Letter from Henry to Mother

Letter from Henry to Mother

Weather; Agriculture; Health; Missionaries

Henry writes to his mother keeping her up to date on the Whitneys and the rainy weather. It seems there will be a good crop this year. Mr. Nevin is to arrive soon and Henry plans to turn over management of the mission to him when he leaves to come home.

Noyes, Henry Varnum

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3

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My dear Mother,
Many thanks for
your letter which reached me
some days ago. Now before I
forget it I am going to do what
I most always forget to do - that
is say that [u]Mr Whitney[/u] who
used to preach in Seville [--most--]
usually ^when he sees me askes me to send his
regards to Father + the family.
He and his [--son--] wife and
his son Albert (who used to
keep the hardware store in
Seville) and his wife were
at meeting the last time
I preached at Vernon.
There has been an
abundance of rain here now
so that everybody feels happy - rain
enough people say to ensure good
crops for the coming year.
It is real to sad to know

that Lou Crawford is such
a wreck. I hope he may
get better soon. Sad Mr
+ Mrs Harris must be very
badly off. It is too bad that
Grant behaves so badly. I
should think from what you
write that Mr Elliot was
not getting any less [u]peculiar[/u]
in some of his views as he
grows older.
I do not know
exactly what is going to be
done with us but we shall
probably know before long.
Mr Nevin came down here
last week and was so
far satisfied with the place
that he rented a house and
expects to move how here
about the 10th of January.

I suppose I shall turn over
the management of the
Mission here to him soon
after his arrival. We shall
doubtless be here till the
End of jan and probably
not much longer. I am
waiting to hear from the
Board as to what they wish
us to do. I have always
felt satisfied that we came
here. It seemed clear to me
at the time + ever since. It
now seems equally clear that
events, in regard to which I
have had not the least influence
in bringing about, indicate that
we are soon to leave, and I
have no[--t--] doubt that when the
time comes to go the Lord will
make it clear where we are to go to,

So I do not trouble myself
about the matter. I expected
to have send Wm Dean's picture
by this mail but they are
not quite done yet - will
probably be ready by the time
I write again. Bella [?meant?]
to have written to you this
time but felt tired last night
and did not get it done
She wished me to send her
love. Before this gets home
it will be too late but I will
nevertheless wish you all at
home a very happy New Year.
I remember how much I wanted
to be at home last New Year's and
failed of it after all. I can + shall
think of you all on New Years as
I did then
Ever so much love to all
from your -Henry-

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