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Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, 1931 January 26

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Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, 1931 January 26
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p0584_11742
Date
1931 January 26
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Translation:

Dear wife!

The morning mail came before breakfast, and there were a couple newspaper articles in it that would interest you; as we are going to town in the forenoon, I will send them- despite the letters that were just sent.

I had a bad attack yesterday evening. I had to finally take one of the tablets, and the result was a sleepless night, but the pain remained even just. I have moreover been bothered by sleeplessness since I came here. 

Today I am well- just a little weak- the sun is shining, and everything looks bright outside. 

Yes, now you all cannot very well complain about not getting letters!

Greetings,

Ole

Jennie Marie Berdahl was born on June 1, 1879 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota to Andrew James and Karen Oline (Otterness) Berdahl. Jennie was born in a sod hut before South Dakota received statehood. She attended Augustana Academy in Canton, S.D. and was a county school teacher. Jennie Berdahl married Ole Rølvaag in 1908 and lived in Northfield, MN. Together they had four children: Olaf Arnljot (1909-1915) Ella Valborg Tweet (1910-2003) Karl Fritjof (1913-1990) Paul Gunnar (1915-1920).
Funding to digitize the O.E. Rølvaag Papers was provided to the Norwegian American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
Ole Rølvaag's letter to Jennie Rølvaag.
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[Indicate the cited item here]. O.E. Rølvaag Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.

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Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931, “Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, 1931 January 26,” Digital Collections, accessed October 19, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/4892.