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| Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/60 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Lettercard |
| Letter Date | 3 August 1903 |
| Address From | Uitkyk, Northern Cape |
| Address To | The Highlands, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Effie Hemming m. Brown (1903) |
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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 and the address it was sent to is on its front.
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Uitkyk
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3 My darling Effie
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5 I’m so sorry I didn’t see you to say good bye. You are often in my
6thoughts. If your little one comes to us safely it will be a great
7treasure to us all. Now Uncle Will’s children are growing up I seem to
8long so for little children in the family. Take plenty of exercise
9only be careful to to walk up hill if you can help it. Love to Arthur.
10It’s so beautiful you are
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12 ^so happy dear
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14 Your little aunt Olive^
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3 My darling Effie
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5 I’m so sorry I didn’t see you to say good bye. You are often in my
6thoughts. If your little one comes to us safely it will be a great
7treasure to us all. Now Uncle Will’s children are growing up I seem to
8long so for little children in the family. Take plenty of exercise
9only be careful to to walk up hill if you can help it. Love to Arthur.
10It’s so beautiful you are
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12 ^so happy dear
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14 Your little aunt Olive^
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