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1897 July 9, Minnewaska New York, to Dear Sisters
Title:
1897 July 9, to Dear Sisters
Date:
1897-07-09
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1902 March 2, Boston, to Dearest Mother
Title:
1902 March 2, to Dearest Mother
Description:
Stationery bears seal of The Brunswick, Copley Square, Boston, with the name of Herbert H. Barnes, Manager, underneath.
Date:
1902-03-02
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Emily Howland letter to Hannah Letchworth Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Hannah Letchworth Howland
Description:
Letter fragment. Written to her sister-in-law Hannah Letchworth Howland. Discusses her recent activities in Massachusetts. Makes multiple references to the death of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mentions meeting abolitionist Ann Bigelow (1813-1989), who recounted aiding fugitive slave Shadrach Minkins.
Date:
1883-02-26
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Description:
Written from Roadside. Describes recent holiday events and news concerning family and friends. Discusses her aiding John Beeson, who has been advocating for Native American rights at local speaking events, as well as promoting his book "A Plea for the Indians"; Mott says he "thinks there is more virtue among the Indians in the far Interior, than among the boasting civilized whites." Talks about Henry Thomas Buckle's "History of Civilization." Enjoyed a lecture by Ralph Waldo Emerson on "The Law of Success" and discusses moral philosophy; Emerson told her, I got some leaves out of your book. Recounts the events of the twenty-third Anti-Slavery Fair of Pennsylvania and the Convention. Mentions her interest in attending lectures by Thomas Starr King, a recent lecture given by Horace Mann, upcoming lectures by Jessie White Mario, a speech of William H. Seward, and the opinions of Emma Parker Wood (1817-1898) on women's rights. Briefly discusses prisoner rights.
Date:
1858-12-26
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Description:
Addressed to her niece. Describes her visit to Concord. Attended the Concord School of Philosophy lectures in the Chapel where she observed Ralph Waldo Emerson whose "mind was going." Also heard Elisha Mulford's lecture on the personality of God.
Date:
1880-08-04
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Description:
Writes to her niece about travels in Massachussets, her time at the Concord School of Philosophy, hearing Ralph Waldo Emerson lecture, and on his mental decline.
Date:
1880-08-17
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College