A new collection of letters—the majority written by John Jacob Frautschi
to his brother Christian over the period 1863 to 1914—have been discovered
and digitized by Rick J. Frautschi in California. This page serves as an
index to these new finds. The Max Kade Institute thanks Janet Spaeth West for preserving these letters, and thanks Rick Frautschi for supplying us with the digital images, transcriptions, and translations. |
Foreword, by Rick J. Frautschi (in PDF format)
Table of Contents
Letter 1 (E): 15 July 1863 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Saanen, Canton Berne, Switzerland
Letter 2 (F): 1 January 1865 –
John J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Schaffhausen
Letter 3 (KK): April 1865 – Abraham
Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Saanen, Canton Berne, Switzerland
Letter 4 (G): 13 November 1865 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Saanen, Canton Berne, Switzerland
Letter 5 (Uncoded): (probably written between January-March,
1868) – John J. Frautschi
to Christian F. Frautschi – Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Letter 6 (R): 25 March 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi –New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 7 (N): 26 April 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 8 (H): Postmarked envelope 23 August 1868 –
John J. Frautschi to Christian
F. Frautschi – Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Letter 9 (S): 9 September 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 10 (T): 20 September 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 11 (U): 3 November 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 12 (AA): 22 November 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Swanton, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 13 (BB): 6 December 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 14 (I): Postmarked envelope 7 December; letter written
possibly in 1867 or 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County,
Iowa
Letter 15 (O): 12 December 1868 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 16 (P): 7 February 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 17 (J): 12 February 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 18 (Q): 12 March 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 19 (K): 12 May 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – New Albion, Butler County, Iowa
Letter 20 (L): 17 May 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Letter 21 (DD): 2 July 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Letter 22 (EE): 1 September 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Stillwater, Washington County,
Minnesota
Letter 23 (GG): 21 September 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Letter 24 (CC): 4 October 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Letter 25 (FF): 9 December 1869 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Letter 26 (II): 3 January 1870 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Niggelers Settlement, Pelican
River, Tomme [Pomme] de Terre, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Letter 27 (MM): 4 September 1870 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Letter 28 (HH): 12 March 1871 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Letter 29 (JJ): 6 May 1872 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Cloud, Stearns County and
Elisabeth Town, Pelican River, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Letter 30 (A): 27 December 1881 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Norwood, Carver County, Minnesota
Letter 31 (NN): 3 September 1883 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Norwood, Carver County, Minnesota
Letter 32 (M): 26 December 1884 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Norwood, Carver County, Minnesota
Postcard 33 (LL): 25 March 1885 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Norwood, Carver County, Minnesota
Letter 34 (OO): 9 June 1885 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – Corner of Louisa & Livingston
Ave., West St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 35 (PP): 12 October 1885 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 36 (QQ): 20 February 1886 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – 174 Concord Street, West St.
Paul, Minnesota
Letter 37 (RRa): 1 November 1886 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 38 (RRb): This letter from Johann
Peter Frautschi to John J. Frautschi (written from Elizabeth, Otter Tail County,
Minnesota), dated 11 June 1886, is placed non-sequentially
since it was included as an enclosure of John J. Frautschi’s letter (Letter
37 – RRa) of 1 November 1886 to his brother Christian F. Frautschi.
Letter 39 (TT): 23 March 1887 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota (1/4
of the top of the letter is missing)
Letter 40 (SS): 31 May 1887 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 41 (VV): 24 August 1887 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 42 (UU): 5 September 1887 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 43 (WW): 24 December 1888 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 44 (XX): 6 May 1889 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 45 (YYa): About 18 May 1889 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 46 (YYb): 12 May 1889 – Hans
Peter Frautschi to John J. Frautschi – Elizabeth, Otter Tail County,
Minnesota. This letter was sent as an enclosure with John J. Frautschi’s
letter (Letter 45 – YYa) of 18 May 1889 to his brother Christian F. Frautschi.
Postcard 47 (BBB): 29 June 1889 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 48 (ZZ): 16 August 1889 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 49 (AAA): 25 September 1889 & 9 October 1889 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 50 (DDD): 11 December 1890 –
John J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 51 (HHH): 3 December 1891 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 52 (III): 30 January 1892 – Hans
Peter Frautschi to John J. Frautschi – Elisabeth, Otter Tail County,
Minnesota. Letter was included as an enclosure of John J. Frautschi’s
letter of 29 February 1892 (Letter 53 – III) to his brother Christian
F. Frautschi.
Letter 53 (III) 29 February 1892 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 54 (JJJ): 6 February 1893 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 55 (KKK): 6 February 1894 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 56 (LLL): 2 December 1894 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 57 (MMM): 29 April 1895 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 58 (AAAA): 2 March 1896 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 59 (NNN): 4 August 1896 –
John J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 60 (OOO): 8 February 1897 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 61 (PPP): 30 December 1897 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 62 (QQQ): 28 August 1898 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 63 (B): 12 January 1900 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 64 (CCC): 11 June 1900 – Ida
Nell (Frautschi) Seidel to Christian F. Frautschi – West St. Paul,
Minnesota
Letter 65 (EEE): 11 December 1900 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 66 (FFF): 1 February 1901 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 67 (GGG): 5 February 1901 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 68 (RRR): Postmarked envelope 29 January 1903
– John J. Frautschi to Christian
F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 69 (SSS): 7 January 1904 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 70 (TTT): 19 December 1904 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 71 (UUU): 6 February 1905 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 72 (VVV): 15 February 1905 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 73 (WWW): 23 February 1905 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 74 (XXX): 23 March 1905 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 75 (YYY): 6 April 1905 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 76 (ZZZ): 17 April 1905 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 77 (BBBB): 10 December 1905 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 78 (CCCC): 15 December 1906 –
John J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 79 (DDDD): 21 November, 1907 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 80 (C): 20 December 1907 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 81 (EEEE): 12 May 1908 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota to Kingfisher,
Oklahoma
Letter 82 (FFFF): Postmarked envelope 20 December 1908
– John J. Frautschi
to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 83 (V): 29 June 1909 – John
J. Frautschi to Swiss Relatives – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 84 (GGGG): 12 October 1909 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota –
letter commenting on the death of their brother, Hans Peter Frautschi
Letter 85 (W): 8 December 1909 – John
J. Frautschi to Elizabeth (Kuntz) Frautschi – sister-in-law –
St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 86 (HHHH): 21 January 1910 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 87 (D): 24 August 1910 – John
J. Frautschi to Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 88 (D): 11 August 1910 – Elise
Frautschi (daughter of Christian and Johann Jacob's brother Johann Gottlieb
Frautschi) to Johann Jacob Frautschi – Bissen, Switzerland. Letter was
included as an enclosure to John J. Frautschi’s letter (Letter 87 –D)
from 24 August 1910 to his brother Christian F. Frautschi – St. Paul,
Minnesota
Letter 89 (X): 1 December 1910 – John
J. Frautschi to Swiss relatives – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 90 (Y): 1 July 1912 – John
J. Frautschi to Elizabeth (Reuteler) Frautschi, his sister-in-law believed
to be the wife of his brother Johann Gottlieb Frautschi – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 91 (IIII): 30 July 1913 – John
J. Frautschi to Luise Brand (niece in Switzerland) – St. Paul, Minnesota
Letter 92 (Z): 21 April 1914 – John
J. Frautschi to nephews and nieces in Saanen, Switzerland, on the loss of
their mother, Katharina (Reuteler) Frautschi who had died on 26 March 1914 at
the age of 64 – St. Paul, Minnesota
Frautschi Letters Virtual Archive Home
Created: 11 April 2003
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