"Trying to help Will Schreiner politically; I want 'She wrote Peter Halket' on my grave; it's what it cost me" Read the full letter
Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/69 |
Archive | National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown |
Epistolary Type | Postcard |
Letter Date | 27 December 1912 |
Address From | Cape Town, Western Cape |
Address To | Portlock, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape |
Who To | Andre Murray |
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The Project is grateful to the National English Literary Museum (NELM) for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner postcard, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. The date of this postcard is provided by the postmark and the address it was sent to and the recipient are on its front. Schreiner stayed in Cape Town and places close to it from late November 1912 to mid April 1913.
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Dear Andre
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3 Thank you for the pretty card & your letter Loving wishes for you all
4for a good happy new year. It will be lovely if you come to Cape Town!
5You must lett let me know where you are, & some & see me! I am staying
6at my brothers till New Years day when I go to Muizenberg. Address any
7letter you write to c/o Hon WP Schreiner Chambers St George's Street
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9 ^Much love to you all dear
10 Olive Schreiner^
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3 Thank you for the pretty card & your letter Loving wishes for you all
4for a good happy new year. It will be lovely if you come to Cape Town!
5You must lett let me know where you are, & some & see me! I am staying
6at my brothers till New Years day when I go to Muizenberg. Address any
7letter you write to c/o Hon WP Schreiner Chambers St George's Street
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9 ^Much love to you all dear
10 Olive Schreiner^
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