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Heflin, Alexander, to Jessie Beathard Heflin [wife], Höfeln family papers, 1831-1897
Heflin, Alexander, to Jessie Beathard Heflin [wife], Höfeln family papers, 1831-1897
Heflin, Alexander, to Jessie Beathard Heflin [wife], Höfeln family papers, 1831-1897
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Open book Heflin, Alexander, to Jessie Beathard Heflin [wife], Höfeln family papers, 1831-1897

Title Heflin, Alexander, to Jessie Beathard Heflin [wife], Höfeln family papers, 1831-1897 
Creator Höfeln, Andreas von
Date 1831-1897 
Language German
Subjects Love letters, Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway
Description Chiefly letters from Germany to Charlotte Fischer, both before and after her emigration to Illinois in 1851 and her marriage to Andreas von Höfeln in 1852. Also includes correspondence with their son, Alexander Andrew Heflin, who worked for railroads in Kansas, and between Heflin and his wife, teacher Jessie Beathard Heflin. 
User-Contributed Transcription Glasford July 14
Dear Jessie,
God bless you for your sweet compassion – I must be brief as mail carrier is waiting. I wish you could come up to [[?]] Saturday — I think if you could make it [[conoc?]] to come that I will have the pleasure to introduce you to my mother & sister. They wrote me today that I may expect them next Saturday — I would bring them down but as roads are in so 
Transcription Status Needs review
Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative. 
Archival Collection Title Ho?feln family papers, Höfeln family papers
Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record
Call Number Midwest MS Höfeln Box 2 Folder 26 
BibID 998264948805867
Rights Status No Copyright - United States
Contributing Institution Newberry Library
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Size 1808px × 2791px     28.91 MB 
File Created 04/11/2019 
Filename 998264948805867_midwest_ms_hofeln_box_02_fl_26_01_001.tif 
Unique Identifier NL1NOIN 
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