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Box 3

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Contains 8 Results:

Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1871 February 27

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 245
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. This letter is truly an historical document of the close of the Franco-German War of 1870-1871. Sigmund Heilner has moved to Portland, Oregon. Dated February 27, 1871. Also contains a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1871 February 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1871 April 14

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 246
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. Sophie's wedding date is announced, May 30, 1871. Dated April 14, 1871. Also contains a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1871 April 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Heilner family letter to Seligmann Heilner, 1871 August 31

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 247
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Seligmann Heilner. After eighteen years, Sigmund returns to Germany. His intent is to determine if he might join his brothers in the Gebrüder Heilner business. Dated August 31, 1871. Also contains a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1871 August 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Sigmund Heilner letter to Seligmann Heilner, 1871 September 18

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 248
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sigmund Heilner to Seligmann Heilner. Sigmund finds himself in a frustrating situation. The Gebruder Heilner business is now in debt, and his money is tied up in the business. Sigmund also finds the German way of doing business foreign after all these years and not to his liking. Dated September 18, 1871. Also contains a transcription of the letter.

Dates: 1871 September 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Sigmund Heilner letter to Seligmann Heilner, 1871 September 28

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 249
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sigmund Heilner to Seligmann Heilner. After a month in Germany, Sigmund decides to return to the American West, never to return to Germany again. This is a turning point in his life. After years of considering his immigration to America temporary, he now firmly plants his life in Oregon and moves forward, for the first time, considering his own needs to build a personal family life and business. Dated September 28, 1871. Also contains a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1871 September 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Aron Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner , 1871 November 19

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 250
Scope and Contents

Letter from the Aron Heilner to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. The family on both sides of the ocean take steps to solve financial problems from which both are suffering. Dated November 19, 1871. Also contains a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1871 November 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1871 December 28

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 251
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. Sophie and her husband, Edgar Elsas have moved to Ludwigsburg. Dated December 28, 1871. Also contains a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1871 December 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Photograph of Sophie and Edgar Elsas' home, approximately 1874

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 252
Scope and Contents

Photocoopy of a photograph of Sophie and Edgar Elsas' home in Ludwigsburg. Dated approximately 1874.

Dates: approximately 1874
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

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