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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.60 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Monday 20 February 1893 |
| Address From | Middelburg, Eastern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Mary Sauer nee Cloete |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 220 |
| 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 date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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1
Middelburg
2 Monday
3
4 My darling Mary,
5
6 Write & tell me what you think about the going to England. Write to Mr
7Fuller about cabin if you decide to go Tartar April 28th
8
9 Good bye dear
10 Olive
11
12 There is a report that I'm going to get married as soon as I get to
13England. All my friends are writing to congratulate me but I don't
14know whom it is to!
15
16 OS
17
2 Monday
3
4 My darling Mary,
5
6 Write & tell me what you think about the going to England. Write to Mr
7Fuller about cabin if you decide to go Tartar April 28th
8
9 Good bye dear
10 Olive
11
12 There is a report that I'm going to get married as soon as I get to
13England. All my friends are writing to congratulate me but I don't
14know whom it is to!
15
16 OS
17
Notation
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.