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Emma Crosby Letters

[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, June 20, 1877] Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926

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Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Expresses appreciated for the latest children's clothes received from her mother. Notes that Mr. Crosby is in Wrangle, Alaska again, in order to meet with a Presbyterian who may set up a mission there. Describes tragic circumstances surrounding the loss of six men while returning by canoe from the Queen Charlotte Islands. Discusses new arrivals to Fort Simpson, including two girls from Alaska who have come to stay with the Crosbys.

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Title
[Letter, Emma Crosby to Eliza Douse, June 20, 1877]
Creator
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926
Date Created
1877-06-20
Description
Emma Crosby, Fort Simpson, B.C., to Eliza Douse [Mother]. Expresses appreciated for the latest children's clothes received from her mother. Notes that Mr. Crosby is in Wrangle, Alaska again, in order to meet with a Presbyterian who may set up a mission there. Describes tragic circumstances surrounding the loss of six men while returning by canoe from the Queen Charlotte Islands. Discusses new arrivals to Fort Simpson, including two girls from Alaska who have come to stay with the Crosbys.
Extent
12 unnumbered pages
Person Or Corporation
Crosby, Emma, 1849-1926; Crosby, Grace Eliza, 1876-1970; Crosby, Thomas, 1840-1914; Harris, Jessie Ash-she-gemk, 1874-1946; Dowse, Elizabeth Diana, 1828-; Morison, Charles E.; Howard, General O.S.; Williams, Mr.; Lindsay, A.L.; Hall, Robert; Hall, Rachel Ogden; Hat-lead-ex, Matthew
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1149-2-11-05; RBSC_ARC_1149_2_11_05
Collection
Thomas and Emma Crosby fonds
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas and Emma Crosby fonds. RBSC-ARC-1149-2-11-05
Date Available
2013-03-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
Catalogue Record
http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/index.php/thomas-and-emma-crosby-fonds
AIPUUID
f7436e06-09f0-4ad2-b8f5-95c4d56c67d8
DOI
10.14288/1.0006170
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/