1895-1896 – A collection of incoming mail received by a prominent American medical missionary family in China that fortunately avoided being butchered at Paotingfu during the Boxer Rebellion due to an illness that forced their return to the United States
New Haven, Connecticut to Paotingfu, China: 1895-1896. Envelope or Cover. This archive of nine letters, enclosed in their original mailing envelopes, was sent to Dr. Willis C. Noble, his wife, Wilhemina (Willa), and young son, Willis Jr. in Paotingfu (now, Baoding) via Tientsin (now, Tianjin) by their daughters/sisters, Willa C...... More