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

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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
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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Emma Crosby Letters