You are bidding on one letter from 1868 out ofBerlin.

The Bank-Haus HF Fetschow & Sohn turns to A. Jordan in Koblenz.

The bank was founded in 1785 by Heinrich Friedrich Fetschow (1755-1812). Since 1787 it has been in the Klosterstrasse 87 (This is where the Berlin TV tower stands today). After his death, his son-in-law took over Banker Christian Wilhelm Brose (1781-1870), the business.

Handwritten form (28.3 x 21.8 cm), dated Berlin, 22. October 1868.

Concerns the sending of bills of exchange that the recipient is supposed to redeem.

The envelope is missing; However, the address page is as Photocopy at.

Condition: Paper slightly browned. The addressing of the missing envelope is included as a photocopy. Please also note the pictures!

Internal note: MM 24-04 Economy

About the head of the bank, Christian Wilhelm Brose (Source: wikipedia):

Christian Wilhelm Brose (*14. July 1781; † 13. January 1870) was a Berlin banker.

After marrying Henriette Fetschow, Brose was accepted as a partner in his business by his father-in-law Heinrich Friedrich Gottlieb Fetschow. He was also a commissioned auditor in the “Association of Art Friends in the Prussian State”.

The Broses' residential and commercial building was located on Klosterstr. 87, on the spot where the television tower is today. The Brose family owned a summer house with a garden in the Berlin district of Niederschönhausen, also known as Brosepark.

Brose had good connections to Berlin greats of his time, e.g. B. on Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Christian Peter Wilhelm Beuth and the Gropius brothers. In 1861 he was awarded the Red Eagle Order, third class with a ribbon. His grave is located in the St. Marien and St. Nikolai Cemetery I in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg and, together with the mausoleum of the entire family, forms one of the most important buildings there.