Manuscripts: Letters (correspondence)

A letter Naibu Muḥammad for Al-Ghāzī Ibrahīm Sirāj Uthama Fandiyāru to settle a dispute over the ownership of Themnbulhikoshi Goathi, a pl...

Congratulatory card written in Thaana, celebrating the inaguration of the new Maldivian President Muḥammad Amin Didi

Congratulatory card to Sulṭān Hassan Nuraddeen

Letter from Al Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi to the people of Naifaru

Letter from Al Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi to the people of Dharavandhoo

Letter from Al Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi to the people of Fenfushi

Letter from Al Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi to the people of Fenfushi

Letter from Al Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi to the people of Faaf Atoll/Dhaal Atoll

Congratulatory card written in English sent to President Muḥammad Amin Didi

Letter sent by Bryan Hendershott to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on September 10, 1975 in which Bryan Hendershott & Son, Inc. offer their services as a ...

Letter sent by MT Khanon, London on October 17, 1956, requesting for an autograph of Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi

Letter sent by Frank Williment to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on April 28, 1958, after reading National Geographic magazine on Sultan and his palace in...

Letter sent by Hereman William Carrell, December 1, 1957

Letter sent by David R Smith, California on July 9, 1958, requesting an autograph of Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi; the sender encloses a sheet of letter...

Letter sent by a boy named Allen Gropper, New York on December 30, 1959, requesting for an autograph of Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi

After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the various offices in the Maldives, Karl Heinz Michael sent this letter to Amir Amin Didi on August 5,...

Letter sent by a boy named Leonard, New Jersey on April 30, 1958, requesting an autograph of Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi

Letter sent by Lawrence Lucina, New York on December 20, 1957, requesting an autograph of Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi

Letter sent by Anton Stoff, Vienna to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on July 21, 1957. Stoff was a member of the Freie Philatelie and was looking for stam...

Letter sent by Carolyn Shull, Missouri to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on April 25, 1956, She was a 12-year-old girl who collects dolls from different c...

Letter sent by Victor Capron of Belgium to Sultan of the Maldives on December 1957

After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the various offices in the Maldives, Karl Heinz Michael sent this l etter to Amir Amin Didi on August 5...

Letter sent by Rudolf Wasem to the sultan of the Maldives on March 4, 1960

Postcard sent by Mr and Mrs WR Murhamen, Arizona to the sultan of the Maldives on December 1955

Letter sent by John B Downing, a police officer from Worcestershire, UK, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi, requesting a Maldivian Police badge

Letter sent by Buruhaanu Deen Ahmed Erilguun, a retired Turkish General from Istanbul, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on July 8, 1957

Envelope sent from Stratford, Connecticut, USA, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on August 25, 1959

Envelope sent from Louisville, Kentucky, USA, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi in 1958

Letter sent by Lawrence D Hills, an agricultural reporter of Braintree, Essex, UK, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on December 8, 1955. Hills was intere...

Letter sent by Arthur F Bell to Sultan of the Maldives on January 23, 1958, requesting an autograph

Letter sent by Leonard Felix of the Helene Food Health Foundation, New Jersey, USA, on March 11, 1960, requesting Maldivian nurse uniforms for an exhi...

Letter sent by Paul L. Chapman to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on January 13, 1957, requesting an autograph

Card sent to the sultan of the Maldives on June 12, 1957

Letter sent to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on March 6, 1959 by Ceser Carlos Messucchelli, a stamp dealer from Buenos Aires requesting Maldivian stamps

Letter sent by Daniel E Lenza, Argentina to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on October 13, 1959, enclosing the score and lyrics of his song “Peace and Wa...

Envelope sent from Wellingborough, UK, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on May 25, 1957

Envelope sent to the sultan of the Maldives on December 27, 1957

Envelope sent by Jon Gyer to the sultan of the Maldives on March 21, 1960

Letter sent by Mr M R Murhamer, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on June 9, 1956, requesting his autograph

Letter sent by Prof. William W Wattenberg, Wayne State University, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on January 19 1957, inquiring about juvenile crime in...

Letter sent by Leora Spears to Sultan of the Maldives on March 6, 1958, after reading an article on the Maldives in National Geographic magazine; she ...

Letter sent by 9-year girl, Pricilla Anne Zolal, to Sultan of the Maldives, asking him to find her a Maldivian pen pal

Letter sent by Ethel Averbach, a doll collector from California, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on March 6, 1958, requesting for two dolls from the Mal...

Letter sent by Christopher Paviskis, Co-editor of "Who is Who" in Music International, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on December 5, 1958

Envelope with two stamps sent by John Meyard, Baltimore, USA, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on January 31, 1959

Letter sent by John Meyers, Baltimore, USA, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on February, 1959, requesting his autograph

Letter sent by Jean-Louis Brindamour, New York, who had compiled a book of favorite dishes of world leaders, to Sultan Mohamad Fareed Didi, inquiring ...

Letter sent by the Director of the Kennel Club to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on November 13, 1958, with an invitation to join the club, a membership f...

Letter sent by the Director of the Kennel Club to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on November 13, 1958, with an invitation to join the club, a membership f...

Letter sent by Leothis A, a student at the Amsterdam University, to Sultan of the Maldives on December 2, 1967, asking him to find her a Maldivian pen...

Letter sent by Jacob Sømme, 14-year-old boy from Stavanger, Norway, to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi, requesting Maldivian stamps

Letter sent by M Touffiq Khan to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi on December 19, 1955, requesting a signed photo

Letter sent by Mildred Jirve to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on December 27, 1959, requesting a Maldivian statue on behalf of her son as he is on a j...

Letter sent by Lio Silvio to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on December 26, 1957, requesting an autograpgh

Card sent by F Moser to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on February 15, 1958, requesting a map of the Maldives for a school project

Letter sent by Howard Kass to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on February 3, 1958, requesting an autograph

Letter sent by Kathryn MQuinn to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didion on September 3, 1956, requesting an autograph

Seasonal greeting card sent by Mr & Mrs WrMarhemto to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi

Letter sent by Willard F Goff MD to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on December 23, 1957, requesting a Maldivian flag and the meaning of its colors

Letter sent by 36-year-old Joseph Christy to find a pen pal from around the world

Letter sent by Thomas H Scullion to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didion on April 8, 1959, requesting an autograph

Letter sent by Arden P Titlow to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on May 24, 1959, requesting information about travel to the Maldives, his autograph and...

Christmas and New year greeting card sent by Frankie Norton

Letter sent by John F Field on August 20, 1958, requesting a grammer book on Dhivehi language

Letter sent by C Van Waveren on October 30, 1957, inquiring about the Maldivian flag and emblem

Letter sent by Laraine McCann to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didion on November 5, 1955, requesting an autograph and photograph

Letter sent by Jay Creswell, regarding the importance of humanity and its growing insignificance in the world

Letter sent by Joseph Olter Kresl to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on November 21, 1956, requesting for information on the availibility of banking ser...

Letter sent by Jean-Louis E Brindamour to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on February 8, 1960, inquiring about his favourite dishes and their recipes

Letter sent by Stanly Peskevich, inquiring about purchasing a deserted island in the Maldives to spend the rest of his life gardening and living in pe...

Letter sent by Frenz Joseph Horrend

Letter sent by 10-year-old Peter George Wulkan, requesting Maldivian stamps

Card send by Thomas HScullion to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi, requesting for his autograph

Letter sent by 17-year-old Leonard, requesting an autograph of the Sultan

Letter sent by 10-year-old Sally LaPlante, requesting a doll dressed in Maldivian traditional costume

Letter sent by 12-year-old Richard Johns, requesting an autograph of Sultan Muḥammad Fareed

Envelope with the name of sultan and address on the front and the arrival date on the back

Envelope with the name of sultan and address on the front and the arrival date on the back

Letter sent by Leland I Neff on November 15, 1957, requesting for information on the Maldives, Sultan's autograph and stamps

Letter sent by 11-year-old Madeline Carol Parker, requestingMaldivian stamps

Letter sent by Emma Canningham, requesting for a stamp signed by Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi

Letter sent by a student at the University of Amsterdam, asking to find a Maldivian pen pal

Letter sent by Peterson Import Company, requesting for the name and address of the wood craftsman and Maldivian cowries

Letter sent by John Giyech, inquiring about Sultan Mohammed Fareed Didi's date of birth and the day he ascended to the throne

Letter sent by Douglas Temple to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on February 4, 1958, requesting antiques from the Maldives

Postcard sent by M Prinz Bressner, requesting for Maldivian stamps

Letter sent by the editorial director of Field Enterprizes Educational Corporation to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on March 9, 1959, inquring about t...

Letter sent by Guy Cross on June 26, 1959, requesting for a Maldiveian flag in order to use it in his lecture

Letter sent by Kenneth E Crouch to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on March 4, 1960, requesting a photograph signed by the sultan

Letter sent by Co-editor of "Who is Who in Music International" to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi, inquiring about the music industry and preferences i...

Letter sent by Gary Mollet to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on February 6, 1960, requesting information about the Maldives, a map of the country and a...

Letter sent by Basil WKaptain to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on July 26, 1958, requesting his autograph

Letter sent by Hellmut Koch to the sultan of the Maldives, requesting Maldivian stamps

Letter sent by Michael A Povils on May 29, 1957, requesting the Sultan's autograph and a history book

Letter sent by Kathryn M. Quinn to Sultan Muḥammad Fareed Didi on May 4, 1956, requesting his autograph

Letter sent by Rudolf Stahl, inquiring about hotels and restaurents in the Maldives

Letter sent by Robert Johns on February 21, 1959, regarding political decisions and opinions

Letter sent by Paul L Nellons on November 7, 1957, inquiring about the sultan's opinion on the United Nations, and the secret of rapid ecnomic growth ...

Envelop with an address from the US

Letter sent by 23-year-old Muḥammad Roashy (previous name: Lesly Price), declaring his conversion to Islam and inquiring about a teaching job to lea...

Copy of a letter written in Thaana, sent to Ibrāhīm Farīd Didi on the completion of property documentation for Machchangoalhi Kurolhikoshigoathi

Copy of a letter sent to Kolige 'Umar Maniku concerning the ongoing division of land in Machchangoalhi Vaikaradhoo

Letter sent by Wuzārat Al-Dhākhiliyya to the Wazīr Al-auzam Office, including list of documents and their copies

Letter sent by the Dhaalu Kudahuvadhoo Atoll Office to several mosques in the atoll, stating the objectives of the Waqf document and the allocation of...

Letter sent by Wzīr Al-Dhakhliyya, stating that the systematization of the housing list in Malé has been started and that the list is enclosed

Letter sent by Haa Dhaalu Atoll Office stating that there is no private land in Kulhudhufushi, Ho'ndaidhoo, Ku'nbururdhoo, Kumundhoo and Maavaidhoo

Copy of document MHS-ARC-MS449

Letter sent by the Haa Dhaalu Nolhivaranfaru Office, stating that one of the two trees that grow in Makunudhoo belong to a mosque on the island that w...

Letter sent by the chief of Haa Dhaalu Atoll stating that Hdh. Kanaman is a Waqf document distributed to Bodugalu (Hukuru) Miskiy, but that Haa Dhaalu...

Letter sent by the Haa Dhaalu Atoll Nolhivaramu Office on Waqf documents in the atoll

Letter sent by Wuzārath Al-Dhaakhiliyya to Wzir Al-Auzam, specifying the delivery of letters, including two (sent from Laamu Gan and Haa Dhaalu Hiri...

Letter stating that documents are being prepared and will be sent once they are ready

Letter sent by the Shaviyani Atoll Office regarding a Waqf document

Letter sent by the Vaavu Atoll Office, stating that there is no Waqf document in the atoll, but that Vaavu Thinadhoo is an island allocated to Faalabb...

Letter stating changes in the waqf document for Mulaku Maa Miskiyy

Letter sent by the N. Manadhoo Atoll Office on missing documentation for waqf documents

Letter stating that Wuzārath Al-Maaliyya received a Dhives Akuru waqf document of assets to Kudarikilu Rashu Miskiyy

Letter stating that Wuzārath Al-Maaliyya received a Dhives Akuru waqf document for Maaddoo Rashu Miskiyy

Letter stating that Wuzārath Al-Maaliyya received a copy of a waqf document for Thabeez Maqaam

Letter stating that Wuzārath Al-Maaliyya received a copy of a waqf document for Aidhoo ziyaaraiyy

Letter stating that Wuzārath Al-Maaliyya received a copy of a document on B.Hanifaru

Letter stating that Wuzārath Al-Maaliyya received a Dhives Akuru waqf document for Dharavandhoo Miskiyy

Very worn text - nearly illegible

Envelope addressed to Ba'ndahala Dhonkokko

Envelope addressed to Wazīr al-Auzam

Envelope addressed to Etherebadahala Badeyri

Envelope addressed to Bodukiba Badeyri Thuththu Didi

English writing transcribed from Thaana-script stating the son of Muḥammad Shams al-Dīn Iskandar is in abroad for medical reasons

One of a series of letters talking about the religion of Christianity

One of a series of letters talking about the religion of Christianity

A letter from a series of letters talking about the religion of Christianity

Royal invitation letter for a coronation ceremony

A letter sent to to the king explaining that the intention of a ship entering Maldivian waters is conducting scientififc research, conveying apologies...

A letter sent to Malé Bodu ba'ndeyrige from Sri Lanka declaring a shipment of fifty sacks of horse feed. It also includes a request for photographs.

A letter sent by K.Miskeine stating that he has send a copy of a letter that he wrote stating an issue and requesting any updates on the matter

A letter sent by K. Miskeine on the death of his brother in the Maldives

A letter sent by K. Miskeine on the death of his brother in the Maldives

Notificaion of the receipt of letters from T.A.J Noorbai&Company

A letter sent to Malé updating a report on a ship that was wrecked in a storm off Sri Lanka

Notification that letters for the Royal Indian Marine Investigator had been sent to Ba'ndeyrige

A letter on a government policy

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The first page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The second page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The third page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The fourth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The fifth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The sixth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The first page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The second page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The third page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The fourth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The fifth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The sixth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The seventh page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The eighth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The ninth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

The tenth page of a series of open letters on Christianity

An invitation letter for Kolilun (King reinstation ceremony ??) along with dates and place

A letter sent to inform the purpose of a ship that is conducting scientififc research and that they are sorry they did not visist the king before star...

A letter sent to Malé Bodu ba'ndeyrige from Sri-Lanka statingthat they have sent fifty sacks of horse feed and requesting to send some phototos of t...

A letter sent by K. Miskeine reporting that he had heard his brother had died in the Maldives and requesting investigation into the matter

A letter sent by K. Miskeine reporting that he had heard his brother had died in the Maldives and requesting investigation into the matter

A letter sent by K. Miskeine reporting that he had heard his brother had died in the Maldives and requesting investigation into the matter

A letter requesting to send a Maldivian bat with instructions on how to prepare it for shipment

A letter sent to Malé giving update on a ship wrecked near Sri-lanka because of bad weather

A letter stating that letters related to Royal Indian Marine Investigator had been sent to Ba'ndeyrige

Letter of well wishes

Two copies of a letter on the collection of shares from the MNTC

A letter by Amīn Dìdì, the officer supervising state-owned uninhabited islands, and approving requests for leases. This letter lays out the obli...

A letter from Thiladhunmathi Atholhuveri Kudaseedhee to the Kulhudhufushi Bodu Khateeb, in which he asks for a boatload of Kandoo from Nolhivarannfalh...

A letter requesting to sent a sample of a Maldivian bat species, togehter with instructions for its preparation for shipment

A letter stating that they have received the letters from Misses T.A.J Noorbai and Company

A letter on a temporary change of leadership and other updates.

A letter sent on 10 September 1975 to Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi by Bryan Hendershott. The letter introduces Bryan Hendershott & Son company as govern...

A letter sent by Wuzarat Al-Dhakhiliyya confirming the Owner of the Inherited piece of land at M.Kafurutholhimaage.

A letter by Āmīn Dīdī to the person in charge of looking after state owned un-inhabitated islands and the people who have leased land on them....

A letter written during the 32nd year of Sulṭān Muḥammad Shams al-Dīn's reign regarding proof of payment of 9995 rufiyaa by the citizens of Ku...

A letter written during the 32nd year of Sulṭān Muḥammad Shams al-Dīn's reign regarding proof of payment of 9995 rufiyaa by the citizens of Ku...