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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Hessel, Jakob |
| Title, Monographic | The Letter of Jakob Hessel : A German Farmer in Manitowoc County Writes Home, 1849 |
| Author/Subsidiary, or Performer | Rommelfanger, Karyl Enstad, translator and editor |
| Place of Publication | [Manitowoc County Historical Society] |
| Publisher | [Manitowoc, WI] |
| Date of Publication | 1997 |
| Extent of Work | 8 pages, illustrations |
| Series Title | Manitowoc County Historical Society occupational monographs |
| Series Vol. ID | 75 |
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| Abstract | Translation of a letter written by Jakob Hessel to relatives in his home village of Gau-Algesheim, a small town west of Mainz in Hesse-Darmstadt (now Rheinland-Pfalz). The letter "reveals the joys, frustrations and heartaches of the new Americans" in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. |
| Call Number | Digital file (PDF) |
| MKI Terms | Letters/ Translations/ German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Wisconsin -- Manitowoc County -- History/ 19th century |