Letter from Scheaffer to Bading, 1861-03-15

Item

Identifier: S013.02.003.0053

Staff Only

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

1861-03-15

Conditions Governing Use

Extent

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

Language of Materials

German

Additional Description

Abstract

Handwritten letter in German from C. F. Schaeffer in Gettysburg, PA to Bading.

Related Materials

Koehler's Index: 509. 1861, March 15, sent from Gettysburg by Carl F. Schäffer to Bading. Sieker will gern die College Kursus durchmachen. Wisconsin hat das abgeschlagen. Muehlhaeuser braucht aber nicht zu befürchten dass Sieker untreu wird.

( Sieker would like to do the college course. Wisconsin knocked that off. However, Muehlhaeuser need not fear that Sieker will be unfaithful.)