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Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Hannah" and likely to Graceanna Lewis' friend and fellow Quaker Hannah Wright Mifflin. Lewis describes in detail the home she has recently moved into and its surroundings, particularly the plants and animals, and includes a sketch of her bedroom. n She also shares some news of her family. She closes with a discussion of books she has been reading, including "Little Women" and "Bleak House."
Date:
1900-06-22
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Laura M. Towne letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Laura M. Towne letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Laura Matilda Towne was an abolitionist, doctor, educator, and founder of the first schools for African American freedmen. Schofield and Towne worked together teaching freedmen on the islands of South Carolina. Schofield is leaving to work inland at Aiken, and Towne details the inventory of Schofield's belongings she has packed for her. References the school operations on St. Helena and specific students.
Date:
1868-11-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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