1873 t March 2nd 

 Gumbinnen, Germany 



TRANSLATION 



Gumbinnen, March 2nd, I873. 



Dear Doctor t 



I received your kind letter of the 25th of last montth on February 

 l*fth and was happy to hear from you so soon. I still have not set the 

 date of my orther our (my and my brother's) departure. Perhaps we shall 

 let the quinoctial time pass by first. Our first stop would be in New 

 York f from there probably to Philadelphia. I don f t know whether we shall 

 stay in the latter city. I know the soil and the climate southern Texas 

 since I travelled there myself for twelve months and it would have been 

 better if I had never known it. The trip to California is too expensive 

 for me, so I shall probably have to choose the east of the United States 

 for my residence. 



The weather here is again almost springlike. From January 2nd to the 

 25th the thermometer was a little bit above freezing and from then on 

 until February l§th went down to -2° to 66° R t on the first of February 

 even to -11°R; since February l8th, it is thawing. Our health is good. 



I am so familiar with your handwriting that again I had not trouble 

 reading your letter, even though the pen-strokes are longer than usual. 



You will probably have heard from the American newspapers about the 

 church troubles in Germany. There is nothing else to report. With friendly 

 greetings, 



I remain 

 Cordially yours 

 A. Fendler 



