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Retrieve WWI-era Danish letters by numeric ID as markdown or JSON.

1|Updated Jun 9, 2020
Search Tags:#markdown#json#content-negotiation#sentiment-analysis#danish#ww1#historical-letters
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/dalager/jernkorsetbreve --skill read-letter
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: read-letter
Source: https://github.com/dalager/jernkorsetbreve/tree/main/apps/website/public/.well-known/agent-skills/read-letter
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dalager/jernkorsetbreve --skill read-letter

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Provide straightforward, id-based access to a digitised collection of WWI-era Danish family letters so researchers and applications can read, process, and analyze historical correspondence without scraping HTML pages or manually cleaning OCR output.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Single-letter retrieval via content negotiation: obtain a single letter as clean markdown including original 1910s Danish and a modern Danish translation.
  • Bulk JSON access for analysis: download the full dataset for searches, NLP, sentiment tracking, and mapping sender locations.
  • Enrichment support: access precomputed sentiment scores and scanned image metadata to combine textual and visual research.
  • Use case: A historian fetches letters by chronological ID to trace emotional tone across 1914–1918 using the provided sentiment dataset.

Quick Start

Fetch a single letter by requesting https://jernkorset.dk/letters/42/ with the HTTP header Accept: text/markdown to receive the original and modernised Danish plus frontmatter metadata.

Frequently Asked Questions about read-letter

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I fetch WWI Danish letters by ID as markdown instead of HTML?▼

To fetch WWI Danish letters by ID as markdown, request the letter URL with the HTTP header Accept: text/markdown to receive clean plaintext including original 1910s Danish, a modern translation, and frontmatter metadata.

Can I download the full WWI Danish letter dataset as JSON for bulk analysis?▼

Yes, you can download the full WWI Danish letter dataset as bulk JSON to perform searches, NLP processing, sentiment tracking, and mapping sender locations without scraping individual HTML pages.

What sentiment and image metadata is available for the historical Danish letters?▼

The historical Danish letters include precomputed sentiment scores and scanned image metadata accessible via dedicated endpoints, enabling researchers to combine textual emotional tone analysis with visual source verification.

What's the best way to get clean plaintext from digitized historical letters without manual OCR cleanup?▼

The best way to get clean plaintext from digitized historical letters is using content negotiation with the Accept: text/markdown header, which returns original and modernized Danish text with HTML stripped automatically.

Does this letter retrieval method work for tracing emotional tone across the 1914-1918 period?▼

Yes, this letter retrieval method works for tracing emotional tone across 1914-1918 by fetching letters chronologically by ID and combining the text with the provided precomputed sentiment dataset for longitudinal analysis.

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