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Elizabeth Hopper letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Elizabeth Hopper letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Elizabeth Hopper was Abby's sister. Discusses her health issues and making dolls.
Date:
1866
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Title:
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Description:
Discusses a rumor Katharine had mentioned, possibly concerning her sister Eve. Discusses housing. Describes a potentially "wild hair-brain and rash" scheme involving Mr. Dinse, an old friend with whom he plans to meet and exchange property. Mentions his aunt's absence at monthly meetings and his concerns about her health.
Date:
1916-08-28
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Title:
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Description:
Asks Katharine to think over his plan and comments on their time spent apart. Discusses wedding/marriage preparations.
Date:
1916-09-06
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Howard W. Elkinton
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Howard W. Elkinton
Description:
Discusses her activities and recent events, including her dog's involvement in a fight. Reflects on her youthful zeal and enthusiasm.
Date:
1916-08-22
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Howard W. Elkinton
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Howard W. Elkinton
Description:
Responds to the content of Howard's recent letter; expresses her reservations about Howard's plan to sub-let Greensward. Discusses recent events and mentions a visit from friends who plan to sail to Europe. Details her anxieties about their future together, comparing it to the uncertainty of the war.
Date:
1916-08-30
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Evans Mason letter to Katharine Wistar Evans
Title:
Katharine Evans Mason letter to Katharine Wistar Evans
Description:
Written to her daughter Katharine Wistar Elkinton. Reports that Mason's son Samuel is going to the Verdun district, as well as Vincent Nicholson and Bennett Cooper. Shares news of various Friends, including Mason's daughter Evelyn's work with the Red Cross and suffragist Mrs. Lewis' repeated imprisonment for burning copies of President Wilson's messages on the White House grounds. Mentions that Mason's husband will be the next president of the Ozone. Other topics include politics, business, and the price of foodstuffs.
Date:
1919-01-14
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Mary Kite biography
Title:
Mary Kite biography
Description:
Possibly a fragment. Incomplete biographical draft of Mary Kite by an unknown author, written in chapter book form and depicting her life between 1792 and 1830. Includes extensive extracts from Mary Kite's correspondence and diaries.
Date:
1861 - 1900
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Quaker Protest Against Slavery in the New World, Germantown (Pa.) 1688
Title:
Quaker Protest Against Slavery in the New World, Germantown (Pa.) 1688
Description:
First organized protest against slavery in the Americas. Date inscribed on item is based on the Julian calendar.
Date:
1688-04-18
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
Quaker Protest Against Slavery in the New World, Germantown (Pa.) 1688 [with enhanced contrast]
Title:
Quaker Protest Against Slavery in the New World, Germantown (Pa.) 1688 [with enhanced contrast]
Description:
First organized protest against slavery in the Americas. Date inscribed on item is based on the Julian calendar. These images have been enhanced in contrast to facilitate reading the original faded ink writing.
Date:
1688-04-18
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
Lucretia Mott letter fragment
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter fragment
Description:
Letter fragment addressed to an unknown recipient. Recounts recent events and news concerning family/friends.
Date:
1852-09-05
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield diary, 1867-1868
Title:
Martha Schofield diary, 1867-1868
Description:
Diary of Martha Schofield with entries from August 1, 1867 to December 31, 1868. Records events in her daily life, including teaching African Americans and her severe illness.
Date:
1867-08-01 - 1868-12-31
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Radnor Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Title:
Radnor Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Description:
This is a collection of manumissions from Radnor Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania.
Date:
1776 - 1794
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Swarthmore
Chesterfield Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Title:
Chesterfield Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Description:
This document contains a list of four manumissions of people enslaved by members of the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting in Chesterfield, New Jersey.
Date:
1778 - 1803
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Swarthmore
Concord Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Title:
Concord Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Description:
This is a collection of manumissions from Concord Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania. Notably, Quaker Peter Williams of Aston in Delaware County enslaved 40% of those manumitted in this small book.
Date:
1776 - 1780
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Swarthmore
Uwchlan Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Title:
Uwchlan Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Description:
This is a small book of manumissions from Uwchlan Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania. It contains 14 manumissions freeing 16 enslaved people.
Date:
1775 - 1784
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Swarthmore
Bradford Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Title:
Bradford Monthly Meeting Manumissions
Description:
These manumissions are part of a large collection of records including marriages, births, and deaths of the Bradford Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania.
Date:
1775 - 1781
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Swarthmore
Bucks Quarterly Meeting Manumissions
Title:
Bucks Quarterly Meeting Manumissions
Description:
This is a collection of manumissions from Bucks Quarterly Meeting in Pennsylvania. The enslavers belong to different monthly meetings.
Date:
1776 - 1793
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Swarthmore
Rebecca White travel journal
Title:
Rebecca White travel journal
Description:
Describes traveling to Niagara, Québec, and other places during a trip with family. Dated approximately 1835-07-27 - 1835-08-20.
Date:
1835
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Rebecca White travel journal
Title:
Rebecca White travel journal
Description:
Undated; probably written in October 1850. Primarily describes her trip home from Ohio. Mentions the reactions of local African Americans to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. Blank pages not scanned, including many between page 12 and page 13.
Date:
1850-10
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Rebecca White travel journal
Title:
Rebecca White travel journal
Description:
Describes traveling with family through Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, spending extended time in the Boston area. Dated approximately 1833-08-27 - 1833-09-07.
Date:
1833
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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