Narvik 28-6-1948

Kjære Alma og Mor.

Atter hjertelig takk for brevet Alma.  Du er meget flink til å skrive.  Ingen er så snar til å svare på brevene som du.  På De pungt lingner vi hverandre også meget godt.  Ja De er sant at Du har meget å ta vare på.  Ikke bare Dit eget hjem.  Men du har også Mor å hendes hjem og ordne med.  Dertil kommer alle Di andre ting som Du blir plaget med.  Du har hadt mange ekstra vendinger med alle Disse spørsmål angående Disse penger som er sendt.  Vi har ennu intet hørt fra Axel om Dette.  Men som jeg ser så har Du atter sendt en skrivelse, med underskrift og attestasjon fra flere personer.  Og Da skulle vell Den saken engang komme ut av Verden. Ja jeg gjentar hvad jeg før har sagt, jeg synes at De var rart at John ordnet De på en slik måte før han døde.  Men han er nu Død og jeg vill ikke si mere om Den sak.  Men unnerligt synes jeg De var, og serlig Dette at hans hustru Din Mor ikke fik vite noget om De.  Forresten så fårekommer De mig at Olav Holm er også en uforståelig Mand.  Så jeg forstår nær sagt ingen ting av nogen av Dem.  Vell, Så snart vi får høre noe fra Dem, så skal Du få høre De.  Her er fremdeles lidt vanskelig med mange ting.  Ensjønt De er vell ikke så ligetil Der i Amerika heller.  Kostbart alt Der også både Mat og klær.  Vi har hadt bra med Mat her, og har De fremdeles.  Men klær og særlig Da Arbeidsklær er De tungt å få noe av.  Jeg har Derfor måttet gji mine sønner en del klær, og særlig da benklær (bukser) til Arbeisbruk.  Og jeg er glad for at jeg kunde hjelpe Dem.  Ja kjære Dig Alma.  Du må ikke ta De alt for hårt med strevet og Arbeidet.  For De kan jo bli for meget for Dig også.  Om vi hadde vært Dig lidt nermere, sa ville vi så gjerne ha hjulpet Dig lidt.  Karen har nu sendt brev til Dig.  Greta har vist også skrevet.  Edvard er nu ferdig med Skolen og har nu Middelskoleeksamen.  Greta skal Konfirmeres nu Søndag 4de Juli, så tiden går svært fort til alle barna blir voksen.

Ja så må Du hilse all Dine ijen, og særlig Da Mor,  Hanna sender Dig en særlig hilsen.  Vi ville så gjerne ha sendt Dere noen foto billeder av oss, men de er nær sagt umulig for tiden å få tatt nogen billeder.  For De finnes ikke film sier Fotograferne.

Ha De bra og lev vell alle.  Tusen takk for alt Dit stræv.

Deres Hanna og E. Eidum

Narvik 28-6-1948

Dear Alma and Mother.

Again many thanks for your letter Alma.  You’re very good at writing.  No one is as quick to reply to the letters as you are.  In That Respect we are also very much alike.  Yes It’s true that You have a lot to take care of.  Not only Your own home.  But you also have Mother and her home to see to.  In addition there’s all The other things that You’re being bothered with.  You’ve had many extra turns with all These questions regarding This money that were sent.  We‘ve still heard nothing from Axel about This.  But I see You have once again sent a statement, with signatures and certifications from several persons.  And Then That matter should be out of the Way.  Well I repeat what I’ve said before, I think It was strange that John arranged It like that before he died.  But he’s Dead now and I won’t say any more on That matter.  But I do think It was odd, and especially The fact that his wife Your Mother wasn’t told about It.  Besides it seems to me that Olav Holm is also an incomprehensible Man.  So I don’t understand anything about any of Them so to speak.  Well, As soon as we hear something from Them, we’ll let You know about It.  It’s still a little difficult here with many things.  Though I guess It’s not so simple There in America either. Everything expensive There too both Food and clothing.  We’ve had enough Food here, and still do.  But clothing and especially Work clothes are hard to get.  Therefore I’ve had to give my sons some clothes, and especially pants for Working in.  And I’m glad that I’ve been able to help Them.  Well dear Alma.  You mustn’t Work and toil too hard.  Because It can get to be too much for You too.  If we’d been closer to You, we would gladly have helped You a little.  Karen has sent a letter to You now.  I think Greta has also written.  Edvard has finished School and now he has his Middle School exam (this should be more or less equivalent to the U.S. Junior High School).  Greta is going to be Confirmed this Sunday July 4^th, so it won’t be long till the children are adults.

Say hello to all of Yours again, and especially Mother, Hanna sends You a special greeting.  We would so much have liked to send You some pictures of us, but it’s just about impossible to get pictures taken these days.  Because there is no film the Photographers say.

Keep well all of you.  Thanks a lot for Your hard work.

Yours Hanna and E. Eidum

Trondheim den 17 aug 47

Kjære onkel!

Takk for brev og gode aviser.  Det gleder meg å se at du er så frisk og åndsfrisk tross din høye alder.  Samme dag avisene kom hit hadde vi vår pastor fra den frie kirke vi står tilsluttet hjemme hos oss og han kjente begge aviser fra Amerika, og selv får han dem tilsent derfra regelmessig.  Jeg har lest litt i den ene og jeg fikk et meget godt inntrykk.

I sommermånedene bor vi i vårt sommerhus som ligger 7 km fra Trondheim og høyt oppe omgitt av gran og furuskog.  Da vår leilighet i byen er liten og trang, er det godt vi har dette sommerhus som er stort og rommelig.  Det blir for tungvint og bo her om vinteren desverre.  Overalt i vårt land hersker det stor husnød, men ellers er tilstanden på mat og klær riktig bra, men svært kostbart er jo alt hva vi skal kjøpe.

Far har vært bortreist en stunn.  Han har aldri vært i Nord-Norge så iår tok han seg en liten ferie.  Det er den første ferien hans på mange år.  Han har vært borte i tre uker, men mor venter ham hjem en av de første dager.  Nervene hans er ikke bra, så han plages av hodepine og gikt.  Hadde far vært frelst så hadde han ikke vært så urolig og nervøs som han ofte er.  Jeg tror han ofte gruer for døden nu når han kjenner alderdommen sige innover seg.

Ja, det er godt å være frelst å vite at om man lever eller dør hører man Herren til.  Men man går og kjenner på at man gjør så altfor lite for å få de andre med.  Vi skulle vær aktive kristne som arbeidet mens det var dag  natten kommer da ingen kan arbeide

Så må du hilse dine kjære og lev så vel. 

Din niese Sonja

Senner et billede som er tatt ved huset vårt ifjor sommer.  Har satt et kryss over meg selv med Berit 1 år på fanget.  Gerd min søster med en liten 1 åring på fanget ved siden av.

Trondheim the 17^th of Aug. 47

Dear uncle!

Thank you for your letter and the good newspapers.  It pleases me to see that you are so well and alert in spite of your old age.  On the same day the newspapers arrived we had the pastor from the free church which we belong to visiting us and he recognized both the newspapers from America, and he himself gets them sent to him from there regularly.  I’ve read a little bit in one of them and got a very good impression.

During the summer months we live in our summer house which is located 7 km from Trondheim and is high up surrounded by spruce and pine trees.  As our apartment in the city is small and crowded, it’s good to have this summer house which is large and spacious.  It would be too bothersome to live here in the winter time unfortunately.  Everywhere in our country there’s a great shortage of housing, but other than that the food and clothing situation is very good, but everything we want to buy is very expensive.

Father has been away for a while.  He’s never been to the North of Norway so this year he took a little vacation.  It’s his first vacation in many years.  He’s been gone for 3 weeks, but mother is expecting him home shortly.  His nerves are not good, so he’s bothered with headaches and arthritis.  If father had been saved he wouldn’t have been as restless and nervous as he often is.  I think he often dreads death now that he feels old age coming over him.

Yes, it’s good to be saved and know that whether you live or die you belong to the Lord.  But one feels that one does much to little to get the others to join in.  We should be active Christians who worked while the day is here  the night will come when nobody can work

Say hello to all your loved ones and keep well.

Your niece Sonja

I’m sending a picture which was taken by our house last summer.  I’ve put a cross above myself with Berit age 1 on my lap.  Gerd my sister with a little 1 year old on her lap next to me.

Trondheim 1/9-45

Kjære Svoger!

Hjertelig takk for jakken, kjolen, skoene og alt sammen.  Du kan tro det var kjærkomment.  Vi blev så glade over, at dere alle er friske og kjekke efter disse fem årene.  Her er alle også friske, og det hele blir vel bra nu, krigen er slutt.  Det har vært noen vanskelige 5 år, men en får være glad, over at alle lever og er friske.  Jeg håper vi slipper å opleve flere kriger, og at det må bli fred over jorden.  Hils alle dine, og ha det riktig bra selv.  Hilsen fra oss alle.

Beste hilsen fra Berith.

4. Sept.

Kjære Broder.

Ja nu må jeg igjen atter takke for 2 pakker, den ene var Jakken til kona.  Du kan tro hun blev glad og begeistret, og det var sandelig også et gott Plagg.  varm og god.  Hun er nu i “Meraker” på en liten Ferie “vacation” en tid, og hviler sig lit.  Hun begynder og bli træt, har mye og gjøre bestandig.  Og så må jeg takke for den 5te Pakke, jeg fik igår, det var mange gode ting, såsom denne deilige “Blanket” og så de herlige Bjørneskin Hansker.  Jeg slipper og fryse på hænderne i vinter.  Ja du er enestående snil.  Det er sa bra alt.  Denne såpen hvor deilig, vi som ikke har sikkelig Såpe enda.  Tak også for tangen og wrenchen alt er så bra, og nyttig.

Tyskerne reiser stadig så vi blir vel fri dem om et par Måneder, ligedan det Engelske, og det er bare bra, det er ikke mors beste børn, alle.  De amerikanske reiser disse dage, men det har ikke vært mange amerikanske Soldater her heller, men dem er mere Gentlemen.  Jeg har lyst til og skrive med Hilda Judd engang (Anna [Holm] Wold’s datter), hvordan har hun det siden Harry døde?  Kan jeg få hennes Adrs.  Alma vet den vel.  Jeg skulle ønske jeg kunne gjøre dig noget igjen for alt du spanderer på os, men vet ikke hvad.  Kona sender en liten takkesedel med, hun er så inderlig glad for at du husker os og hjelper os slig.  Så må jeg slutte denne gang igjen, med min hjerteligste takk til dere alle for alle gode ting.

Hilses fra os alle.  Hils dine fra os

Din bror Olav

Trondheim 1/9-45

Dear Brother in law!

Thank you so much for the jacket, the dress, the shoes and everything.  It was all most welcome.  We were so glad to hear, that you are all healthy and well after these five years.  Everyone here is healthy too, and I guess everything will be ok now, that the war is over.  It has been 5 difficult years, but one has to be glad that everyone is alive and healthy.  I hope we wont have to experience any more wars, and that there will be peace on earth.  Say hello to all yours, and all the best to you too.  Greetings from us all.

Best wishes from Berith.

Sept. 4

Dear Brother.

Once again I must thank you for 2 packages, one of them was the Jacket for the wife.  She was so glad and happy with it, and it was indeed a good piece of Clothing.  nice and warm.  She is in “Meraker” right now on a little “vacation” for a while, resting up a little.  She’s starting to get weary, always has a lot to do.  I must also thank you for the 5^th Package, which I got yesterday, lots of good things, like that wonderful “Blanket” and those great Bearskin Gloves.  I wont get cold hands this winter.  Yes, you’re extremely kind.  Everything is so nice.  This soap how wonderful, for us who don’t have decent soap yet.  Thank you also for the pliers and the wrench everything is so good, and useful.

The Germans are leaving all the time so we might be rid of them in a couple of Months, the English too, and that’s good, they are not mom’s best children (Norwegian expression) all of them.  The American ones are leaving these days, but then there hasn’t been many American Soldiers here, but they are more like Gentlemen.  I would like to write to Hilda Judd some time (Anna [Holm] Wold’s daughter), how is she since Harry’s death.  Could I have her Addrs.  Alma will have it.  I wish I could do something for you in return for everything you’re treating us to, but don’t know what.  The wife encloses a little thank you note, she is so deeply glad that you remember us and help us like you do.  So I’ll close again for now, with my most heartfelt thanks to you all for all good things.

Greeted from us all.  Greet yours from us

Your brother Olav  

Dear Alma.

A 1000 thanks for the wellcom letter.  Are glad to see that you are all well.  How nice it is that John & Mother moved so as you live so close by each other.  It was nice to hear all the news about friends and relations.  How could Halvor happen to go west?  and stay?  I thougth Betsina & husband started farming?  Tell Betsina with greetings from me, thats she must remember me with something  I am in very need off f.ex. Shirts, Night shirts, Pyjamas, Neckties etc.  I hope she remember the size (15 and a half shirts)  tell I am just as high, tall and alittle heavier then when I was there, but still going, strong, and just as sporty as ever, hope the same with herself.  Inregard to our relation here they are all fairly well.  Sis Laura is at Stjørdalen and her Son.  she is the same irritated, and unsatisfied as she always been, she has alittle Pension after her Swedish husband, så shes alright off.  her Son is not good for any work (lacy) and pretty folish.  Axel has sold the “Bakery” to his oldest son, so Axel is taken it easy now  his wife is still at the Hospital  never gets well anymore, but she is well satisfied.  Sis Hanna up in Narvik is fairly well too.  no news about’em.  Mrs Krogstad (Klara, Markus’ daughter), and their folks are keeping on as usual, all well with ‘em too,  So I have no real news of intrest.  We have a good deal Enlish soildeirs her now  supose to help geting free of the Germans but it takes time.  We don’t like us real well (he means: we don’t like it the way things are. His English is just translated directly from Norwegian, word by word, with the result that Norwegian expressions don’t come out right in English), before we get ready of all strangers so we are all by ourselves again.  I can’t hardly write you because I hav’nt a decent Pen and none to buy.  wish I had a Fountain.  Thanks for the pictures  they are fine houses you have.  Ill certainly try the best I can to get a “National custom” for your daughter, but at present is impossible, because it is’nt a pieace of cloth to get her now.  I am glad that Mother and John is so healthy yet they are geting pretty old now.  I am waiting so much to hear from John, if he possible can do anything for me, it will take along time before we can get to buy any clothing or lots other things, we comenes to get more food after while.  Ill certainly pay you for what ever you could send, as soon as aur money is established.  What I am in worst need off is Stoff for Overcoat, & Suits, and same as dress(?not sure what it says here) stoff for the Women folks.  Hope you excuse my asking, but what is to do any else.

I got letter from Florence, Iam glad of that  she says she is going visiting you soon.  This paper is from your letter, we have not such thin paper here yet, for the Airmail

I can’t think of anything else of intrest.  Hope this letter too will reach you healthy and well.  And I thanks the God that we are saved, with good heath all of us, which is the greatest Blessing we ever have.

Wish you then, dear Alma, happines and wellfare, and so you must greet my dear brother and wife from everyone of mine, and ours relation.

Yours whit love

Olav

Nonnegt. 4

(It is’nt no need telling you I am awaiting to hear very soon)

Sluppen den 23 Juli.

Min godeste kusine.

Jeg er saa full av jubel over at jeg fik brev fra dig i for gaars, en hjertelig tak for brevet skal du ha, jeg var saa kry saa jeg fortalte det til hele slekten dem jeg traff.  Ser av det at du og dine har det bra  du maa tro jeg har snakket meget om dig og vi har set paa de bilder vi har og undres om dine gutter var ute i krigen.  Ja Alma det har været nogen tussie aar for os, men Guds ske lov vi har da faat beholdt livet, og hjemmet vores.  Om end vi har været sulten for vi har ikke hat smør og ikke sukker og ikke paalæg men heldigvis vi har da hat brød for min datter er paa brødforretning.  Nu er det over og ingen flyalarm men du aner ikke hvor rædd jeg har været flyalarmen for vi bor under et veldig stort apparat som hører tyskerne til det sies og være Nordens største kanoner oppå der.  Du skal tro det var jubel den dagen, flaggene tiltops og graat og glæde og sang vekselvis i flere uker og dager.  Nu er det rolig, men meget frygtelig og se og høre om alt som er foregaat paa denne tid.  Her hos mig er det bra nu, Svenn min minste gut som var 12 aar 12 juli har nettop lagt syk i knut-ros en kjedelig sykdom, men er nu bra, men han ligger og hviler i 3 timer midt paa dagen enda for det er saa farlig for eftersykdom. (Knut-ros er en sykdom som gir smertefulle sår på kroppen, med feber og leddsmerter).  Min største gutt skal bli mekaniker  gaar nu i lære i 4 aar  det er tussi saa dyrt som alting er men faar det vel igjen det vet jeg.  Han er saa sparsom, har arbeidet paa fabrik i ferien sin.  Mary min ældste datter er paa ferie.

Jeg har nu hatt 50 aars dag like før jul 18 december  da hadde jeg min family hos os  23 mennesker var vi  skal senne dig sangen min, det var en koselig kvell  fik en 500 kr og presanger.  Nu har nettop mor (Gjertine) hat 70 aars dag, vi var samlet hele slekten  skal ogsaa sende dig hennes sang, hun er bare bra.  Onkel Aksel er det stor forandring  hans frue er syk og paa hjem i 2 aar snart og den ælste søn arrestert (han var i konsentrasjonsleir en tid) men nu har han tat over forretningen til onkel for han har git i fra sig den og andre 2 guttene rømte til Sverige men er nu kommet hit.

Det er saa meget rart nu at jeg husker ikke halvparten for øieblikket.  Laura er flyttet til Stjørdal, hennes søn er på sykehus.  Vet du at onkel Konrad er død, jeg var i begravelsen, skal senne dig begravelses sangen som han diktet selv i sammen med de andre sangene saa fort jeg vinner det.  Det er stygt og spørge, men har du nogen gamle klær efter dere saa send mig for vi er helt opraad  vi faar ikke kjøpt en traad for her finnes ikke en bite tøi, jeg for min del kan ikke gaa ut og ikke min ælste gut heller snart. Skal snart skrive igjen, hils dine barn saa hjertelig fra os, ha det bra alle sammen.

Deres Klara.

På baksiden av arket:

Jeg har satt huset dit i ramme jeg hadde, du er heldig som har et hjem  det ser koslig ut, det skulde ha været morsomt og besøkt dig, hjertelig tak for bildene, de var festlige.  Mary min datter skal sende dig bilde av sig sier hun.

Idag skal jeg vaske klær for en engelskmann som heter Jackson  jeg har vasket mange ganger men faar bare en liten kjøtboks for alle klærne, de er svært skitten, men det er no engelskmann saa jeg gjør det gjerne.

Sluppen July 23.

My best cousin.

I’m so full of jubilation at having receved a letter from you the day before yesterday, thank you so much for the letter, I was so proud I told all the relatives I met.  I see from it that you and yours are doing well  I have talked about you so often and we’ve looked at the pictures we have and wondered if your boys were out in the war.  Yes Alma we’ve had some rough years, but thank God we’ve kept our lives, and our home. Though we’ve been hungry because we haven’t had butter and not sugar and no sandwich meats but fortunately we’ve had bread ‘cause my daughter works at a bakery.  Now it’s over and no air raid sirens but you can’t imagine how scared I’ve been of the air raid sirens because we live below a very large apparatus which belongs to the Germans  it’s been said that the largest cannons of the Northern countries are up there.  Imagine the jubilation that day, the flags were raised and crying and joy and singing for several weeks and days.  It’s calm now, but horrible to see and hear about everything that has been going on during this time.  With us everything is fine now, Svenn my youngest boy who turned 12 on July 12 has just been sick with “knut-ros” a tiresome disease, but is well now, but he still lies down for a 3 hour’s rest in the middle of the day because there’s a risk of contracting other diseases.  (Knut-ros is a disease that causes painful sores over the body, along with fever and joint pain).  My oldest boy is going to be a mechanic  is in an apprenticeship for 4 years  that’s hard now that everything is so expensive but I know it will be rewarded.  He’s so thrifty, has been working at a factory during his vacation.  Mary my oldest daughter is on vacation.

I have now had my 50^th birthday just before Christmas Dec. 18  I had my family here  there were 23 of us  I’ll send you my song, it was a pleasant evening  got about 500 kr and gifts.  Mother (Gjertine) has recently had her 70^th birthday, all the relatives were gathered  I’ll send you her song too, she’s doing fine.  At Aksel’s there are a lot of changes  his wife is sick and in a home for close to 2 years and the oldest boy arrested (he was in a concentration camp for a while) but now he has taken over uncle’s shop because he has given it up and the other 2 boys escaped to Sweden but are here now.

There are so many things now that I can’t remember half of them at the moment.  Laura has moved to Stjørdal, her son is in the hospital.  Did you know that uncle Konrad is dead, I was at the funeral, will send you the funeral song which he wrote himself along with the other songs as soon as I have time.  It’s not nice to ask, but if you have some old clothes please send me some because we are in such a bind  We can’t buy as much as a thread (of clothing) because there isn’t even a piece of fabric to be had,  as for me I can’t go out and not my oldest boy either soon. Will write again soon, give our warmest regards to your children, keep well all of you.

Yours Klara.

On the back of the last page:

I’ve put your house in a frame I had, you are lucky to have a home  it looks cosy, it would be fun to visit you, thanks a lot for the pictures, they were fun.  Mary my daughter will send you a picture of herself she says.

Today I’m going to wash clothes for an Englishman called Jackson  I have washed many times but only get a small tin of meat for all the clothes, they are very dirty, but he’s an Englishman so I do it gladly.    

Tr.heim Juli 8th-45

My dearest brother John.

I been waiting to hear from you because its at last open passage for the mail.  I hear that they are a few that allready has received letters for over there I hope that you & wife are still well, so are all of us too, even it has been a hard time, but it commence to get better, but still we have eat dark bread.  Well many thing has change in the Worlds situation since we wrote its others.  I wonder so how it is with you, because you are geting old hope you are alive.  I wrote Alma awhile ago.  I dont like to beg for anything, but you know we are in need of so many things especially in clothing.  I am in such need of Overcoat, tell me the price of such as clothings &  clothes.  Do you think it is any possibility of geting an Radio (Broad-caster) from there and what prices, or “Typewriter” or Sawingmachin, all secondhanded of course but useable.  We have a whole lot of British soliers here now, and some Norwegians too those that was escape to Swiden and England.  The Germans are prisineers nothing to say anymore.  But we are all tired of all this soliers, we hope we soon be left alone, so we can start to build up by our self all the damaged property, until now the been mostly keept on with Feasting and Dancing on the “Marketplaces” besides all the horror by aresting and digging up graves of the poor offers for those Nazist terribles, of course I cant write about all the horrible things.  I am thanking my “God” that all of mine are saved, but we been anzease many time.  Will you please great Florence Winters and send me her Adrs.

Well this is just a few words so as you see we are all well and healthy, hope the same to you & the Mrs.  I write in English for its easier for the Censure “Controll” of the letters yet.  Hope to hear from you very soon, and tell me if you can help me with any thing.  Is there anything you wish for form here, so let me know, if I can. Shall great you from all of mine, and from the rest of our relation.  As you know Conrad is dead a year and a half ago.  All well with the rest of us.  My hearty love and greatings

Yours Ole

Nonnegt. 4. Tr.heim, Norway

Tr.heim, June 4, 1945

Mrs. Wilson.  Dear Niece

Keep cold, I am no a Ghost.  I am the same gay fellow your uncle Ole, still going strong.

I thought I must write you first because I were sure of your adrs.  Certainly I,ll write to you all over there, have something to ask for to anyone.  I been thinking so much of John, been wondering wheter he lives or not, because his geting old, 77 years the 30^th of June.  I be now 67 the 10^th of June still a boy, and I am sick for to take a trip over there.  As you know, so are also we relief from the German Demons that pretty near have starved us to death and punished and murdered a whole lot of our folks for nothing.  I have been runned down so badly.  My nerves been bad before of & on, but the last 2 years I been terrible many times, but I hope it will be little better after awhile with food but not much better yet, because its such a lots of Soldiers yet, from many land.  400.000 Germans yet, and all must have something to eat.  We are in need of everything, but its the worst about clothing.  I wonder how it is about geting anything from there.  I am in such need of an overcoat, soon have we winter again, and nothing to were.  Would you do me the favor and send me a “measure blank” and state price of an good solid “overcoat” this is something that could be sent by mail, also shirts and Suits even shoes we are lack of (nr. 8) even if it was worn some wouldnt make any diferent.  It will take a long time yet before we get anything, by ordinary way.  Well, my wife is fairly well, but tired and geting old.  My 5 daughters all well the 3 oldest are married the 2 youngest are engaged with some very fine fellows, so all of mine is well off and happy.  We have had much of work to those enimies, and made some money too, but the money isnt worth much and nothing to buy, and now after the capitulation, its all stoped up and no materials to get.  I been running my little “Electrical workshop” all by my self, and no one of mine, have had any trouble with them.  I attend to send this by airmail so I can not write to much at once.  Do please send Florence Winters adrs. soon.  Greet John & mother so very very much and don’t forget your whole bunch of your own, also Halvor, Gertie & Betsy, and all good timers, tell’em I am the same “enfant terrible”, only I had some new cloths on my atlatick body.  Well Alma come and se us, and the daylight summernights, is delightful.  While I remember, a young “Dressmaker” (Sydame) wished for an “Fashion Plate(?)” (latest style) (Mote Journal) this for Lady clothings, hope you understand, I commence to forget all your names, but I love to write English but very seldom I have a chance.

Must close for this time with

My hearty greetings to you all.

Write soon please.  Your uncle O. Holm, Nonnegt. 4, Tr.heim.