Letter, Chefoo

Subjects: 1) Constance describes her daily routine which includes acting as secretary to Arthur, using her shorthand, and reading Pilgrim’s Progress in Chinese. 2) She has been for another long ride but it makes her stiff. 3) She cites ‘lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places’ from Psalm 16:...

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Date(s) of creation: November 24, 1890
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Summary: Subjects: 1) Constance describes her daily routine which includes acting as secretary to Arthur, using her shorthand, and reading Pilgrim’s Progress in Chinese. 2) She has been for another long ride but it makes her stiff. 3) She cites ‘lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places’ from Psalm 16:6.
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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Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]
Format: Archive