#219424
Roenigk, A.
Lincoln Co.
Lincoln Ks Apr 8th 1907
Mr. Geo. W. Martin
Topeka, Kansas
Dear Sir
I wish to add a few words more about Mr. Erhardt which I hapened to think of since writing my
letter of the 6th.
As a Soldier and Citizen Mr. Erhardt was held in high esteem by the late Senator Plumb and was
his friend; during a campain years ago the Senator made a speech here in Lincoln, during the day
Mr. Erhardt was with him and introduced him to many of our People.
In 1891 a disastrous Prairie fire with a high wind swept the Country in the Erhardt
Neighborhood, his barn caught fire burning up his horses and a number of other livestock
Harness, and all his farm implements, incurring a loss of several thousand Dollars. Mr. Erhardt
said he could hardly think that the Senator had heard of his loss when he received a letter from
him expressing his Sympathy encasing his check for twenty Dollars
Yours truly
A Roenigk
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