Shared correspondence with Rachel Johnson Morris

Letter writers and recipients include:

Caroline Braithwaite, Angelina Emily Grimké, Sarah Moore Grimké, Lydia Sargeant

Some highlights include:

From Caroline Braithwaite. Kendal, 1834-1841. 9 items. 1841 1/30 [consolation for Rachel’s death]

From Angelina Emily Grimké. Shrewsbury, 1836 6/30 [re Rachel Johnson Morris’ scripture questions: “I cannot help hoping thou wilt reap the rich rewards of thy faithful labors, by seeing thy book extensively circulated among the children of our poor society – our poor society I say, for I can sometimes adopt the language of the prophet when I think of it...it is good to weep in secret places over the desolations of Zion, for when we can weep over them, the spirit of judging & of hardness if superseded by the sights of compassion...”]

From Sarah Moore Grimké. Philadelphia, 1835. 3 items. 7/25 [re religious education: “The situation of the Paupers in our alms house has been much on my mind & I have felt as if they were a portion of our community which might almost adopt the language ‘no man careth for my soul’ in this view a desire has been raised to do them a little good, if the Lord please to open the way...I should be willing to solicit permission of the Overseers to spend an afternoon at this abode of misery & sin – assemble its poor inmates once a week & read to them in the Bible & give them as far as we can religious instruction...”]