]> mott_l Lucretia Mott Correspondence An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University MRC &su_name; &su_address; 28 Sep 2010 Michele Combs28 Sep 2010 English 3 Mar 2011 - related materials (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880. Lucretia Mott Correspondence 1856 1 folder (SC) Two letters from Lucretia Mott, American feminist and anti-slavery activist, to Samuel J. May, also a proponent of abolition and of women's rights. 3170407 English Biographical History

Lucretia Mott (1792-1880) was an American feminist and anti-slavery activist. Samuel J. May was an American Unitarian minister and likewise an abolitionist and a proponent of women's rights.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Lucretia Mott Correspondence consists of two letters from Lucretia Mott to Samuel J. May. Both are dated July 1856 from Auburn, New York. Included in the folder are photocopies and typed transcriptions of both letters, and a brief chronology, undated and handwritten, of Mott's life.

 Arrangement of the Collection

None.

 Related Material

&scrc_name; has extensive material relating to Lucretia Mott; to her grandson, prison reformer Thomas Mott Osborne, and his family; to Samuel J. May; and to the issues of women's rights and abolition in and around Central New York. Please refer to &subjindex; for a complete listing of related manuscript collections and to &summitref; for a complete list of printed and cataloged items.

In particular, see also the Osborne Family Papers and the Samuel J. May Correspondence.

 Subject and Genre Headings Activism and social reform May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871. Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880. Abolitionists -- United States. Feminists -- United States. Women's rights -- United States. Correspondence. Access Restrictions

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 Use Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Lucretia Mott Correspondence, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2010.

 Inventory Correspondence May, Samuel J.1856588