Ha, so having read through Du Moulin more carefully, I remembered that he was sending people to different cities looking for Peter, and it dawned on me that that must be what some of these other protocols I haven't read/deciphered yet are. (I was mostly ignoring them because I didn't recognize who they were by, and a quick skim didn't reveal anything exciting.)
And indeed!
At least one is the Lt. Cordier that he sent to Amsterdam. Cordier had the same experience Du Moulin and Meinerzhagen did: he reported a deserter, was told that deserters had asylum in this city, clarified that it wasn't just desertion but matters of state that this guy was guilty of, and was told that he'd have to wait until the official meeting of the authorities qualified to decide that.
Dutch: Screw you, FW.
This letter (beautiful handwriting, thank you, Cordier--didn't have to transcribe at all, could read at sight) also confirmed my educated guess that the "Waapen van Embden" was an inn in Amsterdam. You may remember that that's where the forged letter told Peter to go to meet Fritz. So my guess is that Du Moulin and Meinerzhagen picked that inn after receiving notification from Cordier that he was staying there. Since Cordier's letter is dated the 18th, and they sent the forged letter on the 20th, and Amsterdam to The Hague is 60 km, I assume the mail could get there in time for that to be the sequence of events.
Stay tuned for exciting Knyphausen drama not involving Peter but worth reporting anyway!
At least one is the Lt. Cordier that he sent to Amsterdam. Cordier had the same experience Du Moulin and Meinerzhagen did: he reported a deserter, was told that deserters had asylum in this city, clarified that it wasn't just desertion but matters of state that this guy was guilty of, and was told that he'd have to wait until the official meeting of the authorities qualified to decide that.
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Re: Minor Peter and Karl Keith findings
Date: 2025-01-12 01:05 am (UTC)Re: Minor Peter and Karl Keith findings
Date: 2025-01-12 01:35 am (UTC)Re: Minor Peter and Karl Keith findings
Date: 2025-01-12 06:29 pm (UTC)And indeed!
At least one is the Lt. Cordier that he sent to Amsterdam. Cordier had the same experience Du Moulin and Meinerzhagen did: he reported a deserter, was told that deserters had asylum in this city, clarified that it wasn't just desertion but matters of state that this guy was guilty of, and was told that he'd have to wait until the official meeting of the authorities qualified to decide that.
Dutch: Screw you, FW.
This letter (beautiful handwriting, thank you, Cordier--didn't have to transcribe at all, could read at sight) also confirmed my educated guess that the "Waapen van Embden" was an inn in Amsterdam. You may remember that that's where the forged letter told Peter to go to meet Fritz. So my guess is that Du Moulin and Meinerzhagen picked that inn after receiving notification from Cordier that he was staying there. Since Cordier's letter is dated the 18th, and they sent the forged letter on the 20th, and Amsterdam to The Hague is 60 km, I assume the mail could get there in time for that to be the sequence of events.
Stay tuned for exciting Knyphausen drama not involving Peter but worth reporting anyway!
ETA: Tangentially involving Peter!
Re: Minor Peter and Karl Keith findings
Date: 2025-01-15 05:23 am (UTC)Dutch: Screw you, FW.
:)