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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold3/1910/13 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 6 July 1910 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Jessie Rose Innes nee Dods Pringle |
| Other Versions | |
| 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 6th 1910
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4 Dear Jessie
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6 It was a bitter disappointment to me I could not get down to the
7station to see: I also missed Mary Sauer who passed that day.
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9 I’ve been so ill, dear, I can’t go out
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11 I do hope you are finding things good in Cape Town. Have you decided
12on a house? I enclose you a bit of Mrs J. E. R. de Villiers letter to
13me. She is Minnie Drummond that was, & one of the finest women in
14Africa. I have asked her to call on you. Their house & all their
15things have been burnt, & they are in a very up side down state just
16now.
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18 Good bye, dear. You will be a great gain to them in Cape Town
19 Olive
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21 Love from us both to your husband
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2 July 6th 1910
3
4 Dear Jessie
5
6 It was a bitter disappointment to me I could not get down to the
7station to see: I also missed Mary Sauer who passed that day.
8
9 I’ve been so ill, dear, I can’t go out
10
11 I do hope you are finding things good in Cape Town. Have you decided
12on a house? I enclose you a bit of Mrs J. E. R. de Villiers letter to
13me. She is Minnie Drummond that was, & one of the finest women in
14Africa. I have asked her to call on you. Their house & all their
15things have been burnt, & they are in a very up side down state just
16now.
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18 Good bye, dear. You will be a great gain to them in Cape Town
19 Olive
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21 Love from us both to your husband
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