleis Kourreis.

Mo 6 Nov - work begun at "Apollo" & Mersinoudia lot 85

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