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Mary Elizabeth Riggs was born ca. 1857 to Mary McLaughlin and William Riggs of Ireland. She began missionary work in the 1890s, first in China with the China Inland Mission, and later in India. She worked as missionary for over 40 years. She later returned to North American and settled in Ohio, where she died June 5, 1953.
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Seventeen items of correspondence from Mary E. Riggs regarding her time as a missionary in China and India, to her sister Annie Riggs. Most of the letters were sent while she was still overseas, but one later letter was sent once she was living in Ohio and recounts how she came to become a missionary. The majority of the letters speak about her money problems, as well as questions and comments about people back home and fellow missionaries. Some discuss places that she is living including Coonoor and Ootacamund [Udagamandalam] India, and Pingjiang County China. Many of her letter also address her faith and her belief that the world is in the end times.
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Donated in 1993 by the Ontario Genealogical Society.
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Created by JB December 2024.
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