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Writing Across Borders

Source: Community Contributions

Interval: 1866-1877

Small Collections

The "Small Collections of Letters" was created through contributions from the community. This collection includes correspondence from families whose correspondence consists of no more than three letters.

Anna Trumpler Spieß to her son, Georg Karl Spiess, n.d.
Letter from Anna Trumpler Spieß to her son, Georg Karl Spiess, n.d.
Anna Trumpler Spieß to Georg Karl Spiess, n.d.
Letter from Anna Trumpler Spieß to her son, Georg Karl Spiess, undated.
Heinrich Brueckmann to Georg Karl Spiess and Christina Brueckmann Spiess, February 14, 1858
Letter from Heinrich Brueckmann to Georg Karl Spiess and Christina Brueckmann Spiess, February 14, 1858.
Johann Iburg to Herman C. Iburg, June 18, 1888
Letter from Johann Iburg to his son, Herman C. Iburg, June 18, 1888.
Herman C. Iburg to Johann Iburg, December 19, 1888
Letter from Herman C. Iburg to his father, Johann Iburg, December 19, 1888.
Wilhelm Voos to Amalia Voos, March 31, 1895
Letter written by (Friedrich) Wilhelm Voos to his stepmother, Amalia Voos, and other relatives, including his half-sister Bertha, on March 31, 1895. The letter shares the news of the birth of Amalie Johanne Voos, the second daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm...
Caroline Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907
Letter from Caroline ("Lina") Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907. Carl Flentge immigrated to the United States in the early 1850s; Lina Steierberg was the daughter of his sister Charlotte Flentge Steierberg.
Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907
Letter from Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907. The author of the letter, Heinrich Schlue, was the son of Ernst Schlue's brother, also named Heinrich. The letter was written to inform Ernst Schlue of the death of the elder Heinrich...
Heinrich Flentge to Carl and Sophie Flentge, October 13, 1907
Letter from Heinrich Flentge to Carl and Sophie Flentge, October 13, 1907. Carl Christian Ludwig Flentge immigrated to the United States in the early 1850s; Heinrich Flentge was the son of his brother Carl Heinrich Ludwig Flentge.
Letter to Urte Kupprat Gurklies, January 15, 1909
Letter to Urte Kupprat Gurklies, January 15, 1909.
Ernst Friedlin to William Friedlin, May 23, 1914
Letter from Ernst Friedlin to William Friedlin, May 23, 1914.
Wilhelm Dickel to Frederick Wilhelm Dickel, November 16, 1921
This November 1921 letter was sent by Wilhelm Dickel of Hörde, in Westphalia, to his uncle Frederick <em>Wilhelm</em> Dickel, who had immigrated to the United States as a young man and lived in Amana, Iowa. The letter, however, was eventually...
Daniel Dickel to Wilhelm Dickel, February 8, 1922
Letter from Daniel Dickel to his cousin Wilhelm Dickel, February 8, 1922. Daniel Dickel explained that his father, Frederick <em>George</em> Dickel, who lived in Kelona, Iowa, had received a letter Wilhelm Dickel had sent to Frederick <em>Wilhelm</em>...
Wilhelm Dickel to Daniel Dickel, March 23, 1922
This letter, written by Wilhelm Dickel of Hörde, Westphalia, to his cousin Daniel Dickel of Kalona, Iowa, in March, 1922, shares details of the effects of the fluctuation in the value of the mark on everyday life for the Dickel family.
Wilhelm Egberts to Wilhelm Tegtmeyer and George Tegtmeyer, April 12, 1927
Letter from Wilhelm Egberts to his stepsons, Wilhelm and George Tegtmeyer, April 12, 1927. The letter was written to inform the brothers of their mother's death.

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