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Margaretha Purcell
Margaretha Purcell was the daughter of Fred and Anna Purcell. She later married R. D. Palmer.
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National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown: The National English Literary Museum is the leading location for collections pertaining to the imaginative and creative writi... Show/Hide Collection Letters
Olive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/30:De Aar , Aug 29th 1913, My dear dear friend, Writing seems so difficult to me now-a-days or I should have written long ago. I...- Olive Schreiner: S.C. Cronwright-Schreiner SMD 30/33/k:Dec 9th 1920, My Pal,, I hope you have been able to get out of the London fog soon. They are choaking. I shall love to think ...
- National Library of South Africa, Cape Town: Special Collections at the NLSA provide one of the leading locations for archival papers across many periods, organisations a... Show/Hide Collection Letters
- Anna Purcell MSB 386/1.8:[page/s missing], could have pained her, I might think it was that, but it can't be. Perhaps she is pained by my objecting to...
- Anna Purcell MSB 386/1.9:My darling Anna, I think the meeting went off well. But I don't know why any one needed to say you wouldn't do as well as sec...
- Anna Purcell MSB 386/1.11:Irene, Tuesday, Darling, General Hertzog spent last evening here He is a dear good old fellow; whether one sees eye to eye wi...
- Anna Purcell MSB 386/1.12:July 31st 1910, My darling Anna, I am so glad to hear your beautiful, beautiful news. I hope the beloved little one when it c...
- Olive Schreiner: Anna Purcell MSC 26/2.9.2:Thursday night , My darling Anna, Did you feel how I was loving you as I sat behind you at the meeting. I could have kissed y...
- Olive Schreiner: Anna Purcell MSC 26/2.9.8:[page/s missing], & your husband had been able to meet her & some of my other friends I know you would have loved the...
- University of Cape Town, Historical Manuscripts: Manuscripts & Archives at the University of Cape Town is a leading location for accessing archival papers across many per... Show/Hide Collection Letters
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold2/1913/35:De Aar , Aug 29th 1913., Dear Alice, I long to hear more of your plans and movements. In three weeks Mrs Molteno will be back...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold1/July-Dec1915/40:Maer Lake, Bude, North Cornwall, My dear Betty , Thank you for your card. I got worse in London so I’ve come on here. I...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold1/July-Dec1915/42:Bude, Nov 24th 1915, Dear Alice, I like to think of you & Betty on your little farm, & Betty has her little "Town Hou...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold1/July-Dec1915/49:30 St Mary Abbotts Terrace, Kensington , London , Dec 26th 1915, Dear Betty , I think you & I should be a little near eac...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/43:My dear old sister,, I hope you are feeling better. You did not look at all well. I hope our boy gets stronger. Margaretta Pu...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/44:My darling darling Betty, I do so hope there will be a letter from you tomorrow. Sometime I feels it will be the last I shall...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/45:My darling Lucy, I don’t know what you must have thought of me the other day at the library. I had foolishly walked up ...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/47:My dear, dear, dear Mary, , I’ve not been able to write to any one lately or I would have written to you. When is the ...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold1/Dated/47:Parklands, Shiere, Nr Guildford, Saturday, Darling Betty, I shall be back again on Monday. The weather here is glorious sharp...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold2/Undated/64:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Wednesday, My darling May, I have enjoyed your honey so much, its been so good for my chest. ...