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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold2/1909/38 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 20 July 1909 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
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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.
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De Aar
2 July 20th 1909
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4 My darling Boy
5
6 I hope I didn’t worry you by the letter I posted yesterday which you
7will get with this. Laddie, I have set my heart so on your forming a
8centre round which the enlightened & liberal elements can gather. You
9do understand why I write?
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11 I am always thinking of you & wondering how it goes; though in general
12I have a very good idea, I fancy how it will go!
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14 You will make many good friends which to me is always one of the main
15things in life; & Fan will have a great deal of pleasure brought into
16her life by the visit – that’s good any how. Tell me how it goes
17with our Dot.
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19 Your little-stick-in-the-mud-in-de-Aar
20 Ol
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2 July 20th 1909
3
4 My darling Boy
5
6 I hope I didn’t worry you by the letter I posted yesterday which you
7will get with this. Laddie, I have set my heart so on your forming a
8centre round which the enlightened & liberal elements can gather. You
9do understand why I write?
10
11 I am always thinking of you & wondering how it goes; though in general
12I have a very good idea, I fancy how it will go!
13
14 You will make many good friends which to me is always one of the main
15things in life; & Fan will have a great deal of pleasure brought into
16her life by the visit – that’s good any how. Tell me how it goes
17with our Dot.
18
19 Your little-stick-in-the-mud-in-de-Aar
20 Ol
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