Letter, Chefoo

Subjects: 1) Constance thinks of her mother on the latter’s birthday, 2) Dr Douthwaite treats and then extracts a decayed tooth for her, 3) Constance replies to her mother’s questions about domestic matters, such as meals and servants, 4) Unhappiness makes Constance rely even more on her faith in Go...

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Date(s) of creation: October 1, 1887
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Summary: Subjects: 1) Constance thinks of her mother on the latter’s birthday, 2) Dr Douthwaite treats and then extracts a decayed tooth for her, 3) Constance replies to her mother’s questions about domestic matters, such as meals and servants, 4) Unhappiness makes Constance rely even more on her faith in God.
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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Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]
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