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Confédération Suisse Passport for Jacob (Jacques) Frautschi, 13 February 1852

About the Image:

Much-folded and worn document created for Jacques Frautschi (signed Jacob Frautschi) on 13 February 1852. Jacob—accompanied by his wife, daughter, and son—used this passport to emigrate from Switzerland to the United States. Some of the writing and print from the reverse sides can be seen through on the facing pages.
Original document in the collection of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Donated by Rick Frautschi, September 2002.

Translation of 1852 passport

Credits (scanned images): Leng Lee
Date(s) of scanning: March 27, 2003
Hardware: Microtek ScanMaker 8700
Scanning software: ScanWizard Pro v. 6.02

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

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Created: 31 March 2003

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