[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, May 9, 1877]

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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, May 9, 1877] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Encourages her mother to hire a housekeeper. Describes the Methodist District meeting and Mr. Crosby's success in arranging for a young minister to be sent to Naas. Discusses the multitude of requests that he receives to visit other communities, and her belief in the importance of these travels despite her difficulty with his frequent absences. Describes the journey home from Victoria, the receipt of gifts, and procurement of supplies and a new cow. Updates her mother about the children and notes the enclosure of another photograph.

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Title	[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, May 9, 1877]
Creator	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created	1877-05-09
Description	Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Encourages her mother to hire a housekeeper. Describes the Methodist District meeting and Mr. Crosby's success in arranging for a young minister to be sent to Naas. Discusses the multitude of requests that he receives to visit other communities, and her belief in the importance of these travels despite her difficulty with his frequent absences. Describes the journey home from Victoria, the receipt of gifts, and procurement of supplies and a new cow. Updates her mother about the children and notes the enclosure of another photograph.
Extent	15 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Crosby, Grace Eliza, 1876-1970; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Douse, John (d.1886); Tate, Caroline Knott, 1842-1930; Harris, Jessie Ash-she-gemk, 1874-1946; Morison, Charles E.; Morison, Odille; Amos, Charles; Green, Alfred E.
Genre	Correspondence
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1149-2-11-03; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_11_03
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-1149-2-11-03
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	10.14288/1.0006177
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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Emma Crosby Letters