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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold2/1916/47 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Wednesday 23 October 1916 |
| Address From | Dawson Place Mansions, Pembridge Square, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frances (‘Fan’) Schreiner nee Reitz |
| 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. Schreiner was resident at Dawson Place Mansions from early October to the end of December 1916.
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1Wednesday
2
3Dear Fan
4
5If the Mr Moffat Dot speaks of comes to see you please tell him how
6much I’d like to see him. I want so to hear all about the girls.
7Perhaps he might be coming to see you some Sunday afternoon & I might
8meet him then.
9
10I’m just off to Hampstead to look for rooms. The places I saw say now
11they cant take me!
12
13Love to you all
14Olive
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2
3Dear Fan
4
5If the Mr Moffat Dot speaks of comes to see you please tell him how
6much I’d like to see him. I want so to hear all about the girls.
7Perhaps he might be coming to see you some Sunday afternoon & I might
8meet him then.
9
10I’m just off to Hampstead to look for rooms. The places I saw say now
11they cant take me!
12
13Love to you all
14Olive
15