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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold4/Jan-June1915/21 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 20 April 1915 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | Sandown Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Lucy Molteno nee Mitchell |
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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 address this letter was sent to is provided by an attached envelope. 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.
6April 20th 1915
7
8Darling Lucy
9
10Thank you for your sweet birthday letter just received tonight I came
11just when I needed it, dear. Like There are Times when a word or a
12letter, these may mean more than the speaker or sender can understand
13just because of some special need.
14
15I have not got the children’s picture yet. I expect it will come
16tomorrow
17
18Give my love to Ted when you see him. He does remind me of Betty, the
19same large out going-ness. I have not heard from either Betty or Alice
20for three weeks not even a post card. But I have no right to complain
21who write so seldom & such worthless letters – but it is hard to
22write now.
23
24I was going to Holland on Saturday to attend the Womans International
25conference at the Hague but the government has refused to let us go.
26Its rather a bitter disappointment.
27
28It is still very foggie & dark in London, like winter rather than
29spring. It has been pouring with rain to-day.
30
31Good bye dear
32Yours ever & ever
33Olive
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2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
3
4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
6April 20th 1915
7
8Darling Lucy
9
10Thank you for your sweet birthday letter just received tonight I came
11just when I needed it, dear. Like There are Times when a word or a
12letter, these may mean more than the speaker or sender can understand
13just because of some special need.
14
15I have not got the children’s picture yet. I expect it will come
16tomorrow
17
18Give my love to Ted when you see him. He does remind me of Betty, the
19same large out going-ness. I have not heard from either Betty or Alice
20for three weeks not even a post card. But I have no right to complain
21who write so seldom & such worthless letters – but it is hard to
22write now.
23
24I was going to Holland on Saturday to attend the Womans International
25conference at the Hague but the government has refused to let us go.
26Its rather a bitter disappointment.
27
28It is still very foggie & dark in London, like winter rather than
29spring. It has been pouring with rain to-day.
30
31Good bye dear
32Yours ever & ever
33Olive
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