August Stockebrand letter to Bernard Rustemeyer - December 6, 1922
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Aug. Stockenbrand Corn Liquor Distillery KOERBECKE December 6, 1922 Dear Cousin Bernard: Yesterday evening I returned from a trip to Dortmund and so will take this night as the time for completing my writing tasks. Dear Cousin Bernard, I still own in Dortmund a large business place, which I myself built in 1909, and consequently have to look after the minter now and then. I had a beer and lunch there. A small meal with a glass of beer cost 500 Mk. You cannot imagine today
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| Title | August Stockebrand letter to Bernard Rustemeyer - December 6, 1922 |
| Creator | Stockebrand, August |
| Source | Stockebrand, August. Letter to Bernard Rustemeyer. 6 December 1922. Rustemeyer Family, Papers, 1884-1953. C4017. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. |
| Description | In this December 6, 1922 letter to his cousin Bernard Rustemeyer of Osage County, August Stockebrand of Korbecke, Germany discusses inflation, famine and post-war living conditions. Included with the letter is a piece of German currency. Translation provided by Raymond Backes. |
| Site Accession Number | C4017 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | December 6, 1922 |
| Language | German |