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1839 March 12, Charleston, to Dear Brother, Haverford College
Title:
1839 March 12, Haverford College
Date:
1839-03-12
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1900 December 16, Hobkirk Inn Camden S.C., to My dear Cousin
Title:
1900 December 16, to My dear Cousin
Date:
1900-12-16
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1864, Home, to Annie
Title:
1864, to Annie
Description:
List written on first page in another hand : Harry, Allowed, Considering, Skin, Smooth, Amidst, Sentences, Bound, Degree, Simplicity, Searching, Brains, Meaning, Variety, Following, Closed, Relish, Acquaintances, Closing, Exercises, Sleigh, Carriage, Sitting
Date:
1864
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Maids and student
Title:
Maids and student
Description:
Two maids and a student, all smiling, sit a table with a sewing machine on it.
Date:
(approximate)1950 - (approximate)1959
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
1911 September 22, Awbury, to My dearest Mother
Title:
1911 September 22, to My dearest Mother
Date:
1911-09-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1899 January 26, 121 South 19th St, Philadelphia, to My dear Lillie
Title:
1899 January 26, to My dear Lillie
Description:
Addressed from 121 South 19th Street, Philadelphia (Pa.).
Date:
1899-01-26
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1833 May 25, to My dear Sister
Title:
1833 May 25, to My dear Sister
Description:
Pencil notations in margins by Elizabeth Stewardson Cope? "Aunt Martha Pleasants to her sister Rachel R. Cope May 25th, 1833 - ) [x in pencil next to Sister Frances; at bottom of page, in pencil, in another hand, is written: x her sister in law Frances Pleasants Legate] [in pencil, in different hand: Describes F.R.C., T.P.C. & M.D.C. as children allusion to death of John Randolph of Roanoke] Bridgeton is located in Bucks County . The City Hotel in Philadelphia was located at No. 41 N 3rd Street, and its proprietor was Edmund Badger. Both Badger and Dr. Joseph Parrish served as witnesses at John Randolph’s death to ensure that his slaves would be manumitted and provided for as explained in his will. From Joseph Parrish, “John Randolph, born June 2nd, 1773, died May 24th, 1833: remains removed from Roanoke to Richmond, December 13th, 1879: From the deposition of DrJoseph Parrish in John Randolph’s Case” (Philadelphia: George H. Buchanan, n.d.).
Date:
1833-05-25
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Eliza H. Bell letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Eliza H. Bell letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Eliza H. Bell was Martha Schofield's aunt. Mentions a recent visit to Schofield in Aiken, South Carolina. Discusses Archer Walker, a former student of Schofield's now working for Bell's family. Passes on various news of friends and family.
Date:
1871-05-23
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Thesta Dana letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Thesta Dana letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Thesta Dana was the wife of Brigadier General James Jackson Dana and a member of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children. Tells Abby about three African-American servants named Ellen Lee, Elizabeth Catharine Pope, and James Sauple (sp?) who want to work in New York. Explains the plans she has made for their transportation and details their qualifications. Also discusses her son's broken arm and other news concerning friends/family. Likely written in the 1860s.
Date:
1861-1893
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Passes on news of family and friends. Mentions that Dr. Sewall has sent a dollar for "the Gazette, " likely the Hammond Gazette, produced by patients at the military hospital where Abby Hopper Gibbons worked as a nurse. Discusses several "contraband" freedmen who Abby Hopper Gibbons helped escape to the north ("contraband" was a term used during the Civil War to refer to formerly enslaved people who had escaped to Union lines); gives a few details of their lives in New York City. Says "we don't believe in the contras as servants in these parts . . . they are fully as far from the Kingdom of Heaven as most of us, and not so grateful as might be expected."
Date:
1863-06-10
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Ann Hammond Baulknight and Darius Baulknight photographs
Title:
Ann Hammond Baulknight and Darius Baulknight photographs
Description:
Photographs of Ann Hammond Baulknight and Darius Baulknight, long-time household employees of Martha Schofield. Includes a note written by Martha Schofield.
Date:
1903-1916
Collection:
Friends Historical Library miscellaneous photographs collection, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield; Sister letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield; Sister letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Child was Martha Schofield's mother, and the second letter was written by one of Martha Schofield's sisters. Child relates how they took in an African American boy to work in their home and bought him clothing, and then discovered that he took everything they bought him and ran off. She expresses concern that Martha has been having fainting spells. The second letter was likely written by Eliza Schofield. She tells Martha that she wishes she would leave the South and not overexert herself helping the African Americans, whom the writer feels are not worthy of the help. She uses a racial slur to refer to African Americans, expresses disdain for the Irish and the "Indians, and then adds her opinion that white people are the Superior race."
Date:
1870-02-13
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College