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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold3/1914/44 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Friday 24 July 1914 |
| Address From | Creisau, Schlessen, Germany (now Krzyżowa, Świdnica, Poland) |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
| Other Versions | |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
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. The date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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1Friday
2
3Dear Laddie
4
5I am sending this in case you are still at Oberhof. I got here safely
6last night Dorothy is lovely, & the place is beautiful. Such a
7splendid old house. My movement are quite uncertain. I may stay on
8here, or return to Holland & England in a few days I’d like so to be
9in London when there you are there. There are some friends of mine I
10want you so to know. I know you’d love them. Ellis says my form of
11madness is wanting all my friends to know & love all my other friend,
12but I’m sure you’d like Mrs Charlotte Wilson & Mrs Wale – I wish
13you could meet Bob Muirhead & his wife but they are in Scotland.
14
15Please wire me your movements.
16
17Dorothy & her husband are going out by motor to dine with a Prussian
18prince tonight
19
20^but there is a large party in the house of about 15 persons.^
21
22It is pouring with rain here & quite cool.
23
24My dear love to thee.
25Olive
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2
3Dear Laddie
4
5I am sending this in case you are still at Oberhof. I got here safely
6last night Dorothy is lovely, & the place is beautiful. Such a
7splendid old house. My movement are quite uncertain. I may stay on
8here, or return to Holland & England in a few days I’d like so to be
9in London when there you are there. There are some friends of mine I
10want you so to know. I know you’d love them. Ellis says my form of
11madness is wanting all my friends to know & love all my other friend,
12but I’m sure you’d like Mrs Charlotte Wilson & Mrs Wale – I wish
13you could meet Bob Muirhead & his wife but they are in Scotland.
14
15Please wire me your movements.
16
17Dorothy & her husband are going out by motor to dine with a Prussian
18prince tonight
19
20^but there is a large party in the house of about 15 persons.^
21
22It is pouring with rain here & quite cool.
23
24My dear love to thee.
25Olive
26