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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Title, Analytic | Emigration Recruitment Letter |
| Journal Title | Die Pommerschen Leute |
| Date of Publication | Winter 2012 |
| Volume ID | 35 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 6-7 |
| Abstract | Translation of a letter dated October 8, 1869, from C. Behmer, "Shiffs-Capitain [and] Konzessionirte General-Agentur zur Befoerderung von Auswanderern und Reisenden nach Amerika und Australien fuer den Umfang der Preussischen Staates" in Berlin, "To the farmer Mr. Daniel Splittstoesser" in Neu Grunau, West Prussia. As Splittstoesser intends to travel to St. Paul, Minnesota, Behmer advises that "Baltimore is better suited as [a] disembarking place than New York, because then you can travel by train for 2 and a half Reichstalers each person." Behmer describes the costs of travel from Bremen to Baltimore, provides advice on preparing rifles and scythes to avoid customs, and encloses "a filled-out postal money order form, on which you may pay the sum . . . and you will promptly receive from me the shipping contract." |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Emigration and immigration (Germany-US)/ Atlantic crossing/ Ships |