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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold2/Undated/36 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | January 1910 |
| Address From | Rocklands, Beach Roach, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Julia Solly nee Muspratt |
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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 month and year have been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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Dear Mrs Solly,
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3 Anna Purcell showed me the beautiful little notice about your mother.
4I sympathize so deeply with you in your loss. I hope you are feeling
5stronger; it is so hard to bear mental trouble when one is weak.
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7 Yours ever
8 Olive Schreiner
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10 Rocklands
11 Beach Road
12 Sea Point
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3 Anna Purcell showed me the beautiful little notice about your mother.
4I sympathize so deeply with you in your loss. I hope you are feeling
5stronger; it is so hard to bear mental trouble when one is weak.
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7 Yours ever
8 Olive Schreiner
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10 Rocklands
11 Beach Road
12 Sea Point
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