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Letter to Robert Dent from J. Skurrie, June 1910
Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto, the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887. The word esperanto means "one who hopes" in the language itself. Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy and flexible language that would serve as a universal second language to foster peace and international understanding. (Wiki)
My wonky interpretation with the help of the online Esperanto translator:
Dear Sir,
I write to you in Esperanto hoping that you should understand . I have been spending time in Edinburgh and also Glasgow. I went up the Ben Lomond and the Scott Monument of Edinburgh. I visited the Castle and Holyland. We both had an excellent time together with the Esperanto speakers and the Gealiland(?) people. I send you this tiny memorandum. I desire to you the most of pleasure and you should believe me that I am for ever your friend. J Skurrie. 37 Webster St Dalmarnock (a Distrcict of Glascow)