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Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Details the boat trip with Lucy through Maryland and Virginia and the warm reception given them by the crew, whose captain she had travelled with before. Meets with many black people and discusses the effects of emancipation. Discusses the continued poverty and suffering, including being paid less than a living wage. "The laws give no protection whatever to the colored man, and the suffering by hard treatment and starvation is horrible."
Date:
1866-09-18
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers
Joseph M. Callahan letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Joseph M. Callahan letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Joseph M. Callahan was a lawyer and politician. Short letter; acknowledges Jackson's recent correspondence and states his opposition to any legislation that may weaken the labor law safeguards.
Date:
1916-04-04
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
S. Chapman letter to George Pierce
Title:
S. Chapman letter to George Pierce
Description:
Chapman responds to a letter from Pierce and offers legal advice regarding an employee/employer (or perhaps apprentice/master) dispute.
Date:
1802-12-22
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College