The Death of Sarah Effie Smith 1886

History

Sarah Smith died in Madras, India on November 18, 1929. This collection of letters includes the last ones she wrote from her journey to India, and letters from mourners after her death.

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 Sep 24, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Sep 30, 1929 in Liverpool.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Sep 30, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Oct 1, 1929 8pm in Liverpool.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 5, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley, from the New Inn in Gloucester. Postmarked 1929 in Gloucester.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 9, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Oct 11, 1929 in Somerset.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 14, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Oct 18, 1929 3:15pm in Liverpool.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 22, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Oct 25, 1929 in Marseilles.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written around Oct 29, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Oct 29, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 2, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 10, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Cable Received on Nov 19, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of cable.
A Card Written on Nov 19, 1929: front No envelope. Full contents of card, though only the front is scanned.
A Card Written on Nov 19, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Turner.; page 1 Full contents of letter.
A Letter (Probably) Written on Nov 19, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Faculty House.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned..
A Letter Written on Nov 20, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 20, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 21, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke. Postmarked Nov 21, 1929 6:30pm in Mount Road.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 21, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Nov 21, 1929 3pm in Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 22, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Nov 22, 1929 4:30pm in Grand Central Station, NY.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 26, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Howe Turner at Faculty House. Postmarked Nov 1929 6pm in Cathedral.; card The letter is laid inside this card.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Nov 28, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter written in Dec, 1929: envelope Postmarked Dec 1929 1pm in Ann Arbor, Mich. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 4, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from Esther Loring Richards, 41 W. Preston Street, Balto. Md (return address on back flap of envelope). Postmarked Dec 5, 1929 9:30pm in Baltimore, Md.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 24, 1929: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page is scanned.
A Letter Written on Dec 30, 1929: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner in South Hadley. Postmarked Dec 30, 1929 10am in Newburyport, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 1, 1930: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter.
A Letter Written on Jan 6, 1930: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Jan 11, 1930: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Jan 12, 1930 12:30am in Boston, Mass.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.; page 1 A second letter in the envelope. Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.; page 1 A third letter in the envelope. Full contents of letter, though only the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 3, 1930: page 1 No envelope. Full contents of letter.
A Letter Written on Feb 2, 1930: envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Feb 6, 1930 6pm in Cathedral.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.
A Letter Written on Feb 27, 1930: envelope Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College. Postmarked Feb 27, 1930 6:30pm in Mount Road.; page 1 Full contents of letter, though only part of the first page of the letter is scanned.