Dear Robert, Wife and children
I would like to let you know that we are also in America, since August 1913. We didn’t like it very much . The first year was relatively good, but now the bad times are here. Many are unemployed , I haven’t worked for 2 months and it doesn’t look good to find work. Dear Robert your parents tell us that it is also not too good in Gerresheim.
Karl is in the war, Anna‘s husband is ill. Sofi has a little son , many people of Gerresheim have died. Dear Robert your parents wrote that they haven’t heard from you for a long time. We would like to see if you are still alive as it is rather a bad time. We think it would be the best if we could be in Germany. Dear Robert let us know how you are and if it is as bad as it is here. Many Gerresheimer live here, but far apart.
After the war we would like to go back to Germany, it’s hard here and more people are unemployed than in Germany. People from everywhere with foreign languages we can’t speak and no work is not too good. With all that Germany would be the best, answer quickly.
Regards August Neumann, Minna, Otto, Elli
Hi Marlene,
Here is the letter. When I read my translation I noticed that I fell into German quite often. If I missed some - sorry.
Regards Peonie