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Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, July 13, 1913
Title:
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to her mother, 1913
Description:
Davis informs her mother that she will be delaying her departure from Chicago, while reiterating her disdain for her "friend", Martha.
Date:
1913-07-13
Collection:
Jean Scobie Davis Papers
1819 October 9, Philadelphia, to Ellen
Title:
1819 October 9, to Ellen
Description:
Although the author addresses the letter to "Ellen", the context indicates that she is probably writing to her daughter Eleanor.
Date:
1819-10-09
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1805 October 6, to Henry, Weston
Title:
1805 October 6, Weston
Date:
1805-10-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1833 September 27, Woodbourne, to S.
Title:
1833 September 27, to S.
Description:
Draft of letter to Susan Newbold (later Cope) regarding "Dorothy Dolittle" letter of September 1, 1833. See also William D. Cope's of October 20, 1833. Watermark on pp.3-4 reads: "AMIES". Poetry on page 3 from William Cowper's translation of Horace, Book ii. Ode x.
Date:
1833-09-27
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1833 September 1, to William D. Cope, Woodbourne
Title:
1833 September 1, Woodbourne
Description:
Dorothy Dolittle is a pseudonym for an undertermined true author, who chastises William D. Cope on the matter of his poor manners. See also William's letters of September 27 & October 20, 1833 for reaction. "Lord Chesterfield" is Philip Dormer Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, who also often wrote pseudonymously, under the name "Jeffrey Broadbottom."
Date:
1833-09-01
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to Katharine Huntington, July 13, 1913
Title:
Letter from Jean Scobie Davis to Katharine Huntington, 1913
Description:
Davis writes of her shock over her "friend" Martha's bad habits and manners. She shares her relief that she herself has outgrown some of the poor manners she sees within Martha. She also writes of her plans for the rest of her stay.
Date:
1913-07-13
Collection:
Jean Scobie Davis Papers
Martha Schofield letter to Mary Ash Jenkins
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Mary Ash Jenkins
Description:
Possibly a fragment. Mary Ash Jenkins was Martha Schofield's niece, and she had recently married George Herbert Jenkins (1871-1939). Provides housekeeping advice by describing her own rules about table manners.
Date:
1903-11-08
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College