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Letter
from Elsie Ash to her Aunt Ruth in Sweden
1140
North LaSalleStreet
November
21, 1956 Dear Aunt Ruth, Thank you dear Aunt Ruth
for the letter you sent me in October. I hope you will forgive me
for being so late in replying to it, but time flies when one has to work
for one’s living. What a fun and noisy time it
must have been when the eight children were visiting you on their summer
holiday. It would be nice to have a photo of them. It must be empty and lonely now
that Uncle Oscar is gone, especially at Christmas. This will be the
first Christmas since Mother died. She was in a coma for five days. I
was with her every minute. At five in the morning she asked if the mail
had arrived. She said: ‘I can’t understand why Ruth is taking so
long to write to me.’ That afternoon, a letter arrived from Sister
Ruth. She sat up in bed and read the letter. Then she asked me to get
her a cup of coffee. She wanted to be alone for a few minutes. The next
day when Aunt Beda and Ellen came to see her, Mother was out of bed, and
she said: ‘Elsie, get Ruth’s letter so that Ellen and Beda can read
it’. That letter was better than any medicine for Mother! My little grandson is now ten months
old. He is starting to walk but
is still holding on the furniture. He is so sweet. I have invited them
to dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Aunt Beda will be happy to hear that
the parcel arrived and that the shoes fit you perfectly. It would be so nice if you could come
and visit us. I hope you are in good health. I wish you a Happy
Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love Elsie
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Letter
from Elsie to her Aunt Ruth in Sweden
1140 North LaSalle Street
Chicago 10, Illinois
September
20, 1956 Dear Aunt Ruth, Thank you, Aunt Ruth, for the
letter you sent to Aunt Ellen and in which you say that you miss my
mother. I am so sad that Mother had to leave us. She was such a good and
fine person. She sent me two letters every week. Now I shall never have
any letters from her again. Aunt Ellen, Beda and Hildegarde
went to the hospital every day to see Mother. I am very proud of my son. He is
a music teacher at a high school in Highland Park, Michigan. He is
studying for a Master’s Degree at Wayne University, Detroit, so that
he can make more money for his family. His little boy is so sweet. He is
8 months old now. I travel 200 miles to Detroit to see Bill, Marion and
little Loren. I had a vacation in August. I went to
the Smokey Mountains. It was incredibly beautiful there and the climate
was so nice. Best regards and thanks again for your
letter. Elsie
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