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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold3/1900/25 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 16 April 1900 |
| Address From | Wagenaars Kraal, Three Sisters, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
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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 name of the addressee is indicated by salutation. Schreiner stayed at Wagenaars Kraal from 21 February until late July 1900. The end of the letter is missing.
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April 16 / 00
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3 Darling Friend
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5 I sometimes feel as if I couldn’t stay here much longer but my chest
6is so bad I can’t go down country. I should like to go to Beaufort
7West if I could get a Dutch boarding house. Ol Tell me what your
8movements are dear.
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10 ^I see the Lord Wolseley says that by the 15th of May the English will
11be in Pretoria!!!!!^
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3 Darling Friend
4
5 I sometimes feel as if I couldn’t stay here much longer but my chest
6is so bad I can’t go down country. I should like to go to Beaufort
7West if I could get a Dutch boarding house. Ol Tell me what your
8movements are dear.
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10 ^I see the Lord Wolseley says that by the 15th of May the English will
11be in Pretoria!!!!!^
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Notation
On the back of the letter is a typed note dated 16 March 1900 from W. T. Stead to Cronwright-Schreiner at 61 Chester Square, SW London, commenting that, because Stead had himself been on a speaking tour the previous year, he realised what the strain was. Stead also expressed the hope that when they met next time they would 'not quarrel about Rhodes all the time'.
On the back of the letter is a typed note dated 16 March 1900 from W. T. Stead to Cronwright-Schreiner at 61 Chester Square, SW London, commenting that, because Stead had himself been on a speaking tour the previous year, he realised what the strain was. Stead also expressed the hope that when they met next time they would 'not quarrel about Rhodes all the time'.