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29 December 1895, Letter from Johann Peter Frautschi to his brother Christian Frautschi
About the Original Manuscript:
December 29, 1895, from Johann Peter Frautschi
to his brother Christian Frautschi
Original in University of Wisconsin-Madison. Max Kade Institute.
Frautschi Letters (JP1895/c1895)
Sender: Johann
Peter Frautschi
Letter begins: It was a negligence on my part that I did
not write you sooner.
Date: 1895 Dec. 29, Elizabeth, Minnesota
Published versions: none
Physical description: [4] p. on [2] leaves; 12 x 19 cm.
folded to 7 x 12 cm.
Notes: In German. Includes a watermark or woman's profile. Ruled
paper; black ink. In envelope, 9 x 13 cm.
About the Electronic Version:
Creation of machine-readable version: Muriel
Gunderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Conversion to TEI-conformant markup: Muriel Gunderson, University
of Wisconsin-Madison
LIS839
Special Collections in the Digital Environment (Spring 2000)
Note: Page images have been included from the original source.
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Credits (scanned images): Muriel Gunderson
Date(s) of scanning: April / May 2000
Hardware: Mikrotek Scan Maker 4
Scanning software: Scan Wizard 3.2.4 (MicrotekLab, Inc., c1995)
Summary:
Johann writes to his brother, Christian, about the wonderful weather and growing season he experienced in Minnesota and includes the prices of crops. There is some reflection on life and death after receiving news of the death of his brother's child.
Text of letter:
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Transliteration:
Translation:
Markup: Muriel Gunderson
Editorial Notes:
Muriel Gunderson
May 9, 2000
Commercial use prohibited. Copyright 2000, by the The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Created: 14 April 2000
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