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| Letter Reference | Joyce Newton Thompson BC 643/B23.3 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Lettercard |
| Letter Date | 18 July 1918 |
| Address From | Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | Inglewood, Newton Ferrers, Devon |
| Who To | Cyril Newton Thompson |
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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 lettercard, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this letter-card is provided by the postmark, with the addressee and the address it was sent to on its front.
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Dear Turnips,
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3 So glad of your letter, but picture of little son has not come yet.
4Did Joyce get my note thanking her for her letter?
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6 Do you know that Oliver is engaged? We got a note the other day saying
7"Edna Fincham has promised to be my wife." We were astonished. Ursie
8who knows her writes she’s a very fine girl. Do you know her? I
9wonder if he will get married at once before he goes back to
10Mesopotamia? Or if he will come here to fight in France or perhaps
11bring her with him. I hope theyll be married soon. Do all come & see
12me when you come to Town.
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14 Love to you all unreadable
15 O Schreiner
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3 So glad of your letter, but picture of little son has not come yet.
4Did Joyce get my note thanking her for her letter?
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6 Do you know that Oliver is engaged? We got a note the other day saying
7"Edna Fincham has promised to be my wife." We were astonished. Ursie
8who knows her writes she’s a very fine girl. Do you know her? I
9wonder if he will get married at once before he goes back to
10Mesopotamia? Or if he will come here to fight in France or perhaps
11bring her with him. I hope theyll be married soon. Do all come & see
12me when you come to Town.
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14 Love to you all unreadable
15 O Schreiner
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