Box 4

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes about recent activities of several family members. She is alone at home and misses her recently-deceased husband, James Mott. She notes, "The Revolution and Woman's Journal too may improve their paper by more on other phases of woman's rights and urging all to prepare to enter the avenues now opening for woman." Subjects: Little women (Alcott, Louisa May); Bereavement; Women's...

Scope and Contents 3 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Mott Lord; Joseph Dugdale letter to Lucretia Mott. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott talks about the recent activities and health of several family members. She mentions going to a well-attended meeting where Mary Grew gave an excellent speech. Written over an undated letter from Joseph Dugdale to Lucretia Mott. Subjects: Personal correspondence; Lord, Martha Mott, 1828-1916; Grew, Mary, 1813-1896; Women orators Relevant...

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright. Lucretia Mott discusses the "reconciliation meeting" called by Theodore Tilton which involved representatives from the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association (the two organizations formed when the American Equal Rights Association split in 1869). She writes "several proposals made - none of which acceded to," and she states that Martha Lord and Anna Coffin Temple Brown were inclined to the Boston...

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2 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Mott Lord. Lucretia Mott writes that they had "an encouraging meeting" for Swarthmore College and raised $2,000 which will go towards "paying the debt hanging over us." They still need to furnish the other rooms and fill up the school. She also talks about going to a Freedman's Meeting and a Peace Meeting.

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Swarthmore College

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

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2 pages. Possibly a fragment. Likely written to Martha Mott Lord. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott discusses recent activities of her family members and friends.

Subjects: Personal correspondence; House selling

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

Scope and Contents 2 pages. Fragment. Date and location are inferred based on records of Lucretia Mott's travels. She writes that she and Sojourner Truth spoke at a meeting at the Young Men's Christian Union Hall, and Truth is "going to labor with the colored people of Jersey." Partially written over a mailer seeking donations towards the cause of the abolition of capital punishment. Subjects: Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Women orators; Antislavery movements ...

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2 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to her daughter and sister. Likely to Martha Mott Lord and Martha Coffin Wright. Lucretia Mott writes about visiting with different family members. She also talks about several friends and acquaintances who have recently passed away.

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Death; Davis, Maria Mott

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

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5 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to family in Orange and Auburn. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott talks about her recent activities and those of family and friends. A letter from a cousin to Lucretia Mott dated 1870-06-05, is on the back of the final page (scanned as A00182596).

Subjects: Personal correspondence

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

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2 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Edward M. Davis. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott discusses recent activities of herself, family members, and friends.

Subjects: Personal correspondence

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)