Letter from Henry
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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 traveling with Cynthia. He describes the weather and mentions seasickness.
Creator
Noyes, Henry Varnum
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Miscellaneous & Other Works
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
Rights
Format
PDF
Language
eng (English)
Type
Text
Identifier
noyes_c_misc_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 --- have 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
A ship is [?on
sight?] homeward bound. I can
just write a note letting you
know that we are getting along
nicely --- have 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
Original Format
Letter
Collection
Citation
Noyes, Henry Varnum, “Letter from Henry,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 18, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/1007.