Letter from L. Moon to Dr. Willingham, April 2, 1895

Title

Letter from L. Moon to Dr. Willingham, April 2, 1895

Date

02 April 1895

Creator

["Moon, Lottie, 1840-1912"]

Coverage

["Penglai Shi (China)"]

Tungchow, (P. O. Chefoo), China, April 2, 1895. Dear Dr. Willingham, The quarter just passed has been full of intense excitement. It witnessed the bombardment of Tungchow & the fall of Wei-hai-wei. The Japanese paid us four visits & their vessels are still almost daily hovering around. For over two months business has been nearly at a standstill, but the city is now recovering from the depression & most of those who fled have returned. There is, however, much poverty & suffering. The price of silver has touched a low point & the price cost of

Document Details

Title

Letter from L. Moon to Dr. Willingham, April 2, 1895

Date

02 April 1895

Creator

["Moon, Lottie, 1840-1912"]

Description

Letter from Lottie Moon to Corresponding Secretary Robert J. Willingham dated April 2, 1895. Extract published under the title "War Bringing Good" in the June 1895 Foreign Mission Journal, page 331. Mentions the Battle of Weihaiwei (20 January - 12 February 1895). Original letter marked for publication.

Coverage

["Penglai Shi (China)"]

Names

["Hartwell, Jesse Boardman, 1835-1912","Penglai Shi (China)","Weihai (China)"]

Subject

["Missions--China","Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895"]

Type

["Correspondence","Periodical Article"]

Related Resource

[{"assetId":6601,"title":"Foreign Mission Journal, June 1895","isPublished":true}]

Rights

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Language

["English"]

Identifier

LM-126

Recipient

["Willingham, Robert Josiah, 1854-1914"]

Recipient Location

["Richmond (Va.)"]