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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold3/1910/19 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Monday 17 October 1910 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
| 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. The date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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De Aar
2 Monday
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4 Dear old Man
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6 I’m glad you are a senator – they could hardly do less. Moor is a
7fine man to have in as a representative of the natives.
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9 Cron is in town staying with his mother & brother at
10 Tarlair
11 Pillan’s Rd
12 Rosebank
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14 I will be there till near the end of the week I hope he’ll see you.
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16 I’m glad you came out on the woman platform. It will be a great help.
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18 Good bye, dear.
19 Ol
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21 All my friends write to me very delighted with our girl. They say she
22has developed so. I wonder if she got the two letters I sent her all
23right. I addressed them simply Newlands as I didnt know name of house.
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2 Monday
3
4 Dear old Man
5
6 I’m glad you are a senator – they could hardly do less. Moor is a
7fine man to have in as a representative of the natives.
8
9 Cron is in town staying with his mother & brother at
10 Tarlair
11 Pillan’s Rd
12 Rosebank
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14 I will be there till near the end of the week I hope he’ll see you.
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16 I’m glad you came out on the woman platform. It will be a great help.
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18 Good bye, dear.
19 Ol
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21 All my friends write to me very delighted with our girl. They say she
22has developed so. I wonder if she got the two letters I sent her all
23right. I addressed them simply Newlands as I didnt know name of house.
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