Letter, Chefoo

Subjects: 1) Constance thinking of her mother on her birthday. 2) Night dresses etc. just received very welcome. 3) Parcel of books etc sent home arrived in damaged condition: could Constance have twine and brown paper in the next box? 4) Constance sends a sunbonnet as a model of what would fit Pear...

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Date(s) of creation: October 1, 1893
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Summary: Subjects: 1) Constance thinking of her mother on her birthday. 2) Night dresses etc. just received very welcome. 3) Parcel of books etc sent home arrived in damaged condition: could Constance have twine and brown paper in the next box? 4) Constance sends a sunbonnet as a model of what would fit Pearl next summer. 5) Could Arthur have a textbook for amateur photographers?
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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Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]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