Post card written to Hendrik Botbijl by a friend who returned to the Netherlands.
Found by Brenda Kersh in the possesions of his daughter, Nellie.

1888 post card

Translation by Peter Bodbijl:

Groningen 13 August. 1888. Dear Friends Botbijl and home family.
We are good and healthy come over and we have naturally a long trip. We have the housekeeping now ok, it come us here best for on the active presents. Greve is already pressure on his work, Cabinet-maker of course or oppolfter like you say in America. Here is the price better devote for Greve his work as in America. We like it friendly when you write us a couple letters return how of it is with you, than shall we also return a letter. The city Groningen is in the years that we have a tour trip in America a lot bigger than before that we the city nearly not recognize. The most of our acquaintance saw directly that Greve it was, me doesn’t know they so good. Greetings of us to all. Greeting also Jan and his wife Greve. Our address is E Greve. Nieuwstraat Letter X No 188. Groningen Netherland.