Box 3

Courtship letters to Anna Travilla

Courtship letters to Anna Travilla

Letters to his wife and daughter Janet. Also a farewell telegram to the Hulls, 1907, from on board the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, Hoboken.

Loving letters to his wife and daughters.

Verse and photograph, wedding invitation. Identified on image as mother of William W Speakman.

The wedding took place on 1890-10-5 at the High Street Meeting House, Philadelphia. The newspaper clipping described the service and noted that this was the first marriage to take place in the meeting house since the Separation. Also receipt for Anna's dress and photocopy of their wedding certificate.

1825 Chestnut Street, for Dr. W.W. Speakman

Includes typed prepared remarks for a speech at the Swarthmoore Club with faculty, alumni, and President Swain attending. Humorous remarks about the personalities and the pleasure of living close to the College.

Informal rhymes for family and friends, anniversaries and other events, parties such as Christmas at Hannah Hull's home in Swarthmore, thoughts on division amongst Friends, etc. Handwritten and typed versions. Also poems by Charles F. Jenkins, Edward Jenkins, Emma Gawthrope Hayes, Anna Speakman, etc.