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| Letter Reference | Smuts A1/204/145 |
| Archive | National Archives Repository, Pretoria |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 29 May 1918 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Jan Smuts |
| Other Versions | |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Archives Repository, Pretoria, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections.
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9 Porchester Place
2 Edgware Rd
3 May 29th 1918
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5 Dear Jan
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7 I got a letter from my niece Mrs. Hudson Findlay from Pretoria She
8says – "We often see Mrs. Smuts. She is doing such splendid work
9here. We all love her. She is a brave brave woman." I thought
10perhaps you would like to hear this of my dear Isie. I hope you have
11quite got over your touches of fever.
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13 Yours ever
14 Olive Schreiner
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2 Edgware Rd
3 May 29th 1918
4
5 Dear Jan
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7 I got a letter from my niece Mrs. Hudson Findlay from Pretoria She
8says – "We often see Mrs. Smuts. She is doing such splendid work
9here. We all love her. She is a brave brave woman." I thought
10perhaps you would like to hear this of my dear Isie. I hope you have
11quite got over your touches of fever.
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13 Yours ever
14 Olive Schreiner
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