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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/29 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 28 October 1919 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | Clarensville, Patterson Road, Hampstead, London |
| Who To | Georgiana Solomon nee Thompson |
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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 name of the addressee and the address it was sent to 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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1Dear Friend,
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3We had news from Helen ^Greene^ this morning. Alice seems seriously ill,
4so Betty left at once for Trevone. I fear the strain for her. Thanks
5for the lovely flowers. I wish I was able to come & see you & Daisy
6but I can’t.
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8Olive Schreiner
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3We had news from Helen ^Greene^ this morning. Alice seems seriously ill,
4so Betty left at once for Trevone. I fear the strain for her. Thanks
5for the lovely flowers. I wish I was able to come & see you & Daisy
6but I can’t.
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8Olive Schreiner
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