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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, June 8, 1876] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Describes her last-minute decision not to go to Victoria on the most recent steamer. Discusses Jessie's improving health. Describes the fresh and preserved foods that Thomas brought back from Victoria, and notes that he will continue to acquire such items for them. Requests her father settle an account and renew Thomas' Toronto Globe newspaper subscription.

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Title
[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, June 8, 1876]
Creator
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created
1876-06-08
Description
Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Describes her last-minute decision not to go to Victoria on the most recent steamer. Discusses Jessie's improving health. Describes the fresh and preserved foods that Thomas brought back from Victoria, and notes that he will continue to acquire such items for them. Requests her father settle an account and renew Thomas' Toronto Globe newspaper subscription.
Extent
4 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Douse, John (d.1886); Harris, Jessie Ash-she-gemk, 1874-1946;
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1149-2-10-05; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_10_05
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-1149-2-10-05
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
10.14288/1.0006118
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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/