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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box8/Fold4/MMPr/AssortedCorres/FredPL/41 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: July 1920 ; Before End: August 1920 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frederick (‘Fred’) Pethick-Lawrence |
| 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. A typescript only of this letter is available. The transcription here follows this typescript and includes any uncertain dates, ellipses, mistakes and so on. Cronwright-Schreiner arrived in London in July and Schreiner left Britain for South Africa in August 1920.
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Porchester Terrace
2 1920
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4 My husband has arrived in England on his way to America and will be
5here with me till the 13th August when I sail for South Africa.
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7 I have a great favour to ask: if you could give him a few letters of
8introduction to any people in the "States". It will make all the
9difference in his trip if he has some introductions. It would be such
10a favour if you felt able to do this for me. It is so beautiful to
11have him with me for this little while.
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13 When does your wife return? I hope you have sold your beautiful little
14house well.
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2 1920
3
4 My husband has arrived in England on his way to America and will be
5here with me till the 13th August when I sail for South Africa.
6
7 I have a great favour to ask: if you could give him a few letters of
8introduction to any people in the "States". It will make all the
9difference in his trip if he has some introductions. It would be such
10a favour if you felt able to do this for me. It is so beautiful to
11have him with me for this little while.
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13 When does your wife return? I hope you have sold your beautiful little
14house well.
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