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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, August 15, 1874] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Updates her mother on her current circumstances and activities, including teaching, sewing, holding meetings, and gathering to sing one night each week. Notes how appreciated the melodeon music is. Mentions a visit by an American chief whose wife had killed three young girls. Discusses the procurement of groceries and the arrival of a young woman to help in the house. Mentions how busy Mr. Crosby is with the "affairs of the whole village.

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Title
[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, August 15, 1874]
Creator
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created
1874-08-15
Description
Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Updates her mother on her current circumstances and activities, including teaching, sewing, holding meetings, and gathering to sing one night each week. Notes how appreciated the melodeon music is. Mentions a visit by an American chief whose wife had killed three young girls. Discusses the procurement of groceries and the arrival of a young woman to help in the house. Mentions how busy Mr. Crosby is with the "affairs of the whole village.
Extent
6 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Morison, Odille
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1149-2-8-15; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_8_15
Collection
Thomas and Emma Crosby fonds
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas and Emma Crosby fonds. RBSC-ARC-1149-2-8-15
Date Available
2013-03-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
Catalogue Record
http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/index.php/thomas-and-emma-crosby-fonds
AIPUUID
f7436e06-09f0-4ad2-b8f5-95c4d56c67d8
DOI
10.14288/1.0006036
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/