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Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Robert Corson was Corresponding Secretary for the American Freedman's Union Commission. Encloses a check containing Schofield's salary. He is not sure whether the Association will fund schools in Aiken next year if the locals do not offer some financial support.
Date:
1869-03-06
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sarah J. Ash
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sarah J. Ash
Description:
Sarah Ash was Martha Schofield's sister. Martha writes that Mrs. Sprague, principal of the Schofield School, has just written her that she will not be returning to Aiken after the summer. She says that she is confident they will be able to find a replacement since teachers are "plenty." She adds that women teachers are cheaper than male teachers and discusses the salary she paid Mrs. Sprague. She is considering putting an ad in the Woman's Journal.
Date:
1887-09-05
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft to Isaac Jeanes
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft to Isaac Jeanes
Description:
Fragment; draft of a letter. Schofield longs to attend the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends this year but faces difficulties because she has not been paid in several months.
Date:
1873-02
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft to Abby Hadassah Smith
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft to Abby Hadassah Smith
Description:
Praises Smith for her refusal to pay taxes until granted suffrage. Reminds Smith of the many who stand in solidarity with her. Discusses injustices Schofield has experienced as a teacher in the South.
Date:
1874-01-21
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Joseph D. Steele letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Joseph D. Steele letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Responds to a letter by Martha Schofield published in the New York Herald Tribune (15 November 1876) describing the violence southern whites committed on African Americans. Offers details about his life and family. Says he teaches at a school for African Americans. Discusses African Americans' schools and churches in Missouri, as well as backlash against them. Asks for a response from Schofield suitable for partial publication in Presbyterian newspapers. Discusses a Presbyterian minister named Hemphill whom he met in South Carolina.
Date:
1876-12-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Child was Martha Schofield's mother. Discusses the birth of Schofield's nephew Samuel Earl Ash to Sarah J. and Samuel S. Ash. Discusses looking for a servant to hire and asks Schofield if she knows any suitable candidates in South Carolina. Discusses Schofield's financial situation and delayed salary payment.
Date:
1871-05-07
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Draft letter
Title:
Draft letter
Description:
Possibly a fragment and possibly written by Martha Schofield. Many portions are crossed out. The recipient is told that they will be given a raise and is thanked for everything they have done.
Date:
1887-07
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Alice Lewisohn Crowley
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Alice Lewisohn Crowley
Description:
Written to Alice Lewisohn Crowley, an actress who, like Howland, served as a trustee of the Kowaliga school. Responds to Lewisohn's letter (A00186310) about George Barnes, a teacher at the school who claimed he had not been paid in full. Praises the Kowaliga School.
Date:
1915-09
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
W. A. Nerland letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
W. A. Nerland letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Written on the letterhead of the Clerk of the Court, Barnwell County, S.C. Discusses the school's funds, Schofield's certificates, and the temperance movement in Blackville.
Date:
1872-05-10
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
W. A. Nerland letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
W. A. Nerland letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
William A. Nerland was Clerk of the Court in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Discusses delays in paying teachers and other government employees. "It is vexatious, and were it not that the colored people . . . look to but so few of us for instruction, I would give it up in an instant."
Date:
1871-07-26
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
W. A. Nerland letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
W. A. Nerland letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
William A. Nerland was Clerk of the Court in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Discusses a package he sent Schofield. Says he is willing to serve as a trustee of the Schofield School. Discusses the difficulties that irregular payment have caused for hiring teachers in the South.
Date:
1871-06-12
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
George W. Barnes and Clarence H. Kelsey letters to Alice Lewisohn Crowley
Title:
George W. Barnes and Clarence H. Kelsey letters to Alice Lewisohn Crowley
Description:
Letters from George W. Barnes, a teacher at the Kowaliga School, and Clarence H. Kelsey, a New York banker and trustee of the school; both to Alice Lewisohn (later Crowley), an actress and trustee of the school. Barnes’s letter asserts that Barnes had not been paid and asks for his wages. Kelsey’s letter discusses Barnes's situation, the school’s finances, and the behavior of its founder William E. Benson, with whom Kelsey had feuded that spring. Crowley sent both letters to trustee Emily Howland enclosed in A00186273.
Date:
1915-09-27
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Nannie I. Foster letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Nannie I. Foster letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Thanks Howland for the positive effect she had on Foster's life. Informs Howland of the death of Foster's aunt Bettie P. Urquhart and discusses Foster's career as a teacher and tutor, including her salary.
Date:
1926-11-22
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Robert R. Corson was Corresponding Secretary for the Pennsylvania branch of the American Freedmen's Union Commission. Encloses a check for the previous two months' salary.
Date:
1867-06-29
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Annie Heacock letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Annie Heacock letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Heacock and Schofield both taught African American freedmen in the South after the Civil War. Discusses travel plans for returning to South Carolina after summer break. Gives their expected salary as teachers.
Date:
1867-10-09
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily S. Peduzzi letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Emily S. Peduzzi letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Letter is damaged and illegible in places. Peduzzi and Schofield were Northerners who taught freedmen in South Carolina after the Civil War. Discusses the difficulties she and Schofield have had getting paid and discusses her living situation.
Date:
1873-02-17
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abraham Middleton letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Abraham Middleton letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Abraham Middleton was a school commissioner for Barnwell County, South Carolina. Discusses logistics and quantity of teachers' salaries.
Date:
1871-05-04
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Robert R. Corson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Robert R. Corson was Corresponding Secretary for the Pennsylvania branch of the American Freedmen's Union Commission. He encloses Schofield's salary for December, January, and February.
Date:
1867-02-20
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Justus K. Jillson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Justus K. Jillson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Justus K. Jillson served as South Carolina's Superintendent of Education during the Reconstruction era. Tells Schofield that the teachers of her school must contact J. Newton Teague, the Treasurer of Barnwell County, to receive their pay.
Date:
1871-03-21
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Justus K. Jillson letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Justus K. Jillson letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Justus K. Jillson served as South Carolina's superintendent of education during the Reconstruction era. Discusses the pay of teachers at the Schofield School.
Date:
1876-07-10
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College