Letters to Santa

28 July 2015

I picked up (via an antique-sellers group on Facebook) three letters to Santa Claus that were written by some kids in Nebraska City, NE in 1933. They’re really unique and in great shape on 7.5″ x 9.5″ paper.

Here is my attempt at transcribing them:

Santa Claus,

North Pole.

Dear Santa Claus,

Since you visited me last I have

tried to be a good girl, and studied pretty hard

in school, so I would like for you to call on

me this Christmas and please bring me the

following gifts: a pair of green beads, a box

of handkerchieffs, 2 prs of stockings, a wrist

watch, some candy, oranges, nuts, gum, and

some fruit.

Your little friend,

Violet(?) Storger.(?)

Dear Santa Claus

For Christmas I want a 22 repeating

rifle and a red slede that is the most

important. And I want two double spring

traps and one single spring trap.

I wan some candy nuts and a football

suit. I want a hunting knife a hunt vest

and a box of 22 shells

Yours friend

John Harg..(?)

Dear Santa Claus:

I am been a very good boy and

I would like to have a ball mit and a ball

mask football baseball and suit(?) and bat. And

dond’t feargit to stop. We will have a nice

Christmas tree for you. If you get stuck you

just call 4930 and I will come and pull

you out.

your little friend

Hoyt Merwin Scharp

Since the last letter had a name I could read, I Googled it and found this sad article about him.

Total spent today: $20