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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/59 |
| Archive | National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 1911 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Minnie or Mimmie Murray nee Parkes |
| Other Versions | |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National English Literary Museum (NELM) for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. This letter has been approximately dated by reference to content.
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De Aar
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3 I did send on your letter on to Miss Hyett & am glad I did, as she
4will be delighted to come to you at Xmas time. She can't get enough
5violin pupils at Pretoria. I wonder if there is a good opening for a
6violin teacher at Graaff Reinet She is splendid on the violin.
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8 I send a couple of stamps for the album.
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10 I've just got my English mail with such a lot of beautiful letters. I
11live for Wednesdays mail.
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13 Minnie de Villiers says her meeting at Stellenbosh was very successful.
14 Lyndall went over with her. Colonel Stanford was in the chair: 10 new
15members joined.
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17 Lady Lock passed down the other day from Kimberley. She is spending a
18short time with my sister-in-law & niece before she returns to England.
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20 There's no news to give you of myself. My garden is doing splendidly.
21I have one very wonderful dark maroon pansy very doubled & curled. I'm
22going to try & get seed from it & will send you some. I wonder if you
23have all the kinds of chrys, asters chrysanthemums I have? I'd like to
24send you some on the chance you haven't.
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26 I work in the garden all the time when I'm well enough.
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28 Love to all you dear people
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3 I did send on your letter on to Miss Hyett & am glad I did, as she
4will be delighted to come to you at Xmas time. She can't get enough
5violin pupils at Pretoria. I wonder if there is a good opening for a
6violin teacher at Graaff Reinet She is splendid on the violin.
7
8 I send a couple of stamps for the album.
9
10 I've just got my English mail with such a lot of beautiful letters. I
11live for Wednesdays mail.
12
13 Minnie de Villiers says her meeting at Stellenbosh was very successful.
14 Lyndall went over with her. Colonel Stanford was in the chair: 10 new
15members joined.
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17 Lady Lock passed down the other day from Kimberley. She is spending a
18short time with my sister-in-law & niece before she returns to England.
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20 There's no news to give you of myself. My garden is doing splendidly.
21I have one very wonderful dark maroon pansy very doubled & curled. I'm
22going to try & get seed from it & will send you some. I wonder if you
23have all the kinds of chrys, asters chrysanthemums I have? I'd like to
24send you some on the chance you haven't.
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26 I work in the garden all the time when I'm well enough.
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28 Love to all you dear people
29 OS
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