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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold3/1900/41 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | August 1900 |
| Address From | Leeuwendal, De Lorenz Street, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frances (‘Fan’) Schreiner nee Reitz |
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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 month and year have been written on this letter in an unknown hand. The letter is on printed headed notepaper.
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"Leewendal,"
2 off De Lorentz St,
3 Cape Town
4 July
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6 Dear Fan
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8 Do come up & see me again if you come up here. I’ve only been down
9town once since I came as I am afraid of getting asthma, & can’t
10come come out to Newlands until the weather is quite dry. Give my love
11to my dear old Brother. I’ll look him up in his office some day.
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13 Cron has been out spending the day with his mother today.
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15 I hope Ollie has got over his chicken-pox.
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17 I’m so comfortable here. Nothing could be nicer.
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19 Much love to all
20 Olive
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22 This is the Rev Peppler is the same Mr Peppler that taught Willie.
23He’s such a dear, simple old fellow, just like a sweet child himself!!
24They are very kind to me, think £6 a month very cheap.
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2 off De Lorentz St,
3 Cape Town
4 July
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6 Dear Fan
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8 Do come up & see me again if you come up here. I’ve only been down
9town once since I came as I am afraid of getting asthma, & can’t
10come come out to Newlands until the weather is quite dry. Give my love
11to my dear old Brother. I’ll look him up in his office some day.
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13 Cron has been out spending the day with his mother today.
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15 I hope Ollie has got over his chicken-pox.
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17 I’m so comfortable here. Nothing could be nicer.
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19 Much love to all
20 Olive
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22 This is the Rev Peppler is the same Mr Peppler that taught Willie.
23He’s such a dear, simple old fellow, just like a sweet child himself!!
24They are very kind to me, think £6 a month very cheap.
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