[Letter, Emma Crosby to John Douse, April 16, 1886]

Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to John Douse, April 16, 1886] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Port Simpson, to John Douse [Father]. Considers her father's winter with family in Ontario. Notes that she had wished to return to Ontario during the upcoming summer, but that this no longer seems possible. Expresses her wish for her children to go to a good school. Discusses recent visitors, Mr. Crosby's frequent absences, and the upcoming Methodist District meeting that will take him away for another month. Thanks her father for Christmas gifts, and for the periodicals he orders for them. Notes that most of the local people are away at their seasonal fishery on the Naas, and observes that they have done well lately, some being very earnest Christians.

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Title	[Letter, Emma Crosby to John Douse, April 16, 1886]
Creator	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created	1886-04-16
Description	Emma Crosby, Port Simpson, to John Douse [Father]. Considers her father's winter with family in Ontario. Notes that she had wished to return to Ontario during the upcoming summer, but that this no longer seems possible. Expresses her wish for her children to go to a good school. Discusses recent visitors, Mr. Crosby's frequent absences, and the upcoming Methodist District meeting that will take him away for another month. Thanks her father for Christmas gifts, and for the periodicals he orders for them. Notes that most of the local people are away at their seasonal fishery on the Naas, and observes that they have done well lately, some being very earnest Christians.
Extent	4 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation	Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Hough, Annie; McKay, Susie; Douse, John (d.1886); Jennings, Charlotte; Knight, Agnes;
Genre	Correspondence
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1149-2-16-01; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_16_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-1149-2-16-01
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	10.14288/1.0006239
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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