"Place with husband, Betty Molteno needs new world" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold1/1912/2 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 4 January 1912 |
| Address From | Karatara, Kenilworth, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | Kenilworth House, Kenilworth, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Caroline Murray nee 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. The date of this letter has been derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address it was sent to. The letter is on embossed headed notepaper.
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Karatara,
2Kenilworth
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4 Dear Mrs Murray
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6 I shall like so much to come on Monday Yesterday I had to go to the
7big family gathering in honour of my husband’s mother’s birth-day,
8& I was so sorry to hear I’d missed you when I came back.
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10 My husband leaves on Saturday morning for de Aar, & I’m helping him
11with shopping &c or I would run in & see you.
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13 Good bye.
14 Olive Schreiner
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2Kenilworth
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4 Dear Mrs Murray
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6 I shall like so much to come on Monday Yesterday I had to go to the
7big family gathering in honour of my husband’s mother’s birth-day,
8& I was so sorry to hear I’d missed you when I came back.
9
10 My husband leaves on Saturday morning for de Aar, & I’m helping him
11with shopping &c or I would run in & see you.
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13 Good bye.
14 Olive Schreiner
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