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Protest against the construction of a Russian church in the building "New Russian house" next to the Abrahamian and Abyssinian monasteries. Includes marginal brief comment on the building, in Russian and blue pencil ink. Other details: 2 copies of…

ff. 47-49v Copy of the report of the Russian Consul in Beirut T. Jusefovich concerning the redistribution of Russian donations given for the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. This money should be used not for the rich Greek monks of the Brotherhood of the…

ff. 56-59v About the church and political situation in Jerusalem, the position of the Russian mission and consulate, and the need of creating a Russian society for exploration of Palesine and supporting Russian interests in the Holy Land. Includes…

ff. 60-61v Complains about the life of the Arab Orthodox population in Jerusalem, surpressed by the Ottoman authorities and Greek clergy. Request about supporting it from Russia and foundation of an Arab school at Jerusalem.
The text is in Russian…

ff. 62-63v About the necessity to organise a Russian Palestine Society for exploration of Palestine and counteracting non-Orthodox propaganda. Includes marginal note "To the papers on foundation of the Palestine Society", in Russian and black pencil…

ff. 64-65 The land properties of the Russian mission should be officially registered at the name of the Russian government, as well as the properties of the Palestine commission. The choir of the Russian church of the mission should have Arab…

ff. 73-80v Detailed historical note on the "declined properties" of the Holy Sepulchre in Bessarabia and the Caucasus before and especially after their sequestre in 1873. Information on the incomes of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem from these…

ff. 81-81v Petition about returning the properties of the Holy Sepulchre in the Caucasus. Includes marginal note about receiving the letter, January 31, in Russian and blue pencil ink. Other details: Original signature, the main text written by a…

ff. 82-83 Petition about returning the land properties of the Holy Sepulchre in the Caucasus.

ff. 84-84v Additional information about the properties of the Holy Sepulchre in the Caucasus.