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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold3/1914/69 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | Wednesday 1 October 1914 |
| Address From | Bay View, West Parade, Hythe, Kent |
| Address To | 19 Silver Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
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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 address it was sent to is on its front.
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Bay View
2 West Parade
3 Hythe
4 Wednesday
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6 Arrived here at midday. Glorious day. The peace & beauty of everything
7are unspeakable. Send me Ol’s address.
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9 Olive
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2 West Parade
3 Hythe
4 Wednesday
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6 Arrived here at midday. Glorious day. The peace & beauty of everything
7are unspeakable. Send me Ol’s address.
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9 Olive
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