Carl Friedrich Gauss

“ Joseph Gauss, son of C. F. Gauss' first marriage, who remained in Germany, later had a son, his only child, named Carl, who is still living (1926) in Hameln, Germany.
Ewald, mentioned above, was the German Orientalist, who first married Minna, C. F. Gauss' daughter by his first marriage. Minna is said to have had a good deal of her father's mentality, but died a few years after her marriage to Ewald. Ewald married again, as stated in above letter.
C. F. Gauss' second wife was also named Minna, and her daughter was named Theresa. Her sons were Eugene and William, who both came to America. ”

“ That your business is prospering gives me pleasure, but in a letter which your grandmother received lately there is a somewhat unintelligible intimation that you intend to give it up, to go into the country and there to carry on a wholesale business. ”

“ Theresa married after her father's death. After her death her husband married again and it is worthy of note that his second wife in her will had the fairness to return to the Gauss family the property or a portion of it that had come from that source, a fairness not always shown. ”

“ With the sincerest wishes for the enduring happiness of your union, Your affectionate father, C. F. Gauss
Goettingen, February 15, 1844.
P. S. Letters via Liverpool travel neither more securely nor more quickly than via Havre, but always cost an enormous postage here, about three times as much as via Havre. Therefore in future send no letters via England, but always via Havre. ”

“ By chance at the same time we had received a jar of butter aus dem Altenlande from Joseph's wife, -- so there was nothing wanting for an omelette from my children in foreign countries but the eggs from William's chicken coop.
We were very much pleased with the Daguerre picture which your dear wife sent Theresa. The workmanship is better than I have ever seen in any Daguerre picture made in Europe. theresa reciprocates with two copies of her picture, which Mr. Angelroth will bring, one for you and one for William. ”