| The philhellenic movement which arose in the United States of America in the 19th century was expressed, among other ways, through sending money and firearms to support the Cretan rising. The American philhellene Samuel Howe, based in Athens, assumed the responsibility of using the money from American fundraisers to buy food and clothing, which was sent to Crete chiefly on American ships. Howe’s activities and his communications with the Athens Central Committee on the Cretan Question, the Syros Missions Committee and the General Assembly of Cretans are studied based on the documents of the Athens Central Committee on the Cretan Question, held in the Historical Archive of Crete, and other archive sources from the General State Archives. |