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Mott, Lucretia to Wright, Martha & Osborne, Eliza Wright, Roadside, 1864 10mo 31

 Item — Box: 3
Identifier: A00182067

Scope and Contents

4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott discusses the publicity of letters. She speaks about recent disagreements between abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips and comments on recent speeches given by each. She also writes about dictionaries and about visits she has recently received from African-American soldiers stationed at Camp William Penn.

Subjects: Abolitionists; Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884; Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879; Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907; Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

Dates

  • Creation: 1864 10mo 31

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

Processing Information

This letter was formerly identified as "Mott, Lucretia to Wright, Martha, Roadside, 1864 10mo 31" until it was retitled in 2019.

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