Mott, Lucretia to Wright, Martha, Roadside, 1865 4mo 9
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott mentions her recent success with medical electricity, briefly alludes to the surrender at Appomattox, and references Robert Collyer and the National Unitarian Convention. She also discusses the American Freedmen's Union Commission being organized by James Miller McKim and whether it will include women.
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Electricity in medicine; Electrotherapeutics; M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874; American Freedman's Union Commission; Freedmen--Charities; Women social reformers; Sex discrimination against women
Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)
Dates
- Creation: 1865 4mo 9
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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