Letter from Henry

noyes_c_misc_558.pdf

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Title

Letter from Henry

Subject

Travel; Weather

Description

This letter seems to be written aboard a ship going to the United States. Henry is travelling with Cynthia. He describes the weather and mentions seasickness.

Creator

Noyes, Henry Varnum

Source

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #5

Publisher

Unpublished

Date

Unknown

Contributor

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

Format

PDF

Language

eng (English)

Type

Text

Identifier

noyes_c_cor_558

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Text

[Note: +c transcribed as etc]
A ship is [?on
sight?] homeward bound. I can
just write a note letting you
know that we are getting along
nicely --- hace had a very good
passage thus far -- pleasant captain
etc etc . Cynthia was sea
sick about a week-- I only
one day + a half. We are
now about 17° North of the
Equator in the [illegible] winds --
We are both very well. I
have commenced my journal for
you but hav'nt Enough written yet
to sent until I saw all.
We have very pleasant
weather thermometer about 70°
[u]Love to all[/u] from both
Cynthia + me for both [illegible]
Ever aff [?from?] H V Noyes



一艘船正在返航。 我可以
只是写个便条让你
知道我们相处得很好
很好——我们玩得很开心
到目前为止的航程——愉快的船长
等等。辛西娅是海
病了大约一个星期——我只
一天半。 我们是
现在大约在北纬 17°
[难以辨认] 风中的赤道——
我们都很好。 我
已经开始我的日记了
你还没有写够
发送,直到我看到所有。
我们非常愉快
天气温度计约 70°
对所有人的爱
辛西娅和我 [无法辨认]
你深情的 H V Noyes

Original Format

Letter

Citation

Noyes, Henry Varnum, “Letter from Henry,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 25, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/614.

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