Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright
Recounts recent events and news concerning friends and family. Discusses her aunt Lydia P. Mott and Lydia's friend Chloe Allen, who have been staying with them. Theodore Parker came to lecture. Describes in detail the birth of her daughter Elizabeth Cavender's son. Mentions the conclusion of Yearly Meeting, the possibility of her meeting making an address to Southern slaveholders and the "New York Anniversary" where Sumner (likely Senator Charles Sumner) made a speech. Individuals mentioned include John Ketcham, Henry Clarke Wright, Mary Grew, Hannah Hopper, Harriet Martineau, and Maria Chapman.
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
1855-05-19
4 pages
reformatted digital
Mott Manuscripts, SFHL-MSS-035
Mott Manuscripts, SFHL-MSS-035 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/mott
A00181882