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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold2/July-Dec1899/31 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 24 September 1899 |
| Address From | Karree Kloof, Kran Kuil, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno and Alice Greene |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 381 |
| 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 names of the addressees are indicated by salutation.
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Sep 24 / 99
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3 Dear dear Friends
4
5 The clouds are closing in about us. I seem to be walking about all the
6time with a knife somewhere in my left side. I have just had a cable
7from the New York journal asking if I will be war correspondent for
8that paper for £110 a month. If I can only get well enough to go up I
9shall take it. I will write ^will wire^ & let you know my movements;
10till I leave ^do^ address here.
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12 Olive
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14 ^Had a long letter from dear old General Butler, so sad!^
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2
3 Dear dear Friends
4
5 The clouds are closing in about us. I seem to be walking about all the
6time with a knife somewhere in my left side. I have just had a cable
7from the New York journal asking if I will be war correspondent for
8that paper for £110 a month. If I can only get well enough to go up I
9shall take it. I will write ^will wire^ & let you know my movements;
10till I leave ^do^ address here.
11
12 Olive
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14 ^Had a long letter from dear old General Butler, so sad!^
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Notation
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter.
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter.