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Submitted By Roy Pfeiffer
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Letter from the mother of Maria Deinhard
Pfeiffer and Barbara Deinhard Kellermeier to the family of their brother Johann.
NEUMARKT, DECEMBER 2, 1869
DEAR SON AND DAUGHTER,
((This is to her son Johann and his
wife, Elizabeth Louiza Madter of Swiss origin.))
I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR LETTER OF MAY 9TH
AND THE ONE FROM YOUR WIFE OF OCTOBER 8, ONLY THE WARRANT, THAT YOU HAVE
ANNOUNCED TO ME IN YOUR LETTER OF MAY 9TH, THE WARRANT EXECUTED BY THE THERE
DOMICILED PUBLIC NOTARY MR. KAUFMANN SR. WITH TWO WITNESS RELATIVE THERETO AND
PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY ADDRESS AND WHICH WAS TO BE SENT AT ONCE DID NOT
REACH ME.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS WARRANT HAS NOT
BEEN RECEIVED BY THE PROVINCIAL COURT IN KASTEL AND THE DISTRICT COURT IN
VELBURG AND SO LONG THE WARRANT DOES NOT COME WILL THE MONEY NOT BE PAID BY THE
HIGH PROVINCIAL COURT AT VELBURG. IT
SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN LOST ON THE WAY.
IN ORDER THAT I CAN RECEIVE THE MONEY FROM THE COURT YOU WILL HAVE TO
SEND ME A SECOND WARRANT AS THE FIRST ...???...SEND IT OVER IN A CHECK.
I LEARNED FROM YOUR WIFE'S LETTER THAT
LITTLE MARGARET HAS A MOLE AT HER MOUTH, WHICH HAS BEEN OPERATED UPON IN SAN
ANTONIO WITH SUCCESS. ALSO I
CONGRATULATE YOU WITH YOUR NEWBORN SON
((FRANKLIN LEONARD, BORN SEPTEMBER 28, 1869)) AND WISH HEARTILY THAT HE MAY GROW
UP FOR YOUR JOY AND ADVANTAGE. I
WILL REMEMBER YOU AND THE DEAR CHILDREN DAILY IN MY PRAYERS.
I AM VERY GLAD THAT THE BROTHERS-IN LAW
ARE WELL AND YOU ARE WELL ALSO. TO
COMPLY WITH YOUR WISH HAVE I DECIDED TO HAVE MY PICTURE TAKEN AND SHALL SEND YOU
ONE AND I SHALL BE GLAD IF IT WILL GIVE YOU JOY TO HAVE THE OLD GRANDMOTHER IN
AMERIKA. THE PHOTO YOU SENT ME GAVE
ME MUCH PLEASURE. AS OFTEN AS I
LOOK AT IT I SEEM TO BE WITH YOU IN SPIRIT.
I LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM WELL THANKS THE
LORD AND THAT I SPEND THE DAY IN PRAYER AS I AM NOT ABLE TO WORK.
YOUR SINCERE MOTHER, SISTER-IN-LAW ((DID
SHE REALLY WRITE THIS)) AND
GRANDMOTHER, MARGARETHA DEINHARD
P.S. HAVEN'T YOU READ MY LETTER OF JUNE
30 IN WHICH I TOLD JOHANN THAT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE AUTHORIZATION?