[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, March 27, 1875]

Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, March 27, 1875] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

Description

Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Updates her mother on the baby's progress and her baptism as "Jessie Asseh-e-gemk." A photograph of the baby is said to be enclosed. Describes Mr. Crosby's visit to the residents of their village who are away at a fishing station. Notes the receipt of a parcel from Ontario with gifts for the baby and the curtaining she had requested, and asks for more fabric to be sent. Emma mentions that the teacher and carpenter are boarding with them. This letter is written over a period of days, continuing March 29th and April 10th.

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Title	[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, March 27, 1875]
Creator	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created	1875-03-27
Description	Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Updates her mother on the baby's progress and her baptism as "Jessie Asseh-e-gemk." A photograph of the baby is said to be enclosed. Describes Mr. Crosby's visit to the residents of their village who are away at a fishing station. Notes the receipt of a parcel from Ontario with gifts for the baby and the curtaining she had requested, and asks for more fabric to be sent. Emma mentions that the teacher and carpenter are boarding with them. This letter is written over a period of days, continuing March 29th and April 10th.
Extent	12 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Harris, Jessie Ash-she-gemk, 1874-1946; Pollard, William; Morison, Odille; Morison, Charles E.; McKenzie, Angus
Genre	Correspondence
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1149-2-9-03; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_9_03
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-1149-2-9-03
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	10.14288/1.0006064
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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