Louisville Ky Dec 26th 1888
Mrs Mary A Baker
Yours of the 18th received and in answer will say You are one of the heirs to 2 estates one in Baltimore and one in Germany You do not descend from the same branch of the Brandenburg family that I do Your grand father and my great grand father were brothers My folks have no interest in the Baltimore estate and we have an estate in Germany left to my Great Grand Father Mathias Brandenburg by 2 aunts of his that you folks have no interest in but there is an estate there that was confiscated from Solomon the father of Mathias in which you have an interest
We are trying to make up money to send some one to Berlin to investigate the whole thing for all of us Most of the heirs are contributing ten dollars
I have received several letters from Mrs Smith of Clyde Ohio Glad to hear from you any time
Very Respt
C. D. Bell