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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold3/1910/14 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | July 1910 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
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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 Betty Molteno, July 1910, UCT Manuscripts & Archives, Olive Schreiner Letters Project transcription’. Please also supply letter line numbers for specific quotations.
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The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections.
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De Aar
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July 1910
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Dear Betty
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I enclose Mrs Murray’s note to me which will tell you about her &
7: Anna Purcell. It is still cool here, but we’ve had one or two of our
8: terrible winds.
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I wish you & Alice would come out soon & go & live somewhere among the
11: natives: you could be of such use to them. The Dutch don’t need them
12: one any more. They are top-dog, & playing the part of top-dog. Mrs
13: Malan has been very ill, but is I see in the papers better.
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Good bye. My dear love to you.
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Olive
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