Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers

Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893) was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Like her father, Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), "Abby" Gibbons was an ardent abolitionist and dedicated to prison reform. Of particular note is the correspondence sent and received by Abby Hopper Gibbons, including family letters and and related to her work to assist Union Soldiers during the Civil War. Also includes letters from Union soldiers, prominent Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Choate, and Lydia Maria Child, and correspondence reflecting Quaker family life and concerns.

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James Herbert Morse poem for Abby Hopper Gibbons
Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Adams S. Hill letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Henry H. Lockwood letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Anonymous letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Handwritten copy of congressional act
Robert Crick letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Stacy B. Collins letter to John Hopper
Col. Frank E. Howe letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Adam S. Hill letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Ann A. Skeel letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Ella L. Wolcott letter to Dr. Anthony Heger
Dr. Anthony Heger note to Abby Hopper Gibbons
James Sloan Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Dr. J. Foster Jenkins letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Martha Doane letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Harriet C. Rantoul letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Maria M. Morgan letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
John H. Nichols letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Letter to Peter H. Watson

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