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Emma Crosby Letters

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

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Expresses her desire to discuss small details of her life that she has no one else to talk to about. Discusses Jessie and the fondness the girls at the house show towards her. Notes that she is only teaching Sunday school now. Describes work done on their house over the winter, an exhibition of aboriginal food and crafts, and Christmas celebrations. Expresses her frustrations over the increasing difficulties with William Duncan, the Anglican missionary. Requests a linen book for Jessie, and arranges for her father to be repaid what they owe him. This letter is written over a period of days, continuing February 15th, March 6th, and March 7th.

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Title
[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, February 8, 1876]
Creator
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created
1876-02-08
Description
Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Expresses her desire to discuss small details of her life that she has no one else to talk to about. Discusses Jessie and the fondness the girls at the house show towards her. Notes that she is only teaching Sunday school now. Describes work done on their house over the winter, an exhibition of aboriginal food and crafts, and Christmas celebrations. Expresses her frustrations over the increasing difficulties with William Duncan, the Anglican missionary. Requests a linen book for Jessie, and arranges for her father to be repaid what they owe him. This letter is written over a period of days, continuing February 15th, March 6th, and March 7th.
Extent
14 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Harris, Jessie Ash-she-gemk, 1874-1946; Douse, George; Duncan, William, 1832-1918; Collison, William Henry; Douse, John (d.1886);
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1149-2-10-01; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_10_01
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-1149-2-10-01
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
10.14288/1.0006169
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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/