"Olive died peacefully" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/15 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: October 1889 ; Before End: December 1889 |
| Address From | Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Henrietta ('Ettie') Schreiner m. Stakesby Lewis (1891) |
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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 and place have been written on this letter in an unknown hand. Schreiner was resident in Cape Town from mid October 1889 to mid March 1890, with some visits elsewhere.
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Darling, the likeness is beautiful my-old-little-girl-Ettie-sister of
2Witterberg it looks like.
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4 I am going to come out one day this week or next week & if you &
5Robert & the children would meet me at Somerset West, we might go to
6Vander Stells old garden & then I might come home the same night.
7I’ve had my likeness taken by Barnard. He took me for nothing but I
8will send you two.
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10 Olive
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12 ^Have you decided about Worcester.^
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14 ^I think you may like to see dear old Lillie’s letter. Return it.^
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2Witterberg it looks like.
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4 I am going to come out one day this week or next week & if you &
5Robert & the children would meet me at Somerset West, we might go to
6Vander Stells old garden & then I might come home the same night.
7I’ve had my likeness taken by Barnard. He took me for nothing but I
8will send you two.
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10 Olive
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12 ^Have you decided about Worcester.^
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14 ^I think you may like to see dear old Lillie’s letter. Return it.^
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