[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, January 5, 1875]

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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, January 5, 1875] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Expounds on the birth of her first child, mentioning that the Aboriginals had given her a name in their language. Decries the poor cooking and housekeeping done by Aboriginal assistants while she recovered from the birth. Describes and includes a drawing of her house, and extensively discusses concerns about William Duncan at the neighbouring Anglican mission. Requests crimson curtaining from her mother. This letter is written over a period of days, continuing January 6th, January 26th, and February 11th.

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Title	[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, January 5, 1875]
Creator	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created	1875-01-05
Description	Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Expounds on the birth of her first child, mentioning that the Aboriginals had given her a name in their language. Decries the poor cooking and housekeeping done by Aboriginal assistants while she recovered from the birth. Describes and includes a drawing of her house, and extensively discusses concerns about William Duncan at the neighbouring Anglican mission. Requests crimson curtaining from her mother. This letter is written over a period of days, continuing January 6th, January 26th, and February 11th.
Extent	36 unnumbered pages : illustrations, drawings
Person Or Corporation	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Harris, Jessie Ash-she-gemk, 1874-1946; Quintal, Mary; Morison, Odille; Morison, Charles E.; Duncan, William, 1832-1918; Collison, William Henry; McKenzie, Angus;
Genre	Correspondence
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1149-2-9-01; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_9_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-1149-2-9-01
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	10.14288/1.0006196
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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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Emma Crosby Letters