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ORIGINAL DEED OF MORH KFARSGHAB (WINTER VILLAGE) DATED 1745
This historical document was unexpectedly found March 7, 1981 among the papers of Sheik Antonios Stephan 1856-1898 and now is being shown for the first time to the public.
The seller is:
Assad Hamadeh (the Hammadehs, Shiite Moslems, ruled North Lebanon, in the 17th
Century). The Buyer is:
Abou Youssef Elias, founder of the Sheikdom of Kfarsghab. The price is: 10
Turkish Piasters. Equivalent to $6.20 today. The seller retained rights
to any manure produced by the goats. The date: 1745
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