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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Jessie Rose Innes MSC 26/2.6.2 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Thursday 16 December 1909 |
| Address From | York House, Muizenberg, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Jessie Rose Innes nee Dods Pringle |
| Other Versions | |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections. A typed transcript only of this letter is available; the original cannot be traced. The date has been written on the letter in an unknown hand.
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c/o Dr. Purcell
2 Muizenberg
3 Thursday
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5 Dear Jessie,
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7 I was too unwell to leave & have been staying here with my dear
8friends the Purcells. I shant be going up till the first.
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10 Will you be able to come to our drawing-room meeting on the 20th at 3.
1115. It would be so lovely to see you. Professor Fremantle & Mrs
12Alexander will be the speakers.
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14 Cron is coming down for Xmas & then I'm going back as far as
15Matjesfontein where I shall have to stay until it gets a little cooler
16at de Aar.
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18 I do so want to see you again. It was lovely like old times to see you
19again.
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21 Olive
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2 Muizenberg
3 Thursday
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5 Dear Jessie,
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7 I was too unwell to leave & have been staying here with my dear
8friends the Purcells. I shant be going up till the first.
9
10 Will you be able to come to our drawing-room meeting on the 20th at 3.
1115. It would be so lovely to see you. Professor Fremantle & Mrs
12Alexander will be the speakers.
13
14 Cron is coming down for Xmas & then I'm going back as far as
15Matjesfontein where I shall have to stay until it gets a little cooler
16at de Aar.
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18 I do so want to see you again. It was lovely like old times to see you
19again.
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21 Olive
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