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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/45 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 7 December 1920 |
| Address From | Oak Hall, Wynburg, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | Sandown Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Lucy Molteno nee Mitchell |
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| 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 of this letter is derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address it was sent to. Schreiner was resident at Oak Hall, Wynburg, from late October 1920 to her death on 11 December 1920.
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1My darling Lucy
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3I don’t know what you must have thought of me the other day at the
4library. I had foolishly walked up all the way from Cartwright’s
5corner, & was in such pain I didn’t know what I was doing almost.
6I’ve never been to the library since.
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8I do hope you are all keeping well. You know Margaretta Purcel has
9typhoid, & all the children I know seem to be ill.
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11Could you perhaps give me the address of that Catholic Hospital where
12Peter was nursed, & tell me the charges. Was it very expensive
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14Our dear party from England arrives to-day I see. I do hope Freddy has
15stood the voyage well Please give me any news of them you can, as I
16fear it will be some time before I see them.
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18Its beautiful to think you are living somewhere in the world, dear.
19Olive
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3I don’t know what you must have thought of me the other day at the
4library. I had foolishly walked up all the way from Cartwright’s
5corner, & was in such pain I didn’t know what I was doing almost.
6I’ve never been to the library since.
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8I do hope you are all keeping well. You know Margaretta Purcel has
9typhoid, & all the children I know seem to be ill.
10
11Could you perhaps give me the address of that Catholic Hospital where
12Peter was nursed, & tell me the charges. Was it very expensive
13
14Our dear party from England arrives to-day I see. I do hope Freddy has
15stood the voyage well Please give me any news of them you can, as I
16fear it will be some time before I see them.
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18Its beautiful to think you are living somewhere in the world, dear.
19Olive
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