Letter from Hattie to Em, May 14, 1886
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Title
Letter from Hattie to Em, May 14, 1886
Subject
Birthdays; Letter writing
Description
Harriet writes a quick letter to tell her sister, Emily, happy birthday. She wanted to write to Dr. Ellinwood but does not have time since the letters must be taken to the mail office. Harriet hopes the Fultons are able to stay in Kwai Ping and she asks if Gilbert is in San Francisco.
Creator
Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
1886-05-14
Contributor
Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
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Language
eng (English)
Type
Text
Identifier
noyes_c_cor_387
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Text
Canton China
May 14th 1886 --
My dear Em
This is your birthday
letter although it is so
many days behind time
I intended to write and
send you by the last mail
but for the first time I think
in my life I forgot your
birthday at the time I
had thought of it frequently
before the time . Well you
know you have all the
good wishes I can send
you and in a [u]few weeks[/u]
I hope to come home and
bring you some more. I
wanted to write to Dr
Ellinwood but have not had
time and now it is too
late as the man has
already come to take the
letters to the office.
We have been up this
morning to see the
Fultons. They have
had a hard experience
but they seem bright +
cheerful notwithstanding
and hopeful.
I do hope they will
succeed in staying
in Kwai Ping it
seems to be such a
good location. We
are all very busy + expect
to be for the next few
weeks and then
[u]I am going home[/u].
Hoping to see you
soon I am ever
Your loving
Hattie --
I wonder when Gilbert
will be in San Francisco.
Will some of you have
time to write to him
and tell him if he is in
San Francisco after
the middle of July
to inquire for me
at the Presbyterian
Mission House 800 Stockton St.
Would it be splendid
if we could go out
East together . I will
try + write to him
by next mail
中国广州
1886 年 5 月 14 日
——我亲爱的 Em 这是你的生日信，
虽然晚了很多天，
我本来打算用最后一封信寄给你，
但我有生以来第一次想到，
我忘记了你的生日时间之前我就经常想到它的时间。
好吧，
你知道你有我能寄给你的所有美好祝愿，
几周后我希望能回家给你带来更多。
我想写信给 Ellinwood 博士，
但没有时间，
现在已经太晚了，
因为那个人已经来拿信去办公室了。
我们今天早上起床去看富尔顿家。
他们有过艰难的经历，
但尽管充满希望，
但他们看起来很开朗、开朗。
我真的希望他们能成功留在葵平，
这似乎是一个很好的位置。
我们都很忙，
预计接下来的几周会很忙，
然后我就回家了。
希望很快能见到你，
我永远是你最爱的海蒂——我想知道吉尔伯特什么时候会在旧金山。
你们中的一些人是否有时间给他写信，
告诉他七月中旬之后他是否在旧金山，
到斯托克顿街 800 号的长老会传教所问我。
如果我们能一起去东部，
那该多好。
我会尝试通过下一封邮件给他写信
May 14th 1886 --
My dear Em
This is your birthday
letter although it is so
many days behind time
I intended to write and
send you by the last mail
but for the first time I think
in my life I forgot your
birthday at the time I
had thought of it frequently
before the time . Well you
know you have all the
good wishes I can send
you and in a [u]few weeks[/u]
I hope to come home and
bring you some more. I
wanted to write to Dr
Ellinwood but have not had
time and now it is too
late as the man has
already come to take the
letters to the office.
We have been up this
morning to see the
Fultons. They have
had a hard experience
but they seem bright +
cheerful notwithstanding
and hopeful.
I do hope they will
succeed in staying
in Kwai Ping it
seems to be such a
good location. We
are all very busy + expect
to be for the next few
weeks and then
[u]I am going home[/u].
Hoping to see you
soon I am ever
Your loving
Hattie --
I wonder when Gilbert
will be in San Francisco.
Will some of you have
time to write to him
and tell him if he is in
San Francisco after
the middle of July
to inquire for me
at the Presbyterian
Mission House 800 Stockton St.
Would it be splendid
if we could go out
East together . I will
try + write to him
by next mail
中国广州
1886 年 5 月 14 日
——我亲爱的 Em 这是你的生日信，
虽然晚了很多天，
我本来打算用最后一封信寄给你，
但我有生以来第一次想到，
我忘记了你的生日时间之前我就经常想到它的时间。
好吧，
你知道你有我能寄给你的所有美好祝愿，
几周后我希望能回家给你带来更多。
我想写信给 Ellinwood 博士，
但没有时间，
现在已经太晚了，
因为那个人已经来拿信去办公室了。
我们今天早上起床去看富尔顿家。
他们有过艰难的经历，
但尽管充满希望，
但他们看起来很开朗、开朗。
我真的希望他们能成功留在葵平，
这似乎是一个很好的位置。
我们都很忙，
预计接下来的几周会很忙，
然后我就回家了。
希望很快能见到你，
我永远是你最爱的海蒂——我想知道吉尔伯特什么时候会在旧金山。
你们中的一些人是否有时间给他写信，
告诉他七月中旬之后他是否在旧金山，
到斯托克顿街 800 号的长老会传教所问我。
如果我们能一起去东部，
那该多好。
我会尝试通过下一封邮件给他写信
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Citation
Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Hattie to Em, May 14, 1886,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed May 4, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/441.