1908 Postcard

To Court Pappe (1901) from Richard Herman Pappe (1908)

This postcard was sent to Court Pappe in the name of his cousin, Richard Herman Pappe. The postmark indicates that it was sent in December. The year is not readable but was likely 1908 because Richard, born in May 1908, would have been 7 months old in December 1908 and able to sit up by himself as stated in the letter. The writer is not known but was probably Richard's mother, Christine Beck Pappe, the third wife of Albert Ludwig Pappe. Albert and his family lived in Union, Oklahoma, in 1908.

It is interesting to note that the letter was sent to "Master Court Pappe" in "Kingfischer" [sic]. "Fische" is the German spelling of "fish" so the letter was probably written by someone of foreign birth.

Dear Court,

This is from cousin Richard; he wants to know how you are, and he says you must come down and see him pretty soon. He is big and fat, and sits up by himself. He can play with you now. Uncle was in Fort Worth last week. By by

 

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