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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/46 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 20 December 1919 |
| 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 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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1All good wishes for the new year dear one. I hope Lucy will get home
2in time to spend Xmas with you. The dear dear child will be very glad
3to be home. Betty is still in Cornwall with Alice Greene. She sends me
4a card every day. Miss Greene is now so weak she can only be moved on
5a stretcher. Much love to you all
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7Olive
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2in time to spend Xmas with you. The dear dear child will be very glad
3to be home. Betty is still in Cornwall with Alice Greene. She sends me
4a card every day. Miss Greene is now so weak she can only be moved on
5a stretcher. Much love to you all
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7Olive
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