Author: MWD Essays

Letter about the conference where the Wertenbergers arrange to be transferred from Concepción to Santiago.

Sender’s name and mailing address: [Charlie Wertenberger;] Colegio Americano, Colegio Inglés para Hombres, 22 Calle del Comercio, Casilla 89, Concepción, Chile Postmarks: Concepción, December 12, 1899; Valparaíso, December 13, 1899; Ashland, Ohio, January 11, 1900; Redhaw, Ohio, January 11, 1900 Recipient’s name and mailing address: Miss Alice Himmelright, Redhaw, Ashland Co., Ohio, U. S. A.…… Continue reading 000115 MHW to Dear Folks at Home (Chile) g

CHW expresses frustration with not hearing news from home.

Sender’s name and mailing address: [Charlie Wertenberger;] Colegio Americano, Colegio Inglés para Hombres, 22 Calle del Comercio, Casilla 89, Concepción, Chile Postmarks: Concepción, December 12,Continue reading 000109 CHW to Dear Friends (Chile) g

Sender’s name and mailing address: [Charlie Wertenberger;] Colegio Americano, Colegio Inglés para Hombres, 22 Calle del Comercio, Casilla 89, Concepción, Chile Postmarks: Concepción, December 12,Continue reading 000212 MHW to My Dear Folks at Home (Chile) g

Sender’s name and mailing address: [Charlie Wertenberger;] Colegio Americano, Colegio Inglés para Hombres, 22 Calle del Comercio, Casilla 89, Concepción, Chile Postmarks: Concepción, December 12, 1899; Valparaíso, December 13, 1899; Ashland, Ohio, January 11, 1900; Redhaw, Ohio, January 11, 1900 Recipient’s name and mailing address: Miss Alice Himmelright, Redhaw, Ashland Co., Ohio, U. S. A.…… Continue reading 991211 CHW to Dear People (Chile)

[No individual envelope for this letter; it shared an envelope with Charlie’s letter, #991211. Nor does the flannel sample she mentions remain in the envelope] Concepcion [sic; should be “Concepción”] Dec. 10, 1899 8:30 P.M. Dear Folks at Home: The beautiful “June” [the seasons are reversed south of the equator] Sabbath day has been pleasantly…… Continue reading 991210 MHW to Dear Folks at Home (Chile)

[Sender’s name and mailing address: C. H. Wertenberge,] on the envelope, Colegio Americano, Colegio Ingles para Hombres, 22 Calle del Comercio 22, Casilla 89, Concepcion, [sic] Chile,br> Postmarks: Concepcion, [sic] November 27, 1899; Santiago, November 29, 1899; Ashland, Ohio, December 28, 1899; Redhaw, Ohio, December 29, 1899Recipient’s name and mailing address: Mr. Lewis Himmelright, Redhaw,…… Continue reading 991127 CHW to Dear Folks upon the Hill (Chile)

[No envelope. Although Santiago was the ultimate destination, this stop in Santiago was made on the trip to their initial destination—Concepcion.] Santiago, Chile [Tuesday,] Oct. 31st 1899 Dear Folks at Home: Tonight finds us happy and contented in the capital city of Chile. We are happy because we are nearly to our journey’s end, contented…… Continue reading 991031 CHW (&MHW) to Dear Folks at Home (Chile)

[Sender’s name and mailing address: Mandilla Himmelright Wertenberger, Colegio Americano, Colegio Inglés para Hombres, 22 Calle del Comercio, Casilla 89, Concepción, Chile Postmarks: Concepción, November 13, 1899; Valparaíso, November 19, 1899; New York, December 20, 1899; Ashland, Ohio, December 21; Redhaw, Ohio, December 22, 1899.Recipient’s name and mailing address: Mrs. Elizabeth Fuhrman, Redhaw, Ashland Co.,…… Continue reading 991113 MHW to Dear Girls and Boys… (Chile)

[No envelope] On Board the “Columbia”. [Tuesday,] Oct. 17, ’99 9 A.M. Dear Folks at Home: The Steamer is passing us now for the north, on which we should have our letters, but we will write anyway as another one will go north in a few days. It is just five weeks ago this morning…… Continue reading 991017 MHW to Dear Folks at Home (Chile)

[No envelope] “This has no date. It was started sometimeand closed near that time.”In a hurry[.] Ha. Ha. [No salutation] Today is Sunday, October 15. We have been on the steamer Columbia since noon of Sunday, Oct. 1. We cannot give you an account of all that has taken place, yet to sum it up…… Continue reading 991015 CHW & MHW to Today is Sunday (Chile)

[No envelope. Transcription of the family letters was complicated by the widespread tendency to fill every inch of notepaper with writing. We can’t resist attaching a scan of one of the more “scrunched” sheets as page 3 of this transcription.] Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador “Gossip” [??!!] [Saturday,] Oct. 7, 1899 8:30 P. M. Dear Sisters,…… Continue reading 991007 MHW to Dear Sisters, Parents, and Grandma (Chile)

[No envelope] Guayaquil, Ecuador. [Thursday,] Oct. 5th 99 Dear Friends: Since I did not get my long letter off in Panama [I] will tell you how we have been getting along since we left that city. We came aboard the Columbia [on] Sunday P.M. and did not sail till Monday, Oct. 2nd at about 3…… Continue reading 991005 CHW to Dear Friends (Chile)

Concepción, Chile Nov. 26, ’99 1:30 p.m. Dear Pa, Ma, Grandma, Alice, Mellie, Ada: Well, we have had no letter from home since I wrote two weeks ago, but a ship with states mail will be in tomorrow or the next day, then I think we’ll hear from you again. I suppose you are getting…… Continue reading 991126 MHW to Dear Pa, Ma, Grandma… (Chile)