Title
Near East Relief, Correspondence, 1917-1919, part 2 of 2
Creator
Amerikan Bord Heyeti (American Board)
Description
Includes correspondence from acting treasurer Luther R. Fowle of Bible House and located at the Swedish Legation, to Bible House treasurer William W. Peet, temporarily working in Geneva (Switzerland), William Nesbitt Chambers of the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief (ACASR) also working in Switzerland, and James L. Barton of the AB office in Boston (Mass.). Topics include Fowle's requests for information on relief accounts outstanding debts and salaries/expenditures for stations military destruction of mission property requests for Red Cross support and correspondence with the American Legation in Sweden. The Swedish Legation summarizes the needs of naturalized American Armenians who cannot leave Turkey and the American governments responsibility towards them. Barton writes about possible end to relief funding. Includes highlights of reports from stations and relief work with American funds. Fowle notes he cannot write freely due to military and government censorship. Many letters include financial accounting records. Note from cover: Relief correspondence. 1. Letters from L.R. Fowle, Treasurer, Constantinople, Armenian and Syrian Relief Fund, to Messers Peet, Chambers, Barton, etc. 2. Six statements of Relief receipts and expenditures, from August 1, 1917 to March 12, 1919, with documents covering each draft on the Swiss or New York office. This file to be kept permanently at the Mission Office, to supplement the books wherein the accounts appear. Note: Letters from Messers Peet & Chambers bound separately.
Issue Date
1917
1919
Language
English
French
Coverage
Boston (Mass.) Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) Geneva (Switzerland) Stockholm (Sweden)
Subject
Location
SALT Research
URI
https://archives.saltresearch.org/handle/123456789/43901
Collections
Type
Format
Handwriting, Typewriting
Number of Scanned Documents
151
Identifier
ABA109219
Rights
Open Access
Rights Holder
United Church of Christ (UCC), American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), SALT Research
Accrual Method
On deposit at SALT Research from UCC and ARIT