Letter, Chefoo

Subjects: 1) Constance describes the clay figures and other presents sent off in a box to her father and asks him to get a card case for Ernest silver plated. 2) Photos of Mina’s house in India received: she seems happy. 3) A partial eclipse of the sun causes commotion among the Chinese. 4) More abo...

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Date(s) of creation: April 22, 1894
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Summary: Subjects: 1) Constance describes the clay figures and other presents sent off in a box to her father and asks him to get a card case for Ernest silver plated. 2) Photos of Mina’s house in India received: she seems happy. 3) A partial eclipse of the sun causes commotion among the Chinese. 4) More about Pearl including her liking for music.
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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Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]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