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Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Jane Price was Martha Schofield's maternal aunt. She shares news about family and friends and expresses concern about Schofield's health. She describes collecting clothing for those in need in the South after being assigned to a committee at her Monthly Meeting. She adds that Philena Heald has a desire to go to the South.
Date:
1867-11-26
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Jane Price was Martha Schofield's maternal aunt. She discusses her health, shares news about her family, and thanks Schofield for a letter that was so funny it caused her husband, Paxson Price, to "raise both feet from the floor at once." She wants Schofield to keep her informed of any love affairs she has.
Date:
1869-11-27
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Signed "Sarah." Thanks Schofield for spiritual counsel. Discusses the possibility of visiting Schofield in Aiken, South Carolina; mentions that her invalid friend Mary Fields is interested in traveling there. Briefly comments on the failure of the Freedman's Bank.
Date:
1875-09-17
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 younger sister. She shares recent news about the family and expresses concern about Schofield's health.
Date:
1865-11-23
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. She describes making a new friend while travelling to Charleston, and then shopping in Charleston with her new friend. She also shares some news about friends and family.
Date:
1869-05-22
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary E. Jackson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary E. Jackson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary E. Jackson served as Chairman of the Committee on Education for the Women's Freedmen's Relief Association. Reports that the Association's funds are lower and they don't intend to send money to the schools but offers Schofield a little money if needed.
Date:
1870-12-19
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 talks about Schofield's school and was glad to hear that the "'Music Room' has not lost its proven reputation for its concerts." He discusses croquet and offers a penny to one of Schofield's students for her "skill in writing Roman numbers."
Date:
1868-1869
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. He has a letter for Schofield from Major Emerson, who had done Schofield a favor. He is looking forward to being reunited with his fiance, Mary Taylor, and they will go to New England because he has received orders relieving him of his duties. He has had several recent speaking engagements where he has been talking to freedmen about education. He also discusses attending Fourth of July celebrations.
Date:
1869-07-06
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. He and Mary Taylor have not yet decided where they will live after they get married, but it will not be in Aiken, South Carolina. He is grateful for the close friendship between Schofield and Mary Taylor, and he, too, considers Schofield to be one of his best friends.
Date:
1869-06-17
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. He is glad that Schofield knows about his engagement to Mary Taylor and says he must "claim her" before she can work another year at the Schofield School. He also discusses the weather and shares his thoughts about Quakerism.
Date:
1869-04-22
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. He and his fiance Mary Taylor are trying to decide where to live after they get married but have not made any final decisions. He also discusses religion.
Date:
1869-05-14
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Schofield family portrait
Title:
Schofield family portrait
Description:
Photograph of the Schofield sisters. Standing, left to right: Martha Schofield, Eliza H. Schofield. Sitting, left to right: Sarah J. Ash, Lydia A. Schofield. A note on the back, addressed to their aunt Jane J. Price by Lydia Schofield, gives the subjects' names and ages as well as when, where, and by whom the picture was taken.
Date:
1888-10
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 in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She discusses the war and says that even though the "enemy" is approaching where she lives, she is not afraid because it is a noble cause, and she is willing to suffer for it. She adds that nearly all of her closest friends have gone to war or expect to, including Oldden Ridgeway, and she feels that the women must do everything they can to help as well. She expresses contempt for the Copperheads, Northerners who opposed the Civil War and advocated for political compromise. She tells Brouwer that she currently has no prospects for marriage and shares that her sister Sarah Ash has just given birth to a boy and is doing well.
Date:
1863-07-02
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:
Fragment; possibly a continuation of A00182245. Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She talks about the war and says the Confederates draw closer to Philadelphia every day. She describes the reactions of the people in her area preparing for the war approaching them and says she can look out her window and see soldiers performing drills in the field opposite her house. She has fear for what may happen but is sustained by her faith in God.
Date:
1863
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Oldden Ridgeway letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Oldden Ridgeway letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Oldden Ridgeway was a distant cousin of Martha Schofield. Thanks Schofield for sending a photograph of herself and expresses concern over her health. Discusses her returning home to Pennsylvania and wishes he could reunite with his friends and family. Asks Schofield to give her opinion on his sister's fiance.
Date:
1868-06-29
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary Taylor Stone letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Taylor Stone taught with Martha Schofield at the Schofield School in Aiken, South Carolina, from 1868 to 1869. Discusses the birth of her son Alfred.
Date:
1873-02-06
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 tells Martha about the sudden death of Rebecca Magill, who was struck by a train in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. She discusses the memorial service and highlights a particularly moving speech by Alfred Love. She also discusses her family's finances and says she may send Martha's recent letter concerning politics, temperance, and equal rights to the paper to be published.
Date:
1882-11-16
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. Discusses her illness, recent events, and news about family/friends. Is anxious about returning home. Expresses her deep love for Schofield.
Date:
1867-08-26
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 Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Recounts her trip around New York and Massachusetts in detail. Discusses recent events and news of family/friends.
Date:
1865-07-30
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Samuel Willets and Elizabeth Dorsey letters to Martha Schofield
Title:
Samuel Willets and Elizabeth Dorsey letters to Martha Schofield
Description:
In the first letter, Lizzie (probably teacher Elizabeth Dorsey) discusses recent deaths as well as donations to the Schofield Normal and Industrial School. In the second letter, Samuel Willets tells Schofield that he has enclosed a donation for her school.
Date:
1872-02-01
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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