Aabenraa d. 17. 11. 1926 Kære August, Christine og Misse. Jeres kære brev ankom og jeg siger også mange tak for de 5 kroner og vil bruge dem til den toværelses. Jeg takker jer også endnu engang hjerteligt for de gode dage, jeg tilbragte hos jer, jeg er jo blevet meget syg siden jeg kom hjem og er det stadig, men nu er jeg gudskelov i bedring igen, men jeg må endnu stå sulteturen igennem, hvor jeg må spise så lidt som muligt. - - - - - Jeg fik også besøg, mens jeg var så syg, af Heine og Lorenz, de kom begge samme dag. Heine kom klokken 2 om natten, uden at vi vidste noget om det, og Lorenz også, men jeg tror, Meta havde skrevet til dem, uden at jeg vidste noget om det, og vi havde også besøg af Anni fra Kiel for otte dage siden, hun var her i 3 dage. Jeg kan også meddele jer at Claudi vil bygge nyt hus på Forst Alle bagved kirkegården, så ved I vel cirka hvor det er. De er nu begyndt at grave i jorden - - - - - for det skal være færdigt til April, så vi straks kan flytte ind, og jeg kan også fortælle at den gamle Wilgaard har skudt sig af sorg over, at han ikke længere kunne forsørge sig selv. Det glæder mig meget, kære August, at du vil besøge os til jul, og forhåbentlig han du blive et par dage. Det glæder mig at Anni og Helene nu atter har fået plads og håber at det må gå dem godt, og at de må beholde disse pladser. Lene har jo i hvert fald skrevet at hun såvidt kan meddele at hun har det helt godt. Kære August, nu vil jeg bede dig om, når du skriver igen, at du intet nævner - - - - - om Helene, for det giver bare stridigheder og Meta kan jo ikke gøre for, at det er blevet sådan og forhåbentlig går det over igen, og nu vil jeg stoppe, for jeg har ikke mere nyt at skrive om denne gang, og nu vil jeg sende jer alle rigtig hjertelige hilsener fra jeres far. Også hjertelig hilsener til dine svigerforældre. Også mange hilsener fra Claudi og Meta.

Aabenraa 11. 17. 1926 Dear August, Christine and Misse. Your dear letter arrived and I want to thank you also for the 5 DKR and will use them for the one bedroom. I thank you also once again from the heart for the good days I spent with you, as you know I've become very ill since I've been home and still am, but thank God I am getting better again, but I still have to suffer through a starvation diet where I must eat as little as possible. - - - - - I also received visits while I was so ill, from Heine and Lorenz, they both came on the same day. Heine came at 2 o'clock in the morning without us knowing anything about it, and Lorenz too, but I think Meta had written them without my knowing about it, and we also were visited by Anni from Kiel a weeks time ago, she was here for 3 days. I can also inform you that Claudi is building a new house on Forst Alle behind the cemetery, then you probably have a rough idea of where it is. They have now broken ground - - - - - because it's supposed to be finished by April, so we can move in right away, and I can also tell you that old Wilgaard shot himself because of grief that he could no longer support himself. It gives me great joy, dear August, that you will visit us for Christmas, and hopefully you'll be able to stay a couple of days. It makes me happy that Anni and Helene now once again have jobs and I hope it will go well for them and that they will keep these positions. Lene has in fact written that so far she can report that she is doing quite well. Dear August, now I will ask you, when you write back, not to mention anything - - - - - about Helene, because it just brings bad blood and Meta can't help it's gotten that way, and hopefully it will pass, and now I will close, because I have nothing else new to write about this time, and now I will send all of you much love from your father. Also, please give my love to your in-laws. Also many regards from Claudi and Meta.