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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold1/1908/54 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 16 August 1908 |
| Address From | Eastbergholt, Tamboer’s Kloof Road, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Julia Solly nee Muspratt |
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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.
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Eastbergholt
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3 Dear Mrs Solly
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5 We had a most interesting little private meeting at Mrs Murrays
6yesterday with Mrs Brown to open the discussion.
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8 Lady de Villiers & Mrs ^du Vaal^ many others not quite in sympathy yet
9were there & I think the meeting had a most good effect.
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11 I have seen Mrs de Witt she says her drawing room is not quite big
12enough, but she will try to get another larger & will let me know at
13once, when I will write to you
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15 I am so busy & have so many engagements I have hardly breathing space.
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17 Yours ever
18 Olive Schreiner
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3 Dear Mrs Solly
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5 We had a most interesting little private meeting at Mrs Murrays
6yesterday with Mrs Brown to open the discussion.
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8 Lady de Villiers & Mrs ^du Vaal^ many others not quite in sympathy yet
9were there & I think the meeting had a most good effect.
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11 I have seen Mrs de Witt she says her drawing room is not quite big
12enough, but she will try to get another larger & will let me know at
13once, when I will write to you
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15 I am so busy & have so many engagements I have hardly breathing space.
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17 Yours ever
18 Olive Schreiner
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