Letter from Henry to Father, October 7, 1873
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Title
Letter from Henry to Father, October 7, 1873
Subject
Letters; Autumn; Typhoons; Kidneys--Diseases--Treatment
Description
Henry writes to his father complaining of lost mail, which Hattie tried to route through San Francisco to China. He is going to San-Ui soon and appreciates the beginning of cooler fall weather. Mrs. Happer has diseased kidneys which may be lending to depression.
Creator
Noyes, Henry Varnum
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
1873-10-07
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Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
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PDF
Language
eng (English)
Type
Text
Identifier
noyes_c_cor_751
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Canton Oct 7th 1873
My dear Father,
I have a little
while before breakfast and
so will scribble a few lines
for home. The last mail
brought us your letters of
two mails. I think the
first letters must have got
off the track as they were
post-marked [u] Massilon [/u] and
[u] New York [/u]. I believe Hattie sug-
gested in her letters to put
"via San Francisco" to suggest
to postmasters which way they
ought to go. I suppose it is
carelessness on the part of post-
masters as I do not see why
they cannot see [u] China [/u] on a
letter as well as San Francisco
but still with that on they
would have a double chance
of getting it right. I am
writing this a few days early
as I am going off to San-Ui
for a week. I have not been
away before for nearly three months
and so have had a good
time at home. I thought it
was not perhaps best to travel
much in the hot weather.
Our clear cool fall weather
has now begun. It is now
delightful. When I say cool
I mean the thermometer
stands a little above what
is marked "Summer heat"
that is from 75 to 80.
The last time I was down
to San-Ui it was sweltering
weather the hottest we have
had. No typhons this year
in fact we have not had a
regular one in Canton since
1867.
The missionaries are
all well except Mrs Happer
who will I suppose never be
well again. She has organic
disease of the Kidneys which
is incurable and suffers a
great deal. I feel very sorry
for her. She is a most excellent
Christian lady but feels many
times very much depressed. I
have little doubt that it is
owing to her physical health.
Her head is affected & the doctor
says that this is the reason
of her depression of spirits. I
have no doubt that it is.
But [--I--] I must close
now as I have not time to
write more
With much love to all
Your aff Son
Henry
My dear Father,
I have a little
while before breakfast and
so will scribble a few lines
for home. The last mail
brought us your letters of
two mails. I think the
first letters must have got
off the track as they were
post-marked [u] Massilon [/u] and
[u] New York [/u]. I believe Hattie sug-
gested in her letters to put
"via San Francisco" to suggest
to postmasters which way they
ought to go. I suppose it is
carelessness on the part of post-
masters as I do not see why
they cannot see [u] China [/u] on a
letter as well as San Francisco
but still with that on they
would have a double chance
of getting it right. I am
writing this a few days early
as I am going off to San-Ui
for a week. I have not been
away before for nearly three months
and so have had a good
time at home. I thought it
was not perhaps best to travel
much in the hot weather.
Our clear cool fall weather
has now begun. It is now
delightful. When I say cool
I mean the thermometer
stands a little above what
is marked "Summer heat"
that is from 75 to 80.
The last time I was down
to San-Ui it was sweltering
weather the hottest we have
had. No typhons this year
in fact we have not had a
regular one in Canton since
1867.
The missionaries are
all well except Mrs Happer
who will I suppose never be
well again. She has organic
disease of the Kidneys which
is incurable and suffers a
great deal. I feel very sorry
for her. She is a most excellent
Christian lady but feels many
times very much depressed. I
have little doubt that it is
owing to her physical health.
Her head is affected & the doctor
says that this is the reason
of her depression of spirits. I
have no doubt that it is.
But [--I--] I must close
now as I have not time to
write more
With much love to all
Your aff Son
Henry
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Citation
Noyes, Henry Varnum, “Letter from Henry to Father, October 7, 1873,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed May 2, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/823.