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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to John Douse, November 15, 1883] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Port Simpson, B.C., to John Douse [Father]. Extends wishes that Mr. Douse's good health continue, and anticipates a pleasant winter for him in Toronto. Relates Mr. Crosby's latest travels to Alaska and the Queen Charlotte Islands. Discusses a young man who has travelled from Chicago to work with the Aboriginals. Mentions the girls' home, progress on a new mission house, and her family's health and education. Thanks her father for their newspaper subscriptions.

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Title
[Letter, Emma Crosby to John Douse, November 15, 1883]
Creator
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created
1883-11-15
Description
Emma Crosby, Port Simpson, B.C., to John Douse [Father]. Extends wishes that Mr. Douse's good health continue, and anticipates a pleasant winter for him in Toronto. Relates Mr. Crosby's latest travels to Alaska and the Queen Charlotte Islands. Discusses a young man who has travelled from Chicago to work with the Aboriginals. Mentions the girls' home, progress on a new mission house, and her family's health and education. Thanks her father for their newspaper subscriptions.
Extent
4 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Crosby, Gertrude Louise, 1880-1901; Crosby, Annie Winnifred, 1882-1885; Douse, John (d.1886); Brown, Eliza; Brown, George; McKay, Susie; Jennings, Dennis; Hopkins, George
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1149-2-15-01; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_15_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-1149-2-15-01
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
10.14288/1.0006240
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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/