"Neta crushed under the wheels, the best friend I ever had" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Aletta Jacobs Papers AHJ/292 |
| Archive | Aletta, International Archives for the Women’s Movement, Amsterdam |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 27 March 1915 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | 158 Koninginneweg, Amsterdam, Holland |
| Who To | Aletta Jacobs |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
Olive Schreiner’s letters to Aletta Jacobs are part of the International Archives for the Women’s Movement collections, to whom thanks are due for access to the microfilm of the Aletta Jacobs Papers. The date of this letter has been derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address it was sent to. The letter is on printed headed notepaper.
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1Telephone: 3675 Kensington.
2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
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4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
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7Dear Friend I have just got the enclosed letter, but no address. Would
8you tell the writer I have joined the woman’s committee here; &
9would deeply have liked to come over to the conference but cannot.
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11My Neither my health nor my purse will allow of it. How deeply I
12should like to talk over South African affairs with you.
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14Is there no possibility of your coming to England. My heart has got
15much worse, & I can do so little of all I wish.
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17Yours with loving greetings
18Olive Schreiner
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2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
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4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
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7Dear Friend I have just got the enclosed letter, but no address. Would
8you tell the writer I have joined the woman’s committee here; &
9would deeply have liked to come over to the conference but cannot.
10
11My Neither my health nor my purse will allow of it. How deeply I
12should like to talk over South African affairs with you.
13
14Is there no possibility of your coming to England. My heart has got
15much worse, & I can do so little of all I wish.
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17Yours with loving greetings
18Olive Schreiner
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