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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
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
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. Bartram talks about her excitement to marry Thomas Chalkley Bartram and to take on her wifely duties. The wedding is supposed to take place in October but may have to be postponed for a year so she can tend to her family.
Date:
1869-07-02
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 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
Martha Schofield letter to Eliza H. Schofield
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Eliza H. Schofield
Description:
Fragment. Eliza Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Martha asks if their sister Lydia is going to write to former First Lady Lucretia Garfield, and she expresses hope that Garfield will donate some money to the Schofield School. She also discusses the recent second wedding of Chalkey Bartram and some of her recent activities.
Date:
1881-1882
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield; Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield; Sarah J. Ash letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield; Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield; Sarah J. Ash letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Child was Martha Schofield's mother, and Eliza Schofield and Sarah Ash were her sisters. Child was very pleased to learn that Schofield received the barrel of gifts they had sent before Christmas which they feared had been stolen. Ash and Eliza Schofield describe visiting Sadie and Chalkley Bartram.
Date:
1870-01-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College