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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold3/1917/20 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 2 July 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 postcard, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this postcard is provided by the postmark, and the name of the addressee and the address it was sent to are 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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3Ursula is to be married next week. I am so anxious to see her husband.
4From what I have heard I am sure I shall like him so much. Betty is
5looking well but we are all feeling the heat. I have been so sorry to
6hear Julius Jackson’s son has been killed I saw him only a couple of
7weeks ago. My dear love to you.
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9Olive
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3Ursula is to be married next week. I am so anxious to see her husband.
4From what I have heard I am sure I shall like him so much. Betty is
5looking well but we are all feeling the heat. I have been so sorry to
6hear Julius Jackson’s son has been killed I saw him only a couple of
7weeks ago. My dear love to you.
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9Olive
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