Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
1950
Keywords
Abraham R. Gruber, Christian Gruber, Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, Tilden Township, Berks County, covered wagons, witchcraft, Book of Moses, rhyme
Description
A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, Gruber provides some Pennsylvania Dutch beliefs from Berks County, Pennsylvania and stories of farmer Christian Gruber's ability to remove hexes from people.
Sender
H. Wayne Gruber
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 4-9
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English and Pennsylvania German
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Recommended Citation
Gruber, H. Wayne, "Letter From H. Wayne Gruber to Alfred L. Shoemaker, Undated" (1950). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 104.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/104
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