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Statement on Edward G. Smedley and William P. Smedley
Title:
Statement on Edward G. Smedley and William P. Smedley
Description:
Copy of a statement forwarded by Chester Monthly Meeting to the Quarterly Meeting Committee.
Date:
1863
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Conscientious objection circular letter
Title:
Conscientious objection circular letter
Description:
Letter and affidavit written by James Emlen, Thomas Evans, Nathan Kite, Joseph Elkington, Charles Yarnall, and Charles Downing to Pennsylvania Quakers, providing a statement for exemption from the draft on grounds of conscientious objection. These copies were sent to Edward G. Smedley.
Date:
1862-09-03
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Dr. Parrish letter to the editor
Title:
Dr. Parrish letter to the editor
Description:
Titled "The Society of Friends and the Draft, and written by Dr. Parrish." Item mc1111_02_12_018 is a handwritten draft version.
Date:
1859 - 1917
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter to Emma H. Edwards
Title:
Letter to Emma H. Edwards
Description:
The writer explains that the undersigned cannot conform themselves to the draft as a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Date:
1861 - 1865
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Graceanna Lewis and Rebecca Lewis Fussell letter to Linnaeus Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis and Rebecca Lewis Fussell letter to Linnaeus Fussell
Description:
Linnaeus Fussell was the son of Graceanna Lewis' sister, Rebecca Lewis Fussell. They ask him about his time in the military, the health of the men with him, and how well he is supplied to care for them. Both deplore the military logistics that have left him insufficiently supplied. Lewis discusses a group of women in Phoenixville working to bring aid to Union soldiers and briefly mentions goings-on at the farm. Fussell talks about a new-born relative and the draft in their hometown.
Date:
1863-07-19
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Susan Fussell letter to Graceanna Lewis, Mariann Lewis, and Elizabeth Lewis
Title:
Susan Fussell letter to Graceanna Lewis, and Elizabeth Lewis
Description:
Susan Fussell was a cousin of Graceanna, Mariann, and Elizabeth Lewis. Fussell expresses grief over the death of Graceanna Lewis' sister Rebecca Lewis Fussell's daughter Emma Jane Fussell. She tells that many men have volunteered since the order for drafting was issued. Talks of her brother Joshua Fussell's experience in the war and talks of aiding the soldiers. She expresses anger that some members of her Quaker Meeting are against helping sick soldiers because they believe that would be against Quaker principles; Fussell feels that helping the soldiers is simple human decency.
Date:
1862-08-10
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Hopper Hopkins letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Mary Hopper Hopkins letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Mary Hopper Hopkins was Abby's half-sister. Encloses a copy of the "Senate Conscription Act" for Abby and draws her attention to the 4th and 5th sections. Discusses recent events concerning family/friends.
Date:
1863-02-24
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Augusta L. Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Augusta L. Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Is traveling in Germany and comments on universal military service and the difficulties in visiting German prisons.
Date:
1897-03-19
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elton B. Gifford letter to Edward G. Smedley
Title:
Elton B. Gifford letter to Edward G. Smedley
Description:
Includes several newspaper clippings with information relating to the draft and a business card.
Date:
1864-03-04
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford 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 recently attended Quarterly Meeting where Lucretia Mott and others preached. She expresses great love and admiration for Mott. She also explains in greater detail the specific duties she carries out while volunteering at the hospital. As at the Brooklyn Hospital, they have male nurses, and the women distribute the meals and the donations as well as carry out sewing and mending duties. She says they have started drafting in her area which brings them great sorrow. She hopes the New York election will end with a Republican victory and is disappointed that Pennsylvania went to a Democrat.
Date:
1862-11-02
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:
Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She describes her recent activities, including sewing for the "contraband" with her "Society" (contraband was a term used during the Civil War to describe formerly enslaved people who escaped to Union lines). She is very upset that Oldden Ridgeway will be returning to the battlefront because she does not think his health has improved sufficiently and she will miss him. She praises the Sharon Female School in Darby for being a very good Quaker school.
Date:
1862-11-29
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 Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. She discusses the Civil War and her efforts to sew shirts for the hospital. She has gotten a letter from Oldden Ridgeway, her cousin in the army, saying that they need more men from the North to help them take Richmond. She says that "there is much talk about drafting" and adds that her friend "J, likely John Bunting, would go to prison rather than take up arms against another human being."
Date:
1862-08-05
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. She assures Schofield that she can always trust Sadie to maintain her confidence. She talks about her views on marriage. She discusses her trip to Chappaqua, and talks about the books she is reading and planning to read. She also talks about the Civil War Draft and a Quaker she knows who is a conscientious objector. She hopes Schofield will come to her aunt and uncle's upcoming anniversary celebration and encloses her invitation.
Date:
1863-10-07
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to the Provost Marshall and Board of Enrollment or other proper Officers
Title:
Letter to the Provost Marshall and Board of Enrollment or other proper Officers
Description:
The writer explains that the undersigned (Edward G. Smedley) cannot conform himself to the draft as a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Date:
1863
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College