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Title
Letter from Widow Elizabeth Hoehne to her son and daughter-in-law
Subject
Religion; Transatlantic Correspondence; Immigration; Agriculture; Domestic Service; Chain Migration
Description
A widowed mother in Germany writes her son and daughter-in-law explaining why she cannot bring herself to emigrate, even though they have sent money for her passage. She includes information on perceptions of immigrant life in America, as well as the experience of an acquaintance who has gotten work as a domestic servant in St. Louis.
Source
Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Box 1
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
Publisher
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Rights
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Language
German; English translation
Identifier
Box #1, Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
Coverage
1868; St. Louis; Lee County; Boehne, Hesse
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