Letter from Martha to Harriet

Letter from Martha to Harriet

Missionary settlements; Societies; Learned institutions and societies

This undated letter to Hattie talks mostly about the other missionaries that Mattie is interacting with and their statuses abroad or otherwise. Many are going home or to Shamin (Shamian Island). Some of the male missionaries started a society "The Mutual Improvement Society of Canton."

Kerr, Noyes Martha

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

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Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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My dear Hattie
To morrow the
mail leaves and whatever
is sent from this home
must be written to night
Dr Niles has a reading
with her medical class
Tues. and Friday evening
so she will be soon
going out. We have had
very very hot weather for
the past five weeks. The
past three days have been
a little [u] more [/u] [u] so [/u]

People are impressed with the
idea that this is a locality
in the torrid zone. The Hubrig
family are all improved to
the extent of planning to
go to Hongkong to morrow
They have had such a
hard time. I do pity them
especially Mrs Hubrig. She
is so young only 26 Dr Niles
thinks and has had six children
The young lady who came
out to marry the gentleman
who did just before she
reached here is still with
them do not know when she
expects to go back to Germany
Mr Eitler's little baby is ill
with fever. They of course feel
very anxious about it. Mrs
E- has had a bad experience
too. They all went to the country

leaving Miss Baird in the
house, on Shamin. While
they were gone her watch was
taken. She had lost the key
to the drawer a few works
before. One day her cook came
and wanted to go up stairs
did so in spite of Miss Bairds
cook who was in charge.
They suspect him as having
been the thief and he is now
in prison. She has not been
able to get a cook and through
all this dreadful weather
has been getting along as best
she could. I do like them
both so much. They are put
ting up a house in the country
and expect to spend a great
deal of time there and little
here. And one more sick one
Mrs Hargreaves who is so anxious

for the time to come when
she can go home. They leave
in December and go by way
of Australia. Their Board wrote
him such a nice letter grant
ing permission for him to
go that way, also offering to pay
his expenses {additional}. Mr
Bone goes up to Shamin after
they leave. It seems as if they
would like living there. Have
I told you of the society which
has been recently found
here. The ground work is the
outdoor staff of the Customs
and they have had two meetings
The first at Mr Pierce's the
second at our house. Mr Pierce
is Pres. Mr Williams Vice Pres.
Mr McCloy and young Hartivele
Secretaries Mrs Williams Treas.
The society is styled "The
mutual improvement Society of Canton"
are to have meetings every two
weeks to be held mostly in the houses

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of the missionaries. They are to have lectures, papers &c
written by I know not whom and amusements. The
ladies are to furnish
music, and "other
things" but they are
fortunately to have
no refreshments. Dr
Kerr is on the temper
ance Committee
Mr & Mrs Williams
are devoted Christians
and trying to do
what they can for
these men. They say
the morals of the
Canton staff are worse
that those at any
post where they have
been. It must be a
great trial to them to
live amid such sur
roundings. Paper is
full. Good night
Your aff sister
Martha



我亲爱的海蒂
明天
邮件叶子和任何东西
是从这个家寄来的
必须写到晚上
奈尔斯博士有阅读
和她的医学课
周二。和周五晚上
所以她很快就会
出去。我们有过
非常非常热的天气
过去五周。这
过去三天是
多一点

人们对它印象深刻
认为这是一个地方
在炎热地带。傲慢的
家庭都改善到
规划的程度
明天去香港
他们有过这样的
困难时期。我很同情他们
尤其是胡布里格夫人。她
如此年轻只有 26 奈尔斯博士
认为并有六个孩子
来的少妇
出去嫁给绅士
谁在她之前做过
到达这里仍然与
他们不知道她什么时候
预计回德国
艾特勒先生的小宝宝病了
发烧。他们当然觉得
对此非常着急。太太
E-有过不好的经历
也。他们都去了乡下

把贝尔德小姐留在
房子，在沙面。尽管
他们走了，她的手表在
采取。她丢了钥匙
到抽屉里放几件作品
前。有一天她的厨师来了
想上楼梯
尽管有贝尔兹小姐，他还是这样做了
负责的厨师。
他们怀疑他有
曾经是小偷，他现在是
在监狱。她一直没有
能够得到一个厨师和通过
所有这些可怕的天气
一直相处得最好
她可以。我很喜欢他们
都这么多。他们被放
在乡下装修房子
并期望花一大笔钱
那里的时间很少
这里。还有一个生病的
非常焦虑的哈格里夫斯夫人

为将来的时候
她可以回家了。他们离开
十二月，顺便去
澳大利亚的。他们的董事会写道
他这么好的一封信
ing 允许他
走那条路，也愿意付钱
他的费用{额外}。先生
骨后上沙面
他们离开。好像他们
想住在那里。有
我告诉过你的社会
最近发现
这里。基础工作是
海关户外工作人员
他们开了两次会
皮尔斯先生的第一家
第二在我们家。皮尔斯先生
是总裁，威廉姆斯先生 副总裁
McCloy 先生和年轻的 Hartivele 是
秘书。威廉姆斯夫人是司库
社会被称为“
广州互助会"
每两次开会
几周主要在家里举行

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的传教士。他们将有讲座，论文和c
不知道是谁写的，自娱自乐。这
女士们要提供
音乐和“其他
东西”，但它们是
幸运地拥有
没有茶点。医生
克尔是禁酒委员会的成员
威廉姆斯先生和夫人
是虔诚的基督徒
并试图做
他们能做什么
这些人。他们说
的道德
广州员工更差
那些在任何
在他们有的地方张贴
到过。它必须是一个
给他们很大的考验
生活在这样的环境中。纸是
满的。晚安
你的妹妹
玛莎

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