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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, March 29, 1876] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Updates her mother on her family's health and minor ailments. Expresses disappointment that a teacher has not yet arrived, as she had hoped to accompany Thomas to a Methodist Church meeting in Victoria. He is expected to be away for approximately five weeks. Mentions problems with her interpreter, concerns about William Duncan, and the arrival of another girl. Notes that many of the local people are away fishing and would return in one to two months.

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Title
[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, March 29, 1876]
Creator Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created
1876-03-29
Description
Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Updates her mother on her family's health and minor ailments. Expresses disappointment that a teacher has not yet arrived, as she had hoped to accompany Thomas to a Methodist Church meeting in Victoria. He is expected to be away for approximately five weeks. Mentions problems with her interpreter, concerns about William Duncan, and the arrival of another girl. Notes that many of the local people are away fishing and would return in one to two months.
Extent
6 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Harris, Jessie Ash-she-gemk, 1874-1946; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Dudoward, Alfred; Dudoward, Kate; Duncan, William, 1832-1918; Offutt, Martin H.; Offutt, Elizabeth;
Genre Correspondence
Type Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier RBSC-ARC-1149-2-10-02; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_10_02
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-1149-2-10-02
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
10.14288/1.0006132
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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/

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