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Laura [Appel] to Friends and loved ones. 1935 Oct 24, S. D. A. Mission, Sianfu, Shensi [China]. ccTLS, 4 pp. -- Relates news of an explosion at the compound in Lanchow, and their trip from Lanchow to Sianfu.
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Laura [Appel] to Friends and loved ones. 1935 Feb 10, Lanchow, Kansu [China]. ccTLS, 6 pp. -- Tells the story of the long, arduous and harrowing trip from North China to Lanchow, where they are now stationed.
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Harry Miller to L. C. Coulston. 1934 Jun 5, General Conference of Seventhday Adventist The China Division, Shanghai, China. TLS, 1 p., plus 7 pp. enclosures. -- Dr. Miller writes to Elmer’s father, sending him a copy of the letter he wrote to Percy Magan of the College of ...
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Harry Miller, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist, The China Division. 1934 May 27, Shanghai, China, writing to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Coulston. TLS, 2 pp. -- Informing them of the death of Elmer, just twenty-four hours after having sent them a cable saying he was seriously ill. The ...
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Leatha to folks. On train. ALS, 2 pp. [undated but clearly written shortly after the letter above. -- Tells how lonely the trip has been. Will arrive in Chiao Tou Tseng about noon. Can’t decide whether she wants to stay in China or go home to America. Speaks again ... and Transcription:
On Train
Dearest folks:
I just left Nanking and I will be in Chiao T’ou
Tseng at about noon. I hope there will be
someone to meet me.
The trip down has been so lonely, but I have to
get used to it. It was heartbreaking to leave
Peiping. ...
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Dear folks:
Elmer is lying on the davenport. He is reading
the Reader’s Digest. Christiansens take it and
always pass it on to us.
This is the end of a wild day. I wish I could
say it was the end for the poor nurses.
Each one of them ...
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My dearest Leatha,
I must get this love note off to
you right away for I love you so & think so much
of you, and I know you will be looking when
the mail man comes. There have been so
many coming this way that you have been ... and Summary:
Elmer to Leatha, 1933 Jun 28, North China Sanitarium and Hospital, Kalgan, Chahar, China. 4 pp. -- Expresses how much he loves her and thinks so much of her. Speaks of Orel and Mrs Matlsev preparing to leave. Had to go visit General Tang [or Feng] to get a ...
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Dear folks:
This is the fourth of July and we celebrated
by staying home as usual. We had planned
to go to the great wall and have a picnic supper
but it rained all morning so it was too wet.
We had our picnic supper tonight, even had
ice ... and Summary:
Leatha to parents. 1933 July 4, Kalgan, Chahar. ALS, 2 pp. -- 4th of July, but they stayed home. Wanted to go to the Great Wall for a picnic supper, but it rained. Mentions that Elmer has pleurisy. Mr. Eric is there from Mukden to get the x-ray started. ...
