[Letter from Roma Lipowska to Dave Cohen, May 11, 1956]

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Handwritten letter from Roma Lipowska to Dave Cohen discussing her anguished mental state and financial situation. Included at the bottom of the letter is a letter to I. H. Kempner from Dave Cohen requesting additional assistance for Roma.

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[2] p. ; 29 x 22 cm.

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Lipowske, Roma & Cohen, David {1956-05-11,1956-05-21}.

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Handwritten letter from Roma Lipowska to Dave Cohen discussing her anguished mental state and financial situation. Included at the bottom of the letter is a letter to I. H. Kempner from Dave Cohen requesting additional assistance for Roma.

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[2] p. ; 29 x 22 cm.

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Text of item: "My dear, beloved and wise Uncle! I received your kind letter containing 12 pairs of beautiful Nylon stockings which I sold without the slightest diffiiculty. This money was for me a heavenly gift indeed and it of course was spent to pay the lawyers. You guess rightly. I wonder if also the Kempners understand it. I was sure that in the month of May my sorrow will take an end but it was once more a deception. How to endure it? How to find forces for this terrible struggle? I am quite exhausted. I do not know how my heart can endure it. Believe me, my dear Uncle, that your letters relating about your quite happy life bring me a great comfort. May it last long, long years. Please write me as often as you can all about you and your family. Since 26 months I do not know what pleasure or peace of mind means. I am moving and doing all my duties concerning my unhappy affair and my husband. But I perform all this like an automation. I hardly know that the seaons of the year are chaning. The last winter was very hard, very cold, but all that is behind us. You understand, dear Uncle wht athe Kempners help and also your help means for me. Without it I schould have no other alter-native then to commit a suicide. Forgive me my monotonous letters, perhaps the day will come when it will end. I am intending to write soon to the Kempners and to thank them for for a splendid suit of clothes they sent for my husband. Accept please, my dear Uncle, my best greetings for you and all your Family. My best greetings also for Uncle Herman. Your devoted niece / Roma Dear Uncle, could you also send me used clothes and linen which Aunt Magibell and your daughter Caroline do not wear already. I am not able to buy anything and my wardrove is in a very poor state. If you find it impossible, please forget it. / May 11, 1956 / Houston Tex May 21 _ 56 / My dear Ike / Pease read Romas letter her husband was arrested 4 years ago and put in a Work Camp I guessed it a long time ago but was scared to ask her because they censure all letters going out of Poland - But in my April letter to her I used certain words - which gave her a hint that I knew something - So dear Ike please help her with with a raise of her monthly payment. And please ask Family and Gladys to send her some warm clothes - My daugher cant afford as she herself cant buy clothes ofthen Hoping that this letter will find you all in good health I am with Kindly regards - to all of you Many things to all of you for my $25 raise / I am your Cousin / Dave"

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One of Galveston’s most iconic families, the Kempner family influenced the social and philanthropic landscape of Galveston, and its members created an expansive economic empire. This collection includes both personal papers and documentation of the family's involvement in business and industry.

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Lipowske, Roma & Cohen, David. [Letter from Roma Lipowska to Dave Cohen, May 11, 1956], letter, {1956-05-11,1956-05-21}; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508641/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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