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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold3/1910/11 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 26 May 1910 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
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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.
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May 26th 1910
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3 Dear Betty
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5 It seems so long since I had any news of you or Alice.
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7 I wish I could see Mrs Murray. My heart has been bad & I’m going up
8to Pretoria for ten days to stay with Mrs Smuts (who now lives at a
9lovely place called Irene 9 miles out of Pretoria) & then a few days
10with Lady Innes who lives in Pretoria.
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12 You will have heard that Botha is prime minister.
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14 Y We are having our nice winter weather now.
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16 Good bye dear. Shall I ever see you two again?
17 Olive
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19 ^I hear every week from Adela Smith She is going to have another little baby.^
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3 Dear Betty
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5 It seems so long since I had any news of you or Alice.
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7 I wish I could see Mrs Murray. My heart has been bad & I’m going up
8to Pretoria for ten days to stay with Mrs Smuts (who now lives at a
9lovely place called Irene 9 miles out of Pretoria) & then a few days
10with Lady Innes who lives in Pretoria.
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12 You will have heard that Botha is prime minister.
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14 Y We are having our nice winter weather now.
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16 Good bye dear. Shall I ever see you two again?
17 Olive
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19 ^I hear every week from Adela Smith She is going to have another little baby.^
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