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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Katie Findlay MSC 26/2.14.29 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 1890 |
| Address From | Matjesfontein, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Catherine ('Katie') Findlay nee Schreiner |
| Other Versions | |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections. The year has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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1Matjesfontein
2
3My dear Sister
4
5I fear I am a very bad correspondent but I have so much writing to do
6that I hate to write a letter more than any one can understand. I am
7still you at Matjesfontein & shall likely stay here for five or six
8months more I find this dry cold suits my chest very much.
9
10I hope you are all well. I wish I could see you all but fear I shall
11have to put off my visit to Fraserburg till I go to away from
12Matjesfontein. Ettie I hear is already settled at Worcester with
13Roberts little ones. They seem to be getting on well as far as health
14goes but poor ?Wynnie still suffers much from her eyes.
15
16There is a Mr Norris staying here now who used to be at Fraserburg.
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18Excuse this short scrawl dear sister, & believe me with much love to
19all your little sister
20Olive
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2
3My dear Sister
4
5I fear I am a very bad correspondent but I have so much writing to do
6that I hate to write a letter more than any one can understand. I am
7still you at Matjesfontein & shall likely stay here for five or six
8months more I find this dry cold suits my chest very much.
9
10I hope you are all well. I wish I could see you all but fear I shall
11have to put off my visit to Fraserburg till I go to away from
12Matjesfontein. Ettie I hear is already settled at Worcester with
13Roberts little ones. They seem to be getting on well as far as health
14goes but poor ?Wynnie still suffers much from her eyes.
15
16There is a Mr Norris staying here now who used to be at Fraserburg.
17
18Excuse this short scrawl dear sister, & believe me with much love to
19all your little sister
20Olive
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