Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Mott Lord, Martha Coffin Wright, and Martha Coffin Wright's family

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Date created 1864-06-21
Creator Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
Description

Written over the course of several days, partially from Roadside. Lucretia Mott talks to her daughter Martha "Pattie" Lord and other relatives about the recent death of Fitzhugh Birney, the husband of Mott's cousin Laura Stratton Birney. Speaks about the effect of Birney's death on Laura's sister Augusta Stratton Needles and her mother Caroline Chase Stratton, who lived in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Passes on other news of family and friends. Briefly mentions a disagreement between James Miller McKim and Wendell Phillips. Makes some short references to national politics, John C. Fremont, and Abraham Lincoln.

Size 8 pages
Type Text
Subjects Death | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | Stratton, Caroline Chase, -1879 | Wright, Martha Coffin, 1806-1875 | M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Geographical location Cheltenham (Pa.) | Mount Holly (N.J.) | Philadelphia (Pa.)
Language English
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Local identifier A00182045
Collection

Mott Manuscripts, SFHL-MSS-035 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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