"Wonderful Dot Schreiner, tall thin woman who caused me no end of trouble" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold3/1904/3 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 9 January 1904 |
| Address From | Hanover, 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 of this letter is indicated by salutation and content.
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Hanover
2 Jan 9th 1904
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4 Dear Friend
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6 Your apricots came today so lovely & fresh. I am not able to eat any,
7but the little boy who brought them from the station I got to take
8round plate fulls to all the poor neighbours who are longing so for
9fruit, in return for some to eat himself. You don’t know what a joy
10it was to me to have them. I am sure fever is so bad here because
11people have no green fresh food. It was better than eating them myself.
12 It was so sweet of you to think of sending them. I can’t make out
13what your address is up there so I send this to Knnilworth Give me
14your full address I am a a little better tonight I have two lovely
15long letters from Cron. His trip seems the greatest
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17^success every where: the likes the people & they like him. I am much
18better tonight. ^
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20 Olive
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22 Do you know any one who wants three little meerkats & would be very
23very very good to them.
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2 Jan 9th 1904
3
4 Dear Friend
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6 Your apricots came today so lovely & fresh. I am not able to eat any,
7but the little boy who brought them from the station I got to take
8round plate fulls to all the poor neighbours who are longing so for
9fruit, in return for some to eat himself. You don’t know what a joy
10it was to me to have them. I am sure fever is so bad here because
11people have no green fresh food. It was better than eating them myself.
12 It was so sweet of you to think of sending them. I can’t make out
13what your address is up there so I send this to Knnilworth Give me
14your full address I am a a little better tonight I have two lovely
15long letters from Cron. His trip seems the greatest
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17^success every where: the likes the people & they like him. I am much
18better tonight. ^
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20 Olive
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22 Do you know any one who wants three little meerkats & would be very
23very very good to them.
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