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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Ruth Alexander MSC 26/2.1.21 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 10 April 1917 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | Kalk Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Ruth Alexander nee Schechter |
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| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner postcard, which is part of its Special Collections. The date of this postcard is provided by the postmark and the address it was sent to and the name of the addressee 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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Thank you for the poem & your dear letter. I hope all you wish & plan
2will come to pass. Oh, Ruth, how beautiful it would be to see you,
3even for a few hours. I often see Miss Molteno she is almost the only
4person I ever see. It is a great joy to me that she is here. My nephew
5Oliver has gone to India The girls are still nursing in France
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7 My love to you
8 Olive
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2will come to pass. Oh, Ruth, how beautiful it would be to see you,
3even for a few hours. I often see Miss Molteno she is almost the only
4person I ever see. It is a great joy to me that she is here. My nephew
5Oliver has gone to India The girls are still nursing in France
6
7 My love to you
8 Olive
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