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A Guide to the Carl Hilmar Guenther Letter, 1855
Biographical NoteBorn to Carl Gottfried and Johanne Rosina (Koerner) Guenther in Weissenfels, Germany, Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826-1902) immigrated to the United States in 1848. Settling near Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1851, he established a gristmill and flourmill. In 1855, Guenther married Dorothea Wilhelmine Henriette Pape, with whom he had seven children, including Fritz, Arthur, and Erhard. In 1859, the family moved to San Antonio, where Guenther built the Southern Ice Company and another flourmill, which later became G. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Sources: Gideon, Margaret Guenther. "Guenther, Carl Hilmar."Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed June 2, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgu02. "History." C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Accessed June 2, 2011. http://www.chguenther.com/AboutUs/History.aspx. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsA typescript copy of a July 14th letter from Guenther to his parents, Carl and Johanne Guenther, composes the Carl Hilmer Guenther Letter, 1855, which discusses his flourmill, a Fourth of July celebration, his butterfly collection, and his social life in Fredericksburg, Texas. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationCarl Hilmar Guenther Letter, 1855, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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