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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold3/1917/24 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Lettercard |
| Letter Date | 3 August 1917 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | Sandown Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Lucy Molteno nee Mitchell |
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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 lettercard, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this letter-card is provided by the postmark and the address it was sent to is on its front. Schreiner was resident at Porchester Place from early April 1917 until August 1920, when she left Britain for South Africa.
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1Dear Lucy,
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3It was so good to see your handwriting this morning. I have just come
4back from Ursula’s wedding. I like her husband very much. It was a
5very quiet wedding. Dot is over here on ten days leave & then returns
6to France. Oliver was in India when last I heard from him, but going
7to Mesopotamia
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9I’ve not seen much of Betty lately, but hope she will come in this
10evening. Its wonderful to think of Lu-cy as “grown up”. I’ll
11write a real letter soon.
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13My dear love to you
14Olive
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3It was so good to see your handwriting this morning. I have just come
4back from Ursula’s wedding. I like her husband very much. It was a
5very quiet wedding. Dot is over here on ten days leave & then returns
6to France. Oliver was in India when last I heard from him, but going
7to Mesopotamia
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9I’ve not seen much of Betty lately, but hope she will come in this
10evening. Its wonderful to think of Lu-cy as “grown up”. I’ll
11write a real letter soon.
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13My dear love to you
14Olive
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