"City of dreadful night; cut throats, don't mention political news" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box8/Fold4/MMPr/AssortedCorres/FredPL/22 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 12 April 1911 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frederick (‘Fred’) Pethick-Lawrence and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence nee Pethick |
| 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. A typescript only of this letter is available. The transcription here follows this typescript and includes any uncertain dates, ellipses, mistakes and so on.
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de Aar
2 Apri1 12th,1911
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4 Dear Fred & Emmeline,
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6 Thank you for your letters from prison. Need I tell you how much my
7thoughts are with you. I have never believed they meant to play fair
8with that Conciliation Bill. Now we know.
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10 I am anxious to hear full details of your trial when it takes place.
11Please send me papers when you can.
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13 Goodbye. I hope I’ll be better next week & able to write a real
14letter.
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16 Yours ever with love and deep sympathy,
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2 Apri1 12th,1911
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4 Dear Fred & Emmeline,
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6 Thank you for your letters from prison. Need I tell you how much my
7thoughts are with you. I have never believed they meant to play fair
8with that Conciliation Bill. Now we know.
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10 I am anxious to hear full details of your trial when it takes place.
11Please send me papers when you can.
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13 Goodbye. I hope I’ll be better next week & able to write a real
14letter.
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16 Yours ever with love and deep sympathy,
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