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| Letter Reference | Findlay Family A1199/1127 |
| Archive | William Cullen Library, Historical Papers, University of the Witwatersrand |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 27 August 1872 |
| Address From | Hertzog, Eastern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Catherine ('Katie') Findlay nee Schreiner |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 7 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the William Cullen Library, University of Johannesburg, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Historical Papers.
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1
Hertzog
2 Aug 27th 1872
3
4 My dearest Katie!
5
6 I don't feel at all well this evening, but I must write you a few
7lines to congratulate you on the birth of your little daughter I was
8truly glad to hear that you & she were both doing well & hope you will
9continue to do so. I trust next post will bring us good news of you &
10that by the time this reaches you you will be about once more.
11
12 I suppose a baby is 14 days to day that you are sitting up. I should
13be so glad to have a look at you both.
14
15 Papa has not yet returned from his up country journey. We are
16expecting him home next Saturday. He will have been from home a little
17more than a fortnight.
18
19 I had a long letter from Tattie Powrie the other day, she seems to be
20getting on well with her school. She is a good teacher & very much
21liked in Aliwal. I think they were all well when she wrote but though
22she had been suffering from weak eyes for some time.
23
24 I must close now dear Katie with fond love to all the little ones.
25
26 I remain
27 Your most affecate sister
28 Olive E. Schreiner
29
2 Aug 27th 1872
3
4 My dearest Katie!
5
6 I don't feel at all well this evening, but I must write you a few
7lines to congratulate you on the birth of your little daughter I was
8truly glad to hear that you & she were both doing well & hope you will
9continue to do so. I trust next post will bring us good news of you &
10that by the time this reaches you you will be about once more.
11
12 I suppose a baby is 14 days to day that you are sitting up. I should
13be so glad to have a look at you both.
14
15 Papa has not yet returned from his up country journey. We are
16expecting him home next Saturday. He will have been from home a little
17more than a fortnight.
18
19 I had a long letter from Tattie Powrie the other day, she seems to be
20getting on well with her school. She is a good teacher & very much
21liked in Aliwal. I think they were all well when she wrote but though
22she had been suffering from weak eyes for some time.
23
24 I must close now dear Katie with fond love to all the little ones.
25
26 I remain
27 Your most affecate sister
28 Olive E. Schreiner
29
Notation
Rive?s (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.
Rive?s (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.