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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box1/Fold3/1896/3 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 13 January 1896 |
| Address From | Middelburg, Eastern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 263 |
| 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 end of this letter is missing.
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Middelburg
2 Jan 13 / 96
3
4 Dear Laddy
5
6 I was very glad to receive your letter in the Argus – a paper I never
7see. If you write anything further send it me. Cron has been feeling
8so very much drawn towards Hofmeyr & Ons Land that it was with
9difficulty I restrained him from writing a long per letter to Hofmeyr,
10of congratulation & approval! He has however contented himself with
11writing a letter to Ons Land which I hope they will put in; I am
12anxious that at the present moment everything that can be done to show
13the Dutch throughout the country that there are some Englishmen who
14can rise above all race prejudice, & deal look at recent events
15with
16
17[page/s missing]
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20
2 Jan 13 / 96
3
4 Dear Laddy
5
6 I was very glad to receive your letter in the Argus – a paper I never
7see. If you write anything further send it me. Cron has been feeling
8so very much drawn towards Hofmeyr & Ons Land that it was with
9difficulty I restrained him from writing a long per letter to Hofmeyr,
10of congratulation & approval! He has however contented himself with
11writing a letter to Ons Land which I hope they will put in; I am
12anxious that at the present moment everything that can be done to show
13the Dutch throughout the country that there are some Englishmen who
14can rise above all race prejudice, & deal look at recent events
15with
16
17[page/s missing]
18
19
20
Notation
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.