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Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott is going to the Second Decade Convention in New York (which was held to celebrate twenty years of the woman suffrage movement). She is very glad that Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton will be there. Partially written over an undated letter from an unclear sender to an unclear recipient.

Lucretia Mott writes that she has declined attending the "reception at Mrs. Winchester's" due to her waning strength and desire to avoid being "lionized, despite Susan B. Anthony begging her not to withdraw. She writes about visiting with Lucy Stone and her family and confirms that Stone has no chance of reunion" with Susan B. Anthony after her alignment with George Francis Train. She wants to know if Anna H. has engaged a hall for the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society.

Written from Roadside. Catharine Fish Stebbins was a Quaker peace and women's rights activist and signer of the Declaration of Sentiments at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Lucretia Mott thanks her for her kindness. She writes that she is reading the autobiographies of Mary Somerville and J. Stuart Mill and was pleased by the tributes to the late Senator Charles Sumner. She also thanks Stebbins for "the choice extracts of thy dear mother's collection" (her mother was Sarah Fish) and recommends she read Matthew Arnold's literature and dogma. She writes that she was not at the National Woman's Suffrage Association meeting in Washington and believes she will never go to Washington again.

Brown writes of her admiration for Lucretia Mott after seeing her talk at the "Woman Suffrage Convention." She was inspired to work for the cause and speaks of her desire for life to be better for her daughters than it has been for her. Mentions that she works for the Treasury Department and knows a Senator Cameron, possibly Senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania.

Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes that she has been invited by Paulina Wright Davis to the Second Decade Convention in Philadelphia, but she feels she cannot go. She alludes to the tensions between the Boston suffragists and the New York suffragists and feels that Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton would "do well to confine themselves to lecturing and holding independent conventions where they can be got up well - and let Boston do all the good it can with the able speakers and excellent Journal." She also mentions a "marriage and divorce law" that is "undergoing severe review."

Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott shares news of family and friends and discusses the health issues of Marianna Mott. She mourns the recent death of Clarkson Taylor. She plans to show Elizabeth Cady Stanton's letters to Margaret Bright Lucas, whom she expects to have over for a visit in a few days. She writes of her "resolve to take no further part with the Boston Clique, but says she may go to the great meeting to be held in November, even though a letter in the Journal" raised her indignation. She also mentions Tilton's praise of Victoria, likely Victoria Claflin Woodhull.

Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes that Anna Davis Hallowell has returned from Europe and given an entertaining and evocative description of her travels. She also shares news of several other family members and friends. She writes that Edward Davis said that Elizabeth Cady Stanton "never spoke better" than at the Washington Woman Suffrage Meeting. She is reading the autobiography of Mary Somerville and is looking forward to reading the autobiography of J. Stuart Mill.

Written from Roadside. Maria Davis describes working with her daughter Anna Davis Hallowell on the biography of her mother, Lucretia Mott. The two also attended a "Woman Suffrage Con." where they heard Hannah Whitall Smith speak. Davis compares the women's rights movement to the antislavery movement.

A letter, newspaper clipping, and notes from Susan B. Anthony to Martha Schofield concerning the upcoming 30th Woman's Rights Convention in Rochester, New York. Pages 1-2: Letter written on National Woman Suffrage Association letterhead. Invites Schofield to attend the annual Woman's Rights Convention next month, saying, What a pleasure it would afford us to see and hear one who has stood at the front of the army [sp] of freedom and equality at the south all these years. Pages 3-4: Note written on a printed 16th Amendment petition form (opposite side lists the Constitution of the NWSA and its officers of 1877-1878). Anthony requests the names of "earnest and influential" women from South Carolina who support women's suffrage and would be willing to represent South Carolina at the convention; there is a need for southern women representatives. Page 5: Note from Anthony encouraging subscription to and dissemination of the "National Citizen" journal published by Mrs. M. J. Gage. Page 6: Newspaper clipping reporting the upcoming 30th annual Woman's Rights Convention. Page 7: NWSA envelope addressed to Martha Schofield.

Shows a parade of women in academic caps and gowns marching along a raised roadway in front of a streetcar. A busy street and a billiard academy are visible in the background.