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Scope and Contents 4 pages. Partially from Roadside and partially written from the home of her son-in-law Edward Hopper. In addition to passing along various news of friends and family, Lucretia Mott briefly discusses what she has read recently, a trip to speak at Camp William Penn (a Union Army training camp for African-American soldiers), proposed treatments for various relatives' health issues, aid for and public opinion about African-American freedmen, and her views on war. She also briefly comments on...

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott shares recent news of friends and family and describes a meeting of the Friends' Association of Philadelphia for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen where various figures spoke, including Abby Hopper Gibbons.Subjects: Friends' Association of Philadelphia for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen; Freedmen--Charities; African Americans--Charities; Slavery and the church--Society of FriendsRelevant locations: Cheltenham...

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Written partially from Roadside; may also have been addressed to Martha Mott Lord. Lucretia Mott passes on recent news of friends and family to her sister Martha "Pattie" Wright and briefly describes a lecture by Anna E. Dickinson. Mott also makes brief mention of sending supplies to Iowa and recent trouble at Camp William Penn (a Union Army training camp for African-American soldiers), and tells stories about her granddaughter Mary Mott Lord (born 1861) and great-granddaughter...

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8 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott relates recent news of friends and family to her daughter Martha "Pattie" Lord. Makes brief mention of attending lectures by the "Freedman's and Union League committees" and letting them take the lead in activism.

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Furniture; Women household employees

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Lucretia Mott discusses her trip to New York City to visit her daughter Martha "Pattie" Lord and son-in-law George Lord; she dwells in particular on her trip to the city, what she has been doing to help her daughter around the house, and the new house that Pattie and George plan to move into.Subjects: Furniture; House furnishings; Voyages and travels; Stoves; Dwellings--Heating and ventilation; Carpet cleaning industry; Carpet laying; CarpetsRelevant...

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4 pages. Written over a letter to George Lord from "Mr. Bellamy" dated April 30. Martha "Pattie" Lord and George Lord (Lucretia Mott's daughter and son-in-law), are moving into a new house, and Mott describes the process of moving day.

Subjects: Moving, Household

Relevant locations: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

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2 pages. Lucretia Mott describes the cleaning of her daughter Martha "Pattie" Lord's new house and gives news of friends and family.

Subjects: Moving, Household

Relevant locations: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Scope and Contents 2 pages. Written over a short letter dated May 5 1864 from Susan B. Anthony to George Lord, who asks him to tell Lucretia Mott that she is at Elizabeth Cady Stanton's. Mott's letter may be a fragment. Lucretia Mott discusses the work being done on the new house of Martha "Pattie" Lord and George Lord (her daughter and son-in-law), which they recently moved into. She also explains that she is too busy to go to Meeting and talks about hiring some "Catholic girls" to help lay...