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1904 August 25, North East Harbor, to Dear Rachel
Title:
1904 August 25, to Dear Rachel
Date:
1904-08-25
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1895 September 01, North East Harbor, to Dear Mother
Title:
1895 September 01, to Dear Mother
Date:
1895-09-01
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1900 August 21, Awbury, Germantown, to Hannah Simpson My dear Friend, England
Title:
1900 August 21, England
Date:
1900-08-21
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Henry C. Ash letters to Mary Ash Jenkins and Sarah J. Ash
Title:
Henry C. Ash letters to Mary Ash Jenkins and Sarah J. Ash
Description:
Mary Ash Jenkins was Henry Ash's sister, and Sarah Ash was their mother. Henry Ash was superintendent of the Schofield School run by his aunt Martha Schofield. He writes to his sister about his troubles registering to vote in Aiken and the recent presidential election. He says if he had been able to register he would not have voted for the temperance party. He talks about his life in Aiken and wants to know how Mary is getting along with her studies. He tells his mother that he is still grieving the death of his brother, Samuel Earl Ash. He asks her to deposit money into his bank account. He adds that he is glad Schofield is getting much needed rest while she is away, but everyone at the school is looking forward to her return.
Date:
1892-11-20
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Written by "Sarah." She reacts to Schofield's letter describing the violence, intimidation, and oppression of the colored people in the South but is relieved to know how brave Schofield was when dealing with the Ku Klux Klan. She is eager to learn who will win the presidential election and suspects that it will be Rutherford B. Hayes. She shares news about friends and discusses the Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. She adds that she thinks it's time for her to have the right to vote.
Date:
1876-11-12
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Description:
Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott shares news and discusses recent events concerning family and friends. She writes that the election is absorbing, and Miller McKim is "much pleased with Greeley's defeat." Also, Sarah Pugh is pleased with Elizabeth Cady Stanton's speeches, but Lucretia in not interested and hasn't read any of them. Edward Hopper has been given an offer on his house, so he and Anna Hopper may move.
Date:
1872-10-10
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
James C. Carter letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
James C. Carter letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses his political views and the presidential election of 1884.
Date:
1884-12-15
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dr. James Walker letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. James Walker letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Walker was president of Harvard University from 1853 to 1860. The letter discusses the upcoming elections, mentioning Horace Greeley and Charles Sumner.
Date:
1872-09-13
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College