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ALS in German, signed “Papa,” one page, 7.5 x 6.5, no date. Handwritten letter to his son Hans Albert, "Lieber Adu," regarding a planned trip to Switzerland to visit his relatives. Einstein offers him $500 for the trip, under the condition that he returns to the United States. In part (translated): "To lend money is not a good thing. I would be very glad if you could arrange to take Maja [Einstein's younger sister] along with you…I felt several times not very well; it is just as with an old Ford (a little tottering). But the work is getting along fine and I am also satisfied as far as my personal life is concerned." Attractively matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 16.25 x 10.75. In fine condition.
Hans Albert Einstein (1904–1973) emigrated from Switzerland to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1938, and found work with the US Department of Agriculture. He later became a professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. A fantastic, familial letter from the renowned genius.
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