**FrautschiLettersVirtualArchiveJohannJacob28August1898

28 August 1898, Letter from Johann Jacob Frautschi to Christian Frautschi

About the Original Manuscript:

This letter was written by John J. Frautschi in St. Paul, Minnesota, and sent to his brother Christian in Madison, Wisconsin. Only digital formats of the original letter and envelope, as well as the transcriptions and translations, are in the collection of the Max Kade Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Images courtesy of Janet Spaeth West and Rick Frautschi.


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Summary:

Johann writes that his son George had been in the hospital for two weeks but is home again and is recovering from typhus. Last winter his mother-in-law died in their house from cancer. Johann mentions that once again a summer has passed without a visit from his brother, and feels they are growing estranged.

Text of letter:

German | English

Transliteration and translation: Robert S. Spaeth and Roger P. Minert, Ph.D.

Commercial use prohibited. Copyright 2003, by the The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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Created: 15 October 2003

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