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Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Edward Carpenter SMD 30/32/b |
Archive | National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown |
Epistolary Type | Letter |
Letter Date | 31 December 1899 |
Address From | Newlands, Cape Town |
Address To | Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Sheffield |
Who To | Edward Carpenter |
Other Versions | Cronwright-Schreiner 1924: 229 |
Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National English Literary Museum (NELM) for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. The date of this letter is provided by the postmark on an attached envelope, with the address it was sent to on its front.
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Old years night
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3 Dear Ed
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5 This is just a note to tell you that Cron is going to England next
6week. He sails on the 10th by the Norman, so will get to England about
7the 25th. He is going home to hold meetings & see people on the South
8African question. This hellish war is still going on, but the
9capitalists are finding the African Boer a little tougher to swallow
10than they thought; impossible as it seems when our numbers are
11considered I believe we shall yet win & our Republics keep their
12freedom. If he comes up north you might help a bit getting the working
13men together Sheffield way. His address will be care
14
15 JA Hobson
16 Elmstead
17 Limpsfield
18 Surrey
19
20 Olive
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22 My address will be still Lyndall
23 Newlands
24 Cape Town
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26 ^I can't leave I must stay here to see how things go. OS^
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2
3 Dear Ed
4
5 This is just a note to tell you that Cron is going to England next
6week. He sails on the 10th by the Norman, so will get to England about
7the 25th. He is going home to hold meetings & see people on the South
8African question. This hellish war is still going on, but the
9capitalists are finding the African Boer a little tougher to swallow
10than they thought; impossible as it seems when our numbers are
11considered I believe we shall yet win & our Republics keep their
12freedom. If he comes up north you might help a bit getting the working
13men together Sheffield way. His address will be care
14
15 JA Hobson
16 Elmstead
17 Limpsfield
18 Surrey
19
20 Olive
21
22 My address will be still Lyndall
23 Newlands
24 Cape Town
25
26 ^I can't leave I must stay here to see how things go. OS^
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Notation
Cronwright-Schreiner's (1924) version of this letter is incorrect in various respects.
Cronwright-Schreiner's (1924) version of this letter is incorrect in various respects.