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| Letter Reference | Jeffreys A1657/266/3 |
| Archive | Western Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 31 May 1894 |
| Address From | Krantz Plaats, Halesowen, Eastern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Charley (Charlie) Earp |
| Other Versions | |
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| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Western Cape Archives & Records Service for allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letters.
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1Krantz Plaats
2^P.O. Haleowen^
3May 31 / 94
4
5Dear Charley
6
7Would you do me the great favour of address^ing^ the enclosed letter to
8the best land ^agent^ in Victoria West. We should like to get a farm
9some where in that part. Do you know if any farm near the railway in
10the neighbourhood of Nel’s Port at which Iwe might get? This part of
11the country does not suit my health at all.
12
13It would be very nice to be nearer you all. As I hope you are all well.
14 I should so much like to see your little ones.
15
16Cron sends his hearty greetings to you all; he is very anxious to meet
17his new relations.
18
19Your loving small aunt
20Olive Schreiner
21
2^P.O. Haleowen^
3May 31 / 94
4
5Dear Charley
6
7Would you do me the great favour of address^ing^ the enclosed letter to
8the best land ^agent^ in Victoria West. We should like to get a farm
9some where in that part. Do you know if any farm near the railway in
10the neighbourhood of Nel’s Port at which Iwe might get? This part of
11the country does not suit my health at all.
12
13It would be very nice to be nearer you all. As I hope you are all well.
14 I should so much like to see your little ones.
15
16Cron sends his hearty greetings to you all; he is very anxious to meet
17his new relations.
18
19Your loving small aunt
20Olive Schreiner
21
Notation
An accompanying letter dated 1960 from L.J. Philip comments that Schreiner’s letter is addressed to Charles Edwin Earp, who was married to her niece Emma.
An accompanying letter dated 1960 from L.J. Philip comments that Schreiner’s letter is addressed to Charles Edwin Earp, who was married to her niece Emma.