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Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Description:
Written from Roadside; may be a fragment. Lucretia Mott gives her sister news of family and friends, including the plan of her daughter Martha "Pattie" Lord and Pattie's husband George to move out of Mott's house. Briefly discusses Susan B. Anthony's speech at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Talks of a recent meeting where her sister heard Robert Purvis and Theodore D. Weld speak; comments on the waning relevance of Weld and herself and the rhetorical power of young Anna E. Dickinson.
Date:
1863-06-02
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child and Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child and Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Child and Lydia A. Schofield were Martha Schofield's mother and sister, respectively. Discusses Yearly Meeting, including an appearance by Eliza Newport. Describes at length a sermon by Lucretia Mott against extravagant clothing; hopes her daughters will take the lead in dressing plainly. Passes on news of friends and family.
Date:
1871-05-14
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane D. Satterthwait letter to Martha Schofield; Jane J. Satterthwait letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Jane D. Satterthwait letter to Martha Schofield; Jane J. Satterthwait letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Jane D. Satterthwait was the second wife of Martha Schofield's uncle through marriage, Charles Satterthwaite (b. 1813); Jane "Jennie" J. Satterthwait was the daughter of Charles Satterthwaite and his first wife, Phebe Jackson Satterthwaite (1815-1857). Jane describes the recent health issues affecting Charles and invites Schofield visit them when she is again in the area. Jennie writes about Yearly Meeting and shares news about her family.
Date:
1869-05-28
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Edward Magill
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Edward Magill
Description:
Edward Magill was a prominent Quaker and president of Swarthmore College who supported Schofield's school for African Americans. Asks him for help soliciting financial support from the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Describes the school's financial situation.
Date:
1886-04-06
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anna Webster Bunting letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Anna Webster Bunting letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Anna Webster Bunting was a close friend of Martha Schofield's. She writes about visiting Lizzie Biddle, whose health is very poor after getting divorced. She says that her husband, John Bunting, attended Yearly Meeting and was very interested in the "Indian affairs." She then talks about her and John's religious differences and the different sects of Christianity.
Date:
1869-05-22
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Dorsey letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Elizabeth Dorsey letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Dorsey was treasurer of the Germantown Freedmen's Aid Association, an important source of funding for Martha Schofield's school in Aiken. Discusses Schofield's poor health and its impact on her teaching. Talks about Yearly Meeting; tells Schofield her sister Lydia Schofield spoke well about the freedmen. Describes Lucretia Mott, who attended the meeting. Discusses setbacks in national politics.
Date:
1868-05-17
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Eliza H. Schofield letter to her sisters
Title:
Eliza H. Schofield letter to her sisters
Description:
Eliza Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Recounts discussion of a plan to ask the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to fund the Schofield Normal and Industrial School. Describes Edward Magill's advocacy for the plan. Says that constant fundraising was taking a toll on Martha's health. Suggests fundraising practices based on the discussions.
Date:
1886
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Eliza Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. She describes Yearly Meeting and provides updates about friends and family. She is excited about a new friendship but does not name the friend.
Date:
1869-05-16
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Eliza H. Schofield was one of Martha Schofield's sisters. Comments on the health of their mother, describes springtime, and gently mocks the upcoming Yearly Meeting.
Date:
1872-05-12
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Description:
Describes the Schofield Normal and Industrial School's educational program, its religious principles, and its financial situation. Asks for support from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Date:
1886-05-06
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Mary P. Allen
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Mary P. Allen
Description:
Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott thanks Mary P. Allen for the "parcel of papers." She writes that she believes Allen's father's visit to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was around 1841, and she writes about a controversy that he started concerning endorsing minutes. She also advises that it is not a good idea to revive controversies "when harmony and unity are more the order of the day." She adds she heard first from Allen's father her adopted motto of "truth for authority, not authority for truth" and includes a handwritten paper with the motto, dated 1877 and signed by Lucretia.
Date:
1877-06-05
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter
Description:
Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott has just returned from Yearly Meeting, and she notes that Margaret Bright Lucas "thought us far more alive than the Orthodox." She discusses recent events and news concerning family and friends. She visited Sarah Pugh who was "troubled by all the fuss made by the 'Tribune's' free love charges against Mrs. Woodhull."
Date:
1871-05-22
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright; D. C. Pickering letter to Lucretia Mott
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright; D. C. Pickering letter to Lucretia Mott
Description:
Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott suspects Martha Wright is in Rochester following the trial of Susan B. Anthony (who has been arrested for voting). Lucretia briefly discusses Yearly Meeting. She talks about attending a dinner party where Elizabeth Cady Stanton argued with Miller McKim and noted that McKim's wife sided with Stanton rather than her husband. She also discusses several family members who are travelling in Europe and Charles Cavender who has recently moved to Colorado. Partially written over a letter from D. C. Pickering dated May 15, 1873, requesting Lucretia Mott's autograph.
Date:
1873-05-23
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Home
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Home
Description:
Likely continued in A00182323 (also dated 1872-05-29). Lucretia Mott describes topics that were addressed at Yearly Meeting, including temperance and peace. She discusses her finances, which she says are handled by her son-in-law Edward Hopper. Written over part of a letter fragment dated May 18, 1872, to Lucretia Mott, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and Theodore Tilton, inviting them to an Equal Rights Party campaign event; Mott wrote over the remainder of this letter in A00182326.
Date:
1872-05-29
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Description:
Lucretia Mott recounts the illness and death of her great-grandson Penrose Hallowell, son of Anna Davis Hallowell. She talks about recent activities of family members and briefly discusses the suffrage movement. She makes several references to Yearly Meeting, where the topics of marriage and temperance were discussed. She also mentions being unexpectedly visited by four Shakers at her house.
Date:
1872-05-13
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Maria Mott Davis letter to Martha Mott Lord
Title:
Maria Mott Davis letter to Martha Mott Lord
Description:
Written from Roadside. Maria Davis discusses attending Philadelphia Yearly Meeting with their mother Lucretia Mott. She says, The whole meeting seemed to resolve itself into a temperance convention, and writes extensively about the topics addressed in regards to temperance and about a few other occurrences. She writes of Lucretia Mott's improved health and their intention to visit William Morris Davis and his wife Ellen, and about their desire to have Martha Lord accompany them on the visit.
Date:
1880-05-17
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah J. Ash letter to Martha and Lydia Schofield
Title:
Sarah J. Ash letter to Martha and Lydia Schofield
Description:
Sarah J. Ash was Martha and Lydia Schofield's sister; Martha ran a school for African Americans in Aiken, South Carolina, and Lydia was visiting her. Discusses Lydia's travel plans and the guests she has invited for Yearly Meeting. Remarks on her many commitments at Yearly Meeting.
Date:
1887-04-29
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Scattered Seeds Vol. 48, No. 10
Title:
Scattered Seeds Vol. 48, No. 10
Description:
Scattered Seeds was a magazine for Quaker children. This volume begins at page 218. The cover features a photograph of Martha Schofield as a child, and a brief biographical sketch of her on the second page describes her family's participation in the Underground Railroad and her work teaching African Americans. The rest of the volume contains short stories, poems, and letters to the editor.
Date:
1916-10
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Census of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (held at 15th and Race Streets, Philadelphia)
Title:
Census of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (held at 15th and Race Streets, Philadelphia)
Date:
(questionable) 1881
Collection:
Quaker Broadsides Collection
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lydia A. Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Describes her involvement at Yearly Meeting in detail and the apprehension she felt about speaking (Lydia did not entirely consider herself a Quaker). Also relays a conversation she had with Robert Corson about schools for freedmen and the possibility of buying land (see A00182680).
Date:
1868-05-23
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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