image of the first page of Chapter Twelve from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration

image of the first page of Chapter Two from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration

Mr. Shortess does not exactly specify what he is trying to do, but you can tell he knows about someone of German heritage in the town. Many people in that time period expressed their patriotism by trying to

City marshall wonders about enforcement and how to report known "alien women."

This correspondence is connected with the previous letter. This shows how much of the United States was involved in removing German aliens, even the Food Administration. Every department of the federal government was paranoid and was involved in…

Lasher against German influence and immigration.

A long, thoughtful letter on Germans, immigration, and language in the context of religiosity.

image of the Foreword from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration.

Informant on German alien near Schleswig supposedly advising local Germans to join army and shoot their officers.

The document is a church attest from Jacob Naumann's pastor in Wiebelskirchen, certifying Naumann as a member in good standing of the local Lutheran congregation and asking all Lutheran pastors in the U.S. to receive him into their congregations. The…