https://noyesletters.org/files/original/62a0d68c452eb2ad8435a17644fe2804.pdf d56f04a21f3cc9506712febac388e850 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Harriet Newell Noyes Description An account of the resource These are the letters from Harriet Newell Noyes. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary in China. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Harriet Newell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1867-1923 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English); chi (B) (Chinese) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Subject The topic of the resource Women teachers; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Girls' schools; Travel; Letters; Women in the Presbyterian Church; Presbyterian Church; Converts; Proselytizing; Family; Friends and associates; Missionary settlements Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China Sept 30th 1885 My dear Edward - We have nearly finished off Sept 30th over here but it is only beginning with you. We have just come home from prayer meeting which tonight was at Mr Whites. Last week we had such a nice meeting, the first time we had all met together since Dr Kerr's return Dr Swan led the meeting There were twenty two in all four from the Baptist mission I like Dr Swan very much he seems quite like a brother because I know his home is so much like ours. I think I wrote to you that Dr Kerr said it seemed when he visited there almost like being in our family. When I come home I must go and see how nearly the correspond. Mrs Swan is a farmer's daughter I think one of the Doctor's father's flock. She is twenty three just the age that I was when I came out. The new missionaries begin to look upon me as being very venerable and I cannot wonder when I remember that when I came those who had been here fourteen years Dr Graves + others I thought had been here such a [u]long[/u] time. The time since I came back does not seem very long. It has been rather broken up. First moving down here and building, then the riot and the war. The poor people who suffered from the floods this year seem in danger of having still harder times. Much of their land is so under water that it is inreclaimable As soon as they could after the great flood they put it another crop of rice but the heavy rains and consequent flood destroyed that. Now they have a third crop in but it is so late in the season that it seems almost certain that that will perish for want of rain. If it does they will be in a sad state as they cannot hope for another crop before next July and during all these months they will have [u]nothing[/u] Many of the people are selling their children both boys and girls. The Chinese seems so many of them so wretchedly poor when the times are good that "hard times" for them is dreadful to contemplate. Well I must send you "[u]heaps[/u]" of good wishes for this new year of your life. How strange it seems that we are getting on in years. I noticed last night that Henry is getting quite bald Otherwise I do not think he looks much older I dreamed last night that I had a little visit with him. [Note: Written sideways in the left margin] With much love and all good wishes from Your aff sister Hattie. 中国广州 1885 年 9 月 30 日 我亲爱的爱德华 - 我们在这里几乎结束了 9 月 30 日， 但它才从你开始。 我们刚从今晚在怀特先生举行的祷告会回来。 上周我们举行了一次非常愉快的会议， 这是克尔博士回来后我们第一次见面我知道他的家和我们家很像。 我想我写信给你， 克尔博士说， 当他访问那里时， 几乎就像在我们家一样。 当我回到家时， 我必须去看看信函有多接近。 天鹅夫人是一个农夫的女儿， 我想是医生父亲的羊群中的一员。 她二十三岁， 跟我刚出道时的年龄差不多。 新的传教士开始认为我非常可敬， 我不知道什么时候我记得当我来的时候， 那些在这里已经十四年的格雷夫斯博士和其他我认为已经在这里很长时间的人了。 我回来的时间似乎并不长。 它已经被打破了。 首先搬到这里建造， 然后是暴动和战争。 今年遭受洪水侵袭的穷人似乎面临着更加艰难的时刻。 他们的大部分土地都被水淹没了， 以至于无法开垦。 大洪水过后， 他们一有机会就在土地上种植了另一种水稻， 但大雨和随之而来的洪水摧毁了它。 现在他们有第三季作物了， 但这个季节太晚了， 几乎可以肯定， 这会因为缺少雨水而死亡。 如果是这样， 他们将处于悲哀的状态， 因为他们无法指望在明年 7 月之前再次收成， 而且在这几个月里， 他们将一无所有。 许多人正在卖掉他们的孩子， 包括男孩和女孩。 很多中国人在好景气的时候似乎穷得可怜， 以至于“困难时期”对他们来说是可怕的。 好吧， 我必须为你生命中的新一年送上“一堆”美好的祝福。 多年来， 我们似乎越来越奇怪。 昨晚我注意到亨利的头发越来越秃了， 否则我认为他看起来不会老很多。 我昨晚梦见我和他有过一次接触。 [注：写在左边空白处] 怀着你姐姐的爱和美好的祝愿， 海蒂。 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Hattie to Edward, September 30, 1885 Subject The topic of the resource Prayer meetings; Missionaries' spouses; Floods; Rice; Aging Description An account of the resource Harriet writes to her brother Edward about the recent prayer meeting led by Dr. Swan, noting that Dr. Swan's wife is just twenty-three, the same age that Harriet was when she came to China. Harriet then details how the recent floods have destroyed multiple rice crops, and expresses sadness at how many Chinese people will perhaps starve and are selling their children. She then adds that Henry is going bald. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Harriet Newell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #3 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_383 farming floods meetings