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The following is a transcription of a (half) letter found
in the papers of Edmund Michael KIRSCH, who was the third
son ( youngest child ) of Helen Frances HAYES Kirsch
[ the daughter of Agnes KINTZ Hayes and Henry HAYES ].
THIS HALF-LETTER CONSISTS OF
THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE RECTO
AND
THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE VERSO
[ THE REST IS MISSING, SO WE
DO NOT HAVE THE DATE OR ADDRESSEE].
ALL UPPER CASE TO ALLOW FEWER [sic!]S.
[SECOND QUARTER, KINTZ HALF-LETTER]
"THE INFORMATION GAINED WAS ONLY HER FARTHERS [sic!]
JOHN KINTZ BABITISM [sic!] . AND THAT HIS FARTHERS [sic!] NAME WAS MATHIAS.
AUNT MARY GAVE THE LETTER TO HE R BROTHER, AMBROSE
FARTHER [sic!] ALEXANDER KINTZ FOR AMBROSE, BUT THE
LETTER NEVER REACHED OUR HANDS. AND AS FARTHER [sic!]
IS NOW DEAD, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT BECAME OF IT.
THE ONLY WAY I SEE IS TO WRITE AGAIN TO Connemaugh
FOR ANOTHER COPY OF THE RECORD. BUT I AM AT A LOSS
HOW TO PROCEDE [sic!] FOR FARTHER [sic!] OCTERING [?]
IS NOW TRAVELING IN EUROPE. AND AUNT MARY HAS
FORGOTTEN THE NAME OF THE PRIEST AT Connemaugh. AND
HE WAS OR IS A PERSONAL FRIEND OF THE PRIEST HERE.
AND I DON'T
[page ends]"
[FOURTH QUARTER, KINTZ HALF-LETTER]
"BUT I SHALL WRITE TO THE PASTOR THERE. AND
PERHAPS HE CAN TELL ME SOMETHING THAT
WILL HELP US [.] REV,[.] OCHTERING [?] WILL
NOT BE HOME UNTIL THE LAST OF AUGUST. AND IF
WE CAN GET NO INFORMATION
FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE I WILL SEE HIM UPON HIS
RETURN BUT HOPE WE WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG.
TELL YOUR SON GEORGE WE ARE STILL AWAITING AN ANSWER
TO THE LAST LETTER I WROTE HIM AND ALSO REMEMBER MY
DAUGHTER AND MYSELF TO HIM. AMBROSE JOINS ME IN
BEST WISHES
SINCERELY YOURS [?]
LUCIA A KINTZ
9X7 ARCHER AVENUE FORT WAYNE IND
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Does anyone have this line -- or know of Ambrose and Lucia?
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