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After listing events she has recently attended, letters she has recently sent, and her duties making and mending textiles, Lucretia Mott gives her sister news about friends and relatives. Much of the letter discusses Caroline Chase Stratton Wood and her divorce, including allusions to her husband's ''inhuman'' treatment of her. Other topics mentioned include the difficulties sectarianism poses to interfaith cooperation among activists; getting photographs for a (antislavery?) fair; John Plumly, who is ''guarding the coast'' of ''native Africans''; Robert Purvis's misrepresentation by the press; a speech by Susan B. Anthony; whether she will speak at an upcoming 1861 Women's Convention at Albany; and a ''colored meeting'' to help a Delaware man who faced recrimination for helping fugitive slaves. Written from Roadside. ''How much some of us have had to bear, for stepping out of Disciplinary - in other words, narrow sectarian enclosure, in order to attend conventions, antislavery lectures, and fairs--our monthly meeting often occurs fair week--some think it dreadful, to absent oneself, for such 'profane babbling.'''

Lucretia Mott tells abolitionist James McKim about a visit from William Lloyd Garrison, someone afflicted with mumps, and the hopes of the success of the abolitionist movement.

Lydia and Eliza Schofield were Martha Schofield's sisters. Lydia Schofield describes the new wallpaper in their home in Darby, and Eliza Schofield describes visiting "the Academy" and attending a fair inaugurated by Generals Meade and Grant.

Written from Roadside. Describes recent holiday events and news concerning family and friends. Discusses her aiding John Beeson, who has been advocating for Native American rights at local speaking events, as well as promoting his book "A Plea for the Indians"; Mott says he "thinks there is more virtue among the Indians in the far Interior, than among the boasting civilized whites." Talks about Henry Thomas Buckle's "History of Civilization." Enjoyed a lecture by Ralph Waldo Emerson on "The Law of Success" and discusses moral philosophy; Emerson told her, I got some leaves out of your book. Recounts the events of the twenty-third Anti-Slavery Fair of Pennsylvania and the Convention. Mentions her interest in attending lectures by Thomas Starr King, a recent lecture given by Horace Mann, upcoming lectures by Jessie White Mario, a speech of William H. Seward, and the opinions of Emma Parker Wood (1817-1898) on women's rights. Briefly discusses prisoner rights.

The letter discusses an influenza outbreak and a recent fair, among other topics.

Written to Howland's sister-in-law. Death of Hannah Griffin and search for her will and deeds. Giving out pamphlets on progressive causes at a fair. News of friends and family. The financial abuse of Howland's elderly cousin Ann by a woman referred to as "D. A. W.", who spent lavishly on a house renovation. Financial difficulties of other friends and neighbors.

Has sent Jackson a copy of "Lays of Quakerdom" by Benjamin Rush Plumly. Reminisces about attaining a copy of the book from Plumly at Philadelphia's 1853 Decade Anti-Slavery Fair, and discusses abolitionists who attended, including Lucretia Mott, Robert Purvis, Sojourner Truth, Charles Burleigh, and others. Recounts interacting with the Biddle Press to publish new copies of the "Lays of Quakerdom." Also discusses distributing copies of "Mollie Pryce" to Jackson and others. Shares news concerning family/friends in the postscript.