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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, April 27, 1876] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Assures her mother that while lonely, she and Jessie are well while Mr. Crosby is away in Victoria. Discusses the difficulty in bringing a cow to Fort Simpson on the steamer. Mentions her work in the school, taking care of the Sunday morning service, and looking after the sick. This letter is written in several sittings, continuing May 10th and 11th, by which time Mr. Crosby had arrived home with fresh food supplies and gifts sent for Jessie. Expresses her fear that a teacher will not come.

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Title
[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, April 27, 1876]
Creator
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created
1876-04-27
Description
Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Assures her mother that while lonely, she and Jessie are well while Mr. Crosby is away in Victoria. Discusses the difficulty in bringing a cow to Fort Simpson on the steamer. Mentions her work in the school, taking care of the Sunday morning service, and looking after the sick. This letter is written in several sittings, continuing May 10th and 11th, by which time Mr. Crosby had arrived home with fresh food supplies and gifts sent for Jessie. Expresses her fear that a teacher will not come.
Extent
10 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; Pollard, William;
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1149-2-10-04; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_10_04
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-1149-2-10-04
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
10.14288/1.0006141
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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/