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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold1/July-Dec1915/9 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Tuesday 3 August 1915 |
| Address From | Trevaldwyn, Llandrindod Wells, Wales |
| 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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1c/o Dr Parker
2Llandindod Wells,
3Wales.
4Tuesday
5
6Dear I hope all goes well with you you have good news of the boys. I
7had a note from Dot. All seems going satisfactorily with them.
8
9I hope you look fitter than you did. I’ve had no Cape letters for
10two weeks.
11
12Good bye, old Man.
13Ol
14Love to Fan.
15
16I hope Muriel has had good news of her brother.
17
2Llandindod Wells,
3Wales.
4Tuesday
5
6Dear I hope all goes well with you you have good news of the boys. I
7had a note from Dot. All seems going satisfactorily with them.
8
9I hope you look fitter than you did. I’ve had no Cape letters for
10two weeks.
11
12Good bye, old Man.
13Ol
14Love to Fan.
15
16I hope Muriel has had good news of her brother.
17
Notation
There is a press cutting attached to this letter concerning the Prime Minister of Australia, Hughes, and another of a short poem which critiques the use of gas in warfare.
There is a press cutting attached to this letter concerning the Prime Minister of Australia, Hughes, and another of a short poem which critiques the use of gas in warfare.