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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box1/Fold1/1892/2 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | February 1892 |
| Address From | Matjesfontein, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frances (‘Fan’) Schreiner nee Reitz |
| 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 month and year have been written on this letter in an unknown hand. Theo Schreiner was in Matjesfontein and ill with typhoid in February 1892.
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Dear Fan
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3 I am sitting up here tonight with Theo, that Kate Stuart may get a
4little rest as she was up last night. It is typhoid that Theo has, the
5doctor was here today. His temperature is 104 tonight. I am
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7 Mr Sutton is at the Hotel all right. I just thought I’d tell you how
8he was getting on.
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10 Your ever
11 Olive
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3 I am sitting up here tonight with Theo, that Kate Stuart may get a
4little rest as she was up last night. It is typhoid that Theo has, the
5doctor was here today. His temperature is 104 tonight. I am
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7 Mr Sutton is at the Hotel all right. I just thought I’d tell you how
8he was getting on.
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10 Your ever
11 Olive
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