Muehlhausen 8.22.47[Thueringen, Germany]Dear Mr. Petterson [Peterson],In the hope that you got my first letter I please soon to got [sic] a line from you. The nice time, which I can spend there in the nice country of Minnesota, is an[sic] good remember for me. I would be happy, if I was working there on your great fields, than work man of all kinds and with it my family to help from this heavy time. I’ll hope the time soon is coming where I can visit you in Amerika [sic]. I’ll finished [sic] this letter and hope I can get any lines soon, and am with the best regards.Yours faithfully Josef Hasselbach