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| Letter Reference | Edward Carpenter 359/45 |
| Archive | Sheffield Archives, Archives & Local Studies, Sheffield |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Friday 11 October 1889 |
| Address From | On board Norham Castle, Dartmouth |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Edward Carpenter |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 157 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Sheffield Archives, Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information Services, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Archive Collections. The date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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On Board
2 Norham Castle
3 Dartmouth
4 Friday morning
5
6 Goodbye, dear old Brother. You will have to come out after me some day,
7 when you hear about the stars & the black people & all the nice
8things. I’m going to be quite well. Goodbye.
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10 Olive
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2 Norham Castle
3 Dartmouth
4 Friday morning
5
6 Goodbye, dear old Brother. You will have to come out after me some day,
7 when you hear about the stars & the black people & all the nice
8things. I’m going to be quite well. Goodbye.
9
10 Olive
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Notation
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter.
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter.