Section of Letter from Harriet
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Title
Section of Letter from Harriet
Subject
Homesickness; Pictures; Horses; Family; Photographs
Description
Harriet starts the letter by mentioning how she wished she could have gone to Edward's musical convention. She then writes on how much she misses horses. She bought a picture from a shop of three horses and gave of them each names. Harriet ends this letter by sending wishes to members of the family.
Creator
Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection
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Unpublished
Date
Unknown
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PDF
Language
eng (English)
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Text
Identifier
noyes_c_cor_654
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For the [u] dear [/u] [u] Remainder [/u],
After I get all the
[u] letters [/u] written that I have time for I have
always something left that I want to say
to those I have not written to. I am so
glad to hear about Edward's musical
conventions [u] Would'nt [/u] [u] I [/u] like to attend
them. You will all get so far ahead of me
that I am afraid if I should ever come
home you would turn me out of the choir.
I am glad Kate has such a good master.
When I come home may I play on your
piano and ride your horse. I expected
to miss horses very much but I did'nt think
it would be [u] quite [/u] [u] so [/u] [u] much [/u]. The other day
in passing a Chinese shop I saw a picture
of three horses drinking out of a trough,
just the heads & shoulders. I wanted it
so much & sent back as soon as possible,
& bought it & have derived an immense
amount of pleasure from studying it.
I have named them Ned Kate & Jennie the
one I call Jennie looks exactly like her just
such little short ears put up just as she
holds hers. Kate is for our old sorrel Kate
the resemblance not quite so good the color
it too light but it has a stripe down the
face like hers. Old Ned has his ears laid
back & part of his mane tossed over on
one side. I so wish you could see them
they look almost as if they were alive
Tell Cyrus that the name of the picture
is "Three Members of the Temperance Society.
I think that will give him a favorable
impression of my three friends. Miss
Woolston gave me three nice large photos
of [?viens?] in Fouchow that I hope to get
framed soon. Frank must write and
tell us if he has got over the cold that
was troubling him a while ago. Em I am
[u] so [/u] [u] glad [/u] to [u] know [/u] that the sewing machine
works well. It seemed to run [--us--] so hard
before I came away I feared it was not
going to be first rate. Sarah I hope
is safely through her school & home again.
I hope Mattie & Alice have had nice
times skating I always wanted to skate
very much but it would have been an
accomplishment of little value to me
here. Clara & Mary I thank you
very much for your nice letters and
would like to answer them. I wanted
very much to write to Mary, next time perhaps,
shall have more time. And now good night
to all from Your own loving Hattie.
PS Tell Mr Crane that Mr Davis
makes Henry & I both think so much
of him, just such eyes and wears
his hair the same way.
After I get all the
[u] letters [/u] written that I have time for I have
always something left that I want to say
to those I have not written to. I am so
glad to hear about Edward's musical
conventions [u] Would'nt [/u] [u] I [/u] like to attend
them. You will all get so far ahead of me
that I am afraid if I should ever come
home you would turn me out of the choir.
I am glad Kate has such a good master.
When I come home may I play on your
piano and ride your horse. I expected
to miss horses very much but I did'nt think
it would be [u] quite [/u] [u] so [/u] [u] much [/u]. The other day
in passing a Chinese shop I saw a picture
of three horses drinking out of a trough,
just the heads & shoulders. I wanted it
so much & sent back as soon as possible,
& bought it & have derived an immense
amount of pleasure from studying it.
I have named them Ned Kate & Jennie the
one I call Jennie looks exactly like her just
such little short ears put up just as she
holds hers. Kate is for our old sorrel Kate
the resemblance not quite so good the color
it too light but it has a stripe down the
face like hers. Old Ned has his ears laid
back & part of his mane tossed over on
one side. I so wish you could see them
they look almost as if they were alive
Tell Cyrus that the name of the picture
is "Three Members of the Temperance Society.
I think that will give him a favorable
impression of my three friends. Miss
Woolston gave me three nice large photos
of [?viens?] in Fouchow that I hope to get
framed soon. Frank must write and
tell us if he has got over the cold that
was troubling him a while ago. Em I am
[u] so [/u] [u] glad [/u] to [u] know [/u] that the sewing machine
works well. It seemed to run [--us--] so hard
before I came away I feared it was not
going to be first rate. Sarah I hope
is safely through her school & home again.
I hope Mattie & Alice have had nice
times skating I always wanted to skate
very much but it would have been an
accomplishment of little value to me
here. Clara & Mary I thank you
very much for your nice letters and
would like to answer them. I wanted
very much to write to Mary, next time perhaps,
shall have more time. And now good night
to all from Your own loving Hattie.
PS Tell Mr Crane that Mr Davis
makes Henry & I both think so much
of him, just such eyes and wears
his hair the same way.
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Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Section of Letter from Harriet,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 20, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/718.