Maynard, Nettie C. to Newton, Myrtle A. Englewood, Cook County, Illinois, 1880-12-31

Includes a reminiscence of Sojourner Truth: "After reading this horrible article I felt a good deal as I fancy Sojourner Truth did once, years ago, when she had listened a good while to the many speakers at a Womens’ Rights Meeting, many of whom spoke of how matters and things in general and Womens’ Rights in particular were to be run, and secured, and taking advantage in the momentary lull of "declamations" she rose up tall, and imposing as an Egyptian Prophetess of old, and raising her black, bony hand to enforce silence, said, as only she could speak it, Chillun! Whar am God? This pertinent question accomplished what nothing else perhaps would, so fully secured the attention she required, and I am told the speech that was the result, was the speech of the occasion. But Brother Smith can give you the faith of it better than I. All I have to do with it on this occasion is, I felt like asking the dismal writer of Perehelion horrors, the same question."

Letter also includes a reference to "our gentle Quaker Poet" i.e. John Greenleaf Whittier.