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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold4/1911/20 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 22 August 1911 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | 100 Queen Victoria Street, Westminster, London |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
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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 year of this postcard is provided by the postmark, and the name of the addressee and the address it was sent to are on its front, which also has a picture of 'The Jetty, Port Elizabeth' in the bottom left corner.
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De Aar Aug 22
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3 Thanks for thy letter, much. Dot is with me till next Monday. It is a
4greater joy than you can think to have her. Her cough seems better; I
5will write a long letter next week when I shall be without her
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7 Thine Olive
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3 Thanks for thy letter, much. Dot is with me till next Monday. It is a
4greater joy than you can think to have her. Her cough seems better; I
5will write a long letter next week when I shall be without her
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7 Thine Olive
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