Izydor Prokopp Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - February 21, 1946

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Dr. Isidor Prokopp Polna str. 1. Warsaw 12. Poland February 21. 1946. Dr. [J. F.] HARDESTY 706-12 [Missouri] Building Grand Blvd and Lucas Ave. St. LOUIS. [Missouri] U.S.A. Dear Doctor Hardesty! I received last weck Your welcome letter, dated the 29 November 1945. My wife and I, we were very pleased reciving it, and we thank You very much for it. From the food parcels which You have sent to my wife during the [German] ocupation she received none, because they all were confiscated by the [German] authority. Knowing it, my wife begged You not to send her any parcel more. The parcel mentioned in Your last letter is not yet arrived.I shall let You know immediatly when I shall receive it. After my return in the country, I have not found my home because all which the [German] have not destroyed or burned during the war, they have do after the insurrection of Warsaw. My son, which recently attained the age 15 years, was taken in Germany, as a prisoner of war, and my wife with daugter were expelled from their cellar with that only, what they had on them. I have found them in a little town in the country in a very bad condition. You can imagine, that we must now organise our home from the ground, and all what You can send us - especially clothes, shoes, under-garments etc, food, fats, will be welcome. I thank You very much for Yours information concerning my son Wojciech. I shall write to the American Joint Distribution Comittee in Paris, and I beg You to write them also. My son was taken from Warsaw in October 1944, and the last information of him in January 1945. In this time, he was in Germany in Stalag XI-A, Arbeitrs Kdo Nr. 639/2, Osterwick Kreis,Wernigerode Harz, Nr. prisonner of war 45413. Prokopp Wojciech, borned 13 August 1929 in Warsaw. I have heard, that his labour group was in the [American] zone of occupation. I am now appointed in the fire brigades department. The conditions of life are hard. Warsaw is destrroyed in 95%. Now that our contact is established I shell write you each month. My daughter Isabella /12 years old/ send to Your daughte short notice in order to make her acquaintance, and she will be very pleased receiving answer from her young comerade. I am very obliged to You for Your kidness and Your aim to help us in our troubles. I beg you to accept our best wishes. K.I. Prokapp My dear comrade! I write You from the distance Warsaw, I am twelve Years old and go to school. I shall be very glad if You receiving a short letter of You, from Your beautifull country, which I know but by very interesting description I have read. I love very much Annie of the green mount by Montgomery Very truly Yours. Isabella Prokopp.