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Percy Molteno
Percy Alport Molteno (1861 - 1937) was a brother of Schreiner’s close friends Betty Molteno and Caroline Murray nee Molteno. Percy Molteno settled in Britain in 1886. He married Elizabeth Currie and was active in the ‘pro-Boer’ movement in Britain during the 1899-1902 South African War. His country home is the ‘Parklands’ referred to in Schreiner’s letters, and his London address was in Palace Court, also referred to in a number of letters. He was a Director of a shipping firm, and author of a number of book, including a ‘life and times’ of his father Sir John Charles Molteno; however, the link with Olive Schreiner, outside of the social connections, concerned his 1896 book on federalism in South Africa.
For further information see:
J. B. Atlay rev. Christopher Saunders (2004) ‘Molteno, Sir John Charles (1814-1886)’ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18917
Percy Alport Molteno (1896) A Federal South Africa London: Samson, Low & Co
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- W.P. Schreiner BC112/B31/1:Thank you for your letter, dear one. I did return the letter from your brother Percy. Have you got it?, No I don’t thin...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold2/July-Dec1899/15:Dear Friend, I thought Sauers defence splendid & triumphant. I am also much please with Merriman’s till land tax bi...
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- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box2/Fold3/1900/12:Wagenaar’s Kraal , Feb 25 / 00, My dear Friend, I posted a note to you this morning, but am writing again to let you kn...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold2/1903/4:Hanover, March 28 / 03, Dear Friend, I was to grieved to see in the paper yesterday that your brother Percy’s eldest bo...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold3/1904/2:Hanover, Jan 5 / 04, Darling Friend, You must please tell me a little about your house at ?Norwich & what kind of a schoo...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold4/1905/3:Hanover, Jan 21st 1905 , Dear Friend, Mrs Reitz sent me this card, she says they are very nice people & will h introduce ...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold4/1905/30:Hanover, Aug 10 / 05, Dear Friend, I am sure the doctor is right & that you will be much better & stronger after a ti...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold1/1908/7:Box 24, De Aar, Feb 10 / 08, Dear Mrs Murray, I am so anxious to meet your brother Percy & hear a little about Natal affa...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold1/1908/17:Matjesfontein, April 6th 1908, Dear Mrs Murray, You will have felt surprised that I have left your letter so long unanswered....
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold2/1909/31:De Aar, July 6th 1909, Dear One, I didn’t write to you last week. I haven’t been well enough to write to any one....
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold4/1911/17:April 29th 1911, Dear Lucy, I wonder how you are. If your husband is the least bit inclined to be troubled with asthma tell h...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold4/Jan-June1915/22:Telephone: 3675 Kensington., Telegrams: Apartment, London., Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel, De Vere Gardens, W. , Dea...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold1/July-Dec1915/26:Trevaldwyn, Llandrindod Wells., Tuesday, Dear Fan, I am thinking all the time of you & Will. You will I know write & ...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold2/1916/42:Dear Lucy,, I’ve seen Betty & Alice. Both look well & happy. Miss Molteno has improved wonderfully in the last ...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold3/1917/16:Just a word to show you I never forget you, dear friend., Betty spent last week with Alice Greene at Cambridge. She returned ...
- 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/Fold4/1918/14:9 Porchester Place, Edgware Rd , Sunday, My darling May, All my heart is folding you round with love & tenderness. I know...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/26:Wednesday, My dear old Brother, Have you any news of Oliver? I have not heard from him since he left, & have had no lette...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold1/Jan-July1919/4:March 20th 1919, Darling May, I have given away all your cards but one, & hope they will be successful. Am I right in say...
- 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/Fold1/Jan-July1919/23:Monday , My darling May, How can I ever thank you & Freddie enough for all your love, & sweetness to my darling. Than...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/11:Monday, Dear one, I have written to Percy & Mrs Solomon & May – I suppose you posted your letter to Mrs Murray ...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/19:Monday , Dear Betty, I saw Dr Ettie Sayer today. She was telling me of a man in Hull whom she hears cures cancer he comes up ...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/26:Thursday night, My darling Betty, If you knew how you & Alice I am so glad she is getting into the room with inner walls....
- 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-Feb1920/25:9 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/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-Dec1920/21: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-Dec1920/30: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-Dec1920/37:Midwood, Palmyra Road, Newlands , Sunday, My darling Betty, I am spending a few days with Jessie Rose-Innes. I had a great tr...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box11/Fold1/Dated/24:Matjesfontein, March 6 / 09, My darling friend, Do please address your letters to Matjesfontein always in future. Even if I g...
- Olive Schreiner BC16/Box8/Fold4/MMPr/AssortedCorres/FredPL/37:1918. , same address also nd, I am so glad to see you are going to stand for Hastings: I do hope you will get in. Thank you s...