Ree, Berlin June 7 

 Ans. July ? 



St. Louis May 19#l869 



Dear Engelmann, 



From your commi^C^ j the enclosed paper was sent to me,and, 

 as I assume, that you want to get it as soon as possible,I mall it 

 still today. I have not reeeived any more letters from Paris, and, 

 thus, do not know where you are now. . You probably have already 

 hearX about the fire in Pope's College or through the newspapers. 

 The cow stable on the West side of the building,wlth much hay and 

 straw caught fire one evening. The western building of the College 

 burned down with it. Our library was fotunately saved, though damaged 

 through water». Of the museum though, which was on the upper floor, 

 little is left,except what feil 1 through thefalling ceilings down- 

 ward' and is still buried. As soon as the nibble is carried away,, 

 the damage can be more clearly evaluated. We fear though, that all 

 collections are practically destroyed. In the meantime we hold our 

 meetings in the Polytechnicum ,but our orderky transfer has not ta- 

 ken place, because there is so much red tape. . 



I have not seen your house for a long tlme,but hear, that it 

 is almost finished*. Otherwise nothing new. Money is tight, gold 

 is aß*ain 1^2, and collections pro poorly. Praxi s midd ling J Rubeola 

 is widely spread but very mild. My family in the country is well,, 

 and as I want to p-et down there still this afte^noon.I must close. 

 With hearty prreetings to Mrs.Eng. Your A»Wislizenus 



(translated from German script by Edgar Denison, July 1988) 



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