Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright

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Title

Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright

Description

Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott discusses the collective reaction to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 15 and passes on other news of friends and family. She describes an incident in which her husband, James Mott, fell and injured himself. Mott also conveys sympathy for Frances Adeline Seward, whose husband and children had recently been injured in an assassination attempt.

Creator

Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

Type

Text

Date

1865-04-17

Language

English

Internet Media Type

image/tiff

Extent

4 pages

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Topical Subject

Presidents--Assassination

Name Subject (Personal)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Mott, James, 1788-1868

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

Geographic Subject

Cheltenham (Pa.)

Department

Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library

Item Identifier

Mott Manuscripts, SFHL-MSS-035

Collection Guide/Bibliographic Record

Mott Manuscripts, SFHL-MSS-035 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/mott

Local Identifier

A00182077

Rights Status

NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES

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