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Margaret Molteno

Margaret Molteno was a daughter of Percy Molteno and lived in Britain; she married her cousin George Murray, son of Schreiner’s friend Caroline Murray, in 1918. George was killed in action shortly thereafter. After a legal challenge to the South African Deceased Brother’s Widow’s Marriage Act by the Murray family, aided and abetted by Schreiner, Margaret went on to marry George’s brother Lennox Murray.

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 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold1/July-Dec1915/28:I am so sorry I have not seen Mrs Greathead. I may be going up to London soon. It has been so nice to be here with dear May. ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/2:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Wednesday, Dear May, Thank you for the callendar., Just now Betty came back from Palace Court...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/6:Dear Lucy, I went to Margarett’s wedding. I wished you had been there. She looked so lovely like a little white angel! ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/12:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, April 19th 1918, Dear dear Mrs Murray,, My whole heart is with you. Your beautiful, beautiful...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/13:Dear Kathleen, I must write a few words to you. I know how one feels to the little brother one grew up with. Always when I wa...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/14:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd , Sunday, My darling May, All my heart is folding you round with love & tenderness. I know...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold1/Jan-July1919/8:May 23rd 1919, My darling May, A very nice woman who has given me some heart massage (she’s very clever) wants to go fo...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold1/Jan-July1919/9:Tuesday night, My darling Betty, You are going through deep waters & I can do nothing to help you, but, oh, how I have yo...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold1/Jan-July1919/15:Saturday, My dear May, On Thursday Betty & I went to Waterloo station, to meet your Uncle Percy & Aunt & Margaret...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/5:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Aug 19 / 19, My dear Mrs Murray, Thank you so for your letter. I can’t tell any one wha...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/16:Darling, Be sure not to mention anything I told you about dear little Lucy in writing to the Cape especially not to Margaret ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/35:Monday, Dear Betty, I am thinking so of Alice today. I never seem to have her absent from my thoughts I enclose Mrs ?Shamrock...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/47:Tuesday, My darling Betty, This will reach you on Xmas morning I hope. May the day be one free of pain for our darling, then ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/48:My dear May, I am sending you Aunt Betty’s letter which I have just got, Alice I think must be getting near the end. Pl...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/1:New Years Day , Darling Betty, I have written to Margaret & sent her off Dillon’s book. I have ordered the other tw...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/3:Wednesday, Darling Betty, Mrs Swanwick is dying of cancer. We made a little collection for her. Ah, that I could have given m...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/6:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Jan 13th 1920, Dear Mrs Murray , Betty is asked me to write to you as she feels so unable to....

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/9:Friday, Darling May, I had meant to wire to you as soon as I got news. Alice must be very bad as her sister Polly who is ill ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/10:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Jan 18th 1920, Dear Lucy, I expect you & her father are rejoicing over your big beautiful...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/15:Saturday night, Dear Heart, Some how I feel anxious about you because I didn’t get the little card today & I can’...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/16:Wednesday, May dear,, I am enclosing you the letter which Betty has asked me to send on to you. I don’t know how you &...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/19:Saturday, My darling May, I send you a card I have just got from Betty & letters from her & Helen & Eva Greene. P...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/25:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Feb 5th 1920, Dear Mrs Murray, I enclose you two of Betty’s letters to me in case she w...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/33:Monday, Dearest May, I thought perhaps you would like to see what Ursie says about Mrs Molteno (your uncle Charley’s wi...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/1:My own Betty, I don’t like your being so alone there. Are Helen & Polly still in their cottage? , I sent off the “...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/5:Dear Mrs Murray, Will you please send the enclosed letter on to Margaret. I don’t know her address in East Africa, &...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/11:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Ma June 2nd 1920, My darling darling Lucy, I don’t think you could quite understand how...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/14:Friday night, Darling Betty, I am always thinking of you I shall be so glad to hear how you are. I sometimes feel when you he...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/15:Thursday, My dear dear Betty, I do hope you are having a good restful time. I am very happy, Cron is so sweet, & its so g...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/18:Birzana Plumstead, Sept 1st , Darling May, I landed on the 30th We had a terrible storm the last two days, but got here all r...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/20:Binzana, Plumstead, Sep 5th 1920, My darling Betty, To-day Carol & Lucy came to see me; they stayed about two hours. We h...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/21:Plumstead , but address c/o Standard Bank, Strand St, Cape Town, Sep 15th 1920, My darling Betty, I was not able to write las...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/23:Sandown Rd, Rondebosch, My darling Betty, I am spending 5 days with Lucy. They are all so dear & sweet Carol is a splendi...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/24:Address to Standard Bank, Strand Street, Cape Town, My darling Betty, Yesterday Mrs Victor Molteno & Mary called. Little ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/25:Birzana, Plumstead, Oct 2nd 1920, Darling Betty, I wonder how the world is going with you & if you have gone to France wi...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/26:Dear Kathleen, I have had a letter from Aunt Betty every week but she has not told me when Mrs Molteno & Margaret & a...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/30:Oak Hall, Main Rd , Wynberg, but still address , to c/o Standard Bank, Strand St , Cape Town , Darling Betty, I’ve had ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/33:Oct Nov 5th 1920, My darling darling Betty, Oh how I wish you were here: all this trouble with the poor natives makes me long...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold4/Mar-Dec1920/40:Oak Hall, Tramway Terminus, Main Rd, Wynberg, My darling May, Its so beautiful to think you will soon be here. I am so anxiou...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold1/Dated/48:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Tuesday, My darling May, I must write you a line to tell you that I paid a delightful little ...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold1/Dated/50:Friday, Darling Betty, I enclose you a sweet letter I got from Margaret this morning. I am sending her a letter of introducti...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold1/Dated/52:Oak Hall, Tram terminus, Wynburg, Monday, Dear Mrs Bolus, You don’t know what it meant to me to meet you. I know how bu...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold2/Undated/76:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd, Tuesday, My Betty, I am very anxious about both you & Alice. You said perhaps you would b...

 Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold2/Undated/88:Sandown Rd, Monday, Darling Betty, I have been here five days. Tomorrow I am returning to Ursie’s & then going to s...