"Dinizulu, my boy Jim" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold2/Undated/7 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Thursday 1903 |
| Address From | Hanover, Northern Cape |
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| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
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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 year has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. Schreiner was resident in Hanover from September 1900 to October 1907, after 1902 with visits, sometimes fairly lengthy, elsewhere. The name of the addressee is indicated by salutation and content.
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Thursday,
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3 I hope it goes well with the speeches, dear one. I’m thinking of you.
4 I’m very ill, dear again, but your visit was a great joy.
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6 Your little sister
7 Olive
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9 I wired Cron you would pass last night but he said he feared he’d be
10too busy to go to the station. He’s very busy.
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3 I hope it goes well with the speeches, dear one. I’m thinking of you.
4 I’m very ill, dear again, but your visit was a great joy.
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6 Your little sister
7 Olive
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9 I wired Cron you would pass last night but he said he feared he’d be
10too busy to go to the station. He’s very busy.
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