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| Letter Reference | Smuts A1/186/90 |
| Archive | National Archives Repository, Pretoria |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 24 September 1899 |
| Address From | Karree Kloof, Krankuil, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Isie Smuts nee Krige |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 380 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Archives Repository, Pretoria, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections.
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1O Karree Kloof
2Via Kran Kuil
3Sep 24 / 99
4
5Dear Mrs Smuts
6
7 You are often in my thoughts at this time. If war breaks out perhaps I
8may see you soon.
9
10 I am much better though not yet quite strong after the miscarriage I
11had the last week at Pr Johannesburg. I knew I should never go my time
12in all that sorrow & darkness.
13
14 Give my love to Mrs Roos.
15
16 You see the better half of the English nation is moving for us now,
17but I fear me it is too late.
18
19 Love to you & your little sister & Koosie.
20
21 Olive Schreiner
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2Via Kran Kuil
3Sep 24 / 99
4
5Dear Mrs Smuts
6
7 You are often in my thoughts at this time. If war breaks out perhaps I
8may see you soon.
9
10 I am much better though not yet quite strong after the miscarriage I
11had the last week at Pr Johannesburg. I knew I should never go my time
12in all that sorrow & darkness.
13
14 Give my love to Mrs Roos.
15
16 You see the better half of the English nation is moving for us now,
17but I fear me it is too late.
18
19 Love to you & your little sister & Koosie.
20
21 Olive Schreiner
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Notation
Rive's (1987) version of this letter is in a number of respects incorrect.
Rive's (1987) version of this letter is in a number of respects incorrect.