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1. Maghakia Ormanian, Ազգապատում (Story of the
nation), vol. 3, Jerusalem, 1927, col. 5078.
2. Patriarchal circular no. 728 of 22 March 1897, APC/\
BNu, CCG 2/1.
3. A special commission, created thanks to the
Patriarch's efforts, carried out a census of the orphan population, oversaw management of the orphanages, and paid out subsidies. See the patriarchal circulars of 8 March 1897, 19 April 1897, 25 December 1898, and 10 February 1899, APC/BNu, CCG 2/1, as well as the circular of 1 January 1902, APC/BNu, CCG 4/1.
4. Circular of 19 April 1897, CCG 2/1; Circulars of 6
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6. Ibid., p. 12.
7. Ibid., p. 13. Among the other founding members of
this first association were Serovpe Alishan (a Catholic), Mgrdich Aghaton (Krikor's brother), Serovpe Takvorian, and Dr. Hovsep Shishmanian.
8. Ibid., p. 49.
9. Ibid.
10. Ibid., pp. 17-18.
11. Ibid., p. 22.
12. Rapport triennal de l'Union générale arménienne
de bienfaisance, Cairo, 23 May 1909, pp. 7-9.
13. Minutes of the Central Board Meetings of 15 April
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14. Minutes of the Central Board Meetings of 15 April
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15. Ibid., meeting of 11 March 1907, ff. 14-15.
16. Ibid., meeting of 15 May 1907, ff. 18-19. The
AGBU's archives indicate that this money was channeled through the British consulate (ibid., meeting of 13 November 1907, f° 20).
17. Ibid., meetings of 9 April, 19 May and 8 July 1908,
ff. 30-33.
18. Ibid., meeting of 17 November 1908, ff. 34-35.
19. Ibid., meeting of 29 January 1909, ff. 35-36.
Malezian’s predecessor, Dr. Daghavarian, always refused compensation of any sort for his work, discharging his heavy responsibilities without payment despite rather difficult personal circumstances. In 1905, Daghavarian settled permanently in Cairo with his family and earned his living by receiving patients whenever his administrative duties at the AGBU left him the time to do so. See Aghaton, Origins and History, op. cit., p. 29.
20. Cairo, 23 May 1909, p. 15.
21. One E.P. was the equivalent of five dollars or
twenty-six French francs.
22. Rapport triennal de l’Union Générale Arménienne de
Bienfaisance, 1909, op. cit., p. 44. The first Boston board was composed of Karnig Exerjian (president), Karekin Manugian (vice-president), Arshag Mahdesian, Armen Tashjian, Khachig Krikorian, Avedis Selian, Hagop Kalemkiarian, Hovhannes Mardigian, and Nshan Tufenkjian.