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Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece. She tells of an idea she has for celebrating Fussell's son Robert Fussell's ninth birthday, and she asks for the bill to be sent to her for his cake. She wonders how the heater in Fussell's house works and whether it keeps the house comfortable. She then complains of how cold her classroom is in the mornings. Lewis mentions that she cannot "in [good] conscience" recommend her friends to send their children to the Foster School for Girls (where Lewis was teaching at the time) because of what she sees, and she expresses gratitude that she was brought up in the Society of Friends where virtues like kindness and love were emphasized as opposed to fear of the Devil.
Date:
1884-01-13
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece. Lewis explains a dream she had about "a boy younger than Robbie" (Fussell's son, Robert Fussell) and how he had flowers on his face instead of a mustache. She asks about Fussell's daughter Alice Fussell and says she wants to get her something for her birthday, either a cake and coins or a nice dress. Lewis discusses how she's moved on from teaching her students Physiology to Geology and is exhausted from reading and correcting papers. She also mentions news of family and friends, including recently receiving a letter from Ellen (Eleanor H. McCullough).
Date:
1884-02-03
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis discusses her relationship with her coworkers at the Foster School for Girls, tells of adventures with a well-known botanist, and a Miss Port who is spending time at the sanitarium. She describes being one of the oldest teachers there and how she feels that the younger teachers and students alike look up to her as a maternal figure. She also discusses the letters and news she has received from various family members.
Date:
1883-10-17
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece. Lewis talks about how warm and comfortable her house is in winter and how glad she is that her nieces and nephews are under the care of their parents due to the behavior she sees in the girls she teaches. She says she does not "like worldly ways, and worldly knowledge is not the best thing to be acquired." She also talks about writings she has read from the author Emanuel Swedenborg who views babies and young children as being the purest humans and the closest to God.
Date:
1884
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece. Lewis is making dresses and aprons for Fussell's children. She writes about her students at the Foster School for Girls and how pleased she is they are learning so well despite having little time to study.
Date:
1885-03-27
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell and Henry M. Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell and Henry M. Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece, and Henry M. Fussell was Mary Townsend Fussell's husband. Lewis thanks them for a picture she received of their child. She also details the lack of heat in her school, which caused her plants to freeze and forced her to hold classes in her private bedroom.
Date:
1885-02-12
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece. Lewis talks about how fortunate Fussell is for her "happy home" and advises her to rest often. She also recommends solutions for poor circulation and encloses money for her children.
Date:
1885-03-06
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Ellen Fussell Cope
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Ellen Fussell Cope
Description:
Ellen "Nellie" Fussell Cope was Graceanna Lewis' great-nice. Lewis compliments her on how nice the letter she received was and lets her know that she is loved and has a great family.
Date:
1884-12-30
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Charles Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Charles Lewis Fussell
Description:
Charles Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' nephew. Lewis describes visiting Fussell's sister Mary and her children and her wish to paint a portrait of the family, or to have Fussell, a prominent artist, paint the family.
Date:
1886-1888
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Ellen Fussell Cope
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Ellen Fussell Cope
Description:
Ellen "Nellie" Fussell Cope was Graceanna Lewis' great-nice. Lewis thanks her for the letter she received. She discusses dolls and encourages Nellie to make clothes and furniture for them. She also mentions her students buying microscopes and all of the "pests" they have subsequently viewed with them
Date:
1885-01-04
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Alice Fussell and Robert Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Alice Fussell and Robert Fussell
Description:
Alice and Robert Fussell were Graceanna Lewis' great-niece and grand-nephew. Lewis tells them that she loves the school where she is teaching (the Foster School for Girls) and that she wishes that they both could come be students in her classes. She also asks them to take some samples of liverwort and fern and gives them instructions on how to tend to them so they grow enough for her to show to her students.
Date:
1883-09-23
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Robert Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Robert Fussell
Description:
Robert Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' great-nephew. Lewis reflects on Fussell as a baby and shares a memory of him smelling flowers with her. She thanks him for giving her descriptions on his young brother Lewis, as Graceanna Lewis is unable to see him growing up but she delights in what she is told of him. Lewis tells Fussell how lucky he is to have such a loving family, as there are children who do not have this privilege. One of her student's fathers gave her an "aquarium" (fish tank) for school use and she explains the types of materials the students have helped her place in it for the fish they will get. She also gives tips for growing plants at home.
Date:
1884-03-22
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis discusses a book on George Eliot she is reading and encourages her sister to read it, too. She discusses family members and says she is having her students make aprons for children in Germantown. She also describes photographs of Niagara that were displayed via projection.
Date:
1885-03-08
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis is recovering from an attack of pleurisy, as well as a burn caused by a "mixture of chloroform, ammonia, and alcohol." She worries about the fact she has not heard from her sister in two weeks and complains about the local post office which lost several letters to her, including one from Antoinette Brown Blackwell. She is also concerned of her apparently tenuous position at the Foster School for Girls and complains about another teacher who lectures inaccurately.
Date:
1885-04-15
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. It is their deceased sister Mariann Lewis' birthday, and Lewis reflects on her life. She is concerned about the recent health issues of Samuel Mifflin, the husband of her friend Hannah Wright Mifflin. She is unsure if she will be asked to return to teach at the Foster School for Girls next year.
Date:
1885-06-01
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Robert Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Robert Fussell
Description:
Robert Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' great-nephew. Lewis tells him how happy she is he had a good Christmas and inquires if he is staying safe while sledding and walking in the woods. She also notes her surprise that her students at the Foster School for Girls are unfamiliar with seeds and how to plant them.
Date:
1885-02-02
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis describes how much she enjoys some muslin she bought recently. She mentions a recent visit from Charles Gordon Ames and describes her life teaching at the Foster School for Girls.
Date:
1885-01-01
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis discusses paying back her debts. She also discusses the upcoming school year at the Foster School for Girls, where Lewis was teaching at the time, and her goals of improving the students' grammar and writing skills.
Date:
1885-02-01
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis asks for news of Fussell's family. She was glad to learn that "Eddie" (presumably Fussell's son Edwin Neal Fussell) was confirmed and hopes he does not postpone his wedding.
Date:
1885-02-26
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis recounts how a Miss Watkins asked her whether she wanted to be addressed as "Miss" or "Professor" on paper, and Lewis states that although she would prefer the title Professor, considering she does do a large amount of work in teaching students, unfortunately since the institution where she teaches is "not an endowed one, she cannot take this title. She laments that this would maybe have helped her publish her book. Lewis writes of her stress about the work she has to create for her students on the topics of Geology, Paleontology, Botany, and Zoology. She mentions that she has been examining over fifty plants as of late and hopes to look at more. Lewis brings up a Miss Kelsie" who has worked as a missionary in China and talks about her interest in "foreign people."
Date:
1884-05-21
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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