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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold4/1905/44 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 31 October 1905 |
| Address From | Hanover, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frances (‘Fan’) Schreiner nee Reitz |
| 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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Hanover
2 Oct 31st 1905
3
4 My dear old Sister
5
6 I was grieved to hear from Cron on his return that you were looking so
7thin. What is the matter? Have you had influenza?
8
9 If ever feel you really need change to dry up country air, come to me.
10We will have a happy time together. There will always be room for you
11in my tiny house. If you chest is really bad, dear, don’t play with
12it. Stop it off before things get fixed. I am sending you a little of
13my asthma remedy mixed; because I know one is willing to try things if
14they are ones hand when one does not feel inclined to take the trouble
15of ordering them unless one knows by experience they help.
16
17 Good bye dear.
18 Olive
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20 The dear Purcells were here for 12 days & the Lawrences staying at a
21nice clean little hotel that has been opened up here. They stayed at
22the hotel but spent all their time here with me.
23
24^You can’t think how splendid it was to have them. unreadable^
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2 Oct 31st 1905
3
4 My dear old Sister
5
6 I was grieved to hear from Cron on his return that you were looking so
7thin. What is the matter? Have you had influenza?
8
9 If ever feel you really need change to dry up country air, come to me.
10We will have a happy time together. There will always be room for you
11in my tiny house. If you chest is really bad, dear, don’t play with
12it. Stop it off before things get fixed. I am sending you a little of
13my asthma remedy mixed; because I know one is willing to try things if
14they are ones hand when one does not feel inclined to take the trouble
15of ordering them unless one knows by experience they help.
16
17 Good bye dear.
18 Olive
19
20 The dear Purcells were here for 12 days & the Lawrences staying at a
21nice clean little hotel that has been opened up here. They stayed at
22the hotel but spent all their time here with me.
23
24^You can’t think how splendid it was to have them. unreadable^
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