1911 November 20, Bridgewater Cottage, Hampton, Va, to My very dear friends

Sydney, Nova Scotia, is located on the island of Cape Breton. Known as “the Steel City,” Sydney is the third largest city in the province of Nova Scotia and is home to the Dominion Steel and Coal Company. A number of railway lines travel through Sydney . “Both girls” who join Sibylla in greeting the Cope sisters are Sibylla’s two daughters Annie Sayne and Mary Morris. Her two sons working on the railroads are Frederick Cox Morris and Caleb Carmalt Morris.