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Title Hintz Family Correspondence in German
Date 1856
Document Type Correspondence; Manuscript
Reference SC 028 Folder 3
Library / Archive Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection Name Hintz (Hinz) Family Papers, 1792-1913
Description Correspondence from and to Friederich Hintz and his family, describing the details of family and daily life, shortly before the rest of the Hintz family emigrated to the United States.
Series Description The collection contains correspondence between Friederich Hintz (Hinz) and his wife before their reunion in America. His letters describe his voyage and living conditions in the United States. Included are his descriptions of work as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, hard times, and American politics. Letters from Maria's family discuss conditions in the old country. Also included are passports, a vaccination certificate, papers relating to Hintz's professional qualifications and experience, and to the purchase of property in New Ulm, and other personal items. English translations are available for some of the correspondence.
Biographical Note / History Friederich Hintz (Hinz), a carpenter, was born in Poland and came to the United States in 1853 from Konigsberg, Germany. He lived in East Cambridge and Roxborough, Massachusetts. In 1856 his wife Maria and their three daughters joined him. They later settled in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Theme(s) Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations
Country (from) Germany
Country (to) United States of America
Nationality German
People Hintz, Friederich; Hintz, Bertha; Hintz, Emma Louise Betty; Loeffler, Julia; Rassel, Anna; Rassel, Maria
Keywords family
Additional Information Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue.
Language German
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Copyright Historical Society of Pennsylvania