Letter, Ninghai

Subjects: 1) Constance and the Judds travel to Ninghai in sedan chairs and on a mule, 2) Detailed description of the house at Ninghai in which they are to live, 3) The daily routine from dawn to dusk is full of good work, 4) A simple diet, rice, Chinese bread, fish and fowl, 5) Constance, oppressed...

Full description


Date(s) of creation: June 13, 1887
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Summary: Subjects: 1) Constance and the Judds travel to Ninghai in sedan chairs and on a mule, 2) Detailed description of the house at Ninghai in which they are to live, 3) The daily routine from dawn to dusk is full of good work, 4) A simple diet, rice, Chinese bread, fish and fowl, 5) Constance, oppressed by a monotonous life behind the mission house walls, declares that her faith in God’s presence sustains her, 6) First report of homesickness on Constance’s part.
Access status: Restrictions apply
Access conditions: Users should consult transcript of item in first instance. Original item can only be consulted with written agreement of the Archivist. Please apply to special.collections@soas.ac.uk
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Copies: Transcript available in J. D. Owen, J. Gullick & S. McClure (eds.), 'Married to a Missionary: Constance Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]
Format: Archive