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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box3/Fold6/1907/24 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Lettercard |
| Letter Date | Sunday 11 August 1907 |
| Address From | Rossyvera, Norfolk Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | Claremont Flats, Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Lucy Molteno nee Mitchell |
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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 is provided by the postmark on this letter-card and the address it was sent to is on its front.
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My dear Mrs Molteno
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3 Mrs John Brown & my sister-in-law Mrs WP Schreiner ^& I^ have all
4arranged for a little private meeting at her house next Friday
5afternoon at 3 o’clock (you know her address Lyndall, Newlands?) Mrs
6Brown is to read a little paper on woman’s work, & then we are
7informally going to dis-cuss it over our tea, & other womans question
8that turns up. I do hope you will be able to come; & please, bring any
9friend with you whom you think would be interested. I am so glad my
10dear little sister-in-law is throwing herself into the work. We have
11asked about 40 or 50 women, but I don’t know how many will be able
12to come.
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14 Yours ever
15 Olive Schreiner
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17 Sunday
18 Rossyvera
19 Norfolk Rd
20 Sea Point
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3 Mrs John Brown & my sister-in-law Mrs WP Schreiner ^& I^ have all
4arranged for a little private meeting at her house next Friday
5afternoon at 3 o’clock (you know her address Lyndall, Newlands?) Mrs
6Brown is to read a little paper on woman’s work, & then we are
7informally going to dis-cuss it over our tea, & other womans question
8that turns up. I do hope you will be able to come; & please, bring any
9friend with you whom you think would be interested. I am so glad my
10dear little sister-in-law is throwing herself into the work. We have
11asked about 40 or 50 women, but I don’t know how many will be able
12to come.
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14 Yours ever
15 Olive Schreiner
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17 Sunday
18 Rossyvera
19 Norfolk Rd
20 Sea Point
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