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Transcribe Page - Hermann Raster to Sophie Raster, April 1, 1868

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Chicago., 1. April 1868

Liebe Schwester

Habe ich Dir nicht in einem meiner letzten Briefe geschrieben, daß ich auf der Sonnenhöhe des Lebens stehe; - daß mein Behagen vollkommen genug sei, um mich an den Ring des Polykrates zu erinnern?

Ach, diese Erinnerung war eine Ahnung schrecklichen Unglücks.

Gestern Abend 9 Uhr ist mein gutes Weib, die zweite Mutter Mathildes, welches sie wie ihre einzige liebte,


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