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| Letter Reference | HRC/OliveSchreinerLetters/OS-JOANHodgson/9 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | After Start: 13 August 1920 ; Before End: 23 August 1920 |
| Address From | On board ship, Balmoral Castle |
| Address To | Eggington House, Leighton Buzzard, England |
| Who To | Joan Hodgson nee Wickham |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner postcard, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. The date has been derived from the postmark on this postcard, as has the address it was sent to. It was ?posted at sea? and received at Southampton on 23 August 1920, and there is a picture of the Balmoral Castle Royal Mail Steamer on its front.
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1Dear Joan, We have had a fine calm voyage so far & will get to Madeira
2tomorrow. This is just a word of loving thought going across the sea
3to you all three Aunt Olive
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2tomorrow. This is just a word of loving thought going across the sea
3to you all three Aunt Olive
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