Letters from Lucy Fish Baker 1896

History

Lucy lived abroad in China and had an interesting life. These letters give a small glimpse.

The Images

All letters have at least their first page or a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.

A Letter Written on Dec 4, 1913: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mount Holyoke College, "via Siberia."; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 21, 1914: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mount Holyoke College, postmarked in Hankow, China.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 31, 1921: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mt. Holyoke College. Postmarked Feb 2, 1921 in Hankow.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 12, 1921: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mt. Holyoke College. Postmarked Sep 12, 1921, and Sep 17, 1921 in Shanghai (on reverse flap).; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 21, 1922: page 1 No envelope survives. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 21, 1924: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mt. Holyoke College. On stationery by the Pacific Mail Co., S. S. President Taft.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 21, 1927: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mt. Holyoke College.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter written on Jan 2, 1932: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Mrs. E. P. Miller, Jr at Boone School, Wuchang, China. Postmarked in Wuchang.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter written on Sep 1, 1934: envelope Addressed to Miss Gertrude S. Hyde at Mount Holyoke.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter written on Mar 20, 1935: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mount Holyoke, from Mrs. E. P. Miller Jr at the Cross Stitch House in Wuchang [China].; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on May 23, 1938: envelope Air mail letter addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Mt. Holyoke College. Postmarked May 26, 1938 9am in Hong Kong.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.