1913 May 2 (To Theodor from Bronislawa)

The Day May 2

Most beloved Theodor, the card from you I got, for which I warmly thank you, and now I’ll tell you that Piter is in New Britain[1] and he will be here on Sunday at Woodhaven, because he wrote a card to me saying[2] it was going to work out. I greet you warmly, wishing you well forever, Bronislawa

Good bye

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[1] New Britain is in central Connecticut.

[2] Literally “knowing”

1913 May 2 (To Bronislawa from Theodor)

May 2^nd

Most beloved Bronisia!

I got your card for which I thank you warmly, and I thank you as well for the news that you wrote to me that Piter is coming, but he’s like me with you, Bronia, look, it would be a wonder if he still doesn’t know that I’m at Woodhaven. With me there are no interesting things at all, just Pawloski said[1] that she couldn’t telephone any more today. Hopefully she wrote it in a card just don’t tell them at all that I told you or wrote [you] it. I greet you warmly and kiss [you] uncountable times faithful to you forever, yours, Theodor goodbye [my] heart

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[1] Since the verb form is male, it would seem that “Pawloski” refers to Mr. Pawlowski as opposed to Mrs. Pawlowski, who moreover would usually be referred to as Pawlowska in Polish. Since Polish declines past tense forms for gender and number, but not person, the singular female verb forms “she couldn’t” and “she wrote” could also be read as “you couldn’t” and “you wrote,” referring to Bronislawa, though this seems less likely; one might guess the “she” refers to Mrs. Pawlowski.

1913 Mar 31

Most Beloved Bronisia

My golden heart, write [me] whatever there is to hear about you and how you slept from Sunday to Monday, because I wasn’t able to sleep the whole night, I was only thinking about you, my dear treasure, and sleep didn’t want to close[1] my eyelids so that I might fall asleep I greet you warmly countless times and kiss [you] a million times I remain faithful and loving you forever, Theodor goodbye, most darling heart

Po XXXXXX

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[1] Literally “glue”

1913 Mar 22

Beloved Colleague,

I wish you happy Holidays[1] and a happy Easter, and I wish you happy amusement and good fortune[2] and health and a new start in life.

Mr. Drywert…[3]

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[1] Literally “Happy Halleluja (=”Happy Easter”)

[2] Or, “Happiness”

[3] Signature at best marginally legible

1913 Jul 23

The Day 22

Most Beloved Bronisia!

My only heart, I’ll write you a few words, and I beg you don’t get so mad, not at me, that I got a little mad at you over that word, don’t make anything of it, because I’m really sorry that I did it, so much that I couldn’t sleep and the next day I still couldn’t do anything, my heart really ached but at least if you’re going to be here, then I’ll tell you something else because in the afternoon I’ll have time, then we’ll go to the woods, then we’ll have a talk. I greet you and kiss [you] 10,000 times. I remain faithful to you forever, Theodor

1913 Jul 9

Dearest Bronisia

Beloved heart, your letter and card I got, for which I thank you warmly, just my heart aches a little that you will be here and not come to me, only to [your] day job. Am I not, my heart, [your] beloved? And if you’re just going to be here, then come [to me], angel, so that I might at least look at you, O, I love you so much and you want to go to [your] day job. I greet you warmly and kiss [you] sincerely loving you, Theodor

Goodbye dear heart XXXXXX

1913 Jul 7

The Day 7/Ju…[?][1]

Most Beloved Bronisia

My most eternal love,

Write me how you’ve been sleeping and similarly how work went for you on Monday and whatever interesting there is to hear about you. I am, thanks [to God], healthy and I slept like after a cool bath after that Sunday walk. I wanted to stay even longer with you but I felt somehow very weak [and] in addition to you were also complaining that [your] brothers were annoying you, that’s why I left you earlier. I greet you warmly infatuated, [my] treasure, with you, and I kiss [you], faithful to you forever, Teodor Goodbye, [my] heart

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[1] Following the postmark, this should be a “7” (for “July), but it looks more like the beginning of the English word “July” than a number. The Polish word for July is “Lipiec.”