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4 pages. Lucretia Mott discusses the work her sister Martha Coffin Wright has done for her daughter Ellen Wright Garrison's recent wedding. She also relays news of family and friends and describes the birth of her great-niece Helen Osborne.

Subjects: Wright, Martha Coffin, 1806-1875; Weddings--Planning; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Childbirth

Relevant locations: Auburn (N.Y.)

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4 pages. Lucretia Mott tells her sister Martha Wright about her trip home to Philadelphia after attending the wedding of Martha's daughter Ellen Wright to William Lloyd Garrison Jr. She also discusses a disagreement between abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips sparked by their views on Abraham Lincoln.

Subjects: Voyages and travels; Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879; Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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

A00182062 2 pages. Lucretia Mott discusses visiting her daughter Martha "Pattie" Lord in Brooklyn. She very briefly mentions visiting Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She also makes brief reference to reading a biography of Theodore Parker and to her children going to the opera.Subjects: Personal correspondenceRelevant locations: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) A00182063 2 pages. Lucretia Mott discusses visiting friends and family in New...

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4 pages. Lucretia Mott briefly discusses the recent birth of her great-niece Helen Osborne and the protocols around childbirth. She reminisces about the early years of her marriage and briefly talks about inflation and business practices. She also briefly mentions attending a cricket match.

Subjects: Childbirth; Money; Personal correspondence; Puerperium

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

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Lucretia Mott discusses the honeymoon of her niece Ellen Wright Garrison. She expresses disapproval of gymnastics ("Let geese continue gymnastic exercises, not sensible women") and mentions her nephew Frank Wright's "cruel treatment" of freshmen. She also mentions that James Miller McKim has gone to Washington to "attend to the interest" of African-American freedmen; Mott dislikes the government's selling of captured Southern plantations. Subjects: Gymnastics;...

Scope and Contents 8 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott discusses news of friends and family, including her nieces Ellen Wright Garrison, who was recently married, and Anna Coffin Temple Brown, who is travelling in Europe with her family. Mott briefly mentions a visit from Joseph and Ruth Dugdale and from an Iowa preacher named Bennet Walters. She also mentions her letter-writing, as well as a recent meeting "called to organize an asylum" for elderly African-American women. Very briefly discusses...

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...

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Written from Roadside. In addition to giving news of friends and family, Mott discusses the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and the disagreement between abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips. Mott also discusses efforts to advocate for and improve the conditions of newly-freed African Americans and talks briefly about politics, her reading habits, and a visit to New York for the funeral of Samuel Willets's son.Subjects:...

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2 pages. Fragment. Likely written in 1864 or 1865, possibly to Lucretia Mott's daughter Martha "Pattie" Mott Lord. Mott discusses her day's activities, especially her shopping, and gives news of friends and family, including her sister Martha Wright and her niece Ellen Wright Garrison.

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott relays recent news of friends and family and gives details of her activities, including the funeral of Thomas Whitson, a visit from her sister Martha Coffin Wright, and various meetings she attended. She also describes a recent discussion of Catholicism and mentions events at Camp William Penn. Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Catholics; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Relevant...