letters

1 February 1901, 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.

larger image
169 KB

Envelope


jpeg file
48 KB
jpeg file
42 KB

Summary:

Johann reports having received a recent letter, but that they did not receive a card announcing the marriage of Emil. They are sending a gift for Emil to Christian's address.

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


home

Created: 12 November 2003

Comments to: kkurdylo@wisc.edu