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This letter was written to Jana's great grandfather's brother by a family member (?) back in their hometown. Can some kind soul help me translate (just a summary would be wonderful!) page 1 of this four page Swedish letter?
pages 2 & 3 are at: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Jana-K-Robertson-WA/PHOTO/0019photo.html
page four is at: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Jana-K-Robertson-WA/PHOTO/0020photo.html
UPDATE! Thank you to Harry Ahlström for the translation!
(The writer is addressing her) brother. In short, after initial greeting phrases, the writer talks about eclating a forthcoming marriage which brother has wished writer to do. Writer responses that brother may do it by writing a letter, signing it and paying seven marks. "it is depressing if You return from there and have only children born outside of wedlock. We will that you write your letter so we can eclate all three of you at once. The Vicar talked about this in reading examination and said that it is peculiar that everybody do not do this (correctly)" Then text goes to family economy. "Reading examination costed 50 marks and appropriation and neighbour taxes(? registrationfees) costed 90 marks which we have to pay after Easter. Now we have to save some money since we have to buy a new horse. We are getting some money from dairy as six of our cows are milking. We need about 200 marks". Then the letter discusses weather and snow conditions which are unusually dire for this time of the year. " have things been similar in your Grand Marais". "In spite of this we have managed to do our chores properly. It remains to be seen what happens when I and Alexander begin confirmation school and when sowwing has to be done by Father and sister Edla alone. It can become heavy for your old father since there are so many damages in sowing area." Then letter moves to greetings and ending phrases. "Haralds Hanna greets and tells that he(Harald) is
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