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| Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/87 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 6 August 1906 |
| Address From | Haddon Hall, Tamboer’s Kloof, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Effie Hemming m. Brown (1903) |
| Other Versions | |
| 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.
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Hadden Hall
2 Aug 6 / 06
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4 My darling Effie
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6 I am so glad to hear things go fairly well with you. Yes, dear, I
7shall love to come & see you some day.
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9 I’ve not seen Aunt Het for a long time. My heart & chest are very bad.
10I can’t go up to the Highlands. Sweet old Wyn came & spent a day with
11me Emma Earp is staying at the Highlands for a fortnight with her
12little new baby girl. Ely Findlay has taken a little house at Seapoint
13& is looking out for boarders. Poor, poor, old girl. I dread the life
14that lies before her. But she is splendidly strong & brave. I haven’t
15seen Uncle Will or any of them for a long time Aunt Fan not been well,
16a kind of asthma! I hope the business is doing well.
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18 In three weeks time we shall be back at Hanover.
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20 Good bye, my darling. Much love to Arthur & heaps of kisses for my two
21little nephews
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23 Olive
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2 Aug 6 / 06
3
4 My darling Effie
5
6 I am so glad to hear things go fairly well with you. Yes, dear, I
7shall love to come & see you some day.
8
9 I’ve not seen Aunt Het for a long time. My heart & chest are very bad.
10I can’t go up to the Highlands. Sweet old Wyn came & spent a day with
11me Emma Earp is staying at the Highlands for a fortnight with her
12little new baby girl. Ely Findlay has taken a little house at Seapoint
13& is looking out for boarders. Poor, poor, old girl. I dread the life
14that lies before her. But she is splendidly strong & brave. I haven’t
15seen Uncle Will or any of them for a long time Aunt Fan not been well,
16a kind of asthma! I hope the business is doing well.
17
18 In three weeks time we shall be back at Hanover.
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20 Good bye, my darling. Much love to Arthur & heaps of kisses for my two
21little nephews
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23 Olive
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