Box 5

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2 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes that she was pleased with letters from Eliza Osborne's son Tom. She wants to know if she received the money Maria Mott Davis sent her for the jars of pickles. She also briefly shares recent news concerning several family members.

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Osborne, Eliza B. Wright, 1830-1911

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

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2 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott talks about her recent activities and the activities of some family members. It appears that Naomi Davis, wife of Lucretia's grandson Henry Corbit Davis, is staying with her and helping around her home.

Subjects: Personal correspondence

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

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4 pages. Written from Roadside. Possibly written to her daughter Martha Mott Lord. Lucretia Mott thanks "Martha" for her kind letter. She shares her recent activities and discusses recent events involving family members and friends.

Subjects: Personal correspondence

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

Scope and Contents 7 pages. Written from Roadside. Possibly written to her daughter Martha Mott Lord. Lucretia Mott shares her recent activities and discusses recent events involving family and friends, including that George T. Barker has died. Partially written over a letter dated December 7, 1877, from George T. Barker to Lucretia Mott announcing the death of his mother. Also partially written over several printed announcements of the eleventh anniversary celebration of the Pennsylvania Peace Society to be...

Scope and Contents 4 pages. Written from Roadside. Likely written to her daughter Martha Mott Lord. Lucretia Mott shares recent news concerning family and friends. She talks briefly about religion, and she writes that a stir was raised at Monthly Meeting when it was suggested that they revise their scripture. She says the "younger active members" wanted the topic referred to a committee, but they were not able to reach unity to move to that step. She adds that she understands the younger generation not being...

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2 pages. Photograph of Lucretia Mott with a brief letter on the back stating that she is sending it in thanks "for thy favors." At the top, she writes, "This is a failure. By a young artist."

Subjects: Photographs

Scope and Contents 2 pages. Handwritten copy. Written from Roadside. Elizabeth S. Miller was a reformer and women's right activist. Lucretia Mott thanks Miller for her kind letter and gift and says she would be very glad to have a visit from Miller. She mentions that her cousin Caroline Chase Stratton has recently died. She references recent controversy surrounding the Comstock Laws, which prohibited sending obscene material through the mail and were named after their foremost advocate Anthony Comstock. She is...

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1 page. Written under the letterhead of the "North Pennsylvania Railroad Co." Fracker and Edwards write on behalf of the officers and employees of the company to wish Lucretia Mott a happy 86th birthday.

Subjects: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880; North Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Scope and Contents 8 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott talks about having "the Jeffersons," Clark Davis, Mr. Ford, and others over for dinner. She writes that she told the Jeffersons that she recalled seeing their grandfather speak in 1810. She also shares recent news of family and friends and mentions having Belva Lockwood over for tea, referring to her as "our new lawyer." Partially written over a letter dated March 29, 1879, from Thomas W. Davis to Lucretia Mott, notifying her of the death of his...