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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold1/1908/52 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 11 August 1908 |
| Address From | Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | Knor Hoek, Sir Lowrys Pass, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Julia Solly nee Muspratt |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this postcard is provided by the postmark, and the name of the addressee and the address it was sent to are on its front. Schreiner was in Cape Town from early July 1908 to early September 1908.
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Dear Mrs Solly
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3 Miss ?Met told me she was wiring to you this morning. Under no
4conditions would be possible to get up a large meeting by Thursday If
5I had got up the meeting I should have had it on Saturday, & it would
6have been hard to get a big meeting then I didn’t wire as Miss ?M-
7was wiring so return stamps.
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9 I’ll let you know as soon as I hear from Mrs de Witt.
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11 Yours ever
12 Olive Schreiner
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14 Haste to catch post.
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3 Miss ?Met told me she was wiring to you this morning. Under no
4conditions would be possible to get up a large meeting by Thursday If
5I had got up the meeting I should have had it on Saturday, & it would
6have been hard to get a big meeting then I didn’t wire as Miss ?M-
7was wiring so return stamps.
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9 I’ll let you know as soon as I hear from Mrs de Witt.
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11 Yours ever
12 Olive Schreiner
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14 Haste to catch post.
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