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Letter Reference | HRC/OliveSchreinerUncatLetters/OS-TFisherUnwin/33 |
Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
Epistolary Type | Letter |
Letter Date | 5 February 1897 |
Address From | New College, Eastbourne, East Sussex |
Address To | |
Who To | T. Fisher Unwin |
Other Versions | |
Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
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The Project is grateful to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. This letter is by and from Olive Schreiner, with Cronwright-Schreiner acting as her amanuensis or secretary. The letter is on printed headed embossed notepaper.
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1New College Junior School,
2Eastbourne.
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45.2.97
5
6Dear Mr Unwin,
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8Your note to Mrs Schreiner arrived this morning. No proofs have
9arrived yet (noon), but, as yesterday’s carried the story almost to
10a close, I expect you you are waiting a day over to send the whole
11corrected story for final revision. There shall be no delay in
12correcting & returning the whole. Mrs Schreiner would be glad if, at
13the same time, you would kindly send a copy of the photograph as it
14will appear in the book.
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16Yours very sincerely,
17S.C. Cronwright Schreiner
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2Eastbourne.
3
45.2.97
5
6Dear Mr Unwin,
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8Your note to Mrs Schreiner arrived this morning. No proofs have
9arrived yet (noon), but, as yesterday’s carried the story almost to
10a close, I expect you you are waiting a day over to send the whole
11corrected story for final revision. There shall be no delay in
12correcting & returning the whole. Mrs Schreiner would be glad if, at
13the same time, you would kindly send a copy of the photograph as it
14will appear in the book.
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16Yours very sincerely,
17S.C. Cronwright Schreiner
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Notation
The proofs referred to are those of Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland.
The proofs referred to are those of Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland.