Enclosed in the letter were some reports from different counties regarding the work that is being done there and request for suggestions.

In the letter the president of a German Savings bank writes to inform HJM that they were not aware of the German Coat of Arms on their bank notes. He states they have ordered new drafts without the symbol and concludes with a statement about a…

In this letter HJM writes to a senator asking for any recommendations of information he can give to a nineteen year-old boy he knows that would like to enter West Point Military Academy.

In this letter Metcalf writes to a Davenport newspaper to thank them for all of their pro-war efforts and doing the best thing for the country.

Letter from The Grinnell Register explaining the steps they took to encourage application to the U.S. public Service Reserve. They are at a loss as how to proceed beyond what they have done.

This is a letter to a Dr. H.L. Avery asking him to investigate a German School that opened in Sanborn, IA. Metcalf suspects that it might be a cover to teach secular subjects in German language which is illegal but asks to check them out and make…

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HJM apologizes to the recipient about missing his phone call from the other day. Before signing at the bottom he shows appreciation towards Mr. Konrad

HJM talks about a letter he received from a Mr. Crosier that German has been dropped in his school and that no classes in German have been started since last September. HJM explains to his recipient that Crosier was very offended that any such…

In a letter to HJM the author talks about terrible raids on specific churches who refuse to quit using the German language.