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Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Talks about Sally being named after Abby's mother.
Date:
1873-08-22
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Receives a letter from Mary Choate. Sally seems to be travelling abroad and is currently in Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Date:
1873-08-28
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Wants Sally to read an article called "Reasons for not celebrating the Centennial in Philadelphia."
Date:
1873-08-15
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Describes her stay in Beverly Farms and her travels to other parts of Massachusetts. Mentions James B. Thayer and a Mrs. Emerson. Is on her way to Cambridge the following day.
Date:
1870-10-13
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Frances Palmer Wright
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Frances Palmer Wright
Description:
Frances Palmer Wright (1828-1891), was the daughter of Abby's sister, Sarah Hopper Palmer. Talks about staying with "Robert and Hattie, perhaps referring to Robert and Harriet Purvis. Plans to visit Dr. Walker and Cambridge friends.
Date:
1870-10-13
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Harriet C. Rantoul letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Harriet C. Rantoul letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Harriet C. Rantoul was the wife of Robert S. Rantoul, a politician from Salem, Massachusetts. Discusses recent events concerning her children and Abby's daughters. Hopes that Abby and her daughters will come visit soon.
Date:
1867-1877
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Asks Abby how she's been dealing with the bad weather and Democrats where she is. Describes a series of misfortunes she had while travelling as a result of missing the train. Mentions how, at one point, the temperature got up to 105 degrees in the shade in New York. Mentions making it home, where the weather is warm, but not too bad.
Date:
1868-07-05
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Mentions the children are getting better. Asks Abby to tell her when her father will come and how long he will stay. Describes meeting Mrs. Bunt, the organist of the Unitarian Church, in Concord. Complains that Julia is never around.
Date:
1868-07-26
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Asks Abby to respond to an enclosed letter from Alice Max Mullen. Describes visiting the Choates and the cold weather experienced while there. Also describes how lovely the household and, in particular, the baby have been. Gives her travel plans for going to commencement in Cambridge.
Date:
1868-07-08
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Discusses events from The Home (later the Isaac T. Hopper Home), a shelter for women ex-convicts. Discusses recent news concerning family/friends, including Alice Morse who had a tumor removed from her side.
Date:
1873-08-08
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Discusses recent events concerning friends/family. Briefly talks about her diet kitchen and what she has been reading. Describes a domestic servant she employs.
Date:
1873-08-01
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Describes encountering a dense fog lasting all day as they were leaving that delayed their boat to Portland (Maine), as well as the rest of their journey. Describes the various activities she did with James Freeman Clarke, his family, and "our various friends." Mentions meeting Mrs. Bacon and liking her a lot. Asks for the recipe for veal pate on behalf of Hattie. Reports on everyone's health and status.
Date:
1871-08-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Describes various social visits in Cambridge. Gives several miscellaneous, small updates in quick succession.
Date:
1889-08-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Describes arriving in Boston in the middle of a thunderstorm. Discusses travel plans and miscellaneous updates.
Date:
1885-08-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Julia Gibbons letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Gives thoughts on recent letters from Abby and Sarah. Describes attending the regatta mentioned in A00185650. Describes drama surrounding the engagement between Mr. Neal's daughter and Mrs. Endriott's son. Finishes up with travel plans and miscellaneous updates.
Date:
1871-08-18
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College