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

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
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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