Letter from Elsa Einstein to Karen Stampe Bendix, and her request not to transfer the letter through Germany. Peacock Inn, Princeton New Jersey, 24.10.1933.
Desription: [1] page, Peacock Inn stationery. 21X14 cm. Accompanied by an original envelope with Princeton stamps, dated 24.10.33. German.
Letter’s content: Library Place, 2 24.10.1933
Dear Mrs. Stampe!
It seems you have buried us for a prolonged time. We have not had a sign of life from you for a year. I often wondered what the reason for your silence was, where you might be, and what your feelings were. I cannot believe that your love for [us] has been lost completely?
We lived in Belgium since our return from America, in a very small place: Coq, near Ostend. Our lives were often disturbed by all the serious events that took place in Germany. I cannot tell you this in detail, it went too far. Please write to Princeton, New Jersey, Library 2 if you receive this letter. But please do not [send your letter] through Germany, rather through England. You must write this [stipulation] in red. Therefore I await your message and then will relate to you in detail.
My children live in Holland and Belgium. We are settled here for five months.
Yours sincerely, Elsa Einstein.
E nvelope’s content: In addition to the Princeton return address, and the addressee’s name and address in Copenhagen, Denmark, the envelope bears the printed inscription: “Via England!” ” Please do not transfer through Germany! ”
Condition: Very fine condition. Fold marks.