[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, July 1, 1874]

Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, July 1, 1874] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Informs her mother that she has arrived in Fort Simpson on a Hudson's Bay Company vessel, and received a positive welcome. Conveys first impressions of Fort Simpson and its inhabitants, and describes a meeting in which donations were gathered to build the church. Notes that as the church is to be built before the mission house, the Crosbys will winter in rooms provided at Fort Simpson, after which time many aboriginal families plan to relocate their homes near the mission house and school. Describes the plentifulness and variety of food to her mother, and discusses housekeeping plans.

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Title	[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, July 1, 1874]
Creator	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created	1874-07-01
Description	Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Informs her mother that she has arrived in Fort Simpson on a Hudson's Bay Company vessel, and received a positive welcome. Conveys first impressions of Fort Simpson and its inhabitants, and describes a meeting in which donations were gathered to build the church. Notes that as the church is to be built before the mission house, the Crosbys will winter in rooms provided at Fort Simpson, after which time many aboriginal families plan to relocate their homes near the mission house and school. Describes the plentifulness and variety of food to her mother, and discusses housekeeping plans.
Extent	12 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Morison, Charles E.; Tate, Charles Montgomery; Dudoward, Alfred; Morison, Odille; Dudoward, Kate;
Genre	Correspondence
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1149-2-8-13; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_8_13
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-1149-2-8-13
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	10.14288/1.0006054
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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