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Mott, Lucretia to Wright, Martha, C., 1871 4mo 28

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182277
Scope and Contents 3 pages. Fragment. Likely written to Martha Coffin Wright, and possibly a continuation of the letter from Lucretia Mott to Martha Coffin Wright dated April 28, 1871 (A00182278). Lucretia writes about "young Tucker's wife" giving birth to triplets. She notes that "Eliza's letters have all been read with great entertainment, especially her talk with Brigham." Written on the reverse of a printed advertisement for "The Fifth Anniversary of the Universal Peace Union" to be held on May 10, 1871 in...
Dates: 1871 4mo 28

Mott, Lucretia to Sister, Orange, 1871 5mo 4

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182279
Scope and Contents 2 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright. Possibly a fragment. Lucretia Mott discusses her "economy" in writing her letters over other's letters, stating that she is "giving others the benefit of them, rather than make lamplighters of them." She sent half a dozen "photos and autos" to the California Women's Rights Society. She references the recent split within the suffrage movement, writing that "indeed there seems to be rather a disposition to quit fighting and try to unite...
Dates: 1871 5mo 4

Mott, Lucretia to Lord, Martha, Roadside, 1871 5mo 18

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182281
Scope and Contents 4 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Mott Lord; Thomas Mellor letter to Lucretia Mott. Written in part from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes that Martha Wright is too ill to go to Boston, and she thinks she will not go either. She talks about her own health and says she feels strong. She writes that "the Woodhull or Claflin case in court" came off better than feared. Susan B. Anthony "has started for California - out of the way of all the flings and reflections - and some say E. C. Stanton...
Dates: 1871 5mo 18

Mott, Lucretia to Family, Roadside, 1871 5mo 22

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182280
Scope and Contents 4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott has just returned from Yearly Meeting, and she notes that Margaret Bright Lucas "thought us far more alive than the Orthodox." She discusses recent events and news concerning family and friends. She visited Sarah Pugh who was "troubled by all the fuss made by the 'Tribune's' free love charges against Mrs. Woodhull." Subjects: Personal correspondence; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955); Quakers; Pugh, Sarah,...
Dates: 1871 5mo 22

Webb, Richard Davis to Hallowell, Anna Davis, Dublin, 1871 6mo 3

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182282
Scope and Contents 3 pages. Richard D. Webb was an Irish Quaker active in the antislavery movement. Webb invites Hallowell to stay with him in Dublin on her way back to America from London, and he lists the sights to see in Ireland. He references his "American accident" which he indicates is keeping him from going to London for Yearly Meeting and visiting with her. Subjects: Ireland; Great Britain; Periodicals; Hallowell, Anna Davis, 1838-; Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872; Quakers ...
Dates: 1871 6mo 3

Mott, Lucretia to Sister, Orange, 1871 6mo 6

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182284
Scope and Contents 3 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright; Adeline Bryant letter to Lucretia Mott. Partially written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott recounts her trip to Boston with Maria Mott Davis, where they attended two meetings each day and visited with Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and others. She talks about a meeting of the Boston Radical Club which she attended with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and others. She discusses being the "almost the only opponent" of the "New Y. Resolution," which...
Dates: 1871 6mo 6

Mill, John Stuart to Hallowell, Anna Davis, Kent, 1871 6mo 7

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182285
Scope and Contents

2 pages. John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, political economist, and civil servant. He thanks Hallowell, who had been visiting London, for the messages and book she brought him from "Mrs. Mott."

Subjects: Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

Relevant locations: Blackheath (London, England)

Dates: 1871 6mo 7

Amberley, Kate to Hallowell, Anna Davis, Chepstow, 1871 6mo 8

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182286
Scope and Contents 4 pages. Lady Katharine Amberley was a British suffragist and an early advocate of birth control in the United Kingdom. She has just received Mrs. Mott's letter from her sister, Lady Rosalind Howard, Countess of Carlisle, and regrets that she is not in London to see Hallowell. She asks Hallowell to keep her apprised of her plans and to let her know if she can "be of any use" to her. Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Amberley, Katharine Louisa Stanley Russell, viscountess,...
Dates: 1871 6mo 8

Webb, Emily to Hallowell, Anna Davis, London, 1871 6mo 9

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182287
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Emily Webb writes that her uncle, Richard Webb, asked that she help put Hallowell "in the way of attending a Friends Meeting in London." She recommends a Meeting for Hallowell to attend and apologizes for not being able to meet her before Webb leaves London.

Subjects: Quakers; Society of Friends; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; Hallowell, Anna Davis, 1838-; Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872

Relevant locations: London (England)

Dates: 1871 6mo 9

Martin, Rachel Cutler to Mott, Lucretia, 1871 6mo 19

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182288
Scope and Contents

4 pages. Rachel Cutler Martin writes that they have obtained a charter for a Free Medical College for women in the city of New York and asks Lucretia to make a donation to the college. Page four is a note addressed to Anna Davis Hallowell dated March 15, 1883.

Subjects: Women--Education; Universities and colleges; Gifts

Relevant locations: New York (N.Y.)

Dates: 1871 6mo 19