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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold4/Jan-June1915/6 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Thursday 21 January 1915 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | 10 Palace Court, Bayswater, Westminster, London |
| Who To | Caroline Murray nee Molteno |
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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 derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address this letter was sent to. The letter is on printed headed notepaper.
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1Telephone: 3675 Kensington.
2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
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4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
6Thursday
7
8Dear Mrs Murray
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10Thanks for your letter Tuesday the 26th is the only day I am engaged
11for next week Could you name any other day?
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13Its been such a pleasure to me to see your brother Ted. My heart does
14hunger after the Cape & all connected with it so.
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16If only I could get well enough to feel I could go back. I weary
17longing to see my husband But the first day at de Aar in the heat
18would break me down & I should be no use to any one
19
20Yours ever
21Olive Schreiner
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2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
3
4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
6Thursday
7
8Dear Mrs Murray
9
10Thanks for your letter Tuesday the 26th is the only day I am engaged
11for next week Could you name any other day?
12
13Its been such a pleasure to me to see your brother Ted. My heart does
14hunger after the Cape & all connected with it so.
15
16If only I could get well enough to feel I could go back. I weary
17longing to see my husband But the first day at de Aar in the heat
18would break me down & I should be no use to any one
19
20Yours ever
21Olive Schreiner
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