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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold1/1908/31 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 27 May 1908 |
| Address From | Matjesfontein, Western Cape |
| Address To | Lyndall, Newlands, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Who To | Frances (‘Fan’) Schreiner nee Reitz |
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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 is provided by the postmark on this postcard and the address it was sent to is on its front. Schreiner stayed in Matjesfontein from late April to late May 1908.
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Dear Fan Please tell me that little thing was that Kitty ?Sutton found
2so good for putting in the ear to hear with. It’s not a thing that
3cures, but an appliance to help one to hear ^better^. I want one for a
4friend of mine
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6 Do go to our big meeting on the 2nd of June.
7 Olive
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2so good for putting in the ear to hear with. It’s not a thing that
3cures, but an appliance to help one to hear ^better^. I want one for a
4friend of mine
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6 Do go to our big meeting on the 2nd of June.
7 Olive
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