https://noyesletters.org/files/original/25c169934d7c70bfa00df364851de666.pdf 2c6af00491447d8441b0a2d161692033 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1867-1923 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions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 True Light Seminary Canton, China American Presbyterian Mission Jany 26 1914 My dear Mary, I will write a little tonight although there will not be another mail leaving until Feby 5th but as that will be an Empress it will perhaps not be far behind this. William has been here today he spoke about what Henry said about what he left it has to be attended to at once as the Consul's duty is to see that it is settled There is nothing much to do but it must be referred to the Consul General in Shanghai. The Consul who is here now Mr Davies was a classmate I think at least was in Wooster University with William and James Henry. As I wrote you Henry said that he wished William to have father's watch and his share in the farm. Henry had some money in the bank I do not know how much and Will said he was owing him some and he could easily know about that but supposed it would be necessary to make some estimate of the value of his share of the farm. He understood that it is to be left just as it is as long as any of us live, but I told him father did not make any restrictions about the other place but that he wanted the home kept as long as any one needed it. I told him that Sarah Martha and Henry agreed to divide the land in thirds, and that Henry's part was the South part, and we concluded that probably there would be about twenty acres in each third and worth forty or fifty dollars an acre. I told him it was difficult to make much on a farm when all the work must be hired even if there were a man to look after it and he said yes he knew, and he wished they could help you, but they found it all they could manage to look after themselves, the children have been sick and that of course has been expensive as Mary had to take Henry to the hospital. Then they were both sick with ptomaine poisoning and had to have a trained nurse to take care of them for several days. I imagine neither Will nor Mary find it very easy to economize but they try to do so, they have a great deal of company. We talked about a cablegram it seems as though one should be sent to the Board, if so you will probably hear it from them. I feel as though I would rather send it home but I cannot bear to think of how sad it would seem to you. William said today that Dr Woods said that [u] worry [/u] would make the nerves (I suppose it must be) so that the food would not assimmilate so that was really his trouble. I wonder that it did not come long long ago. I am so glad that he was spared until it seemed that he had lived a long life, and his work has been so much to him that he has been [u] glad [/u] to live, and he has been such a blessing to every one. William told him that his life had been an inspiration to him and that they would try to carry on his work as he wished. It seems as though we cannot get along without him in the Mission, his judgement was always so good and his opinions carried so much weight Miss Churchill said that he was head and shoulders above every other man in the Mission and it was [u] true [/u]. 1914 (?) [Note: written in blue ink] True Light Seminary Canton, China American Presbyterian Mission There is another shadow over us now. Mrs Boggs is very ill. She has pneumonia and rheumatism of the heart. Last night they were so alarmed her finger nails turned black and her feet and hands were cold but today they hope she is better but the crisis is not passed yet If she should die I do not know what would become of Mr Boggs and Agnes. Now it is the evening of the 29th Christmas is in the past. Mrs Boggs has been very ill during these days Dr Niles has been with her all the time and Dr Bigler as much as she could. Dr Niles felt too anxious to be willing to have charge of the care so it was given over to Dr Davenport the Shamin Doctor. Friday she was so wild with delirium that they sent for Dr Selden Miss Stockton the trained nurse (Mary Robinson's daughter) has been there and also a Chinese trained nurse. Saturday she would not let Mr Boggs nor her [u] darling [/u] daughter Agnes nor Dr Niles nor Miss Stockton come near her not even come into the room. I think now they consider that the crisis has passed and are hopeful, but she is very [u] very [/u] weak. I saw Henry the day before Christmas Christmas day and the day after. He seemed a little better and he keeps up his courage wonderfully. They are planning to start home in May and spend the first summer in Washington Tacoma probably and the next summer in Ohio. Henry says the climate of Washington seemed to agree with him better than any other. If he can get stronger so as to make the voyage with comfort I would have some hope that he may get better and perhaps have several years longer to live. I feel so glad for all the time that we are spared to each other for it makes the time of separation that must come at the end shorter. It cannot be so very very long for any of us, it seems to me that I shall live for some years but I also feel that I would like to have things in good shape to leave at any time. Your letter (Mary) about our dear good brother Cyrus came two or three days since the day after Christmas. How sudden it must have seemed to you I am [u] so [/u] [u] glad [/u] you had that last pleasant Thanksgiving day to remember It seems beautiful for him to go so without any sadness of farewell but it was sad for Lois. He had suffered so much pain I am glad that he had none at the last. How we wonder how it seems on the other side "Beyond the stars" there will be many dear friends over there, to meet us when we go home for "They are gathering homeward one by one." We had a very pleasant Christmas. True Light Seminary Canton， China American Presbyterian Mission 1914 年 1 月 26 日 亲爱的玛丽， 我今晚会写一点， 虽然直到 2 月 5 日才会有另一封邮件寄出， 但因为那将是一位皇后， 所以可能不会太远。 威廉今天来过这里， 他谈到了亨利所说的关于他留下的东西， 它必须立即处理， 因为领事的职责是确保事情得到解决。 没什么可做的， 但必须提交给总领事上海。 现在在这里的领事戴维斯先生是我认为至少在伍斯特大学与威廉和詹姆斯亨利一起的同学。 在我给你写信的时候， 亨利说他希望威廉能拥有父亲的手表和他在农场的份额。 亨利在银行里有一些钱， 我不知道有多少， 威尔说他欠他一些钱， 他很容易知道这一点， 但他认为有必要估计一下他在农场的份额的价值。 他明白只要我们活着， 它就应该保留， 但我告诉他父亲对另一个地方没有任何限制， 但他希望房子可以保留到任何人需要为止。 我告诉他， 莎拉·玛莎和亨利同意将土地分成三份， 亨利的部分是南部， 我们得出的结论是， 每三分之一可能会有大约 20 英亩， 每英亩价值 40 或 50 美元。 我告诉他在农场上赚很多钱是很困难的， 因为所有的工作都必须雇用， 即使有人照顾它， 他说是的， 他知道， 他希望他们能帮助你， 但他们找到了他们所有的东西可以自己照顾自己， 孩子们生病了， 而且这当然很昂贵， 因为玛丽不得不带亨利去医院。 然后他们都患了托马因中毒， 不得不让训练有素的护士照顾他们好几天。 我想威尔和玛丽都觉得节约很容易， 但他们努力做到这一点， 他们有很多公司。 我们谈到了一份电报， 似乎应该将其发送给董事会， 如果是这样， 您可能会从他们那里听到。 我觉得我宁愿把它送回家， 但我不忍心想到它在你看来有多难过。 威廉今天说伍兹医生说担心会让人神经紧张（我想一定是这样）， 以至于食物不会被同化， 所以这确实是他的麻烦。 我想知道它不是很久以前就来的。 我很高兴他幸免于难， 直到他似乎活了很长一段时间， 他的工作对他来说是如此之多， 以至于他很高兴能活着， 他对每个人都是如此的祝福。 威廉告诉他， 他的生活一直是他的灵感来源， 他们会努力按照他的意愿继续他的工作。 似乎我们在使命中没有他就无法相处， 他的判断力总是那么好， 他的意见如此重要， 丘吉尔小姐说他比使命中的其他人都高出一筹， 这是真的。 1914 (?) [注：用蓝色墨水书写] 中国广州真光神学院 美国长老会 现在又有一个阴影笼罩着我们。 博格斯太太病得很重。 她患有肺炎和心脏风湿病。 昨晚他们吓坏了， 她的指甲变黑了， 手脚冰凉， 但今天他们希望她好点， 但危机还没有过去。 如果她死了， 我不知道博格斯先生和艾格尼丝会怎么样。 现在是第29个圣诞节的晚上已经过去了。 这些天来， 博格斯夫人病得很重， 奈尔斯医生一直陪在她身边， 比格勒医生也尽可能地陪着她。 奈尔斯医生觉得太急了， 不愿意负责护理， 所以把它交给了沙明医生达文波特医生。 周五， 她因精神错乱而疯狂， 以至于他们派出受过训练的护士（玛丽·罗宾逊的女儿）斯托克顿小姐来找塞尔登医生， 同时也是一名受过中国训练的护士。 星期六， 她不让博格斯先生、她亲爱的女儿艾格尼丝、奈尔斯医生和斯托克顿小姐靠近她， 甚至不让她进房间。 我认为现在他们认为危机已经过去并且充满希望， 但她非常非常虚弱。 我在圣诞节前一天和圣诞节后一天见到了亨利。 他看起来好多了， 而且他的勇气也很棒。 他们计划在五月开始回家， 第一个夏天可能在华盛顿塔科马度过， 明年夏天在俄亥俄州度过。 亨利说华盛顿的气候似乎比其他任何地方都更适合他。 如果他能变得更强壮， 以便舒适地航行， 我会有一些希望， 他会变得更好， 也许还能多活几年。 一直以来， 我都感到很高兴， 因为我们彼此得以幸免于难， 因为它使最后必须要分开的时间更短了。 对我们任何人来说都不会那么长， 在我看来我会活几年， 但我也觉得我想拥有良好的状态随时离开。 你关于我们亲爱的好兄弟赛勒斯的信（玛丽）是在圣诞节后的两三天后寄来的。 在你看来， 这一定是多么突然， 我很高兴你能记住最后一个愉快的感恩节。 对他来说， 这样离开似乎很美好， 没有任何告别的悲伤， 但对洛伊斯来说却很难过。 他遭受了如此多的痛苦， 我很高兴他最后没有痛苦。 我们多么想知道在“星辰之外”的另一边， 会有很多亲爱的朋友在我们回家的时候与我们见面， 因为他们正在一个接一个地集合回家。 我们度过了一个非常愉快的圣诞节。 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 Section of Unsigned Letter to Mary, January 26, 1914 Subject The topic of the resource Death; Ptomaine poisoning; Hospitals; Consuls Description An account of the resource The author, probably Harriet, writes to Mary about the Consul General who is in Shanghai. She talks about William and what he will inherit from his father, including a watch and Henry's share of the farm. The land has been divided up between Martha, Sarah and Henry. Mary and Henry had both gone to the hospital with ptomaine poisoning and it seems that Henry died. She writes about Mrs. Boggs serious illness. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Harriet Newell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Loose, 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 1914-01-26 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_646 children death family holidays hospitals illness missionaries money officials