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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold1/1908/70 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 23 December 1908 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | Sandown Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Lucy Molteno nee Mitchell |
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| 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 in De Aar from November 1907 until she left South Africa for Britain and Europe in December 1913, with some fairly lengthy visits elsewhere over this time.
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A Merry Xmas to you all. I’m sure the children will make it so.
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3 Olive
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6 Dec 23rd 1908 ^I leave for Matjesfontein tomorrow^
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6 Dec 23rd 1908 ^I leave for Matjesfontein tomorrow^
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