Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Written, possibly to Howland's niece Isabel, while Howland traveled around the Southern U.S. visiting African American schools with reformer Mary F. Eastman; see A00186171 for a draft. Discusses a spontaneous detour to Beaufort, South Carolina, where they saw a funeral led by the Vanderbilt Benevolent Association. Relates a conversation with the mayor of Beaufort about state politics and the local African American population. Mentions a friendly interaction between a Union and Confederate veteran and the fading of the "hating spirit" of sectional tensions. Discusses visiting Elizabeth Botume, head of an African American school, and her plans to retire. Mentions meeting Robert Smalls (mistakenly called Samuel Smalls). Relates the life-story of their carriage driver, whose wife had died of cancer. Mentions Miss Eastman's suffrage proselytization. Describes their time in Savannah, Georgia, where they visited the Chatham Academy and a school for African Americans.
Howland, Emily, 1827-1929
1891-04-10
16 pages
reformatted digital
Emily Howland Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-066
Emily Howland Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-066 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5066howl
A00186172