Letter from Hattie to Mattie, January 20, 1876

Letter from Hattie to Mattie, January 20, 1876

Missionaries; Physicians; Travel

In this letter to Martha, Harriet talks about her and Henry's trip to Thailand. They are going to stop for a visit with Mrs. Bradley and Dr. and Mrs. Cheek. Dr. Cheek and his wife are waiting for medical supplies before leaving for Chieng Mai. Dr. and Mrs. House will be heading to Canton soon as well. She also informs her sister that Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap are liking their time in Bangkok and that their house is surrounded by forest, much different than China.

Noyes, Harriet Newell

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #2

Unpublished

1876-01-20

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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Bangkok Jan 20th 1876-
Dear Mattie
Henry has
been writing you and I
suppose has given you the
news up to present date .
We will start very soon for
Petchaduri are going to stop
on the way for a little
visit at Mrs Bradley's
with Dr and Mrs Cheek who
are still here. They both seem
very happy, are anxious to get
started off to Chieng Mai but are
waiting for some medical
supplies. We are having a
nice time with dear Dr and
Mrs Dean This morning I had
a delightful ride with him in
his pony carriage. There [u]are[/u] very
nice roads here, a modern implement.
Dr and Mrs House will soon
be off she is very poorly they

will go to Canton if they can
make it convenient Tell Mrs
Henry I gave her message to Mrs
House + have no doubt they will
accept her invitation if they go
to Canton. Mr + Mrs Dunlap
like Bangkok very much --
Their house seems almost surrounded
by a forest . This land does
not seem so overstocked with
humanity as China ----
I did not get many letters
written on the way down here
had too much rough weather.
Your [illegible] to me often
come to mind and you may
rely upon me to obey them
and [u]take things Easy[/u]. Now
if you will mind me as well
and take the best possible
care of yourself I will be happy.
I would like to write more
but must not now ---
With much love for all
Ever yours aff Hattie --

曼谷 1876年1月20日
亲爱的Mattie
Henry给你写了一封信
我认为
他给你写了我们最近的消息。
/
我们会很快开始
因为Petchaduri会在路上
停一下
和还在这的Cheek夫妇一起
去拜访Bradley太太。
他们看起来都很开心，
也很着急去清迈
但是
他们要等一些药物。
/
我们和Dean夫妇相处很愉快。
今天早上，
我坐在他们的马车上感到很愉快。
道路很平，
是个先进的工具。
House夫妇很快就走了，
她身体不太好，

他们要去广州。
如果你可以，
麻烦你告诉Henry太太，我给House太太写信了
毫无疑问，如果他们去广州，
他们会接受她的邀请的。
Dunlap夫妇很喜欢曼谷——
/
他们的房子几乎被森林包围。
这片地没有像中国那样
这里的人没有那么多，
/
我在路上没有写很多信
/
坏天气太多了。
你的话【字迹模糊】经常涌现在我的脑海里
你可能会依靠我服从他们
/
然后让事情变得简单。
现在如果你也会在意我
并且照顾好自己
我会很高兴。
我希望我能多写点
但是不得不停下来——
给我们全家人送去满满的爱
Hattie

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