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4 August 1896, 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:

John writes to say that all is well in St. Paul. He hopes Christian will be able to visit this September, as he did not visit this nor last summer, and mentions that travel prices should be very inexpensive.

Text of letter:

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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: 27 August 2003

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