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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold4/Jan-June1915/10 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 9 March 1915 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
| Other Versions | |
| 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 has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. The letter is on printed headed notepaper.
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1Telephone: 3675 Kensington.
2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
3
4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
6
7Dear Will
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9I’ve just heard from Charles Whitby that his son who was with the
10Canadians is missing. A comrade writes he was last seen at the battle
11at St Juliens, & has not been heard of since. As that place is now in
12the hands of the German’s he may be dead, wounded or a prisoner.
13Charles Whitbys old father died three weeks ago at Yoevill, suddenly.
14I’ve written to ask him if it was heart disease. I wonder if they
15the Lyndall side is troubled with it too
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17Good bye dear, I was so glad to see you looking more like you looked
18at Nauheim. I am much better too.
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20Our boy is on his long tramp now I suppose
21Olive
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2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
3
4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
6
7Dear Will
8
9I’ve just heard from Charles Whitby that his son who was with the
10Canadians is missing. A comrade writes he was last seen at the battle
11at St Juliens, & has not been heard of since. As that place is now in
12the hands of the German’s he may be dead, wounded or a prisoner.
13Charles Whitbys old father died three weeks ago at Yoevill, suddenly.
14I’ve written to ask him if it was heart disease. I wonder if they
15the Lyndall side is troubled with it too
16
17Good bye dear, I was so glad to see you looking more like you looked
18at Nauheim. I am much better too.
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20Our boy is on his long tramp now I suppose
21Olive
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