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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold4/1918/15 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | April 1918 |
| 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 month and year of this postcard are provided by the postmark, and the address it was sent to is 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, I hear your Lucy is going to America. If she comes to London on
2her way do ask her to come & see me. It will be a splendid change for
3her. We are having a strange spring – rain & fog & snow!
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5My dear love to you.
6Olive
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2her way do ask her to come & see me. It will be a splendid change for
3her. We are having a strange spring – rain & fog & snow!
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5My dear love to you.
6Olive
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