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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/50 |
| Archive | National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: Friday February 1911 ; Before End: March 1911 |
| Address From | Somerset East, Eastern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Minnie or Mimmie Murray nee Parkes |
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| 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 dated by reference to content and when Schreiner was in Somerset East.
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Somerset East
2 Friday
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4 Dear Mrs Murray
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6 I send you Minnie de Villiers letter about Lady Innes & Emily Solomon.
7If they dont take care Mrs Solly will slip in. You Graaff Reinett
8women ought to write proposing Mary Sauer; I am going to write
9suggesting her to Minnie if they can't get Emily Solomon. I am very
10happy here & well, everyone is so kind. I am going to spend Monday at
11Mr Brown's farm.
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13 Give my love to Kathie & Andree. Tell them I'm sorry not to be there
14to see them ride.
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16 I write in haste to catch post.
17 Olive Schreiner
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2 Friday
3
4 Dear Mrs Murray
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6 I send you Minnie de Villiers letter about Lady Innes & Emily Solomon.
7If they dont take care Mrs Solly will slip in. You Graaff Reinett
8women ought to write proposing Mary Sauer; I am going to write
9suggesting her to Minnie if they can't get Emily Solomon. I am very
10happy here & well, everyone is so kind. I am going to spend Monday at
11Mr Brown's farm.
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13 Give my love to Kathie & Andree. Tell them I'm sorry not to be there
14to see them ride.
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16 I write in haste to catch post.
17 Olive Schreiner
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