1. Sachs-Bauer Family Letters and Documents, 1826-1903 0.57 cubic feet (2 oversized boxes)
Sachs, Johann Philip, 1799-1856
In 1836 German immigrants Philip and Maria Sachs and their two children settled in Indianapolis. Over the years they received letters from family and friends in Germany and in other areas of the United States. These letters provide information about conditions in Germany and about the experiences of German immigrants in the United States.