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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/31 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Wednesday 30 October 1919 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | Trevaldwyn, Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
| Who To | May Murray Parker nee Murray |
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| 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 is derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address this letter was sent to. Schreiner was resident at Porchester Place from early April 1917 until August 1920, when she left Britain for South Africa.
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1Wednesday
2
3Dear May
4
5Just after I posted to you came news Miss Greene was very bad. She
6Betty started off at once; Florence Gre Alice’s sister went in the
7same train to Cornwall so she was not alone.
8
9I have had two letters & a wire from Betty – the last one enclosed
10says Miss Greene was free of the pain. I think they are getting a
11night nurse.
12
13You will have heard that dear Dr Purcell is dead. His heart has been
14bad for a long time. I wish I could be with Anna I feel as if I might
15comfort her.
16
17In haste dear
18Olive
19
2
3Dear May
4
5Just after I posted to you came news Miss Greene was very bad. She
6Betty started off at once; Florence Gre Alice’s sister went in the
7same train to Cornwall so she was not alone.
8
9I have had two letters & a wire from Betty – the last one enclosed
10says Miss Greene was free of the pain. I think they are getting a
11night nurse.
12
13You will have heard that dear Dr Purcell is dead. His heart has been
14bad for a long time. I wish I could be with Anna I feel as if I might
15comfort her.
16
17In haste dear
18Olive
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