"I know by experience I can make a woman perfectly happy" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/143 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Tuesday 16 May 1912 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | Blaauwberg, Western Cape |
| Who To | Henrietta (‘Ettie’) Schreiner m. Stakesby Lewis (1891) |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this letter is derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address it was sent to.
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De Aar
2 Tuesday
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4 My darling, I hope I shall get news tomorrow, saying if the doctor did
5come out on Sunday & if he was able to give you any relief. Oh it is
6terrible to think of all your suffering my beloved one.
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8 Your little sister
9 Olive
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2 Tuesday
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4 My darling, I hope I shall get news tomorrow, saying if the doctor did
5come out on Sunday & if he was able to give you any relief. Oh it is
6terrible to think of all your suffering my beloved one.
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8 Your little sister
9 Olive
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