Author
Johann Holl [Jr.]
Date
October 3, 1870
Origin
Palaiseau, France
Destination
Oberpreuschwitz, Bavaria [?]
Description
Letter written to the Holl family by Johann Holl [Jr.], a soldier who went missing in action during the Franco-Prussian War. A second message dated December 15, 1870 is included with this letter.
Type
letter
Language
German
Source
Johann Georg Holl Family Letters
Collection
Repository
Holl family collection
Citation
“Johann Holl [Jr.] family letter, Oct. 3, 1870.” Johann Georg Holl Family Letters, Holl family collection, accessed from German Heritage in Letters, March 12, 2026, https://germanletters.org/items/show/2313

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