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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
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 expresses concern for Bartram in regards to father's abusiveness. She describes her activities over the past week, including caring for the corpse of an unidentified woman. She speaks at length about her admiration for Anna E. Dickinson and the good work she is doing for the country.
Date:
1864
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
Lucretia Mott letter to Mary Hussey Earle
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Mary Hussey Earle
Description:
Written from Roadside. Discusses several recent deaths, including that of Gertrude Kimber Burleigh's father; theology; the economy of Nantucket its Quaker population; Quaker minister Elizabeth Comstock; and other topics.
Date:
1863-02-20
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright and Marianna Pelham Mott
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright and Marianna Pelham Mott
Description:
Written partially from Roadside. Mott quotes Cowper's "The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk." Provides news of family and friends, and discusses the growing popularity of Anna E. Dickinson, who has recently been asked to speak at a fair in Chicago. Mott also talks about recent works of theology.
Date:
1863-08-21
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright; Esther K. Smedley letter to Lucretia Mott
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright; Esther K. Smedley letter to Lucretia Mott
Description:
Written over a letter from Esther K. Smedley to Lucretia Mott asking her to publicize the a journal called "The Children's Friend." Mott talks about news of friends/family, including the recent death of Cyrus Dennis. She describes the Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends recently held in Longwood, Pennsylvania. Mott also briefly discusses Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's attitudes towards the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" and her sister Martha Coffin Wright's performance presiding over a recent American Equal Rights Association meeting.
Date:
1866-06-11
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright; J. T. Yarrington letter to Lucretia Mott
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright; J. T. Yarrington letter to Lucretia Mott
Description:
Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott discusses circulation of letters, including letters written between Edward Davis and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She discusses books and articles she has read recently, including works by James T. Fields, Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Herbert Spencer, and Francis William Newman. She also briefly discusses William Lloyd Garrison. She shares recent news regarding several family members, including that Anna Davis Hallowell has gone to Europe alone. She visited with Dr. Emeline Horton Cleveland after attending the funeral of William Abbott's father. She attended a lecture given by Anna Dickinson, noting that ''she seems to be rather losing her radical ground of late.'' She also mentions the ''hateful treatment of Victoria, '' referencing the recent arrest of Victoria Claflin Woodhull for publishing an account of Henry Ward Beecher's extramarital affair. Partially written over a letter dated February 7, 1873 from J. T. Yarrington to Lucretia Mott, requesting her autograph.
Date:
1873-03-18
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Thomas Jackson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Thomas Jackson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Thomas Jackson was Martha Schofield's maternal uncle. He praises Schofield for the work she is doing in the South and is pleased to hear that she refused to shake the hands of Rebels. He condemns all the Rebels and the "arch-traitor" Andrew Johnson. He also discusses conflicts in Europe that he fears the United States will be drawn into. He says he was of the first settlers of California and promises to tell Schofield about his "adventures to this far off land" when he sees her again. He briefly discusses his time in the West Indies and interactions with the freedmen there. He also talks about a lengthy lawsuit he is involved in against "Rebels" regarding a land dispute. He talks of his adoration for Anna E. Dickinson and is impressed that Schofield has met her.
Date:
1866-06-06
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Describes her time at the Capitol in Washington, and mentions in particular seeing the orator Anna Dickinson speak. Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Thanks Sally for the flowers on William's birthday.
Date:
1864-01-25
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield diary, 1864-1865
Title:
Martha Schofield diary, 1864-1865
Description:
Diary of Martha Schofield, with entries from July 1, 1864 to October 5, 1865. Schofield later added a few notes in pencil, dated 1914. Loose papers within the diary have been scanned at the end. Records her daily life, including her personal relationships and work as a teacher. Frequently discusses the Civil War and covers the death of Abraham Lincoln in detail. Attended a lecture Anna E. Dickinson (1865-05-04) about women. The diary concludes upon Schofield's move to South Carolina, where she was appointed to teach African Americans by the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association.
Date:
1864-07-01 - 1865-10-05
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Rosalie De Wolf Hopper letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Rosalie De Wolf Hopper letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
'Rosa" De Wolf Hopper was Abby's sister-in-law. Discusses recent events concerning family/friends. Wonders if Abby has hear Anna Dickinson, an orator and activist for abolitionism and women's rights.
Date:
1864-01-16
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons 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. Passes on news of friends and family, including the birth of her nephew Oliver Howard Ash. Describes a lyceum she and her friends have been holding. Recently attended a lecture by Anna E. Dickinson, whom she describes in detail. Says that a man recently stole a picture of Bartram while visiting the house.
Date:
1860-11-25
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 in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Tells Schofield about a visit from Lucretia Mott. Recently attended an abolitionist convention, where she heard speeches by Anna Dickinson, Theodore Tilton, and George Thompson. Discusses the engagements and marriages of various friends.
Date:
1865-1868
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
William Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
William Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Major William Stone was a Union Army officer, Freedman's Bureau agent, and later served as Attorney General of South Carolina. He also married Martha Schofield's friend and co-teacher in Aiken, Mary Taylor Stone. Encloses a letter from an unnamed man (no longer attached). Has recently helped Schofield with matters concerning her school; briefly discusses Schofield's and Mary Taylor Stone's work. References events/activities concerning his relationships with Schofield and Mary Taylor Stone and considered visiting Aiken. Mentions multiple individuals. Criticizes orator Anna E. Dickinson, saying "I think her pretty face has done more for her reputation than the quality of the matter she has doled out to the lecture-going public."
Date:
1869-02-13
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
William Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
William Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Major William Stone was a Union Army officer, Freedman's Bureau agent, and later served as Attorney General of South Carolina. He also married Martha Schofield's friend and co-teacher in Aiken, Mary Taylor Stone. This letter is a postscript attached to a letter written to Mary Taylor Stone prior to their marriage. He congratulates Schofield on her recent croquet victories. He comments on a recent lecture given by Anna E. Dickinson of which he read the abstract, stating that "we have given the negro a fair field and his full rights. Has he any right or callous with propriety ask more for him?" He also discusses interracial marriage.
Date:
1868-1869
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College