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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold2/1916/18 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Friday 31 March 1916 |
| Address From | Alexi, 31 The Park, Hampstead, London |
| 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. The date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. Schreiner was resident at The Park from late February to the end of May 1916.
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1Friday
2
3Dear old Man
4
5I enclose a note from Minnie de Villiers about her brother Jim. She
6asks me to mention him to you, but I may not be coming on Sunday: I
7can’t come to lunch as my massage woman is coming at midday, the
8only time she has.
9
10I hope you are looking a bit fitter than last Sunday.
11
12Your old sister
13Ol
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3Dear old Man
4
5I enclose a note from Minnie de Villiers about her brother Jim. She
6asks me to mention him to you, but I may not be coming on Sunday: I
7can’t come to lunch as my massage woman is coming at midday, the
8only time she has.
9
10I hope you are looking a bit fitter than last Sunday.
11
12Your old sister
13Ol
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