‘July 25. 1903 / Lieber Freund / First, we sincerely hope your / dear wifes‘ recovery is satisfactory We rejoiced/ to hear she had left her bed for a short time our / best love to her. / I have finished the oil colour sketch on the / piece of wood you gave me, for that Fan. /
I am afraid I did not quite realize from / your letter who is getting up this Fan , and who / pays the artists. You are acting ; I believe for / some others in the matter. Will you kindly, let / me know where to send this to when it sufficiently / dry. / We are waiting fort he weather to clear to / get another run into the mountains. / Herzlichste Grüsse / Immer dein / Hubert v.[on] Herkomer /
In Bleistift ‘An Herrn W. Satorius in Mainz