Letter from Hattie to Father, October 7, 1881

Letter from Hattie to Father, October 7, 1881

Boats and boating in missionary work; Missionaries, Medical; Missionaries--China--Correspondence

Harriet is writing to her father about the trip they took to Lin Chau. Many of the ladies went on the trip and they had a wonderful time docking the boats each night in rows so they could walk from one to the other. Dr. Kerr went along as well. They would like to set up a mission there soon. Miss Mateer wrote to Mattie asking if Dr. Kerr will return home soon and that she and Dr. Stubbart are thinking about staying in Canton. But it seems that the board would prefer to send them to open a station elsewhere. Henry is currently on a trip to the country. There are a couple of new missionaries on their way from San Francisco, including medical missionaries and their wives, one of which is headed to Nanking where Lucy Leamon is located. She hopes her father had a nice visit with Dr. and Mrs. graves and recounts the last time she saw them.

Noyes, Harriet Newell

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

Unpublished

1881-10-07

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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Canton China
Oct 7th 1881
My dear Father -
You will see
that I am back in
Canton again our trip to
Lin Chau all in the past.
It was a very delightful
trip we all enjoyed it
immensely Every one says
that we are looking better
I think when the [/u]tan[/u]
comes off my face a little
I shall be improved.
Mrs Happer gained five
pounds while we were away
and I presume the rest of
us did equally well. We
found it very pleasant indeed
we three ladies having a
boat to ourselves. The
boats all anchored side
by side at night so they

seemed like so many
different rooms and we
could step from one to another
easily. In the day we found
it quite a matter of interest
to see which was already and
when one of the fleet changed
its position the fact was
usually reported by some
one before long. We were all
glad that Dr Kerr went.
Our new missionaries seemed
to be very much pleased
with Lin Chau and its
surroundings. I think they
will all agree that it would
be a very promising place
for a mission station and
a most desirable place
for [u]some one else[/u] to locate.
I judge from Miss Mateer's
letter to Mattie that is her
asking if Dr Kerr is likely
to go home soon that she
and Dr Stubbart before

they have left America
are thinking about staying
in Canton although the Board
has written to the Mission
here that they are to be sent
purposely to open a station
in some other place I hope
that a station will be opened
somewhere soon. Henry has
now gone for a trip in
the country has been away
two weeks and they expect
to be about two weeks longer.
It is delightful weather
now for travelling in the
country or for staying at
home in the city either.
Our new missionaries
are on the way I suppose
as we heard that they
were to sail from
San Francisco on the
20th Oct. There will be
a large company of
missionaries there

medical missionaries and
their wives. I am glad that
there is one for Nanking
where Lucy Leamon is.
I hope you had a
nice visit with Dr and
Mrs Graves. It seems but a
little while since the day they
went away from here. It is
just fourteen years to-day
since the last Sabbath I spent
at home before I came out to
China the first time. I remember
it so well it was Communion
day. When you were sitting on
the platform in front of the pulpit.
I looked at you so long and earnestly
hoping that I could remember
just how you looked then and
there, and to-day after so many
years I think I can recall to
mind you as you looked then
better than at any other time
or place and I am
very glad that it is so ---

[Note: Letter concludes vertically on page one]
I was very glad to find your letter of Sept 5th awaiting
my return from Lin Chau. What very hot
weather you
have had
We have
had a very
comfortable
summer
here an
exceedingly
pleasant
one in every
way. Dr
Kerr says he
has never known
as cool a
year since
he has been
in China
Your loving daughter
Hattie

中国广州
1881年10月7日
我亲爱的父亲，
可以看到，
我从连州之行回来，
又回到了广州。
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这是一次愉快的旅行，
我们都非常享受。
每个人都说我们看起来比离开时更健康，
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但我觉得我太晒黑了。
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Happer太太体重增加了 5 磅，
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我认为我们其他人也增加了类似的体重。
我们三个女士认为这对我们自己来说对船很好。
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船都并排停泊，
所以就像我们有一个大房子，
船是不同的房间。

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白天，
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我们认为看看舰队如何改变位置很有趣。
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我们都很高兴Kerr医生来了。
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我们的新传教士对连州及其周边地区非常满意。
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我想他们会同意这将是一个非常有前途的传教基地。
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看完Mateer小姐给Mattie的信，
我想她想知道Kerr医生是否会很快回家，
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听起来她和Stubart医生已经离开美国，
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正在考虑留在广州。
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但是传教组织说他们希望在其它地方开设一个传教基地，
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我希望他们尽快开设一个新基地。
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Henry已经去乡下旅行了两个星期，
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并将在那里再呆两个星期。
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这是一个令人愉快的天气去旅行或留在城市。
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新传教士即将抵达，
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他们于 10 月 20 日离开旧金山。
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会有许多医疗传教士和他们的妻子。
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我很高兴有一位医疗传教士要去Lucy Leamon所在的南京。
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我希望您和Graves夫妇有一个愉快的访问。
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他们离开这里的时间似乎很短。
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就在十四年前的今天，
/
我在家里度过了最后一个安息日，
在我第一次来中国之前。
我记得很清楚，那是一个圣餐日。
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您坐在讲台前的讲台上。
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那天我看着您这么久，
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我试图记住您到底长什么样。
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今天，
即使过了这么多年，
我还能记得您那天的样子。
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我很高兴我可以。


我从连州回来后，
很高兴收到您9月5日写的信。
您那边的天气很热。
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我们在这里度过了一个非常舒适的夏天。
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Kerr医生说自从他来中国以来，
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他从来没有见过一个凉爽的夏天。
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爱您的女儿，
Hattie

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