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Graceanna Lewis letter to Hannah Wright Mifflin
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Hannah Wright Mifflin
Description:
Hannah Wright Mifflin was a Quaker whose family was involved with the Underground Railroad. Lewis discusses the birth of her sister Rebecca Fussell's grandchild, Alice Fussell, and reflects on motherhood. She writes that African-American abolitionist William Still wants to write up a story about a time Mifflin's parents, William and Phebe Wright, aided a fugitive slave. Lewis is working on a piece about Elijah F. Pennypacker's work helping runaway slaves. Lewis's nephew Linnaeus Fussell is in Central America.
Date:
1871-07-09
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Hannah Wright Mifflin
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Hannah Wright Mifflin
Description:
Hannah Wright Mifflin was a Quaker whose family was involved with the Underground Railroad. Graceanna Lewis writes that Rebecca and Edwin Fussell have recently been to Philadelphia. She plans to visit Mifflin soon and also invites MIfflin to visit her. Graceanna says she has two rooms but warns that she "can't keep house in housekeeping style."
Date:
1871-04-14
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College