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Date created
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1861-05-10
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Creator
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Schofield, Martha
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Description
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Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Tells Sadie about her new job as a teacher and reassures her she is getting enough clean air for her health. Discusses marriage and the onset of the Civil War. Describes her feelings about the war; says she thinks it is divine punishment for the evils of slavery.
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Size
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4 pages
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Type
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Text
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Subjects
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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Women teachers
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War--Religious aspects--Society of Friends
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Geographical location
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Language
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English
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View full item
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https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/sc170562 |
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Local identifier
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A00181221
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Collection
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Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134
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Contributing institution
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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Rights
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Please cite appropriately, crediting Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College as the source and indicating the identifier of the item, A00181221. This work is believed to be in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/.
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