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German: alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen

English translation: undertake all the proper preparations so xx can follow







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German term or phrase:alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen
English translation:undertake all the proper preparations so xx can follow
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / 19th-century letter
German term or phrase: alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen
This appears in a letter written in 1849 from Düsseldorf to a 21-year-old member of the family who was temporarily in Bremen, awaiting departure on the steamship Washington. His family wrote him: "...und in Amerika nur alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen." Any ideas?
Timoshka
United States
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Timoshka: 2:18am Dec 17, 2005: To assist with the translation, here's the context in which the phrase appears, including all the misspellings, etc.: "Düsseldorf, d 10 Juni 1849. Lieber Carl! Doch hast Du das Blättchen liegen lassen von Hr. Westhof. Du wirst wohl glücklich in Bremen angekommen sein. Sei nur recht vorsichtig in alle Theile. Baron läßt Dich nochmahls herzlich grüßen, und in Amerika nur alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen. Von einer Station schreibe wenn Du abfährts. Lebe recht wohl und komme glücklich über. Daß wünschen Dir alle bekannte, Eltern und Geschwister."
Nicole Schnell: 2:41am Dec 17, 2005: So it's the Baron who wants to follow while the family stays at home.. -

undertake all the proper preparations so the family can follow
Explanation:
If I had the full sentence I could provide decent grammar :-)
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Nicole Schnell
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3 +5undertake all the proper preparations so the family can follow
Nicole Schnell
3 +1to arrange everything well so that we can follow
SwissTell


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
undertake all the proper preparations so the family can follow

Explanation:
If I had the full sentence I could provide decent grammar :-)

Nicole Schnell
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to arrange everything well so that we can follow

Explanation:
to do well so that we can follow you (to America)


my interpretation of the little that is known

SwissTell
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree Annette Urbschat: or 'arrange everything for us to follow'
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