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Letter from Francis Silbernagel to Frida Rhein, December 3

  Dear Frieda!

Just received your air mail letter from 30th. Oktober yesterday, went up to Little Rock so see Louis Rhein today and showed him your letter, and ask him to get Forms to fill in the necessary Papers for you and Martha to come to the U.S.A. and Dane will sign them for me. and as soon I get hold of them will send them to you. I also send you 25 Dollars for myself, 10 Doller for Louis Rhein. Louis Rhein said for you to give 7 Dollers to his over   2

35 Dollers alltogether
Sister Lina and 3 Dollers to Helen Simon he says she (Helen) is in one of the other Camps in same place you are. Louis said he heard from his Unkle Moritz Simon Frankfurt and he said your step-daughter Lena was in Frankfurt visiting them. Let me know how many (Franks) France Money you get. I was indeed surprised, and at first shocked when I received your letter from camp in France, but after reading Newspapers and knowing how horrible Jews are being treated, in Deutshland, I think   3 you are better off to be away from there, and I will send you Money from time to time, that is if you recieve it, I send it by Telegram (cable gram) it cost more to send but they tell me if you Dont get it they refund Money I send you, but not expense of cost sending it so you let me know promptly. I did not get to see Rhein Family today as I only had a short time to stay in L.R. but Louis told me they are all well and otherwise getting   4 getting along O.K. All my Dear ones are well and all getting along nisly Meyer and Family also getting along all right hoping you both keep well and able to stay in France and till you can come to Amerika. Love and best wishes from all of us

as ever your Sister Francis