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1869 July 31, Hopatcong, to Dear Wife, Philadelphia
Title:
1869 July 31, Philadelphia
Date:
1869-07-31
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1884 September 5, Woodbourne, to Chellie
Title:
1884 September 5, to Chellie
Date:
1884-09-05
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Description:
She has been spending time by her father(Isaac T. Hopper's bedside while he is very unwell. Makes arrangements for Sally and Julia during the holidays. Discusses recent news concerning family/friends, including her other children and Mrs. Elizabeth Buckminster Dwight Sedgwick (Mrs. Charles Sedgwick), an author and headmistress of a nationally recognized girls' school.
Date:
1852-03-17
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sedgwick letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sedgwick letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Written by a member of the Sedgwick family. Expresses sympathy over the illness of Abby's daughter Lucy. Says that William Minot spoke of Abby's daughter Julia with admiration and enjoyed her visit.
Date:
1865-02-07
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Edward Hopper and Anna Mott Hopper
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Edward Hopper and Anna Mott Hopper
Description:
Discusses helping Grace Ashburner (Sedgwick) Bristed teach 13 girls, which she is enjoying. Discusses the health of Grace Sedgwick and Mrs. Sedgwick. Abby's daughters are also working as teachers. Says "I am happy that ours is a working family." Mentions her future son-in-law William Emerson, who is supportive of her daughter Sally's work.
Date:
1859-03-10
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Lucy Gibbons Morse
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Lucy Gibbons Morse
Description:
Discusses her relationship with her daughter Lucy, whom she advises on proper conduct and urges to make "adornment of the mind the first consideration."
Date:
1859-03-14
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons and Lucy Gibbons Morse letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons and Lucy Gibbons Morse letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Lucy writes discussing recent news concerning family/friends and the upcoming end of the school year. Abby writes discussing recent news concerning family/friends, describes a carriage ride, mentions that an Aunt Sarah is moving to a new house, and praises a woman in the Emerson family as "a very nice girl."
Date:
1853-06-20
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Description:
Excuses herself for not writing more frequently and says her eyes are weak; "I mean to make up all deficiencies when they improve." Anne Moore is getting married. Has been to Peysu's [sp?] in search of zephyr cloth.
Date:
1853-02-01
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Much of her time has been spent taking care of her father, Isaac T. Hopper, who is very ill.
Date:
1852-03-24
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Grace Bristed letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Grace Bristed letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Grace Ashburner (Sedgwick) Bristed was the daughter of Elizabeth Buckminster Dwight Sedgwick (Mrs. Charles Sedgwick). Thanks Abby for the letter and misses her and her family. Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including her Aunt Kitty, whose health is declining.
Date:
1866-07-29
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Grace Bristed letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Grace Bristed letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Grace Bristed was the daughter of Elizabeth Buckminster Dwight Sedgwick (Mrs. Charles Sedgwick). Might visit Abby if she decides to travel to New York. Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including her sister Bessie Rackemann.
Date:
1865-09-03
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Description:
Letter to her daughters Sally and Julia, who are away at school. Discusses the subject of letter writing and councils them to write conservatively. She is preparing a package to send them. Discusses recent news concerning family/friends; her father, Isaac T. Hopper, has been sick with a concerning cold.
Date:
1851-12-09
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her children
Description:
Letter to her daughters Sally and Julia, who are away at school. Tells them to work hard and obey their teacher, Mrs. Sedgwick. (Elizabeth Buckminster Dwight Sedgwick (Mrs. Charles Sedgwick) was an author and headmistress of a nationally recognized girls' school.) Instructs them to be "lady-like" and "womanly." Mentions visiting a paper factory. Mentions traveling to Boston and Bristol. Discusses visiting Aunt Maria and Uncle David.
Date:
1851-11-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Bessie Rackemann letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Bessie Rackemann letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Wants Abby to stay at her house during her sister Grace Bristed's wedding. Wishes that Abby's daughter Julia would come as well.
Date:
1867-08-05
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:
Discusses the illness of Elizabeth Sedgwick, Julia Gibbons's former teacher who she was caring for in Lenox. Discusses her mother Abby Hopper Gibbons's planned visit to Boston. Comments on recent events concerning friends and family.
Date:
1864-02-13
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:
Says Julia Gibbons cannot leave Lenox because she must stay with her former teacher Elizabeth Sedgwick, who is sick, and continue running Sedgwick's school. Gives other reasons for not joining her mother Abby Hopper Gibbons in Washington, D.C. Discusses her activities in Lenox.
Date:
1864-01-21
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:
Says Julia Gibbons cannot leave Lenox because she must stay with her former teacher Elizabeth Sedgwick, who is sick, and continue running Sedgwick's school. Mentions her aunt and uncle Anna Mott Hopper and Edward Hopper.
Date:
1864-02-02
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 the cold weather at Lenox. Gives news of friends and family.
Date:
1864-01-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Louise Sedgwick letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Louise Sedgwick letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Louise (Tellkampf) Sedgwick was the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Charles Sedgwick. Praises Abby for her "acts of kindness of compassion and charity." Thanks Abby for her sympathies over her husband's recent death and discusses her grief and concern for her children. Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including a visit from Abby's daughter Sally.
Date:
1863-10-11
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson and Julia Gibbons
Description:
Berates her daughters for trying to skip school to spend time with Willie. Discusses raising money for Kossuth (likely Hungarian leader Lajos Kossuth). Discusses the illness and aging of her father, Isaac T. Hopper.
Date:
1852-01-13
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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