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Richard Cadbury letter to Martha Schofield; George Dixon letter to William Cadbury
Title:
Richard Cadbury letter to Martha Schofield; George Dixon letter to William Cadbury
Description:
Richard Cadbury was treasurer of the Friends Freedmen's Association. Cadbury has forwarded Dixon's letter to Schofield; he discusses his fundraising among Quakers in the British Isles for schools for African American freedmen. Dixon's letter says that his organization will be able to take in several children to be trained as teachers in Hampton.
Date:
1872-07-31
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft
Description:
Describes the crowded conditions in her school and thanks the recipient for a donation to help the institution. Presumably written from Aiken, South Carolina.
Date:
1872-01-16
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Allen A. Scott letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Allen A. Scott letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Allen A. Scott was a former slave who studied under Martha Schofield and went on to attend Lincoln University. Thanks Schofield for the Christmas presents and requests a photograph of her. Discusses the end of term and his stay at Lincoln University over Christmas vacation. Sends love from Obanyon.
Date:
1870-12-30
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Written on "Penn'a Freedmen's Relief Association" stationery. Corson, Corresponding Secretary for the Association, informs Schofield that the Association has decided to end the school year for her school on Wadmalaw Island on July 1st. They will provide funds for her to return home if needed.
Date:
1866-06-13
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Robert R. Corson was Corresponding Secretary for the Pennsylvania branch of the American Freedmen's Union Commission. He encloses Schofield's salary for December, January, and February.
Date:
1867-02-20
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
James E. Roads letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
James E. Roads letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
James E. Rhoads was the corresponding secretary of the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association. Reports that Schofield has been appointed as a teacher by the Association and that her desire to work in the South will be taken into consideration.
Date:
1865-07-05
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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