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Collection: Ziegenhagen Family Letters
Author: Frank Mansolf
Description: Letter from Frank Mansolf to one of the sisters of his mother (Franziska Ziegenhagen Mansoff) living in the United States, either Maria Ziegenhagen Peffer or Antonia Ziegenhagen Mansolf, June 11, 1889.
Frank Mansolf to Maria Peffer or Antonia Mansolf, June 11, 1889
English Text
Stegers, June 11, 1889
Dear Aunt,
With the best of health I seize the pen and hope you will politely excuse this letter I’m bothering you with. You already have easily heard that I am now already in Germany for a visit. I quit Helena, Montana on the 10th of May and had one very happy and favorable journey. On the 3rd of June I was home.
I no longer like it here and also can no more please (my family), so I think I will return to America
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as soon as possible. I wish to buy myself a little land thereabout where I have already gone. I will thank you in advance if you could tell me whether there is still land to sell or how expensive it is there.
Dearest Aunt, I don’t ask for your help (monetary) and no thanks are enough for me to give you if I could receive a message from you soon. It would be better if the news traveled from you.
My cousin Angelika Kadzinska
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will go to classes next spring. She will go to school every day.
I will close this request and I am hopeful that my writing finds you with the best of health. I send you my regards.
Your nephew,
Frank Mansolf
And also hearty greetings from my Mother, Father and Grandmother.
Good Bye until I hear from you
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Address
Frank Mansolf
Abb. Stegers
Kreis Schlochau
West Preusen
Germany
Mansolf
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