Colorado Springs, Colorado
August 27, 1923
My dear cousins Anne and Blanche -
Your letter of the 23d reached
me this morning and I am today forwarding the amount of the draft enclosed
($10), by registered mail, to our cousin Carl Gauss in Hameln, Germany,
as coming from Blanche and yourself. As you understand, am sending
in U. S. dollar bills, for the reason that in cashing any draft sent,
whether through a bank or the American Express Company, he would be
paid its equivalent in marks, whereas in getting the amount to him in
our currency and dollar bills, he can cash it in, one at a time, as
he may need to do; and by retaining to balance in our currency, for
future later needs, eliminate any loss, which seems to be growing greater
every day, through the steady and rapid decline of the value of the
mark; since the greater the decline, the greater will be the purchasing
power of his dollar in our money.
As yet I have had no acknowledgement
from him, nor return receipt through the P. O. of any of the five different
registered letters sent him since July 14 last, but am hoping they have
all reached him safely, and that the delay in receiving acknowledgement
is only due to the necessary red tape involved in putting such registered
mail through a foreign office.
The conditions as we read
of them are certainly very bad over there, and I am sure this evidence
of thoughtful consideration for him at this time, by Cousin Blanche
and yourself, will not only be appreciated but a great satisfaction
and pleasure to him, as well as help in alleviating any trouble he may
be experiencing thro' it all.
As to his sons' condition,
I am sorry I can give you no further information than what I wrote your
Aunt Virginia. He had three sons and one married daughter.
One of the sons was killed in the war. He himself is an
exceptionally fine man, about 74 years old. My wife and daughter
Helen met him when they were in Germany in 1913914 (?) (1911), the daughter
visiting him at his home, where she was shown a good many old family
relics.
It is a pleasure to hear
from you and I shall certainly let you hear, as soon as I get any information
as to how matters are going with Cousin Carl himself or any of his family.
Please remember me most kindly to your mother and all of your family.
Hoping you are well, with best wishes and love of my wife,
Your loving cousin
(Signed) Wm. T. Gauss
Our daughter is still
in Boston but we are ex-
pecting her home now in a
couple of weeks.
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