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Scope and Contents 4 pages. A “travel minute” is formal letter of introduction from a Quaker Meeting on behalf of a Friend, indicating that the bearer has the recommendation of the meeting. Written by the "Association of Friends for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the Free People of Colour" for Lucretia and James Mott to present to "the Abolitionists of Great Britain," probably on the occasion of the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention. Signed by multiple members....

Scope and Contents 146 pages. Lucretia Mott was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker and a leader in reform movements, especially antislavery, education, peace, and women's rights. She was one of the founders of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and led a delegation of women to the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention held in London. Mott kept this diary of her experiences when she and the other female delegates were refused partipation because of their gender.Subjects: Women abolitionists;...

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31 pages. Account book of Lucretia Mott detailing her personal finances. Contains several loose papers.

Subjects: Account books; Finance, Personal

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14 pages. Will of James Mott, a Quaker abolitionist and husband of Lucretia Mott.

Subjects: Mott, James, 1788-1868; Wills

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38 pages. Account book detailing the estate and personal finances of James and Lucretia Mott from 1868-1880.

Subjects: Account books; Finance, Personal

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3 pages. Tribute to the memory of James Mott by the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Signed by multiple committee members, including Robert Purvis, Mary Grew, William Still, Margaret Jones Burleigh, Alfred H. Love, and Sarah Pugh.

Subjects: Mott, James, 1788-1868; Condolence notes; Antislavery movements

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

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3 pages. Poem titled "Catherine of Siena and Lucretia Mott," signed "E.D.C." Favorably compares Lucretia Mott to Saint Catherine of Siena.

Subjects: Poetry; Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

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18 pages. Multiple miscellaneous checks made out to James Mott and receipts signed by Lucretia Mott, dating from 1839-1878.

Subjects: Finance, Personal; Checks

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

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2 pages. Discusses his experiences at a seance and his interest in spiritualism.

Subjects: Spiritualism; Seances; Psychics; Parapsychology