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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold1/Jan-June1899/17 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 24 April 1899 |
| Address From | 2 Primrose Terrace, Berea, Johannesburg, Transvaal |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
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| 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 name of the addressee is indicated by salutation and content.
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2 Primrose Terrace
2 Berea Estate
3 Johannesburg
4 April 24th 1899
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6 My dear Friend
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8 I was so glad to get your letter. I hope you don’t feel ^very^ sad
9about the boarders being fewer ^one loves a thing so that you have
10laboured at as you have at your school^. I expect it is the effect of
11you & your family being identified with the non-Progressive side.
12These political feelings creep in everywhere. Cron & I are quite as
13unpopular here with the fashionable millionaire set as we were in
14Kimberley.
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16 I had a letter from What do you think of Sauer’s action in stopping
17that special train? It seems to me madness, but I may not understand.
18What does your brother Charles think about it? Good night my dear love
19to you both.
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21 Olive
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2 Berea Estate
3 Johannesburg
4 April 24th 1899
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6 My dear Friend
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8 I was so glad to get your letter. I hope you don’t feel ^very^ sad
9about the boarders being fewer ^one loves a thing so that you have
10laboured at as you have at your school^. I expect it is the effect of
11you & your family being identified with the non-Progressive side.
12These political feelings creep in everywhere. Cron & I are quite as
13unpopular here with the fashionable millionaire set as we were in
14Kimberley.
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16 I had a letter from What do you think of Sauer’s action in stopping
17that special train? It seems to me madness, but I may not understand.
18What does your brother Charles think about it? Good night my dear love
19to you both.
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21 Olive
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