STJØRDALENS SPAREANK

—oprettet 1847—

Telefon nr. 20

Telegramadr. SPAREBANKEN

Stjørdal den 2. Mai 1938

Herr John Holm,

Jasper Minn, Boxt 16 U.S.A.

I anledning Deres forespørgsel i brev av 14. April d.a. meddeles at vor bank f.t. forrenter innskudd på opsigelse (6mdr.) med 3 1/2 % pr. år.  Dette er den høieste rente De f.t. kan opnå i Norske banker.  Det er intet til hinder for at innskudsbevis (kontrabok) kan opbevares uten omkostninger her i banken og De vil da i tilfelle De senner penger hit få tilsent kvittering for mottakelsen av beløpet samt for opbevaringen av kontraboken.

Vi hører gjerne fra Dem og tegner

Ærbødigst

STJØRDALENS SPAREBANK (Stempel)

STJØRDALENS SPAREBANK

—established 1847—

Telephone No. 20

Telegram adr.  SPAREBANKEN

Stjørdal the 2^nd of May 1938

Mr. John Holm

Jasper Minn, Boxt 16 U.S.A.

With reference to Your inquiry in a letter of April 14 this year we can inform you that our bank at this time pays an interest of 3 1/2 % per year on deposits in a fixed term account (6 months).  This is the highest interest You can presently achieve in Norwegian banks.  There is nothing to prevent You from keeping the proof of deposit (the bankbook) here at the bank without cost and in case You send money here You’ll receive a receipt for the amount as well as for the bankbook.

We would be pleased to hear from You and sign

Sincerely

STJØRDALENS SPAREBANK (stamp)

The signature is illegible — looks like S S, or H Hegstet, or Hugstad (?)

The reason why the Y’s are capitalised in the text above is that a polite and formal form of “You”(singular and plural) was used in those days when speaking/writing to someone unknown to you, or in a higher position than you (the “du” would be changed to De, so the word for “you” changed completely.  This is common in many languages; it’s used in Spanish and French for instance.  This form is disappearing from the Norwegian language now.  

Trondhjem 25/3-25

Kjæreste Broder.

Du kan tro det blev glæde og surprise, over dit “brev” og “check”  Jeg var saa modløs og tungsint den morgen før dette kom, men naar nøden er størst saa er hjælpen nærmest.  Ja jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal takke dig, men jeg maa si som saa mange siger, Gud velsigne dig John, for din snilhet, og jeg haaper du maa ha lykke og held med dig til gjengæld fordi du ikke lukker dit hjerte for en som trænger en haandsrækning og hjælp.  Nu skal jeg betale dig renter paa disse penger, og sette det paa bok paa dit navn, og jeg skal faa Banken til og sende dig kvitering for renten pr aar lig et andet laan.  Jeg har nu leiet mig et litet rum og skal til og indstallere mig, men det er mange ting som skal være og alt er saa dyrt her, men det skal nok gaa.  Du kan være sikker paa at jeg gjør hvad jeg kan for og faa noget ut af det.

Jeg skal samtidig hilse fra kona og sige at hvis hun hadde vist at det kom penger, saa havde hun ikke skrevet det sidste brevet til dig,  men nu er det for sent  hun ber dig undskylde, for kvinder skulde man aldrig ha noget med og gjøre.

Ja vi har faaet en hel del læsestof det er inresant, og faa, det er som et pust fra en anden verden, og jeg liker saa godt og læse Engelsk for ikke og glemme sproget.

Det er inet nyt her, bare bra med vores folk.  Vi har hat en meget fin vinter iaar.  Faar da slutte for denne gang, med et mange mange tak foreløbig.  Pengene er ikke kommet enda, men dem kommer vist en af første dagene.  Ja jeg skal da hilse saa meget fra kona, og alle pikerne, og mig selv.

Jeg skal snart skrive igjen.

Broderligst

Olav

Rosenborgsgt 14

Tr.hjem

Trondhjem 25/3-25

Kjæreste Broder.

What joy and surpirse, to get your “letter” and “check”  I was so down and miserable that morning before it arrived, but the greater the need the nearer the help.  I don’t know how to thank you, but will say the same as so many do, God bless you John, for your kindness, and I hope you’ll have a lot of happiness and luck on your side in return for not closing your heart to someone who needs a helping hand.  I want to pay you interest on this money, and put it in an account in your name, and I’ll get the Bank to send you receipts for the interest per year like any other loan.  I have now rented a small room and am getting ready to settle myself in, but there are several things that are needed and everything is so expensive here, but it will work out.  You can be sure I’ll do what I can to get something out of it.

My regards also from the wife who says that if she had known there was money on the way, she wouldn’t have written that last letter to you, but now it’s too late  she apologizes, for one should never have anything to do with women.

Well we have received a lot of reading materials, that’s interesting to get, it’s like a breath from another world, and I so much enjoy reading English so that I wont forget the language.

There’s no news here, everything is fine with our folk.  We’ve had a very fine winter this year.  Will end this for now, saying thank you very very much for the time being.  The money hasn’t arrived yet, but will probably be here in the next few days.  My wife sends her best regards, and all the girls, and myself.

I’ll write again soon.

Most Brotherly

Olav

Rosenborgstgt. 14

Tr.hjem