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The letters are generaly related to setting meetings between Ronald Storrs and Arshak Chopanyan.

Օn Hovhannes Chopanyan who has recently arrived at Jerusalem and gave Mesrop Nshanyan's name as reference.

Torgom Gushakyan was the head of the Armenian diocese of Egypt, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. He thanks Chopanyan for congratulating him on being elected as the head of the Egypt diocese. He writes about supporting Cilicia, electing Yeghishe Duryan as a patriarch of Jerusalem, Duryan's trip to Jerusalem, Duryan's activities, certain people's prestige among the monks of the Jerusalem patriarchate, some monks' behavior, election of brotherhood members, political alarms in Egypt, transfer of donations, his literary activity, Catholicos Garegin, the negative attitude of the people towards the Dashnaks (political party).

Torgom Gushakyan asks Chopanyan to ask Poghos Nubar to mediate in arranging the disagreements between him and the Dashnaks. He writes about refusing a position in Etchmiadzin, Patriarch Duryan's death, his being elected as a Patriarch of Jerusalem, the environment in the patriarchate regarding this issue, Patriarch Duryan's biography, the hard financial state of the patriarchate, Galouste Gulbenkyan's resignation, the translation of the Holy Book, his published work, the election of the catholicos, the election of European Armenian MPs. In one of the letters Gushakyan thanks Chopanyan for congratulating him on being elected the Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Yegshishe Duryan writes Arshak Chopanyan about the reconfirmation of the Ottoman constitution. He writes also about his concerns on being elected a patriarch of Constantinople, the inner affairs of the patriarchate, the contentment for being chosen as a delegate, literary works, Chopanyan's care towards the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Gargour case and getting the support of Noratunkyan in the court, land issues of the convent and Chopanyan's support regarding those issues, the condition of four minuscripts.

Yegshishe Duryan writes Arshak Chopanyan about the Gargour trial, asking for support to Noratunkyan regarding court cases of the patriarchate, Chopanyan's meeting with the governor of Jerusalem and their talk on the land issues of the patriarchate, the occupation of patriarchate-owned land by Djemal Pasha, other judicial issues, the translation of Narekatsi by Gushakyan, personal issues, the 50th anniversary of his priesthood, his correspondence to journal "Anahit".