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Letter ReferenceOlive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/56
ArchiveNational English Literary Museum, Grahamstown
Epistolary TypeLetter
Letter Date1911
Address Fromna
Address ToPortlock, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape
Who ToMinnie or Mimmie Murray nee Parkes
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The Project is grateful to the National English Literary Museum (NELM) for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. This note is written on the back of an envelope. The year is provided by the postmark on the envelope, although this is not fully legible; the envelope also provides the address the letter was sent to.
1 The coffee turned up all right.
2 OS
3
4 I shall be leaving for Somerset or Cradock in a couple few days. I
5wish I could see you in Graaff Reinet before I go.
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