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Letter Reference Jeffreys A1657/266/1
ArchiveWestern Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service, Cape Town
Epistolary TypeLetter
Letter Datend
Address Fromna
Address To
Who ToMrs Hadden
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1Dear Mrs Hadden
2
3Thank you very much I should have liked to go, but have just got a new
4boy in this afternoon, & must get him into the way of doing things for
5the first few days, so can’t go out.
6
7What a very nice interesting face that Mrs Greenley’s had I met at
8your house.
9
10Yours sincerely
11Olive Schreiner
12
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Letter Reference Jeffreys A1657/266/2
ArchiveWestern Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service, Cape Town
Epistolary TypeLetter
Letter Datend
Address Fromna
Address To
Who ToMrs Hadden
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1Dear Mrs Hadden
2
3No, I have no “At Home” day. My health is so uncertain that all my
4friends might often come & I not be able to see them. But couldn’t you
5& Mr Hadden come down sometimes in the evening? We are in every
6evening, as I am seldom able to go out at night, & I think one enjoys
7a chat in the evening better than any time. I am returning the books,
8with many thanks, & also many thanks for the lovely flowers.
9
10Yours very sincerely
11Olive Schreiner
12
13Please tell Mr Hadden I have some more of Carpenters books he can have
14when he has done with those, if he would like to see them. Our books
15have just arrived.
16
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Letter Reference Jeffreys A1657/266/3
ArchiveWestern Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service, Cape Town
Epistolary TypeLetter
Letter Date31 May 1894
Address FromKrantz Plaats, Halesowen, Eastern Cape
Address To
Who ToCharley (Charlie) Earp
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1Krantz Plaats
2^P.O. Haleowen^
3May 31 / 94
4
5Dear Charley
6
7Would you do me the great favour of address^ing^ the enclosed letter to
8the best land ^agent^ in Victoria West. We should like to get a farm
9some where in that part. Do you know if any farm near the railway in
10the neighbourhood of Nel’s Port at which Iwe might get? This part of
11the country does not suit my health at all.
12
13It would be very nice to be nearer you all. As I hope you are all well.
14 I should so much like to see your little ones.
15
16Cron sends his hearty greetings to you all; he is very anxious to meet
17his new relations.
18
19Your loving small aunt
20Olive Schreiner
21
Notation
An accompanying letter dated 1960 from L.J. Philip comments that Schreiner’s letter is addressed to Charles Edwin Earp, who was married to her niece Emma.