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Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Martha Noyes Kerr Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes 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> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights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/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">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 Description An account of the resource These are letters from Martha Noyes Kerr. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary and her marriage to John Glasgow Kerr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-1914 Subject The topic of the resource Letters; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Travel; Marriage; Schools; Physicians' spouses; Physicians; Women teachers; Psychiatric hospitals; Hospitals 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 Melville House 1104 Mar ket Street June 11th 1892 Dear ones at Home, You will have been for days looking for letters from us ere this reaches you But I have been waiting to know what to write as to our plans. This morning am not in a condition to tell you when we shall leave this city. Arrived on Wednesday. Have found every one gone whom we wished to see almost. The Masters Hartwells, Kerrs, Mr Rhoda the Stubbs family, have seen the Condits, took luncheon with them on Thursday, went from them to call upon the Thomsons who are in Berkley. They leave for Boston a week from to day Saturday Mrs Thomson was away at a meeting but got back before we left. Has spoken 3 times already. Dr Ketchum Angie Blackmans husband is the pastor in their church there. I saw her but not her husband. She looks somewhat as in former years, has 5 children 4 daughters and one son saw one of her daughters. They speak very highly of him as a pas- tor. Were at Mrs Robins yesterday at Luncheon. The Dr is trying to do something towards raising funds for his Asylum. I have not been able to help him any thus far because almost all the ladies are away gone off for the summer. We are just a month too late to see "the foreingers." The Dr called upon the Chinese Consul yesterday and there is to be a called meeting of the six companies to see what can be done. You see my husband is a "do man," the dearest goodest "do man" in the world, and he goes right along through thick an thin without being discouraged at any thing. Said this morning he might have to stay another week here. Getting funds will be a work of time and keep him on the go no one can tell how long, but if life and health is spared we feel he will succeed. We will not in any case now get home before week after next. I do not dare think much about Seville, am so [u] anxious [/u] and so [u] impatient [/u] to see you all. It takes all my resolution to keep saying to your good brother, Stay just as long as you want to but that is just what I do say, hoping all the time it will not be many days more. We had a delightful time at Mrs Prestons. Laura made me think so much of Mary. Was glad to find that they were not poor people. Dear Mary is so brave, bearing her loss with such patience and sweet ness of Spirit, that ones heart goes out to her. She has two of the dearest little darlings ever was. Wants to go back to Tacoma to live "has enough property to support herself and family so it will not be necessary for her to do anything in that line" Walter is a fine business man and [?Tud?] doing well. Both Mrs P and Walter own a farm. Walter owns the house in which they live besides at best a building lot in East Polland, ill church members and doing more or less religious work. I will not write a long letter as we shall hope to get to Seville at least within a short time after its arrival We may be here until some time week after next, but I hope can spend Sabbath 2 weeks from to morrow at Manito Springs. I dreamed last night that Hattie and Miss Butler arrived here en route for China Miss Butler [u] stooped [/u] so and Hattie said she had had an operation upon her heart that the [u] orbit [/u] was to large and had to be shortened. Hattie had grown so wrinkled looked thin. I thought oh if we could only have reached home be fore they started but it is too late to do any thing now they are on the way. [Continued vertically on the first page] We have not yet found any letters from home here for us. Do hope you are all well. The weather is almost cold. Dr is better than when we left China You will be as tonished at our box- es, and our trunk may get to Seville before we do. You see we are coming [u] Harrison [/u] is [u] nom [/u] [u] inated [/u]. If he had only not signed the Chinese exclu sion act Blaine must subside now No chance to be President. With love Mattie 梅尔维尔大厦 1104 市场街 1892 年 6 月 11 日 亲爱的在家的人们， 在收到我们的信件之前， 你们已经找了好几天了， 但我一直在等待知道该写些什么来说明我们的计划。 今天早上我无法告诉你我们什么时候离开这座城市。 星期三到达。 几乎找到了我们希望看到的每一个人。 Masters Hartwells、Kerrs、Rhoda 先生和 Stubbs 一家都看过 Condits， 周四与他们共进午餐， 从他们那里去拜访在伯克利的 Thomsons。 他们从星期六开始每周前往波士顿， 汤姆森夫人出去开会， 但在我们离开之前就回来了。 已经讲了3次了。 Ketchum Angie Blackman 医生的丈夫是他们教堂的牧师。 我看到了她， 但没有看到她的丈夫。 她看起来有些像往年， 有5个孩子4个女儿， 一个儿子看到了她的一个女儿。 他们高度评价他作为牧师。 昨天午餐会在罗宾斯夫人那里。 博士正试图为他的庇护筹集资金。 到目前为止， 我无法帮助他， 因为几乎所有的女士们都出去过暑假了。 我们只是迟到了一个月才能看到“外星人”。 博士昨天拜访了中国领事， 六家公司将召开电话会议， 看看能做些什么。 你看我的丈夫是一个“做人”， 世界上最亲爱的最优秀的“做人”， 他风雨同舟， 从不气馁。 今天早上说他可能要在这里再呆一个星期。 获得资金将是一项需要时间的工作， 让他坚持下去没有人知道多久， 但如果生命和健康得以幸免， 我们认为他会成功。 在任何情况下， 我们现在都不会在下周之前回家。 我不敢多想塞维利亚， 我很焦急， 很不耐烦见到你们。 我下定决心一直对你的好兄弟说， 只要你想留下来， 但我就是这么说的， 希望不会再多几天。 我们在普雷斯顿夫人度过了愉快的时光。 劳拉让我很想玛丽。 很高兴发现他们不是穷人。 亲爱的玛丽是如此勇敢， 以如此耐心和甜蜜的精神承受着她的损失， 以至于人们的心向她倾诉。 她有两个曾经是最亲爱的小宝贝。 想回到塔科马生活“有足够的财产来养活自己和家人， 所以她没有必要在这方面做任何事情”沃尔特是一个优秀的商人， 而图德做得很好。 P 夫人和沃尔特都拥有一个农场。 沃尔特拥有他们住的房子， 除了东波兰的一个建筑地段， 生病的教会成员和或多或少的宗教工作。 我不会写长信， 因为我们希望至少在它到达后的短时间内到达塞维利亚。 我们可能会在这里直到下一周的某个时间， 但我希望从明天起可以在马尼托斯普林斯度过两周的安息日。 昨晚我梦见海蒂和巴特勒小姐在去中国的途中到达这里， 巴特勒小姐弯下腰， 海蒂说她的心脏做了手术， 眼眶太大， 必须缩短。 海蒂长得满是皱纹， 看起来很瘦。 我想哦， 如果我们能在他们开始之前就到家， 但现在他们已经在路上了， 现在做任何事情都为时已晚。 [第一页垂直续] 我们还没有找到任何来自家里的信件给我们。 希望你们一切都好。 天气几乎是冷的。 医生比我们离开中国时好多了。 你会惊讶于我们的箱子， 我们的行李箱可能会比我们先到塞维利亚。 你看我们来了 哈里森被提名了。 如果他只是没有签署排华法案， 布莱恩现在必须平息 没有机会成为总统。 带着爱玛蒂 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 Mattie to "Dear Ones at Home," June 11, 1892 Subject The topic of the resource Asylums; Missionaries' spouses; Travel; Primaries; Presidents--Election; Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901; Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893; Kerr, J. G. (John Glasgow), 1824-1901 Description An account of the resource Mattie writes this letter home while back in the US, en route home. They have stopped in a city and Dr. Kerr is trying to raise funds there for his asylum. She is trying to let him do his work but is also anxious to get home. She wishes she could have caught Miss Butler and Hattie on their way back to China but it is too late. She mentions in passing at the end the candidates for the 1892 U.S. Election. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerr, Martha Noyes 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 #5 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 1892-06-11 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_509 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1892 United States Presidential Election friends medical missionaries politics presidents