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Letter from Hilpert to Reim, 1864-09-26

 Item
Identifier: S013.03.005.0116

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The bulk of these records consists of the correspondence recieved by the first four presidents of the Wisconsin Synod. The following men held the position and were elected pro-tempore:

Johannes Muehlhaeuser December 1849-June 1860

Johannes Bading June 1860-August 1863

Gotlieb Reim September 1863-June 1865

Wilhelm Striessguth June 1865 - June 1867

Johannes Bading June 1867 -June 1889.

The collection also consists of correspondence collected by from various personal collections as noted in Koehler's custodial history.

Dates

  • 1864-09-26

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Extent

From the Collection: 31 Box : 19 record cartons, 9 hollinger boxes, 3 cartons loose material.

Language of Materials

German

Abstract

Handwritten letter in German from Friedrich Hilpert in Eldorado, WI to Reim.

Related Materials

Koehler's Index: 983. 1864, September 26, sent from Eldorado by Hilpert to Reim. Zu Calumet ist ein roher Mord begangen worden. Hilpert will aber doch den Beruf dahin annehmen, weil Braun nicht dahin will.

(A brute murder has been committed at Calumet. But Hilpert wants to take the job there because Braun doesn't want to go there.)

Repository Details

Part of the TestR1 Repository

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