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Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Description:
Recounts recent events and news concerning friends and family. Discusses her aunt Lydia P. Mott and Lydia's friend Chloe Allen, who have been staying with them. Theodore Parker came to lecture. Describes in detail the birth of her daughter Elizabeth Cavender's son. Mentions the conclusion of Yearly Meeting, the possibility of her meeting making an address to Southern slaveholders and the "New York Anniversary" where Sumner (likely Senator Charles Sumner) made a speech. Individuals mentioned include John Ketcham, Henry Clarke Wright, Mary Grew, Hannah Hopper, Harriet Martineau, and Maria Chapman.
Date:
1855-05-19
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Wharton and Deborah Wharton
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to William Wharton and Deborah Wharton
Description:
The Wharton's previous letter was apparently delivered by James Gibbons, who Abby Hopper married in February 1833. The letter seems to discuss her feelings about her upcoming marriage. Talks about Lydia P. Mott and her remarks at Meeting on women's education. Briefly mentions an African-American Quaker who attended Yearly Meeting.
Date:
1832-06-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
D. E. C. letter to Emily Howland
Title:
D. E. C. letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Signed "D. E. C." Written from Hector, Schuyler County, New York. May be associated with letter A00186033. Answers Howland's research enquiries concerning New York school teachers Susan Marriott and Lydia P. Mott (likely Lydia Philadelphia Mott) for a Historical Society article she is writing.
Date:
1879-04-24
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College