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A Letter Of Johann Grob Of St. Imier To His Parents, Written In Jersey City On June 10, 1866, Johann Grob
A Letter Of Johann Grob Of St. Imier To His Parents, Written In Jersey City On June 10, 1866, Johann Grob
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Ms. Elisabeth Fowler of Oak Park, Illinois, found Johann Grob's letter among her family papers. "I have never heard how we got the copy over here," she wrote, "but we did have a cousin (in my father's generation or maybe a bit older) who used to go back and forth to Switzerland." Although it is not known who has translated the 3 document nor where the original might be, the letter sounds authentic and reports valuable details about Grob's ocean crossing and his first weeks in the United States.