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Dear Gustav!
Unfortunately I had gotten quite sick again, so that I couldnt answer your dear letter any earlier. Very terrible vomiting of bile in large quantities and weak nerves take quite a toll on me. Now, as far as the America-affair is concerned, I have, after endless searching, found the things (just now) and will send you the same as soon as possible, since tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, if I feel better, I will do you the favor of consulting the original document files of the consulate-general. Anyhow, serious fraud is the case here, in all probability committed by the consul at that time [ Sandell]; back then that curmudgeon also tricked that [wooden staff machine] upon Hugo. He seems like an outright robber to me. Father received from Hugo, for which he issued a receipt: 22 Reichsthaler, 24 Silbergroschen, 6 Pfennig. Costs were: 7Rt 15sgr. 6pf, and, according to a letter from his friend to me, Julius had 140 dollar outstanding
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