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Maria Mott Davis letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Title:
Maria Mott Davis letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Description:
Written from Roadside. Discusses news of family and friends, including the travel plans of Hallowell's daughter Maria "May" Hallowell.
Date:
1884-04-17
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. She describes making a new friend while travelling to Charleston, and then shopping in Charleston with her new friend. She also shares some news about friends and family.
Date:
1869-05-22
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Description:
Martha Schofield is traveling and writes about her fellow travelers, her accommodations, and the beautiful vistas she has encountered. One of her traveling companions is very ill.
Date:
1887-07-21
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. Passes on news of friends and family. Invites Schofield to visit her over Easter and discusses the logistics at length.
Date:
1871-03-28
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Description:
Addressed to "My dear friend"; likely to Caroline F. Putnam. Unsigned. Offers the recipient advice on traveling in Europe. Discusses Abraham Keralla, a young Syrian Quaker named staying with Howland who was pursuing a medical education in the U.S. after coming to the country for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Date:
1896-04-21
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Waln Wistar letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Mary Waln Wistar letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Primarily discusses her time spent in London and Switzerland.
Date:
1853-10-15
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Aaron Sharpless travel journal
Title:
Aaron Sharpless travel journal
Description:
Account of Sharpless's travels. Includes a list of his expenses while travelling. Many pages are blank.
Date:
1831 - 1845
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Lucy J. Gould letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lucy J. Gould letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lucy Gould taught freedmen in South Carolina after the Civil War. She enjoyed hearing about Schofield's recent travels, including a trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, and asks many questions in preparation for her own upcoming travels.
Date:
1869-05-20
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Possibly a fragment. Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She writes about travelling to Bayside and also about seeing off her cousin Abraham Bell, who had joined the Union army.
Date:
1863-11-23
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She describes her journey from Brooklyn to Pennsylvania after staying with Bartram in Brooklyn.
Date:
1864-01-08
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Samuel S. Ash letter to Lydia A. Schofield
Title:
Samuel S. Ash letter to Lydia A. Schofield
Description:
Samuel Ash was Lydia Schofield's brother-in-law. He was visiting her sister Martha Schofield in Aiken along with his daughter Mary. Written on the stationary of Amos Hillborn and Co. Discusses Lydia's travel plans. Mentions attending a funeral.
Date:
1887-04-14
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. She has just married Major William Stone and they are travelling. She describes their activities in Minneapolis and the people they have visited with. She implores Schofield to write to her about the Schofield School in Aiken, after she returns to it. There is a brief note added to the first page by "H.S."
Date:
1869-11-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. Discusses logistics of Schofield's upcoming visit to Charleston.
Date:
1870-03-31
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to her sister
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to her sister
Description:
Martha Schofield writes that she has arrived in Florida and expresses her delight at the beauty of the state. She briefly discusses her planned activities while in Florida. She will return to her home in Aiken, South Carolina, in a few days.
Date:
1893-03-18
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lydia A. Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Describes her seasickness traveling from St. Helena Island to Charleston and a brief visit she paid to General Robert K. Scott while there. Is returning to Pennsylvania after visiting Martha.
Date:
1868-04-20
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. She has just married Major William Stone and they have been travelling. They plan to head south on January 5th and will visit Schofield in Aiken. She describes their Christmas activities.
Date:
1869-12-26
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. She writes that she and her sister Almira have arrived home safely after visiting Schofield in Aiken. Describes her activities since arriving home, including going to the Unitarian Church. She closes her letter because two of her former pupils from Mount Pleasant have come to visit her.
Date:
1870-03-14
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anna Webster Bunting letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Anna Webster Bunting letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Anna Webster Bunting was a close friend of Martha Schofield's. She has been travelling and describes the places she has visited and the people she has seen. She hopes that she can visit with Schofield when she returns to Pennsylvania next week.
Date:
1866-09-12
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Likely written by "Sarah." Possibly a fragment. Discusses the holidays, reflects on the new year, and shares news about family/friends. Is interested in Martha's work as a teacher in Aiken, South Carolina; is concerned that she will overtax herself. Briefly discusses the death of someone called Meg.
Date:
1868-1916
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Description:
Martha Schofield describes her room and the hotel where she is staying in Helena, Montana. She writes that she does not believe the Schofield School will "go down." She thanks her sisters for being kind to Samuel Entrikin and then recalls the day she said goodbye to him. She also reacts to some news in recent letters from her sisters.
Date:
1893-07-14
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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