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| Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/56 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 1 January 1903 |
| Address From | Hanover, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Arthur Brown |
| 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. Schreiner was resident in Hanover from September 1900 to October 1907, after 1902 with visits, sometimes fairly lengthy, elsewhere.
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New Years Day
2 1903
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4 Dear Arthur
5
6 This is just one word to speak that loving welcome to you as a member
7of the family, which I would speak with my lips if I could have been
8with you next Monday. I have been very much drawn to you from the
9little I have seen of you, & I send you from my heart a loving
10greeting. May your life together be a very brave & good thing to you
11both.
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13 Your very loving Aunt
14 Olive Schreiner
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2 1903
3
4 Dear Arthur
5
6 This is just one word to speak that loving welcome to you as a member
7of the family, which I would speak with my lips if I could have been
8with you next Monday. I have been very much drawn to you from the
9little I have seen of you, & I send you from my heart a loving
10greeting. May your life together be a very brave & good thing to you
11both.
12
13 Your very loving Aunt
14 Olive Schreiner
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