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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/42 |
| Archive | National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: 1906 ; Before End: 1910 |
| Address From | Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Minnie or Mimmie Murray nee Parkes |
| Other Versions | |
| 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. This letter has been approximately dated by reference to content. Content also indicates Schreiner was in Cape Town when it was written.
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Dear Mrs Murray
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3 I had a bad attack of angina to-day & was so prostrate I could do
4nothing. And Mr Schreiner is gone upcountry, so I had no one to take a
5wire for me. I'm so sorry I couldn't come.
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7 I hope I shall be able to be at the meeting on Monday. Get all the
8young unmarried men & women you can to come, but no old married ones.
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10 Yours ever
11 Olive Schreiner
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13 Mrs Alexander is such a splendid woman. She is going to speak at the
14meeting too.
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3 I had a bad attack of angina to-day & was so prostrate I could do
4nothing. And Mr Schreiner is gone upcountry, so I had no one to take a
5wire for me. I'm so sorry I couldn't come.
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7 I hope I shall be able to be at the meeting on Monday. Get all the
8young unmarried men & women you can to come, but no old married ones.
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10 Yours ever
11 Olive Schreiner
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13 Mrs Alexander is such a splendid woman. She is going to speak at the
14meeting too.
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