5. August Eing. 17/8 [Wenn Du l. Martin in dem ersten Brief etwas besonderes geschrieben hast, dann schreibe nochmal darüber.] | August 5th Arrived 8/17 [Martin dear, if you wrote anything special in the first letter, please repeat it.] Dear Martin, Today your second letter was the first to arrive, and we were thrilled to hear that by all appearances, you enjoyed yourself on the voyage and passed the time nicely. The fare you were eating didn't seem to be too bad either. The photos are beautiful, they really made an impression, and I thank you kindly for them. Hopefully you've found good work, or perhaps Max already figured that out for you. Write me soon in detail about your employment. I'm sure that you'll be useful, and bring honor to the name Marx. In any case, you'll have opportunity to do so in America. I'm working on doing the books right now and will go into more detail in the next letter. Today I took into account your long-standing wish, and wrote to the various Wust, Sch??mann, + Pfaff and got the ball rolling on the matter. I hope also to reach a goal. Haun Geinsheim, whom we'd written off, is offering 1500 and I hope we'll be able to come to an agreement. Otherwise there's little new to report, I just spoke with Tante Hans, and congratulated the new grandmother. On Monday I sent her a chest of your clothes, shirts, etc. Write her your address, Rudi too. For today, I send you kisses and greetings to all our loved ones, from your father. |