Stanley Family Documents
Letter from Francis Rider to his mother
no date (about April 1, 1846)
Dearest Mother:
You wrote in your last letter I received from
you, my brother, Lorenz, is three months away from home, and you don't know
where he is. I would like to let you know what I found out. I received your
letter April 1, 1846. After I received your letter telling me about Lorenz, I
met a salesman from New York, who told me Lorenz was was in New York. He told
me Lorenz sent me a letter to Claeburn, Alabama, but I have since moved. Lorenz
visited me in Alabama the first time. That is all I know about Lorenz. Maybe
the next time you write you'll have heard from him. I hope so with all my
heart. Maybe he went back to his homeland, anyway, I hope you hear from him
soon.
Your loving son,
Franz
(Note: The present-day Reuter family still
living in Germany confirms that indeed, Lorenz returned to Germany, never
married and died in 1877.)
