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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Katie Findlay MSC 26/2.14.26 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 6 December 1889 |
| Address From | Mount Vernon Hotel, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Catherine ('Katie') Findlay nee Schreiner |
| 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.
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1Mount Vernon
2Cape Town
3Dec 6 / 89
4
5Dear Katie
6
7Thank you so much for your kind letter. I should have answered it at
8once but I have been very ill. I have been to see Mother. You will be
9glad to know I left her looking much better.
10
11It has been a great pleasure to me to see Fred & Alice. I hope I shall
12yet see you all before I leave the Cape.
13
14Give my love to Eliza. I hope you will all have a most happy Xmas
15together. I suppose you will find Fred & Alice much changed.
16
17I will write again soon dear sister, till then believe me
18Yours very lovingly
19Olive
2Cape Town
3Dec 6 / 89
4
5Dear Katie
6
7Thank you so much for your kind letter. I should have answered it at
8once but I have been very ill. I have been to see Mother. You will be
9glad to know I left her looking much better.
10
11It has been a great pleasure to me to see Fred & Alice. I hope I shall
12yet see you all before I leave the Cape.
13
14Give my love to Eliza. I hope you will all have a most happy Xmas
15together. I suppose you will find Fred & Alice much changed.
16
17I will write again soon dear sister, till then believe me
18Yours very lovingly
19Olive