Davis, Maria Mott to Davis, Edward M., Philadelphia, 1838 5mo 7
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Discusses receiving multiple visitors, her young daughter Anna Davis Hallowell, the poor health of her mother, Lucretia Mott, and the engagement of Angelina Emily Grimké Weld to Theodore Weld. Mentions an Anti-Slavery Society Meeting which Angelina and Sarah Grimké are attending. Mentions multiple people attending a Convention including Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Child, Henry B. Stanton, Abby Hopper Gibbons, Sarah Pugh, William Lloyd Garrison, C. C. Burleigh, H. C. Wright, and others. Discusses an African American boy who is being educated. Visited her cousin Edward Mott Moore in the Asylum. Misses Edward Davis, who is traveling to Europe for business.
Subjects: Davis, Edward M., 1811-1887; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879; Hallowell, Anna Davis, 1838-; M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874; Personal correspondence; Antislavery movements; Congresses and conventions
Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Dates
- Creation: 1838 5mo 7
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is restricted except by permission of the Director or Curator; many of the letters have been published elsewhere or transcribed.
Physical Facet
1 L
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