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| Letter Reference | General Missionary Commission, Folder 25: Letters to Mr. J. Henderson MS 14, 847/4 |
| Archive | Cory Library, Rhodes University, Grahamstown |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 15 July 1912 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | James Henderson |
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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 James Henderson, 15 July 1912, Cory Library, Olive Schreiner Letters Project transcription’. Please also supply letter line numbers for specific quotations.
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The Project is grateful to the Cory Library for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of their collections.
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De Aar
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July 15th 1912
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Dear Mr Henderson
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Those who heard your speech in Cape Town tell me it was most
7: impressive, I wish I could have been there & done more to help, in a
8: matter which lies near my heart.
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When you have done with the form I filled in could you return it to me.
11: I can't write it out again & want to get some of the facts copied to
12: send to a friend on the government commission. I would be greatly
13: obliged if you would let me have it.
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One who lives in a great railway camp like de Aar is simply
16: overpowered by the evil & degrading attitude of white men towards dark
17: women. I do hope the Christian Churches will speak out, in no doubtful
18: manner, on the truth that it is not honourable legal marriage between
19: the races that degrades both, but the reckless & degrading illegal
20: immoral relations between white men & dark women. One dare not bring a
21: decent black or coloured girl into this place.
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23: Yours faithfully
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Olive Schreiner
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