GEN-DE German Bible Inscription

[Norm Hellmers]

List,

A small Bible from New Orleans, Louisiana, has a German inscription. I would like assistance on reading the inscription, which can be found here:

http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neworleans/inscription/

To me, it looks something like this:

____________
___ in__________________
der deutsche___ S___________
Schule in Spa____ ____ [Spain Str.?]
New Orleans Dec _____

Any assistance will be appreciated.

Norm

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[Kay Wischkony]

Norm Hellmers wrote:
> To me, it looks something like this:
>
> ____________

Zum

> ___ in__________________
Written: Weinachtsgaschenk
Current standard spelling: Weihnachtsgeschenk

> der deutsche___ S___________
n ?on____

> Schule in Spa____ ____ [Spain Str.?]
> New Orleans Dec _____

?24___

K
W

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Weinachtsgeschenk
der Deutschen Saint Mary
Schule in Spain Street
New Orleans Dec(ember) 1870

[W. Fred Rump]

Gee, I would not have deciphered that if my life depended on it. I
case you need a translation see below.

Christmas present of the German St Mary school in Spain St etc

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