Collection: Crede Family Papers

Author: Heinrich Carl Crede

Recipient: Hermann Carl Crede

Description: Letter from Heinrich Carl Crede to his son, Hermann Crede, written in summer 1878. The letter can be dated by Heinrich Carl Crede's reference to the execution of Max Hödel, who attempted to assassinate Emperor Wilhelm I, having already taken place (on August 16, 1878), and to the impending death of Karl Nobiling, another would-be assassin, which occurred on September 10, 1878.

Heinrich Carl Crede to Hermann Crede, 1878

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