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Abby Hopper GIbbons letter to her brother and sister
Title:
Abby Hopper GIbbons letter to her brother and sister
Description:
Probably addressed to her brother Edward Hopper and sister-in-law Anna Mott Hopper. Asks them to visit. References the recent death of her son William Gibbons.
Date:
1856-04-07
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Rosalie De Wolf Hopper
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Rosalie De Wolf Hopper
Description:
Rosalie De Wolf Hopper was married to Abby's brother, John Hopper. Written from Beach Hill. Discusses at length her vacation at the beach and in Cambridge, primarily with the friends and classmates of her deceased son William Gibbons.
Date:
1856-07-17
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is at school. Will travel to Cambridge soon and has been invited to stay with two different families while there.
Date:
1854-06-17
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is at school. Discusses recent events concerning friends/family, including a visit from Ada Drury and one from Mrs. Sedgwick (her daughters' teacher).
Date:
1855-04-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is away at school. Discusses family/friends, including her brother Josiah Hopper. Is concerned about Willie's manners and conduct, and advises him on multiple aspects; she says "do not disappoint me, for I have set my heart upon thy being a model, for the race of young men, who succeed thee." Is going to Philadelphia soon.
Date:
1854-03-25
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is away at school. Has sent him food. Discusses hosting a party the day before and mentions multiple family/friends.
Date:
1854-03-29
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is away at school. Is gathering his things to send him soon. Thanks him for the letter and mentions multiple family/friends.
Date:
1854-03
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is away at school. Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including James Mott and Miss Pomeroy, among others. Will be going to Wilmington for a week. Concerned about recent robberies at Divinity Hall where Willie lives.
Date:
1854-04-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is away at school. Discusses guests and food at a dinner she held. Mentions dancing. Warns her son against self-importance and hopes that he will receive good moral influence at Harvard.
Date:
1854-05-02
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is away at school. Expresses deep affection towards him. Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including the illnesses of various people. Advises Willie to moderate his desires to things "necessary to thy comfort" and to "avoid all extravagances, citing her father Isaac T. Hopper as a role model. Willie might move to Divinity Hall.
Date:
1854-03-13
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her Sarah Hopper Palmer
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her Sarah Hopper Palmer
Description:
Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including Sarah's daughter Fanny and Fanny's husband Peter Troth Wright, and the health of her brother Edward Hopper. Discusses the effect of the death of her son William Gibbons on herself and her family.
Date:
1856-12-02
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is at school. Discusses recent events concerning friends/family. Reminisces on her brother Josiah Hopper ("Uncle Si"), who recently died.
Date:
1855-04-25
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her sister
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her sister
Description:
Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, particularly her brother Josiah Hopper. Talks in detail about her son Willie and says her daughters would be equal to him were they not women. Feels that her husband and son have a greater advantage in the intellectual world because of their gender.
Date:
1840-1854
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Hunt letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Elizabeth Hunt letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Talks about her son Theodore and his education and health issues. Mentions that Abby's son Willie gave Theodore a copy of Charles Sumner's speeches, noting that Willie referred to it "the most interesting book he ever had in his life."
Date:
1868-06-08
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Robert W. Haynes letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Robert W. Haynes letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Expresses gratitude for allowing him to read the memorial of her deceased son, William Gibbons, which he received from Christopher Langdell (a friend of Willie's from Harvard). Regrets that he could not visit her while he was in New York and plans to meet with her next time.
Date:
1868-03-06
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Thanks her for the flowers on the anniversary of her son's death. Discusses the importance of "giving according to one's ability of the good things of this life in word and deed."
Date:
1863-12-18
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Emerson
Description:
Dated 1855, but likely written in 1856. Grieves the death of her son William Gibbons, who died in December 1855. Asks William Emerson to take charge of a package containing some of her son's things .
Date:
1856-01-14
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is visiting his uncle John Hopper and his family. Discusses recent events concerning friends/family, including a visit from a Mr. Salsado and Dolores, who are learning English. Gives advice on morality; "we do not live for ourselves alone."
Date:
1847-08-12
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is visiting an aunt and uncle. Discusses recent events concerning friends/family. Gives advice on morality; "Be ready to make sacrifices for the comfort of others." Mentions having recently attended speeches advocating anti-slavery, anti-capital-punishment, etc.
Date:
1848-05-11
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Gibbons
Description:
Willie is at school. His mother is sending him clothing. She discourages him from taking an editorial position at a paper.
Date:
1855-10-19
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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