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Draft of the history of the Palestine Committee, based on the documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (St. Petersburg Main Archive). Other details: Corrections by the author.

Notes on the history of the Palestine Committee in 1858-1864; a lot of financial details. Other details: Corrections by the author.

Extracts from documents of the Palestine Commission, concerning 1860-1880-s. Extracts from the Journals of Antonin Kapustin from 1873. Mainly financial matters (incomes and expenses), building construction, materials and hiring workers, delivery of…

ff. 7-10v Opinion about improving the spiritual and material state of the Russian Mission. On the organisation of the life of the members of the mission, their food, duties, the church choir, etc. Includes marginal brief notes, in Russian and pencil…

ff. 12-12v About Archimandrite Leonid, his future life in Russia, he should live in a monastery near Moscow and take care of his health.

ff. 13-14v About his difficulties in Jerusalem and relations with Patriarch Cyril, Consul Karcov and N. Ignatiev.

ff. 15-15v Request to stay 3 years more in the East for research in the libraries. Includes left marginal note without answer, in Russian.

ff. 16-16v Recommendation to hieromonk Veniamin, and monks Martitij and Vissarion.

ff. 17-18v About the needs of the mission (bells, etc.). Comments on Leonid and monk Partheny. Includes marginal notes, in Russian and black ink.