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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box 12/Fold2/Misc/3 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 1905 |
| Address From | na |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Alice Greene |
| 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 year has been written on this letter in an unknown hand, although the way of addressing Alice Greene seems to belong to an earlier period.
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1Dear Miss Greene
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3Do come in June it will be lovely. You’ll like the blue-gum trees, &
4it will be such a rest to me to see you.
5
6I’m so wonderfully better the last few days since the cold weather &
7less rain set & in. Cron says you are to come. If you bring your bike
8you & he can have splendid long rides on Saturdays & Sundays.
9
10Olive
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12^My good boy left me as he wanted higher wages than I could give.
13I’ve been for weeks with out a servant, but yesterday I got such a
14dear Zulu boy about 18, quite wild who has never worked in a house
15before & can’t speak a word of English but so quick & bright I’m
16sure you’ll like [papertorn] ^
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2
3Do come in June it will be lovely. You’ll like the blue-gum trees, &
4it will be such a rest to me to see you.
5
6I’m so wonderfully better the last few days since the cold weather &
7less rain set & in. Cron says you are to come. If you bring your bike
8you & he can have splendid long rides on Saturdays & Sundays.
9
10Olive
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12^My good boy left me as he wanted higher wages than I could give.
13I’ve been for weeks with out a servant, but yesterday I got such a
14dear Zulu boy about 18, quite wild who has never worked in a house
15before & can’t speak a word of English but so quick & bright I’m
16sure you’ll like [papertorn] ^
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