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[Letter from Joseph Mathison to his friend, Jakob Sternberger]

Written in the old German script. Mathison spells Jakob's last name as Steinberger. He writes concerning the raising of men for a Norwegian company under Colonel Hegg for the Union Army.

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Correspondent: Mathison, Joseph
Addressee: Sternberger, Jakob
Date: September 16, 1861
Language: German
Collections: German Studies Collection; Max Kade Institute Collection
Description of Original: 1 leaf (1 p.) ; 17 x 25 cm., 1 envelope (1 side) ; 16 x 9 cm., Transliteration: 1 p. ; 21.5 x 28 cm.
Subjects: German Americans — Wisconsin — 19th century; Germany — Emigration and immigration — 19th century; Letter; United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865; Madison (Wis.)
Part of: German-American Correspondence Collection from the Max Kade Institute
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