19 Fall (?) 1875, Letter from Johann Peter Frautschi to his brother Christian Frautschi


University of Wisconsin-Madison. Max Kade Institute. Frautschi Letters (MKI/Frautschi3/JP9-1875G)

Electronic version: http://frautschi-letters.mki.wisc.edu/let/JP91875/JohannPeter18759.html

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Elisabeth.<lb>
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<date value="the 19th of fall,1875"></date>the 19th of fall, 1875<lb></dateLine>
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Dear Brother,<lb>
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I forgot to report to you that I did receive the bill of exchange. <lb>

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In the future you can save yourself the trouble of writing my address on newspapers, since I leave them at the post office. Our late mother also had no use for American newspapers, and even though they do contain much that is good, so too every secular organization has its good sides. Indeed, free societies or clubs also have lovely regulations like the Bible and open and close their meetings with prayer, and they must still swear the oath on the Bible that they will care for and support their sick and suffering members at no charge, and even if they are true atheists, still they capture the poor people in their snares, and seduce innocent hearts with their sweet words and terrible speeches.lb>

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Greetings,<lb>

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