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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold3/1904/45 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Lettercard |
| Letter Date | 27 August 1904 |
| Address From | Bedford, Eastern Cape |
| Address To | Kenilworth, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Alice Greene |
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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 address this letter-card was sent to is on its front and the name of the addressee is indicated by content.
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Aug 27th 1904
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3 We are in Bedford dear, with my dear father’s remains so perfect & not
4in any way [papertorn] by the removal [papertorn] I will tell [papertorn]
5some day how beautiful it was getting it. It was like a resurrection.
6The dear old sunlight that he loved so shining on his remains once
7more after 28 years in the quiet grave I shall be in Hanover
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9 ^next Thursday.
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11 Olive^
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3 We are in Bedford dear, with my dear father’s remains so perfect & not
4in any way [papertorn] by the removal [papertorn] I will tell [papertorn]
5some day how beautiful it was getting it. It was like a resurrection.
6The dear old sunlight that he loved so shining on his remains once
7more after 28 years in the quiet grave I shall be in Hanover
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9 ^next Thursday.
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11 Olive^
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