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Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to her sisters
Description:
Martha Schofield writes that she is staying to look after the Schofield School for awhile and is allowing her principal William Rodenbach and his family to travel for the summer. Rodenbach's trip will include a visit with Schofield's sisters. She mourns the death of Marietta Ridgeway Kirk, a distant cousin that Schofield was close to. She also reminisces about her deceased best friend Sadie Bartram and discusses the school's finances.
Date:
1884-06-23
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Schofield has returned to her family home in Darby, Pennsylvania, and is recovering from seasickness. Discusses her recent social interactions and news concerning family and friends. Asks about the Yearly Meeting that Brouwer attended.
Date:
1860-05-28
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Discusses their correspondence, recent events, and news concerning family and friends. Talks about the importance of education and wishes she could be a student for a few more years.
Date:
1860-03-11
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Discusses recent events and news concerning family and friends. Wants Sadie to visit her. Mentions her interest in phrenology.
Date:
1860-04-15
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Written from the steamboat "Kennebee" on which Schofield is traveling with her cousin from New York to Philadelphia. Describes the voyage and her severe sea sickness.
Date:
1860-05-11
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Possibly a fragment. Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Discusses their relationship and a poem that John Bunting wrote for Schofield.
Date:
1861-09-17
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lydia Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. She wrote Martha this letter to be read while travelling back to Aiken, South Carolina from her family home in Darby, Pennsylvania. She expresses her love for Martha and her admiration for her and all the good work she is doing. She feels sympathy for Martha after the marriage of her closest friend Sadie Brouwer Bartram.
Date:
1869-11-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
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 the funeral of Sadie Brouwer Bartram in detail. Martha Schofield had met Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two had remained close friends.
Date:
1878-05-23
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She describes the sudden death of their neighbor William Jones. She then discusses her views on death and the afterlife. She tells Bartram not to be discouraged because she "has to act contrary to [her] feelings for [her] father's sake."
Date:
1864-01-24
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child and Eliza H. Schofield letters to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child and Eliza H. Schofield letters to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary H. Child was Martha Schofield's mother; Eliza H. Schofield was Martha's sister. Child describes a her recent activities, including a quilting party. Describes in detail the final meeting of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, including a speech by Quaker minister and activist Lucretia Mott. Reports Mott's remarks about her indebtedness to antislavery societies. Discusses the health of the Bartram family and Elizabeth Yarnall, as well as other news of friends and family. Says the family has been reading "Little Women." Discusses having her photograph taken. Expresses concern for Martha's health. Eliza Schofield discusses news of friends, including the health of Sadie Brouwer Bartram.
Date:
1870-03-27
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Brouwer describes her recent activities and those of several friends. She implores Schofield to come visit her even for just one night.
Date:
1865-08-08
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Fragment. Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Brouwer discusses a trip she took with some friends to an area along the Susquehanna River.
Date:
1864-09
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Brouwer discusses spiritualism, a recent visit from Schofield's sister Lydia, her views on theater, and a lecture by Anna E. Dickinson she recently attended.
Date:
1865-02-19
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Brouwer discusses her recent social activities, describes a sermon she heard Henry Ward Beecher give, and mentions a sick child and Lincoln's second inauguration. The letter is signed "thy loving 'wife, '" and in several places Brouwer refers to Schofield as her husband.
Date:
1865-03-21
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Eliza H. Schofield and Mary H. Child letters to Martha Schofield
Title:
Eliza H. Schofield and Mary H. Child letters to Martha Schofield
Description:
Eliza Schofield and Mary H. Child were Martha Schofield's sister and mother, respectively. Discusses various Quaker meetings, as well as Cornelia Hancock's jibes about Schofield. Passes on news of friends and family, including Schofield's friends Chalkley and Sadie Bartram.
Date:
1870-04-24
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 discusses recent events concerning family and friends, including Martha's closest friend Sadie Brouwer Bartram.
Date:
1869-11-21
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 writes that she feels slighted after not being invited to Phebe's party. Sadie and Thomas Chalkley Bartram recently stayed with them, and they had a nice visit. She also discusses her health.
Date:
1869-11-30
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Poem to Martha Schofield
Title:
Poem to Martha Schofield
Description:
A poem titled "To the Spirit of Poetry" about lost love written. Addressed to Martha Schofield, care of S.M. Brouwer (Sadie Brouwer Bartram) in Brooklyn, New York.
Date:
1863-10-18
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
John Bunting letter to Martha Schofield and Sadie Brouwer
Title:
John Bunting letter to Martha Schofield and Sadie Brouwer
Description:
John Bunting was a close friend of Martha Schofield's. He thanks Schofield and Brouwer for their note. Fears he will not be able to see them "this week" but wonders if he could try to see them "next week."
Date:
1863-07-22
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She describes the local monthly meeting schedule. She also talks about her recent activities and shares news about family and friends.
Date:
1869-05-02
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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