"Climbing Table Mountain, silence is golden, don't talk about personal, love you for loving Shippard" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold2/July-Dec1899/13 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 26 July 1899 |
| Address From | Johannesburg, Transvaal |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
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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 date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. The name of the addressee is indicated by salutation and content. Schreiner was resident in Berea, Johannesburg, from December 1898 until late August 1899.
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Dear Friend
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3 I send back your brother’s letter.
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5 I’ve still got asthma. Will write as soon as I’m better. I shall
6be so glad when you go down to Cape Town you will be able to learn
7much. See Milner if you can.
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9 Olive
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11 ^NB. Be sure to go & see my brother Will, I has such a sweet letter
12from his wife the other day. ^
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3 I send back your brother’s letter.
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5 I’ve still got asthma. Will write as soon as I’m better. I shall
6be so glad when you go down to Cape Town you will be able to learn
7much. See Milner if you can.
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9 Olive
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11 ^NB. Be sure to go & see my brother Will, I has such a sweet letter
12from his wife the other day. ^
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