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5 pages. Possibly a fragment. Describes conversations he recently had with "Grandma" Lucretia Mott; quotes her views on the Bible and her own death. Also briefly discusses a visit from William H. Channing. "'Why did you not make notes of Mrs. Mott, what she saw, how she lived, what she did? Oh dear, who has? Who will? She does not want any care taken to have her opinion known…"

Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Wrens; Channing, W. H. (William Henry), 1810-1884; Quotations

12 pages. Written over several days. Describes Lucretia Mott's health and activities. Mott died on November 11, 1880.

Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

2 pages. Discusses Lucretia Mott's relationship with Mary Grew in the last decade of Mott's life, especially in regards to the women's rights movement. Also mentions Robert Collyer and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Grew, Mary, 1813-1896; Women's rights

5 pages. Richard Price Hallowell was the husband of Lucretia Mott's granddaughter Anna Davis Hallowell. Discusses publishing costs and offers advice about publishing a biography of Lucretia Mott.

Subjects: Publishers and publishing; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Biography

Relevant locations: Boston (Mass.)

6 pages. Describes his relationship with Lucretia Mott, with a focus on religious matters. Describes a disagreement between Mott and two Quaker elders in 1826. The incident is summarized by accompanying notes from Maria Mott Davis, written on an invitation to an exhibit of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women.

Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Quakers; Society of Friends

8 pages. Discusses the biography of Lucretia Mott that his daughter Anna Davis Hallowell is writing, especially concerning available source material. Also talks about Mott's letter-writing habits and quotes several of her sayings.

Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Letter writing; Quotations; Biography

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

7 pages. Discusses correspondence between Lucretia Mott and Scottish phrenologist George Combe.

Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Combe, George, 1788-1858; Letters; Personal correspondence

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); London (England); Medford (Mass.)

3 pages. Discusses the biography of Lucretia Mott that his daughter Anna Davis Hallowell is working on; gives his opinion on her draft of chapter one. Also discusses the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, referred to as the "old abolition society."

Subjects: Biography; Hallowell, Anna Davis, 1838-; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

3 pages. Discusses the biography of Lucretia Mott that his daughter Anna Davis Hallowell is writing. Urges her not to worry about the length of the book, but to give it a "Quaker tone."

Subjects: Biography; Hallowell, Anna Davis, 1838-; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

12 pages. Discusses the biography of Lucretia Mott that her daughter Anna Davis Hallowell is writing, and provides editorial feedback.

Subjects: Biography; Hallowell, Anna Davis, 1838-; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Pugh, Sarah, 1800-1884