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Section of Unsigned Letter
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Kerr, J. G. (John Glasgow); Missions, Medical; Missionary settlements; Christian sects
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This letter, probably from Harriet, details the neighborhood of houses where the missionaries in Canton live. She goes into detail about the families she has come to know, including Dr. Kerr, who she views as a father figure, the Prestons, the Parkes, and the Andersons. They have come from various places and denominations around the world.
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Noyes, Harriet Newell
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Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection
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[Note: +c transcribed as etc]
Leaving "Tsang Sha" we come up the river
about a mile to "Kokefau" the location
of the O S Pres Mission USA. There is here
a large hospital and directly in
front Dr Kerr has nearly finished his large
and comfortable dwelling house + on a
line with his this side is the double house
built by Mr Preston + Folsom. We shall
probably occupy Mr Folsom's side, as soon
as Dr Kerr moves out into his new house.
[--D--] In the rear of these buildings are the Chapel
schoolhouse Training school etc etc.
Dr Kerr you already know so I will not
need to describe him only to say that he
[u]bears acquaintance[/u]. He is a [u]real good[/u]
man and a faithful missionary and
has been the means of doing a great deal
of good. I suppose there is no other mission
hospital in China nearly equal to his.
He is a real tease but seems to feel a
[u]fatherly[/u] interest in me although I presume
he would not feel flattered to have me
apply that adjective. Mr + Mrs Preston
and "all the little Prestons" five of them
are as clever (American meaning) good natured
and happy a family as you could ask
to see. Mr Preson we have told you
reminds us of Coz Henry Mason every bit
as good natured. perhaps a little
taller but quite thick set. Mrs Preston
is a little taller with black hair + eyes
and [u]dignified[/u] but not "[u]prim[/u]" ----
She makes it her business to take good
care of Mr Preston + the children and
does it [u]well[/u] . We go there more than
anywhere else and feel perfectly at
home with them. The children
Walter Mamrie Sophie Annie + Laura
are the nicest of children. ----
We expect soon to go down and
live in the house with them and I
am sure shall find it very pleasant.
The next mission house about half
way between there and here is a
double one owned by the English Wesleyan
One side now occupied by Mr John
Preston + family + the other by Mr
Parkes, + family. Mr Preston has
just returned from a visit of two
years at home after a stay of 11 years
here . He seems like a [u]very[/u] pleasant
[u]kind good[/u] man. I am sure we shall
think a great deal of him, and Mrs
Preston too we are not very well acquainted
with her yet as they have been in Hong kong
nearly all the time since they came back
on account of the sickness of one of their
children. They have three children
Nellie Willie + the baby. The other side
is occupied by Mr Parkes. They were
married about 2 years ago he coming
out three years in advance as the
Wesleyans all do. He is rather peculiar
quite funny but dont seem to have
much to do ^with any one work away in
his own way. Tell the girls that he
walks around as [u]smart + spry[/u] as
Dan Shaw + makes us think of him
some in a good many ways. Mrs Parkes
is rather quiet we do not see very much
of her. She is very [u]very[/u] fleshy I feel
sorry for her the hot weather we have
here is so hard for her. They have two
little girls Nellie + Annie. The next
Mission House the next building but one
to us is the London Mission occupied
by the Eitels and the Andersons. Mr Eitel
is a German was sent out by a German
Board but when he wanted to marry an
English lady here they object so he
left them and became connected with
the London Miss Soc. He works among
the Hakkas in the country and is
away from home a godo deal. Mrs Eitel
is a very delicate lady used to raise blood
before she came from England. Nevertheless
she has recently attempted to take the
charge of a boarding school of 14 girls.
Our dear Cynthia thought a great deal
of Mrs Eitel. She is very quiet and a
stranger would never dream of her posessing
the [u]force[/u] that she has. Mr Eitel + I
have a discussion once in a while about
secession " etc etc. They have one little
girl Winnie have lost a little boy --
a little while before I came.
Mr Anderson + wife on this side are from
Scotland. They are Congregationalists +
if they had come from USA I should
guess that he was from Oberlin. [?He?] is
one of those who formerly believe "[u]Union[/u]"
provided the giving up is all one side
and looks down from the pinnacle of
free thought + liberalism upon narrow
minded bigotry + superstitious prejudices
As an Englishman his opinion of
America + American institutions are not
very flattering + he expresses them with
the greatest freedom when with us. I think
a [u]little information[/u] on the subjects would
modify his views in many respects but
I always feel as though we can afford to
wait patiently for it seems as sure that
the United States is going up the ladder
as that England is coming down and
"we shall see what we shall see"
Mr Anderson is a very tall man almost
as much difference between his height and
his wife's as there is between yours + Mother
She has always seemed so very young
to me + I was much surprised the other
day to learn that she is six years older
than I + five years older than he is.
From his looks + appearance I could
easily have believed him to be over
forty. The next missionary house
is occupied by Mr + Miss Noyes of the
O S Pres Mission from America. I will
leave all description of them to yourself
[注：+c 转录为 etc]
离开“曾沙”我们上河
距“Kokefau”位置约一英里
美国 OS 新闻使团的成员。这里有
一家大医院，直接在
前面的克尔医生几乎完成了他的大
和舒适的住宅和
符合他这边的是双屋
由 Preston 和 Folsom 先生建造。我们应该
可能会尽快占据 Folsom 先生的身边
当克尔医生搬进他的新房子时。
在这些建筑物的后面是教堂
校舍 培训学校等
克尔医生你已经知道所以我不会
只需要描述他就可以说他
结识。他是一个真正的好人
男人和忠实的传教士
一直是做很多事情的手段
好的。我想没有其他任务
在中国的医院几乎等于他。
他是一个真正的挑逗，但似乎觉得
尽管我认为父亲对我很感兴趣
他不会因为有我而感到受宠若惊
应用那个形容词。普雷斯顿先生 + 夫人
和“所有的小普雷斯顿”他们五个
are as smart (美式意思) 脾气好
幸福的家庭，如你所愿
查看。普雷斯顿先生，我们已经告诉过你
让我们想起了科兹·亨利·梅森
一样善良。也许有点
更高但相当厚的套装。普雷斯顿夫人
黑发+眼睛有点高
端庄而不“古板”----
她把做好事当作自己的事
照顾普雷斯顿先生和孩子们
做得很好。我们去那里超过
其他任何地方，感觉完美
和他们一起回家。这些孩子
Walter Mamrie 苏菲安妮和劳拉
是最好的孩子。 ----
我们预计很快会下降
我和他们一起住在房子里
我肯定会觉得很愉快。
下一个传教所大约一半
那里和这里之间的方式是
英国卫斯理人拥有的双一
一侧现在被约翰先生占据
普雷斯顿、家人和其他先生
帕克斯和他的家人。普雷斯顿先生有
刚从两个人的访问中回来
住了 11 年后在家待了几年
这里 。他似乎是一个非常令人愉快的人
善良的好人。我相信我们会
很想他，太太
普雷斯顿，我们也不是很熟悉
和她在一起，就像他们在香港一样
自从他们回来后几乎一直
由于其中一人生病
孩子们。他们有三个孩子
内莉威利和婴儿。另一边
被帕克斯先生占据。他们是
大约 2 年前结婚 他来了
提前三年作为
卫斯理人都这样做。他比较奇葩
很有趣，但似乎没有
与任何一项工作有很大关系
他自己的方式。告诉女孩他
聪明伶俐地四处走动
丹肖。他让我们想起他
有些在很多方面。帕克斯夫人
很安静，我们很少看到
她的。我觉得她很肉很肉
对不起她我们的炎热天气
这里对她来说太难了。他们有两个
小女孩内莉和安妮。下一个
Mission House 下一个建筑，但一个
对我们来说，伦敦使命被占领
由 Eitels 和 Anderson 一家。艾特尔先生
是德国人被德国人派出去的
董事会，但当他想嫁给一个
英国女士在这里他们反对所以他
离开他们并与
伦敦小姐 Soc。他在
该国的客家人是
离家很划算。艾特尔夫人
是用来养血的很精致的女人
在她从英国来之前。尽管如此
她最近试图采取
负责一所有 14 名女生的寄宿学校。
我们亲爱的辛西娅想了很多
艾特尔夫人。她很安静
陌生人永远不会梦想她摆姿势
她拥有的力量。艾特尔先生和我
偶尔讨论一下
分裂”等。他们有一点
小女孩温妮失去了一个小男孩——
在我来之前不久。
这边的安德森先生+老婆来自
苏格兰。他们是公理会主义者 +
如果他们来自美国，我应该
猜测他来自欧柏林。他是
以前相信“联盟”的人之一
只要放弃是一方面
从山顶往下看
狭隘的自由思想和自由主义
有偏见和迷信的偏见。
作为一个英国人，他对
美国和美国的机构不是
很讨人喜欢。他用
和我们在一起时最大的自由。我认为
关于主题的一些信息会
在许多方面修改他的观点，但
我总觉得我们能负担得起
耐心等待它似乎确定
美国正在上升
因为英格兰正在倒下
“我们将看到我们将看到的”
安德森先生几乎是个很高的人
他的身高和
他的妻子，就像你和妈妈之间的一样
她总是显得那么年轻
对我来说，我很惊讶另一个
一天得知她大了六岁
比我大五岁，比他大五岁。
从他的容貌和外表我可以
很容易相信他已经结束了
四十。下一个传教士之家
被诺伊斯先生和诺伊斯小姐占据
来自美国的 OS Presbyterian Mission。我会
留下所有对自己的描述。
Leaving "Tsang Sha" we come up the river
about a mile to "Kokefau" the location
of the O S Pres Mission USA. There is here
a large hospital and directly in
front Dr Kerr has nearly finished his large
and comfortable dwelling house + on a
line with his this side is the double house
built by Mr Preston + Folsom. We shall
probably occupy Mr Folsom's side, as soon
as Dr Kerr moves out into his new house.
[--D--] In the rear of these buildings are the Chapel
schoolhouse Training school etc etc.
Dr Kerr you already know so I will not
need to describe him only to say that he
[u]bears acquaintance[/u]. He is a [u]real good[/u]
man and a faithful missionary and
has been the means of doing a great deal
of good. I suppose there is no other mission
hospital in China nearly equal to his.
He is a real tease but seems to feel a
[u]fatherly[/u] interest in me although I presume
he would not feel flattered to have me
apply that adjective. Mr + Mrs Preston
and "all the little Prestons" five of them
are as clever (American meaning) good natured
and happy a family as you could ask
to see. Mr Preson we have told you
reminds us of Coz Henry Mason every bit
as good natured. perhaps a little
taller but quite thick set. Mrs Preston
is a little taller with black hair + eyes
and [u]dignified[/u] but not "[u]prim[/u]" ----
She makes it her business to take good
care of Mr Preston + the children and
does it [u]well[/u] . We go there more than
anywhere else and feel perfectly at
home with them. The children
Walter Mamrie Sophie Annie + Laura
are the nicest of children. ----
We expect soon to go down and
live in the house with them and I
am sure shall find it very pleasant.
The next mission house about half
way between there and here is a
double one owned by the English Wesleyan
One side now occupied by Mr John
Preston + family + the other by Mr
Parkes, + family. Mr Preston has
just returned from a visit of two
years at home after a stay of 11 years
here . He seems like a [u]very[/u] pleasant
[u]kind good[/u] man. I am sure we shall
think a great deal of him, and Mrs
Preston too we are not very well acquainted
with her yet as they have been in Hong kong
nearly all the time since they came back
on account of the sickness of one of their
children. They have three children
Nellie Willie + the baby. The other side
is occupied by Mr Parkes. They were
married about 2 years ago he coming
out three years in advance as the
Wesleyans all do. He is rather peculiar
quite funny but dont seem to have
much to do ^with any one work away in
his own way. Tell the girls that he
walks around as [u]smart + spry[/u] as
Dan Shaw + makes us think of him
some in a good many ways. Mrs Parkes
is rather quiet we do not see very much
of her. She is very [u]very[/u] fleshy I feel
sorry for her the hot weather we have
here is so hard for her. They have two
little girls Nellie + Annie. The next
Mission House the next building but one
to us is the London Mission occupied
by the Eitels and the Andersons. Mr Eitel
is a German was sent out by a German
Board but when he wanted to marry an
English lady here they object so he
left them and became connected with
the London Miss Soc. He works among
the Hakkas in the country and is
away from home a godo deal. Mrs Eitel
is a very delicate lady used to raise blood
before she came from England. Nevertheless
she has recently attempted to take the
charge of a boarding school of 14 girls.
Our dear Cynthia thought a great deal
of Mrs Eitel. She is very quiet and a
stranger would never dream of her posessing
the [u]force[/u] that she has. Mr Eitel + I
have a discussion once in a while about
secession " etc etc. They have one little
girl Winnie have lost a little boy --
a little while before I came.
Mr Anderson + wife on this side are from
Scotland. They are Congregationalists +
if they had come from USA I should
guess that he was from Oberlin. [?He?] is
one of those who formerly believe "[u]Union[/u]"
provided the giving up is all one side
and looks down from the pinnacle of
free thought + liberalism upon narrow
minded bigotry + superstitious prejudices
As an Englishman his opinion of
America + American institutions are not
very flattering + he expresses them with
the greatest freedom when with us. I think
a [u]little information[/u] on the subjects would
modify his views in many respects but
I always feel as though we can afford to
wait patiently for it seems as sure that
the United States is going up the ladder
as that England is coming down and
"we shall see what we shall see"
Mr Anderson is a very tall man almost
as much difference between his height and
his wife's as there is between yours + Mother
She has always seemed so very young
to me + I was much surprised the other
day to learn that she is six years older
than I + five years older than he is.
From his looks + appearance I could
easily have believed him to be over
forty. The next missionary house
is occupied by Mr + Miss Noyes of the
O S Pres Mission from America. I will
leave all description of them to yourself
[注：+c 转录为 etc]
离开“曾沙”我们上河
距“Kokefau”位置约一英里
美国 OS 新闻使团的成员。这里有
一家大医院，直接在
前面的克尔医生几乎完成了他的大
和舒适的住宅和
符合他这边的是双屋
由 Preston 和 Folsom 先生建造。我们应该
可能会尽快占据 Folsom 先生的身边
当克尔医生搬进他的新房子时。
在这些建筑物的后面是教堂
校舍 培训学校等
克尔医生你已经知道所以我不会
只需要描述他就可以说他
结识。他是一个真正的好人
男人和忠实的传教士
一直是做很多事情的手段
好的。我想没有其他任务
在中国的医院几乎等于他。
他是一个真正的挑逗，但似乎觉得
尽管我认为父亲对我很感兴趣
他不会因为有我而感到受宠若惊
应用那个形容词。普雷斯顿先生 + 夫人
和“所有的小普雷斯顿”他们五个
are as smart (美式意思) 脾气好
幸福的家庭，如你所愿
查看。普雷斯顿先生，我们已经告诉过你
让我们想起了科兹·亨利·梅森
一样善良。也许有点
更高但相当厚的套装。普雷斯顿夫人
黑发+眼睛有点高
端庄而不“古板”----
她把做好事当作自己的事
照顾普雷斯顿先生和孩子们
做得很好。我们去那里超过
其他任何地方，感觉完美
和他们一起回家。这些孩子
Walter Mamrie 苏菲安妮和劳拉
是最好的孩子。 ----
我们预计很快会下降
我和他们一起住在房子里
我肯定会觉得很愉快。
下一个传教所大约一半
那里和这里之间的方式是
英国卫斯理人拥有的双一
一侧现在被约翰先生占据
普雷斯顿、家人和其他先生
帕克斯和他的家人。普雷斯顿先生有
刚从两个人的访问中回来
住了 11 年后在家待了几年
这里 。他似乎是一个非常令人愉快的人
善良的好人。我相信我们会
很想他，太太
普雷斯顿，我们也不是很熟悉
和她在一起，就像他们在香港一样
自从他们回来后几乎一直
由于其中一人生病
孩子们。他们有三个孩子
内莉威利和婴儿。另一边
被帕克斯先生占据。他们是
大约 2 年前结婚 他来了
提前三年作为
卫斯理人都这样做。他比较奇葩
很有趣，但似乎没有
与任何一项工作有很大关系
他自己的方式。告诉女孩他
聪明伶俐地四处走动
丹肖。他让我们想起他
有些在很多方面。帕克斯夫人
很安静，我们很少看到
她的。我觉得她很肉很肉
对不起她我们的炎热天气
这里对她来说太难了。他们有两个
小女孩内莉和安妮。下一个
Mission House 下一个建筑，但一个
对我们来说，伦敦使命被占领
由 Eitels 和 Anderson 一家。艾特尔先生
是德国人被德国人派出去的
董事会，但当他想嫁给一个
英国女士在这里他们反对所以他
离开他们并与
伦敦小姐 Soc。他在
该国的客家人是
离家很划算。艾特尔夫人
是用来养血的很精致的女人
在她从英国来之前。尽管如此
她最近试图采取
负责一所有 14 名女生的寄宿学校。
我们亲爱的辛西娅想了很多
艾特尔夫人。她很安静
陌生人永远不会梦想她摆姿势
她拥有的力量。艾特尔先生和我
偶尔讨论一下
分裂”等。他们有一点
小女孩温妮失去了一个小男孩——
在我来之前不久。
这边的安德森先生+老婆来自
苏格兰。他们是公理会主义者 +
如果他们来自美国，我应该
猜测他来自欧柏林。他是
以前相信“联盟”的人之一
只要放弃是一方面
从山顶往下看
狭隘的自由思想和自由主义
有偏见和迷信的偏见。
作为一个英国人，他对
美国和美国的机构不是
很讨人喜欢。他用
和我们在一起时最大的自由。我认为
关于主题的一些信息会
在许多方面修改他的观点，但
我总觉得我们能负担得起
耐心等待它似乎确定
美国正在上升
因为英格兰正在倒下
“我们将看到我们将看到的”
安德森先生几乎是个很高的人
他的身高和
他的妻子，就像你和妈妈之间的一样
她总是显得那么年轻
对我来说，我很惊讶另一个
一天得知她大了六岁
比我大五岁，比他大五岁。
从他的容貌和外表我可以
很容易相信他已经结束了
四十。下一个传教士之家
被诺伊斯先生和诺伊斯小姐占据
来自美国的 OS Presbyterian Mission。我会
留下所有对自己的描述。
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Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Section of Unsigned Letter,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 24, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/723.