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Vienna, March 9, 1909
IX., Berggasse 19
Dear colleague,
America is dominating the situation. Your acceptance has made me very happy. My brother, whom you know, has likewise decided to make the trip1 and is busy preparing for it. We are thinking of the Austro-Americana (Trieste), from which a very beautiful ship, the Laura, leaves on August 21 for New York by way of Patras-Palermo. The longer passage should not be avoided, since it is an exquisite pleasure, at least in the Mediterranean. But we will see to all other details later on by word of mouth.
Jung wants to meet me on the 19th. I hope you will come over on the following Sunday. Everything will be ripe for decision making until then. I have also ordered works about America for myself and am looking for a teacher to polish my English. It appears to be shaping up to be a great experience.
Cordially,
Freud
Alexander Freud (1866-1943). Without an academic degree he became an expert witness at the Court of Commerce, an expert for the Ministry of Freight, Transport, and Tariff Affairs, and Imperial Counsel. He was a lecturer at the Consular Academy (across the street from Freud's apartment in the Berggasse) and editor of the periodical Allgemeiner Tarif-Anzeiger. Dispossessed by the Nazis, he died in exile in Canada. The brothers took many trips together, but their plans were not realized this time.