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The Matenadaran - Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (MAT)
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From archbishop Sargis Jalalyan to the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Yesayi

As a response to the invitation of the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, promises to pay a visit. Advises to quit the unfruitful idea of uniting the Armenian and Greek churches, mentioning that nine former catholicoses were unable to do so.

From archbishop Sargis Jalalyan to Mher Mseryan

Archbihsop Sargis Jalalyan writes about his hard trip to Zmyrnia. He praises the love for education and other virtues of the locals. Mentions about having met with brother-in-law and other people. Mentions that his visit was successful. At the end, highlights the daily development of the Armenian patriarchate of Jerusalem and the weakening of the Etchmiadzin catholicosate, expressing his worries that the attention of Armenians will then completely be drawn to Jerusalem.

From archbishop Jalalyan to the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Harutyun Vehapetyan

Archbishop Sargis Jalalyan writes that before his arrival in Constantinople an appeal had been made to the Supreme Porte with a request to take action against the wrongdoings of the Latin church. The government had accepted the request and had the ceiling of the temple repaired and granted a license to hang the Armenian and Greek pictures according to the old custom.

From Ghevond vardapet Makhsudyan to Matevos Izmirlyan

Vardapet Ghevond informs Bishop Izmirlyan about the steps being taken inside churches and dioceses; financial questions, the economic conditon of the patriarchate; the windows of the temple of Bethlehem; the need for future expenses; the properties of bishop Isahak; the election of a new sacristan; other personal issues.

Correspondence from vardapet Gabriel to Harutyun Vehapetyan, Matevos Izmirlyan, and Malachia Ormanian

Letters addressed to Matevos Izmirlyan, Ormanian; a letter from Matevos Izmirlyan to Mkrtich Efendi; letters to Matevos Izmirlyan from vardapet Mambre, Sargis Atchemyan, vardapet Samuelyan; from a group of deacons to Sahak Khopanyan, from Sargis Atchemyan to archbishop Yeremia, from the members of the Jerusalem convent to an unknown person.
Two letters in Ottoman - unknown content. Deacons asking the sacristan to lighten their service. A charter on the ordination of a monk. Letters on the behavior of some monks, the moral atmosphere in the convent, the overall inner state of the convent, unrest of some monks, violations of some code of rules, the reasons for the patriarchate's debts, the accounting issues of the Holy See, financial state, properties of the convent and their management. On the management of the properties outside the church of Joppe (Jaffa), on the relations between the Armenian dioceses.

Correspondence between Matevos Izmirlyan and Mihran Setyan, plan of resolution and a report prepared by Matevos Gayegchyan

Mihran Setyan and Matevos Izmirlyan discuss the need for establishing a special board for the investigation of the financial issues of the convent of Jerusalem. They discuss the financial issues of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the reasons for the debt, the financial report sent to Constantinople by vardapet Ghevond, the issues of selling and buying of properties, the inner issues of the brotherhood. They discuss the need for establishing peace inside the brotherhood; other national issues. The resolution concerns the investigation of the financial issues of the Patriarchate introduced to the joint assembly of the central board. The 60-page report on the financial defalcations of vardapet Ghevond between 1889-1906 is prepared by Matevos Gayegchyan.

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