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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Katie Findlay MSC 26/2.14.30 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | March 1894 |
| Address From | Kraantz Plaats, Halesowen, Eastern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Catherine ('Katie') Findlay nee Schreiner |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 236 |
| 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 month and year have been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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1My dear old Sissie
2
3I value your gift to me so much it is so useful. Cron sends his love
4to you & all the girls. We are very happy in our little home. It is
5getting nice & cool here now.
6
7Good bye my dearest sister.
8Yours lovingly
9Olive Schreiner
10
11My husband has taken my name so we are Mr & Mrs Schreiner. Please
12address my letter
13
14Mrs Olive Schreiner,
15Krantz Plaats
16P.O. Halesowen
17
2
3I value your gift to me so much it is so useful. Cron sends his love
4to you & all the girls. We are very happy in our little home. It is
5getting nice & cool here now.
6
7Good bye my dearest sister.
8Yours lovingly
9Olive Schreiner
10
11My husband has taken my name so we are Mr & Mrs Schreiner. Please
12address my letter
13
14Mrs Olive Schreiner,
15Krantz Plaats
16P.O. Halesowen
17
Notation
Rive's (1987) version of this letter is in a number of respects incorrect.
Rive's (1987) version of this letter is in a number of respects incorrect.