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File consists of 28 German letters from between 1867 and 1872. The majority of the letters were written by Reverend Jacob Anthes, from the Carrick and Port Elgin areas of Ontario, to his parents Martin and Catharina Anthes, in Baden and New Hamburg in Waterloo County. They document his young family's experience living in a new place while he preached, sometimes at long-distances, attempting to convert people to the Evangelical Association Church. Included are references to the Anthes family's health and living situation, local weather and farming conditions, and happenings related to the day to day lives of people with whom he interacted.
File also includes one unidentified letter; an agreement [?] signed by Rev. Anthes, Glenlyon, Bruce Co.; and invoices, one for Martin Anthes' account at a store in New Hamburg signed by Jacob [Niebel?].
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Some letters are fragile.
Some letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed.
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Arranged in chronological order by the archivist with the exception of GA200-4-29, which was described and translated at a later date. Letters dated only with a year are placed in order with others from that year based on relevant information they may provide: allusions to the season, for example. Failing such information, they have been listed last among letters for that year.
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The letters were transcribed and translated by Dr. Susan Thorne. The project was jointly funded by grants from the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation and the Waterloo Centre for German Studies at the University of Waterloo.
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Letters are available for viewing as part of the Correspondence to Martin Anthes collection on the Waterloo Digital Library.
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Jacob Anthes is brother to J.S. Anthes.
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Letters described at item level by DR 2020