Iwona's Sources - Emigrants' Letters, Part II
Emigrants' Letters, Part II
In Part I discussed the letters emigrants to America sent back home, analyzing their contents and motivation. I wanted to follow up with an edited list of the names of those who sent the letters in the collection published by Professor Witold Kula, and the names and addresses of those who never received them.
In writing this article, I dedicated myself above all to one goal: to publish a complete list of the senders and addressees. Even though 118 years have passed since they were sent, hope lives that perhaps one letter will find its way to the emigrants' descendants.
After much thought, I decided to omit the American addresses and data regarding letters from Brazil and letters in foreign languages (Yiddish, German).
But if our readers react strongly, then along with the publisher we will agree on a date for publication of the addresses of the emigrants to America.
Not all names and addresses were available; some of the letters had no accompanying envelopes. In cases where the intended recipient's address was not given, I note the place from which the writer sent his letter. The names of people and places are repeated as is, with no attempt to correct errors. Note that the abbreviation p. before a place name is short for powiat, an administrative division comparable to the American "county." Most of these letters were written to people in localities in the powiaty of Rypin, Golub, Lipno, Nieszawa, Sierpc, and Aleksandr6w Kujawski-the northern part of Plock gubernia, which bordered on Prussia.
Jakub Balutowski to wife
Katarzyna Baskiewicka from New York to an aunt
Marianna and Antoni Betlijowskis from Jersey City to Jozef Pipka, Lapinoz, Rypin Stanislaw Binkowski and Katarzyna Lawecka to Antoni Binkowski, Okonin
Teofil Bojanowski to Kazimierz Lutomirski, county Lipno
Franciszka and Jan Borkowski and Wojciech Melerski to Graboskie, Roze, Golub Dobrzyn Wladyslaw Borkowski to Marianna Borkowska, Bialkowo
Jozef Borowski to Paulina Narodzynkowska, Gizynek
Piotr Borowski to Antoni Borowski, Gizynek Andrzej Brudzinski to Andrzej Kamienski, Rumunki
Wojciech Burczik to Franciszek Meyer, Brzozowka
Joe Celmer to Katarzyna Celmer, Szynkowko, Brodnica
M. Celmer to Franciszek Nowacki, Ostrowy, Kutno
Antoni Ciechalski to Jozef Swupecki (Slupecki), Jasien, Lipno
Andrzej Ciezwiez to Franciszka Ciecwiez, Nowa Wies, Lipno
Franciszek Chine to family Jan Chmielewski to mother
Jan Cieszanski to Marianna Cieszanska, Radziki Duze, Rypin
Jan Cybulski to Jozefina Cybulska, Chalin, Lipno
Jozef Cybulski to Zofia Cybulska, Rumunki, Lipno
Adolf Czajkowski to Antoni Czajkowski, Rogowo, Rypin
Bartlomiej Dobierz to wife, Stanislawow, Wloclawek
Franciszek Filarski to Piotr Jablonski, Okalewo, Rypin
Franciszek Glowacki to wife
Michalina Goczewska to Marianna Goczeska, Dulsk, Dobrzyn
Michal Golebiewski to Pawel Golebiewski, Kamionka, Dobrzyn
Michal Golebiewski to Anna Kropkowska, Sokolowo, Dobrzyn
Stanislaw Gorny to Andrzej Brzozowski, Dzialyn, Dobrzyn
Frank Gorski to Jozef Gorski
Ignacy Grabowski to Jozef Wisniewski, Okonin, p. Rypin
Kazmierz Grabowski to Julian Grabowski, Mlyniec, Torun
F. Gregoroski to Gregoroska, Strzygi, p. Rypin Antoni Grzecznowski to Wiktoria Grzecznowska, Lakzyn, Torun
Eny Guzioska to Jakub Mazanowski, Szucie, Rypin
Zofia i Emil Hecht to Jozef Hecht, Skrwilno, Rypin
Jozef Jagielski to Franciszka Jagielska, Dulsk or Frankowo, Dobrzyn
Marianna Jankowska to grandmother
Julian Januszewski to Weronika Januszewska, Dobrzyn county
Antoni Jarzynkowski to Jozef Jarzynkowski, Wyjatkowo, Rypin
T. Jasieniecki to Jozef Romocki, Ugoszcz, p. Rypin
Jan Jaszczenski to nephew, Wyjatkowo Jan Jaworski to wife?
Jan Jesionowski to Karola Frenzki, Rumunki, p. Lipno
Franciszek Jezewski to Tomasz Jazewski, Jazwiny, p. Sierpc
Stanislaw Juger to Gotlib Juger, Okalewko p. Rypin
Marianna and Antoni Kalinowski to Franciszek Kopczenski, Dobrzyn
F. Kamienski to Bartlomiej Surtoctowski, Sosnowo, Rypin
Feliks Kamienski to Stanislaw Kamienski, Kretki, Rypin
Marianna and Franciszek Kapuscinski to Jozefa Guzowska, Dobrzyn
Antoni Kasprowiski to family, Raciaz, Sierpc Stanislaw Kazmirkiewicz to Anna Kazmirkiewicz Ciechanowek, Dobrzyn and to Mr. Tejczer B. Kisielewski from Browerville, Minn. to ? Stanislaw Klosowski to Katarzyna Klosowska, Klonowo, Dobrzyn
Michal Kmieciak from Jersey City to a colleague Antoni Kowalski from Schenectady, NY to a brother
Mateusz Kowalski from Middletown, CT. to his wife
Wojciech and Julia Kozlowski to Jozef Wiszbowski, Swietoslaw, Dobrzyn
Maker Kroneski from Schenectady to mother and wife
Franciszek Kryger to Jan Osinski, Dzialyn Julian Krzeszewski to Kazmierz Sakowski, Plonsk
Pawel Kuchorski (Kucharski ?) from Northampton, MA to wife
Kajetan Kuczmarski to Jozef Kuczmarski, Rakowo, Rypin
Leokadia i Wincenty Kuczmarski to Teofila Milewska, aunt, Cetki, Rypin
Jozef Kurowski from Detroit to brother Franciszka and Jozef Kwestorowski to Walenty Zielenski, Szczawno, Rypin
Marcjanna Kwiatkowska to Wladyslaw Bolewski, Wildno, Rypin
Franciszek Kwiatkowski to Franciszek Beiger, Sokolowo, Dobrzyn
Jan Kwiatkowski to Jadwiga Balcerewicz, Radomin, Dobrzyn
Konstanty Lamka to brother, Boguszewiec, p. Zuromin
Kazimierz Laskowski to wife Jozefa, Pachtarnia, Sierpc
Stanislaw Lewandowski to Jan Lewandowski, Golub-Dobrzyn
Walenty Lewandowski to parents and wife, Obory, p. Lipno
Ignacy Lipinski to Tomasz Lipinski, Dobrzejewice, p. Torun
Ignacy Lipinski from Jefferson County, PA to wife
Jozef Lipinski from Scranton, PA to ?, Lipno Jan Lubiszki (Lubienski ?) to Bartlomiej Lubienski, Bocheniec, Dobrzyn
Leon Makowiecki to Antonina Krolikowska, Okonin, Rypin
A. Makowski from NYC to Stobecki
Julian Makulski from Detroit to brother and sister-in-law
Walenty Malanowski to Antoni Malanowski and parents, Malanowo Stare, Lipno
Jozef Malecki to Jan Lipinski, Tomkowo, Rypin Antoni Malicki from Du Bois, PA to uncle Antoni Markowski to Wladyslaw Kiersnowski,
Skrwilno, Rypin
Franciszek Markowski to Antonina Milewska, Wapielsk, Rypin
Jan Maslankowski to Marianna Swierczenska, Dobrzyn
Jan Matyjanowski to wife, Mosciska, Rypin Julian Miller to Feliks Zgorze, Raciaz, Sierpc Leon Mioduski to Piotr Mioduski, Rojewo, Rypin Ignacy Moken to Franciszka Zbojno, Dobrzyn Jan Muszenski to Katarzyna Muszenska,
Malszyce, p. Dobrzyn
Leon Myszkowski from Brooklyn to wife
Zofia Nadrowska to Rejnold Nadrowski, Ugoszcz, Rypin
Franiszek and Jozef Napolski to Wojciech Golebiowski, a village near Dzierzno, Rypin Franciszka and Jozef Nowowiejski to Jan Jezewski, Podole, Rypin
Ignacy Olezta to Jan Olezta, Dylewo, Rypin Antoni Osowski and Ludwik Gapczenski to Antonina Osowska, Gizynek, Rypin
Frank Paczkowski to Jozef Paczkowski, Plonko, p. Dobrzyn
Jan Pietrowski from Bergen to brother Jan Pietruszewski to Andrzej Kamienski, Lelitowo, Torun
Jan Piotrowski to Jan Piotrowski, Maluszyn / Sierpc
Johan Poll (?) from Erie to ?
Wincenty Polski to M. Gieren, Kleczew, Konin Franciszek Prylewski to Jadwiga Prylewska,
Wielkie Rychnowo, Dobrzyn
Leopold Przewozny from Chicago to family B.R. from Cleveland to Karbowski family Feliks Rabazenski to Antoni Rad .... ?, Dzialyn Ludwik Radka from Cleveland to parents
Aniela and Marian Rakowski to ?, Rakowo / Rypin
Antoni Robaczkiewicz to Stanislaw Pesta, Boguszowiec, Zuromin
Szczepan Rogowski to Antoni Staskiewicz, Wildno, p. Lipno
Antoni Rzepecki to Jan Rzepecki, Swietoslaw, p. Dobrzyn
Jozef Sadakierski to Feliks Brzeski, Kobrzyniec Stary, Rypin
Domicela and Franciszek Sawicki to Katarzyna Sen ... ?, Dulsk, Dobrzyn
August Seger from Bayonne, NJ to wife
Jan Sekulski to Marianna Rygielska, Dobre, Rypin
Leon Sikorski to Jozefa Sikorska, Mokowo, Lipno county
P. and K. Skrobiszewski to Jan Zebrowski, Wielkie Rychnowo, Dobrzyn county
S. Sliwienski from Cleveland to brother Helena and Karol Slonski to Franciszka Murawska, Agnieszkowo, Sierpc
Szymon Sosienski from Braddock to family Marianna, Antoni i Jan Staszkiewicz to Jozef Staszkiewicz, Zasady, Rypin
Jan Strusinski to Adam Strusinski, Rumunki, p. Lipno
Franciszka Strzalkowska to Ludwika Czart ... ?, Dzialyn
Antoni Strzalkowski from Jersey City to ?
L. and M. Szalwienski to Jozef Kopycki, Dobre, Rypin
Franciszek Szalwinski to Marianna Trejchel, Szembekowo, Torun
Jozef Szalwinski to Franciszek Klonowski, Dobrzyn
Jakub Szarafinski to Marcin Szarafinski, Chrostkowo, Lipno
Szymon Szramowski from Chicago to wife Stanislaw Szymanski from Detroit to a priest of Mazowsze parish and to Franciszka Szymanska, Piotrkowo, Lipno
Anna and Jan Tifs to Marii Ekelman, Lawki, Rypin
Franciszek and Franciszka Tychewicz to Maciej Rochnowski, Sadlowo, Rypin
Wojciech Ulkowski to wife Miny, Melno, Rypin Stanislaw Wasilewski to Teofila Lewandowska, Obory, Lipno
Waclaw Wegrzynowski from Jersey City to wife Jozef Wesolowski from Gloucester City to Walenty Wesolowski
Marian Wilgocki to Bartlomiej Grzemski, Chojno, Lipno
Faustyna Wisniewska from NYC to parents Adam Wisniewski to Julianna Wisniewska, Gulbiny, Dobrzyn
Jozef Wisniewski from Philadelphia to wife Teofil Wisniewski to Lukasz Wisniewski, Plonko, Dobrzyn
Mateusz Witkowski from Sault Ste. ? to ? Ignacy Wolanski from Jersey City to Jozef Wolanski, Szafarnia, p. Dobrzyn
Jozef Wydrachowski to Konstancja Pokorska, Julianowo, Rypin
Jan Wysocki to Marianna Wysocka, Radomin, Dobrzyn
Jan Zablotny to Stanislawa Grendzienska, Brodniczka, Rypin
Zajinski ? to Tomasz Krajnik, Radomin, Dobrzyn Konstanty Zakrzewski from Wakefield, MI to brother
Zalewska to sister (Zofia's husband was Julian) Wladyslaw Zawitowski to Jozef Zawitowski, Nowogrod, Dobrzyn
Antoni Zielenski to Marianna Slawska, Rumunki, Dobrzyn
Stanislaw Zielinski from Mansfield to brother Zielinski to Antoni Zielinski, near Kleczewo, Konin
Majk ? Zimowski to Stanislaw Zimowski, Marianki, Rypin
Teofil Zoltanski from Wareham, MA, to colleague unknown from Cleveland to brother, sister-in-
law and Wasilewski, Raciaz, Sierpc unknown from De Lancey to wife unknown from Duryea to wife
unknown from Jersey City to wife, Rypin county unknown from Plymouth to Franciszek Pawlicki, Szczutowo, Sierpc
unknown from Scranton, PA to father and brother Jakub, mentioned Nadrowski unknown to brother, mentioned Tybrzuski unknown to wife (mentioned Jan Lewedoski in Lubicz)
unknown to wife (mentioned Marianna Gesicka, Franciszek Jabluski, Franciszek Rystolka)
Editor--James Czuchra contacted me to point out something I knew at one time but had forgotten. PGSA's Web site has an index, compiled by Marilyn Novak, to the letters in Pofessor Kula's book; it is located at http://www.pgsa.org/writinghome.php and includes a form to order copies of the letters. There is also a link to a short descriptive synopsis written in December 2001 and posted in January 2002.
I believe this was all connected with our printing my article, "Polish Immigrants' Letters Home," in the Winter 2001 issue of Rodziny. That article included translations of the letters from Adalbert Burczik, M. Celmer, Antoni Ciechalski, as well as of a letter in Yiddish and a letter from Brazil.
Iwona Dakiniewicz, Łódź, Poland genealogy@pro.onet.pl
[with translation assistance from William F. Hoffman]
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