Box 5
Container
Contains 121 Results:
Mott, Lucretia to Lord, Martha, Roadside, 1874 1mo 17
Item — Box: 5
Identifier: A00182351
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott is hoping to have visits soon from Martha Lord, Eliza Osborne, Richard Mott, and Anna "Cannie" Mott. Edward Morris Davis is off to the Washington Woman Suffrage Convention. She lists several friends and acquaintances who have recently died. She talks extensively about "carpet pieces." Partially written over a printed invitation to attend a sale to benefit the Home of the Industrial Blind. Subjects: Lord, Martha Mott, 1828-1916; Death;...
Dates:
1874 1mo 17
Mott, Lucretia to Lord, Martha, Roadside, 1874 1mo 23
Item — Box: 5
Identifier: A00182352
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott shares recent news concerning family and friends, particularly upcoming planned travels and visits. She announces the birth of the third daughter of Isabel and Joseph Parrish. She also discusses Swarthmore College. Partially written over a printed invitation from William Eyre and Kezia R. Bunting requesting a visit from Lucretia on April 29, 1873.Subjects: Personal correspondence; Davis, Edward M., 1811-1887; Swarthmore College...
Dates:
1874 1mo 23
Mott, Lucretia to Lord, Martha, Roadside, 1874 1mo 30
Item — Box: 5
Identifier: A00182353
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes that a fire has destroyed the "Omaha agent's house," so the Indian Aid Association will be having a special meeting and is looking to raise money. She attended several funerals recently and also writes about her recent visitors, including Richard Mott. Partially written over a letter to Lucretia Mott from Dr. D.D. Richardson, who invites her to speak to the insane at the Alms House (dated November, 24, 1873).Subjects: Friends'...
Dates:
1874 1mo 30
Mott, Lucretia to Lord, Martha, Roadside, 1874 1mo 9
Item — Box: 5
Identifier: A00182350
Scope and Contents
2 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott shares recent news concerning family and friends, particularly news from Anna Mott Hopper. She mentions that Anna and Edward Hopper went to a gathering of "several of the old abolitionists" but does not list names of the other attendees.
Subjects: Hopper, Anna Mott, 1812-1874; Abolitionists
Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)
Dates:
1874 1mo 9
Mott, Lucretia to Sister, Roadside, 1874 2mo 16
Item — Box: 5
Identifier: A00182354
Scope and Contents
5 pages. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes that Anna Davis Hallowell has returned from Europe and given an entertaining and evocative description of her travels. She also shares news of several other family members and friends. She writes that Edward Davis said that Elizabeth Cady Stanton "never spoke better" than at the Washington Woman Suffrage Meeting. She is reading the autobiography of Mary Somerville and is looking forward to reading the autobiography of J. Stuart Mill. ...
Dates:
1874 2mo 16
Mott, Lucretia to Stebbins, Catherine, Roadside, 1874 3mo 30
Item — Box: 5
Identifier: A00182355
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Written from Roadside. Catharine Fish Stebbins was a Quaker peace and women's rights activist and signer of the Declaration of Sentiments at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Lucretia Mott thanks her for her kindness. She writes that she is reading the autobiographies of Mary Somerville and J. Stuart Mill and was pleased by the tributes to the late Senator Charles Sumner. She also thanks Stebbins for "the choice extracts of thy dear mother's collection" (her mother was Sarah Fish)...
Dates:
1874 3mo 30
