Letter, Chefoo

Subjects: 1) Much Chefoo interest in the story of General Booth’s life. 2) Arthur’s new camera used to take photos of Pearl in the garden. 3) An enjoyable picnic across the bay with the girls’ school party. 4) Pearl’s command of language improving rapidly. 5) Arthur restores the sight of a beggar by...

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Date(s) of creation: July 2, 1893
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Summary: Subjects: 1) Much Chefoo interest in the story of General Booth’s life. 2) Arthur’s new camera used to take photos of Pearl in the garden. 3) An enjoyable picnic across the bay with the girls’ school party. 4) Pearl’s command of language improving rapidly. 5) Arthur restores the sight of a beggar by removing a cataract.
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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Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]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