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| Letter Reference | Findlay Family A1199/1238 |
| Archive | William Cullen Library, Historical Papers, University of the Witwatersrand |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 20 October 1874 |
| Address From | Colesberg, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Catherine ('Katie') Findlay nee Schreiner |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 14-15 |
The manuscript of this letter by Olive Schreiner belongs to the Archive referenced above; its ownership of the original should be acknowledged by referencing the letter as indicated: Copyright transcription: © Olive Schreiner Letters Project. This transcription can be freely used as long as copyright is acknowledged and it is referenced using the following citation: ‘Olive Schreiner to Catherine ('Katie') Findlay nee Schreiner, 20 October 1874, William Cullen Library Historical Papers, Olive Schreiner Letters Project transcription’. Please also supply letter line numbers for specific quotations.
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The Project is grateful to the William Cullen Library, University of Johannesburg, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Historical Papers.
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Colesberg
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October 20th 1874
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My dearest Katie,
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You have for a long time past owed me two letters, but having for a
7: wonder paid off all my debts in the letter line I shall trouble you
8: with a third hoping that it will bring a speedy reply.
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We have been and are very busy nursing the children who one after the
11: other have been ill. The baby is still very bad & it some times seems
12: as if they would never be all well again. I suppose you will have
13: heard all the particulars with regard to dear Theo's lucky find. I am
14: hoping that if they take their diamond to Europe as they sometimes
15: talk of doing I shall have a peep at them as they pass through
16: Colesberg.
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I wish I had had the pleasure so being at the Fields when it was found,
19: just to have seen them all so happy. I do hope he will get a good
20: price for it in the end, most of all for poor Papa & Mamma's sake for
21: whom I know he would do so much if he only could.
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Give Auntie Olive's love to all the dear little ones. Are you thinking
24: of sending Katie to school son? I should think she was quite old
25: enough, but you would miss her dreadfully if she went.
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Have you ever got your likenesses from Cape Town. If you have please
28: don't forget your promise to send me some.
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Hoping to hear from you very soon
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I am dear Katie
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Your very affectionate sister
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Olive
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Notation
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.
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