Letters

Letter undated from John Bauer to Ester Ellqvist, consisting of four pages written on a folded sheet of paper. Main writing handwritten in pencil. The letter is unfinished and lacks signature. The style of hand suggests John Bauer as a sender. .. LETTER TRANSCRIPT: .. [Page 1] Esther min You have to write! Do you hear it not to make this letter be read. It was my emergency sense to [overdraft: write the whole this evening] own this evening for dough in a laid far bref. But so few I’m a telephone bid to have the whole [coated word] [inscribed: pet] want to hit and forget about Mej. Now I have to down and Fired and Dish glass and make in order But Esther min. I promised Dej long bref when I come on the land and may be alone and .. [Page 2] in peace. I long for the country now, and tomorrow elr öfvermorgon I Father [Overcast: Est] Am I a Lamb? Were you here I would hug The last day you gaf mej in Stockholm glow more I never. Esther mine, you are going become my purple wife. God Hvad I shall kiss dough. Ice on the Lakes down here [exceeded: new] now and the ice mirrors green winter sky between snow Birds and the Bears .. [Page 3] to have a reasonable place and everything so beautiful. It’s just you who are made. I can not enjoy fully like me is, but neither other than you I want in company. I don’t like --- [?] or quick- The Units About a Punch tables. I want dough and our cottage and a lake with ice on and skate shoes and sails about winter and and some- I want a canoe in the lake and they and good bathing place and a birch hill du .. [Page 4] small birds shall sing --- but no cat. As soon as I come on the country I shall write to Axel and to CalEd [?] to write and hear how dan you is.