To K. S. Barantsevich, 10 May 1888. Sumy.
К. С. БАРАНЦЕВИЧУ, 10 мая 1888 г. Сумы.
Headnote
1 Written from Sumy on 10 May 1888 to the writer Kazimir Stanislavovich Barantsevich, a St. Petersburg acquaintance and fellow author.
2 A brief, cheerful note announcing Chekhov’s arrival at the Lintvaryov estate near Sumy, where the family would spend the summer. He praises the scenery, repeats his mailing address and the travel route from Moscow, and signs off.
10 May 1888. Sumy.
10 мая 1888 г. Сумы.
10 May.
10 мая.
Dearest
Добрейший
Kazimir Stanislavovich! I’m already in Sumy, in the bosom of nature. The countryside is magnificent. I repeat my address for you: town of Sumy, Kharkov province, the estate of A. V. Lintvaryova. The route is as follows: Moscow – Kursk – Vorozhba – Sumy – a cabman to the estate (30 kopecks). Keep well.
Казимир Станиславович! Я уже в Сумах, на лоне природы. Местность великолепная. Повторяю Вам свой адрес: г. Сумы Харь-к губ., усадьба А. В. Линтваревой. Маршрут такой: Москва – Курск – Ворожба – Сумы – извозчик до усадьбы (30 коп.). Будьте здоровы.
Yours, A. Chekhov.
Ваш А. Чехов.
On the reverse:
На обороте:
St. Petersburg, Peski, 3rd Street, 4, apt. 8. To Kazimir Stanislavovich Barantsevich.
Петербург, Пески, 3 улица, 4, кв. 8 Казимиру Станиславовичу Баранцявичу.