%eadnotat; ]> 5174ahgi Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, 1824-1992 [bulk 1850-1892] FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1996 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, 1824-1992 [bulk 1850-1892] FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1996 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1824-1992 [bulk 1850-1892] RG 5/ 174 Abby Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893) 5 boxes; 2.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog Abby Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893), daughter of Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), was an important figure in many of the reform movements of the mid- and late nineteenth centuries, especially abolition and her work with the Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home. In 1833, she married fellow Hicksite Quaker, James Sloan Gibbons (1810-1892), a member of the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. Her daughter, Sarah Hopper Emerson, used some of this material as a basis for her 1897 biography of Abby Hopper Gibbons. The collection contains about 1,680 ALsS and related materials. Of particular note is the correspondence sent and received by Abby Hopper Gibbons, including family letters and and related to her work to assist Union Soldiers during the Civil War. Also includes letters from Union soldiers, prominent Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Choate, and Lydia Maria Child, and correspondence reflecting Quaker family life and concerns.

RG 5/ 174

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893) was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Like her father, Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), "Abby" Gibbons was an ardent abolitionist and dedicated to prison reform. She served as a Civil War nurse and visited army camps in that period and also was a welfare worker. After the War, she established a "Labor and Aid Society" to provide work for returning veterans. Abby Hopper Gibbons was one of the founders of the Women's Prison Association and The Isaac T. Hopper Home in New York City, which was established to aid former prisoners' return to society. Many of the leading reformers of the day were entertained in her New York City home; the house was destroyed by a mob during the 1863 draft riots.

Abigail Hopper Gibbons was born in Philadelphia in 1801, the third of ten children. In 1833, she married fellow Quaker, James Sloan Gibbons, in New York City. Both before and after her marriage, she directed Quaker schools. Like her father and her husband, she was deeply committed to anti-slavery concerns. After they were disowned by the New York Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1841 for their writing and testimonies against slavery, the following year she resigned her membership, along with her four minor children. Nonetheless, the family remained "Quakerly" in worship and life-style.

Abigail and James Gibbons had six children. Two boys died in infancy, and a third son died suddenly after an accident while a student at Harvard. Many of the letters in the collection reflect the concerns of family life. Abigail Hopper Gibbons remained active in reform concerns into old age, and in her later years dressed dolls in Quaker dress to present to quarantined and hospitalized children.

Some of the correspondence in this collection were published in abbreviated form in 1897 for a biography, The Life of Abby Hopper Gibbons, Told Chiefly through her Correspondence, edited by her daughter, Sarah Hopper Emerson. T The bulk of the correspondence concerns the Civil War years, and Abigail Hopper Gibbons's work to assist Union officers. The collection consists of about 1,680 letters and related material, primarily letters to and from Abigail Hopper Gibbons, but also including correspondence of her husband and other family members. From the Civil War years, there are many letters from Union soldiers. The collection offers a valuable resource to scholars of nineteenth century reform movements. Included are letters from prominent figures including Theodore Roosevelt, Lydia Maria Child, and Joseph H. Choate.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains about 1,680 ALsS and related materials. Of particular note is the correspondence sent and received by Abby Hopper Gibbons, including family letters and and related to her work to assist Union Soldiers during the Civil War. Also includes letters from Union soldiers, prominent Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Choate, and Lydia Maria Child, and correspondence reflecting Quaker family life and concerns.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided by primary correspondent into eight series:

Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893) James Sloan Gibbons (1810-1892) Sarah (Sally) Hopper Gibbons Emerson (1835-1918) Julia Gibbons (1837-1889) Lucy Gibbons Morse (1839-1936) William Gibbons (1834-1855) Isaac Tatem Hopper (1771-1852) Miscellaneous ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information

Donor: James M. Dunning, Sarah Dunning Schear, and Frances Dunning Beebe, 1987, 1993; Accession number: 90-001.13 and 93.21

The collection was given by Mrs. Gibbons's great-grandchildren. It had descended through her daughter, Lucy Gibbons Morse, and grand-daughter, Rose Morse Dunning. One of the donors, Sarah Dunning Schear was a graduate of Swarthmore College, Class of 1934.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], RG5/ 174, Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Collection of about 1,680 letters given to FHL, originally sorted into five boxes, divided roughly into categories of General Family letters, Civil War events, Civil War time span, and prominent correspondents. (Sarah Hopper Emerson's biography of her mother, Life of Abby Hopper Gibbons, told chiefly through her correspondence (1897), was based on a selection of these letters.) Also included in this gift was a wax-(over composition?) headed doll dressed in Quaker costume, dressed by AHG.

A preliminary inventory was prepared by Albert Fowler in 1988. Subsequently, the correspondence was sorted into about twenty series, generally by family members, and arranged alphabetically and chronologically within each series. In 1993 additional material on the liberty ship "Abigail Gibbons" was received from the family. In 1996, the collection was arranged in eight series determined by the primary correspondents.

Various photographs, originally part of this collection, were removed to PA 69.

 Related Material

See also:

RG 5/115, Sarah Hopper Palmer Papers SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

Some of the correspondence in this collection were published in abbreviated form in 1897 for a biography, The Life of Abby Hopper Gibbons, Told Chiefly through her Correspondence, edited by her daughter, Sarah Hopper Emerson.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Gibbons family. Emerson family. Hopper family. New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1829-1955) Isaac T. Hopper Home. Women's Prison Association of New York. Quakers -- New York (N.Y.) Quakers -- Social life and customs. Downing family. Quakers -- Civil War, -- 1861-1865 Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852. Gibbons, James Sloan, 1810-1892. Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917. Emerson, Sarah Hopper, b. 1835. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893) correspondence, 1811-1893 Correspondence Sent: to: Hon. John Bigelow 1876 2mo.-9mo. 1 1 2 ALsS Dr. Douglas 1 2 n.d. ALS Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson, 1856-1891 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1 3 1853 8 ALsS 1 4 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson; also includes ALS from Lucy Gibbons to S. H. E. 1853 6mo. ALS 1 5 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1856 4 ALsS 1 6 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1863-64 15 ALsS 1 7 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1865 15 ALsS Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1865, 7 mo. ALS

See also Edward Hopper, Corr. sent, Sally G. Emerson.

 1 8 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1866-70 15 ALsS 1 9 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1873-74 26 ALsS 1 10 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1878-79 15 ALsS Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1879 ALS 1 11 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1880-81 17 ALsS 1 12 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1882-83 18 ALsS 1 13 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1885-87 15 AlsS 1 14 Sally Hopper Gibbons Emerson 1888-91 and n.d. 19 ALsS William Emerson (ALS) 1 15 1855 1mo. 14 ALS Family: 1 16 Children 1851-1861 14 ALsS

8 letters addressed to "my dear children", 1 to "my precious children", 1 to "my daughters dear" 2 to "dear ones all", and 1 to "my dear daughter", 1 to "dear Julia & Lucy".

 1 17 Children and family 1862-1865 16 ALsS

1 letter addressed to "my dearest all", 3 to "my dear children", 1 to "all my dear ones", 4 to "dear ones all", 7 to "my dear daughter"

 1 18 Children and family 1867-79 & n.d. 16 ALsS

5 letters addressed to "My dear daughter", 1 to "dear Sally & dear Julia", 3 to "dear ones at home", 1 to "my own dear child", 3 to "dear family", 1 to "family near & dear", 1 to "dear ones all", 1 fragment to a child

 1 19 Children 1859 8mo. ALS

Addressed to "My dear children." Also includes (1) ALS from Lucy Gibbons to Sally Gibbons

 1 20 Children and family 1864 5mo.-6mo. 4 copied ALsS

2 addressed to "My dear children," 1 to "Dear ones at home."

 Fragments 1 21 1862 and n.d. 9 ALsS. 1 22 Various friends 1857-76 & n.d. 8 ALsS

1 letter addressed to "dear William", 1 to "dear Mary", 1 to "dear Mary and George", 1 to "dear Phoebe", 2 to "my dear friend" and 2 to "my dear friends".

 1 23 "To Florence, my dear friend." 1893 1 mo. ALS James Sloan Gibbons, 1850-1879 1 24 James Sloan Gibbons 1850 7mo. 10 1 ALS 1 25 James Sloan Gibbons 1859 8 mo. ALS

Includes 1 ALS from Lucy Gibbons.

 1 26 James Sloan Gibbons 1862-63. 21 ALsS, mostly copies.

Written while AHG was a Civil War nurse.

 1 27 James Sloan Gibbons 1869 3mo. 24- 4mo. 12 3 ALsS

Written from Cambridge and Boston, MA.

 1 28 James Sloan Gibbons 1869 6mo. 18-10 mo. 24 23 ALsS.

Written to JSG while he was abroad.

 1 29 James Sloan Gibbons 1872 8mo.-1884 12 mo. 4 ALsS 1 30 James Sloan Gibbons 1879 7 mo. ALS

Also includes ALS to Sally Gibbons

 Julia Gibbons, 1852-1864 Julia Gibbons 1 31 1852 11mo. 27 ALS

With letters by both AHG and JSG

 1 32 Julia Gibbons 1852-1857 10 ALsS 1 33 Julia Gibbons 1862-64 18 ALsS 1 34 Julia Gibbons 1867-89 & n.d. 27 ALsS 1 35 Julia Gibbons 1864 1mo.-6mo. 2 copied ALsS Lucy Gibbons, 1 36 1858-64 & n.d. 16 ALsS William Gibbons William Gibbons 1 37 1847-51 4 ALsS 1 38 William Gibbons 1854-55 & n.d. 22 ALsS

Written to Willie while he was at Harvard.

 1 39 William Gibbons n.d. ALS

Letter by both AHG and Sally H. Gibbons.

 Mr. Hale 1 40 1853 11mo.-12mo. 2 ALsS Edward Hopper and his wife Anna Mott Hopper Edward Hopper and his wife Anna Mott Hopper 1 41 1855-1874 and n.d. 4 ALsS Edward Hopper and his wife Anna Mott Hopper 1 42 1891 8 mo. 22 ALS

Addressed to "My dear brother and his daughter."

 John Hopper 1 43 1862-63 2 ALsS Josiah Hopper 1 44 1832-34 2 ALsS Miscellaneous (mostly letters to local government officials) 1 45 1879 4mo.-1889 11mo. and n.d. 7 copied ALsS Sarah Hopper Palmer and Jonathan Palmer Sarah Hopper Palmer and Jonathan Palmer 1 46 1811 7mo. ALS

Addressed "Dear Sister." Also includes ALS to Sarah from father Isaac T. Hopper.

 Sarah Hopper Palmer and Jonathan Palmer 1 47 1820 11mo. 3 ALS Sarah Hopper Palmer and Jonathan Palmer 1 48 1830-32 10 ALsS Sarah Hopper Palmer and Jonathan Palmer 1 49 1837-47 & n.d. 5 ALsS

Includes 1 6mo 1842 letter describing AHG's withdrawal from membership in New York Monthly Meeting. Also includes 1 5mo 1847 letter describing the death of her son.

 C. M. Sedgwick 1 50 1863 10mo. ALS

re: CMS's resignation from the Women's Prison Association

 Siblings: Siblings 1 51 1824-32 2 ALsS

1 addressed to "my dear brother", and 1 to "my dear sister".

 Siblings 1 52 1851-59 7 ALsS

1 addressed to "my dear brother", 2 to "my dear brother & sister", 1 to "brothers & sisters", 2 to "my dear sister", 1 to "dear ones".

 Siblings 1 53 1862-63 6 ALsS

6 ALsS3 addressed to "my dear brother", 1 to "my dearest brother", 1 to my dear brother, sister", 1 to "my own dear brother".

 Siblings 1 54 1867 2mo. 3& n.d. 5 ALsS Siblings 1 55 1870 10mo. and n.d. 2 ALsS

to sister Mary, including 1 "Private" letter regarding Sally (her daughter) and William Emerson.

 Siblings 1 56 1872-92 6 ALsS

4 addressed to "my dear brother", and 1 to "my dear sister"

 E. M. [Stanton?] 1 57 n.d. 1 AL Sarah S. Thayer 1 58 1868 1mo.-1890 4 mo. 4 ALsS

from AHG, Sally and Julia. Also includes a newspaper obituary for A. W. Thayer

 Dr. Walker 1 59 1863 9 mo. ALS

re: the mob attack on her house.

 William Wharton 1 60 1831-32 2 ALsS [Indecipherable] 1 61 1890 6mo. ALS Correspondence received: from Lieut. Enoch Adams 2 62 1863 12mo.-1864 7 mo. 3 ALsS

Includes 8 handwritten sonnets.

 Charlotte Albright 2 63 1866 4mo.-8mo. 3 ALsS

Addressed to "My dear Friend."

 Baker family 2 64 1863 7mo.-1871 3mo. 7 ALsS Jon. M. Barnard, 2 65 1863 4mo.1864 8mo. 5 ALsS Frank H. Bigelow 2 66 1868 8mo.-1870 11mo. 2 ALsS Jenny P. Bigelow 2 67 1863 7mo.-1866 5mo. & n.d. 4 ALsS Jeremy Bigelow 2 68 1865 8mo. ALS John Bigelow 2 69 1877 4mo. ALS Julia Billings 2 70 1864 1mo.-1866 9mo. 4 ALsS Alfred [J. Bloor?] 2 71 1863 7mo.-1865 6mo. 2 ALsS Briggs family 2 72 1867 11mo. & n.d. 3 ALsS Ella Burke 2 73 1864 2mo.-1866 3mo. 2 ALsS and 3 copies of Ls. James C. Carter 2 74 1884 12mo.-1892 12mo. 4 ALsS D. S. Child 2 75 1847 4mo. ALS

to A. H. G. and husband James Gibbons, regarding the death of their son.

 Lydia Maria Child 2 76 1842 11mo. & n.d. 2 ALsS Joseph H. Choate 2 77 1889 4mo.-1892 1mo. & n.d. 4 ALsS Ellen Collins 2 78 1864 9mo 2 ALsS Ann Comely 2 79 1832 7mo. ALS E. J. Cutler 2 80 1860 4mo.-1867 8mo. 3 ALsS [Thesia?] Dana and Dana family 2 81 1864 7mo.-1868 7mo. & n.d. 29 ALsS Mary A. Donaldson 2 82 1864 9mo.-1867 7mo. 2 ALsS Dr. Douglas 2 83 1863 3mo.-4mo. 4 ALsS S. H. Ely 2 84 1864 7mo. & n.d. 2 ALsS Corporal George Everitt, 2 85 1863 8mo.-1864 8mo. 4 ALsS [Fay?] 2 86 1864 4mo.-7mo. 2 ALsS Fragments of unknown authorship 2 87 1862 3mo.-1864 6mo. & n.d. 17 ALS Emily Gardner 2 88 1863 3mo.-1867 7mo. 5 ALsS Elizabeth Gibbons (sister-in-law) 2 89 1866 & n.d. 2 ALsS

One letter addressed to nieces and AHG.

 Henry Gibbons 2 90 n.d. [before 1833] 1 typed poem Rebecca Donaldson Gibbons (mother-in-law) 2 91 1868 11mo. ALS Dr. R.J.P. Goodwin 2 92 1864 8mo. & n.d. 2 ALsS Elizabeth Grimes, 2 93 1863 2mo.-1864 3mo. 4 ALsS

Includes an abolitionist pamphlet

 Col. A. S. Hartwell, 2 94 1856 6mo.-1871 1mo. 9 ALsS Robert W. Haynes, 2 95 1868 3mo.-8mo. 2 ALsS Adaline Hepworth 2 96 1865 4mo.-1879 8mo. 5 ALsS Jane C. [Hoge?] 2 97 1867 9mo.-1870 1mo. 3 ALsS M. M. Holbrooke 2 98 1867 8mo. 3 ALs Anna Mott Hopper (AHG's sister in law; Edward's wife) 2 99 1856-1874 4 ALsS Elizabeth Hopper (sister) to AHG and Sally. 2 100 1865-1871 & n.d. 9 ALsS Maria Hopper, 2 101 1862-1892 and n.d. 5 ALsS

Addressed to "My dear Aunt."

 Mary Hopper (sister) 2 102 1863-1868 3 ALsS Rosalie De Wolf Hopper(sister-in-law) 2 103 1863-1864 and n.d. 10 ALsS C. A. Howard 2 104 4mo-11mo 1863 4mo.-11mo. 2 ALsS Emily Howland 2 105 1863 3mo.-1865 2mo. 8 ALsS Elizabeth Hunt 2 106 1868 5mo-11mo. 8 ALsS C. Huntsman 2 107 1856 2mo.-1865 5mo. 3 ALsS Dr. J. Foster Jenkins 2 108 1863 3mo.-1864 8mo. 2 ALsS N. M. Johnson 2 109 1864 3mo-9mo. 3 ALsS C. Keese 2 110 1858 6mo. ALS Elizabeth Kirkland 2 111 1867 3mo.-1871 3mo. 2 ALsS Ellen Lebbetts 2 112 n.d. 2 ALsS Theodore Lebbetts 2 113 1859 12mo. ALS Dr. C. C. Lee and family 2 114 1864 6mo.-1868 2mo. & n.d. 9 ALsS Augusta Luis 2 115 1863 3mo.-1867 4mo. 6 ALsS Maria R. Mann 2 116 1864 9mo.-1868 7mo. 3 ALsS M. Marshall 2 117 1864 7mo-8mo. 2 ALsS Miscellaneous

Friends, acquaintances and former patients. Arranged alphabetically by author.

 2 118 [A-K] 1863 2mo.-1888 3mo. & n.d. 58 ALsS 2 119 [L-Z] 1862 11mo.-7mo 1868 7mo. & n.d. 39 ALsS M. M. Morgan and others, 2 120 1863 3mo.-1864 4mo. & n.d. 13 ALsS and 2 copied Ls

re: supply shipments to the hospital

 James H. Morse (son-in-law) 2 121 1881 12mo. ALS

Poem "To Mother on her Eightieth Birthday," with clipping, Gibbons genealogical note.

 Anna Nevins 2 122 1868 4mo.-10mo. & n.d. 5) ALsS Frank Nichols 2 123 1863 7mo.-12mo. & n.d. 4 ALsS H. J. Norris 2 124 1863 4mo.-8mo. & n.d. 3 ALsS George O'Meally 2 125 1863 8mo.-1866 3mo. 8 ALsS Hattie Palmer 2 126 1867 7mo.-1871 1mo. 2 ALsS Sarah Hopper Palmer (AHG's sister) 2 127 1831-1885 32 ALsS Sarah Hopper Palmer 2 128 1832-1885 8 ALsS

to AHG and other family members

 Mary Parkman 2 129 1862 10mo. & n.d. 2 ALsS Susan Parkman 2 130 1863 6mo.-1864 1mo. 2 ALsS Dillwyn Parrish, 3 131 1831 3mo. ALS Mary [Poor?] 3 132 1864 6mo.-866 7mo. 2 ALsS Dr. W. Prince 3 133 1864 1mo. ALS

Also includes ALS to John Hopper from same, 2mo 1864.

 Bessie Rackemann, 3 134 1863 5mo.-1867 8mo. & n.d. 3 ALsS Robert and Harriet Rantoul 3 135 1864 8mo.-1871 8mo. & n.d. 12 ALsS Theodore Roosevelt 3 136 1883 2mo. ALS H. N. Rust, 3 137 1864 4mo. & n.d. 2 ALsS Sedgwick family 3 138 1863 10mo.-1866 7mo. 9 ALsS Edward Stabler 3 139 1831 11mo. ALS J. Nicholas Stansbury 3 140 1864 5mo. 2 ALsS J. Stearns, Jr. 3 141 1863 3mo.-1868 7mo. & n.d. 23 ALsS and 4 copies of Ls. Frank R. Stockton 3 142 1890 9mo. ALS M. B. T. 3 143 1830 7mo. ALS L. L. Thaxter 3 144 1865 3mo. & n.d. 3 ALsS James and Sophy Thayer 3 145 1864 5mo.-1884 12mo. 8 ALsS Sarah/Sally S. Thayer 3 146 1865 4mo.-1868 10mo. & n.d. 11 ALsS William S. Thayer, 3 147 n.d. ALS [S. E. Thomson?] 3 148 1871 4mo. ALS

Addressed to "my dear sister."

 Edward Townsend, 3 149 1831 5mo. ALS

Addressed "Rachel and Abigail Hopper."

 Hannah Townsend 3 162 1835 2mo. ALS

See Series 1, "Precious relics.."

 Dr. C. Wagner 3 150 1863 1mo.-1865 8mo. 21 ALsS Rose Wagner 3 151 1864 4mo.-7mo. 3 ALsS Dr. James Walker (president of Harvard Univ.) 3 152 1863 9mo.-1874 5mo. 3 ALsS P. H. Watson 3 153 1863 2mo.-3mo. 3 ALsS Deborah Wharton, 3 154 1863 3mo.-1865 6mo. 2 ALsS Anne Whitney 3 155 1855 12mo.-1856 4mo. 2 ALsS A. H. Woolsey 3 156 1863 4mo.-1868 4mo. & n.d. 19 ALsS Miscellaneous Correspondence and Memos Correspondence re: the death of their son 3 157 12mo 1844. 4 ALsS

Including ALS to A. H. Gibbons and husband James S. Gibbons from Rebecca Gibbons, ALS to AHG and JSG from Mr. and Mrs. Wells, ALS in response to Mr. and Mrs. Wells, and ALS to JSG from Edward [Brighurst?]

 Memos 3 158 4mo 1863 & n.d. 5 memos

Lists of the contents of supply shipments sent to AHG at Point Lookout, MD. Includes ALS from Henry Dickinson.

 Clippings, memos and letters 3 159 1862 8mo.-1863 7mo. & n.d. 11 ALsS, 3 copied Ls, 1 newspaper article, 2 memos.

Correspondence between AHG and her military superiors regarding the treatment of African-Americans Sandy and Charlotte Dorsey. Also includes ALS from "Many Soldiers" to AHG, a hate letter demanding her departure.

 Army correspondence 3 160 1863 9mo. 23-10mo. 7 & n.d. 2 ALsS, 6 memos

1 memo titled "Orders of the Rebel League," 1 titled "Translation of Orders," 2 Memorandum in protest of the Army discharge of AHG's Protestant nurse crew, and 4 copies of Dr. Heger's correspondence regarding the discharge of her nursing crew.

 Correspondence re: Isaac T. Hopper Home 3 161 1867 6mo 2 ALsS

Correspondence with Joshua Phillips of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, regarding the Isaac T. Hopper Home.

 Miscellaneous 3 162

Correspondence in envelope labeled "Precious Relics from under the feet of the mob that sacked our house July 14, 1863." Includes ALS from Isaac T. Hopper to Lydia Maria Child, testimony dated 1845 3mo. 3 from Isaac T. Hopper, 2 ALsS from Willie to Sally, and ALS from Hannah Townsend to Abby Gibbons.

 Ser. 2. James Sloan Gibbons (1810-1892) correspondence, 1834-1886 Correspondence Sent: to: "Baker" 3 163 1863 7mo. ALS Sally Gibbons Emerson 3 164 1851 12mo.-1885 12mo. 26 ALsS and 1 copied ALS Sally Gibbons Emerson 3 165 1886 1mo. 1 ALS

Addressed to "My dear Sarah"

 Family Addressed "My dear children" 3 166 1851 11mo. ALS Addressed "My dear wife and children" 3 167 1855 8mo. ALS Addressed to "sister" 3 168 1869 7mo. ALS

Written while he was in London.

 Addressed to "Aunt Lucretia" 3 169 1876 5mo. ALS Addressed "Dear Home" 3 170 1883 8mo. ALS Addressed to "My dear family" 3 171 n.d. ALS Abigail H. Gibbons Abigail H. Gibbons 3 172 1834 7mo.-1889 9mo. & n.d. 22 ALsS Abigal H. Gibbons 3 173 1862 8mo.-1869 12mo. 17 ALsS

Travel letters.

 Abigail H. Gibbons 3 174 1863 2mo.-7mo. 8 ALsS

Addressed to AHG and daughter Sally.

 Abigail H. Gibbons 3 175 1874 10mo. ALS

Addressed to "My dearest."

 Isaac T. H. Gibbons (son) 3 176 1848 8mo. ALS Julia Gibbons 3 177 1870 1mo.-3mo. 10 ALsS William Gibbons 3 178 [1846?] 8mo.-1854 3mo. & n.d. 4 ALsS Mr. Hale 3 179 3mo 1860 3mo. ALS Anna M. Hopper 3 180 1857 5mo. ALS Edward Hopper 3 181 1856 6mo.-1872 9mo. ALsS 3 182 1863 5mo. ALS

Includes ALS from Edward Hopper to Sally G. Emerson

 Sarah Hopper Palmer 3 183 n.d. ALS

re: the Monthly Meeting, and "emancipation."

 Correspondence Received: from: George E. Baker 3 184 1867 10mo. ALS

Addressed "My dear brother."

 Admiral Du Pont 3 185 1864 7mo. ALS

Addressed "My dear sir."

 Henry Gibbons 3 186 1871 4mo. 1 ALS J. P. Hale 3 187 9mo 1865 9mo. ALS Sarah Hopper Palmer (sister-in-law) to JSG and others in household 3 188 1863-1881 3 ALsS

1881 9mo ALS to "niece," 1885 ALS

 James H. Morse (son-in-law) 3 189 1876 7mo.

Includes ALS to "father"

 William Wharton 3 190 1846 11mo. ALS Miscellaneous: Poem, "Three Hundred Thousand More" 3 191 1862 7mo. TMs Poem to Edward Hopper 3 192 1829 10mo. AMs Ser. 3. Sarah (Sally) Hopper Gibbons Emerson (1835-1918) correspondence, 1850-1903 Correspondence sent: to: Dr. William Bailey Dunning 4 193 1901 10mo.-1902 2mo. 3 ALsS Family Addressed to "My dear family" 4 194 1862 7mo. ALS Addressed to "Dear Home" 4 195 1863 9mo.-1864 3mo. 3 ALsS Abigail H. Gibbons Abigail H. Gibbons 4 196 1863 3mo.-1865 7mo. 26 ALsS Abigail H. Gibbons 4 197 1866 5mo.-1868 7mo. 13 ALsS Abigail H. Gibbons 4 198 1873 11mo.-1879 7mo. 11 ALsS James S. Gibbons 4 199 1860 9mo.-1874 12mo. 23 ALsS and 3 copied ALsS. Julia Gibbons 4 200 1862 7mo.-1866 6mo. 7 ALsS and copied ALS Julia Gibbons 4 201 1873 10mo.-1874 3mo. 8 ALsS Lucy Gibbons 4 202 1862 8mo.-1863 8mo. 4 ALsS and 3 copied ALsS. Mr. [John P.] Hale 4 203 1865 7mo. ALS "Miss Haven" 4 204 3mo-5mo 1863 3mo.-5mo. 3 ALS fragments "Will" [Hopper?] (cousin) 4 205 1862 4mo.-1863 3mo. 2 ALsS

1 letter addressed to "My dear little cousin Will," 1 addressed to "My dear little Willie."

 [Sarah Thayer?] 4 206 1893 1mo. ALS

Addressed to "Sally" and signed "S. H. E."

 Miscellaneous fragments 4 207 n.d.

Written mainly from Paris.

 Correspondence received: from: G. Woolsey Bacon 4 208 1899 1mo. ALS Addison Brown 4 209 1897 3mo.-1904 12mo. 2 ALsS James C. Carter 4 210 1903 5mo.-1904 3mo. 3 ALsS Joseph H. Choate 4 211 1895 5mo.-1911 1mo. 4 ALsS P. B. [Cobb?] 4 212 1874 5mo. 1 ALS Leonard Daggett 4 213 1898 7mo. 2 ALsS

Signed "Your loving cousin." Also includes a typed statement by Daggett regarding the will of Sarah E. G. Thompson (Daggett was Executor to her estate).

 Charles W. Eliot 4 214 1883 11mo. ALS Charley Emerson 4 215 1864 11mo. ALS Rebecca Donaldson Gibbons (grandmother) 4 216 1863-1864 3 ALsS John P. Hale 4 217 1865 7mo. ALS Anna Mott Hopper 4 218 1863-1866 & n.d. 4 ALsS Josiah Hopper 4 219 1850 5mo. ALS

Addressed to "My dear Niece"

 Maria Hopper (Edward Hopper's daughter) 4 220 n.d. 7 ALsS Rosalie Hopper (aunt) 4 221 1863 3mo. ALS Sarah Hopper Palmer (aunt) 4 222 1851-1883 4 ALsS Robert S. Rowntree 4 223 1893 1mo. ALS "Invalid Dairy" by Robert S. Rowntree 1860 11mo. 1 p. James B. Thayer 4 224 1896 8mo. ALS Other family correspondence: Henry James, Jr. to Edward Waldo Emerson 4 225 1897 6mo.-1914 8mo. 3 typescript copies of Ls. J. Haven Emerson (Sally's son) to Sally Gibbons Emerson 4 226 1864 11mo. 2 ALsS J. Haven Emerson (Sally's son) to William Emerson 1860 9mo. 2 ALsS William Emerson, Jr. (Sally's son), correspondence sent: to: Susan Emerson Susan Emerson 4 227 1848 5mo. ALS

from W. E., Jr., J. Haven Emerson, and his father, William Emerson.

 Susan Emerson 1848 12mo.-850 8mo. 2 ALsS

From W. E., Jr., and William Emerson.

 Susan Emerson 4 228 1857 6mo.-1862 8mo. & n.d. 14 ALsS William Emerson (father) William Emerson (father) 4 229 1853-1860 & n.d. 26 ALsS William Emerson (father) 4 230 1861. 31 ALsS William Emerson (father) 4 231 1862-63 15 ALsS Family, Addressed to [parents?] from W.E., Jr., and Charles Emerson 4 232 1860 12mo. ALS Addressed "Dear Father and Mother 4 232 1861 6mo. ALS Abigail H. Gibbons 4 233 1859 1mo. ALS Miscellaneous "Invalid Diary" mo 1860 11mo. 1 p. 4 234 Map of Curacao (sketched by W. E., Jr.) 1861 6mo. Ser. 4. Julia Gibbons (1837-1889) correspondence, 1840-1885 Correspondence sent: to: Sally Gibbons Emerson 4 235 1853 11mo.-1864 12mo. 20 ALsS Sally Gibbons Emerson 4 236 1865 2mo.-1877 8mo. & n.d. 15 ALsS and 1 fragment. William Emerson 4 237 1863 8mo. 1 ALS Parents 4 238 1856 12mo.-1859 7mo. 2 ALsS

1 letter addressed to "My dear mother and father," 1 addressed to "Dear parents."

Family 1856 12mo.-1870 9mo. 2 ALsS

Addressed "Dear Family."

 Abigail H. Gibbons Abigail H. Gibbons 4 239 1862-1863 10 ALsS Abigail H. Gibbons 4 240 7mo 1863. ALS

Includes ALS from Carrie Choate.

 4 241 Abigail H. Gibbons 1864 20 ALsS 4 242 Abigail H. Gibbons 1865-[1889?] & n.d. 24 ALsS James S. Gibbons 4 243 1864 4mo.-1885 8mo. 17 ALsS Lucy Gibbons 4 244 1864 2mo. ALS William Gibbons 4 245 1850 7mo. ALS William S. Thayer 4 246 1840 2mo. Correspondence received: from: Sally P. [Cushing?] 4 247 1864 4mo. ALS Sarah Hopper Palmer (aunt) 4 248 1851 4mo. ALS

To Sally and Julia Gibbons.

 Sarah Hopper Palmer (aunt) 1885 5mo. ALS E. B. Sedgwick 4 249 1864 4mo. ALS Miscellaneous: Poem 4 250 1869 9mo. Ser. 5. Lucy Gibbons Morse (1839-1936) correspondence, 1889-1929 Correspondence sent: to: Rose Morse Dunning 5 251 1929 8mo. ALS Sally Gibbons Emerson 7mo 1862 7mo.-4mo 1865 4mo. 3 ALsS Family 1862 8mo.-1864 7mo. 5 ALsS

Addressed to "My dear mother and sister."

 Abigail H. Gibbons 5 252 1862 2mo.-1868 9mo. & n.d. 26 ALsS James S. Gibbons 5 253 1860 9mo.-1867 9mo. 9 ALsS Julia Gibbons 5 254 1862 7mo. ALS William Bailey Dunning (1874-1959), LGM's son-in-law, Rose 's husband Correspondence sent: to: Edwin Dunning (father) 5 255 7mo 1885 7mo. ALS Frances Dunning (mother) 1885 ALS Correspondence received: from: Frank Lee Bounty 5 256 1892 5mo. ALS "Aunt Carrie" 1890 7mo.-1894 11mo. & n.d. 6 ALsS Amy Dunning (sister) 1889 6mo.-1893 8mo. 3 ALsS Emily Dunning (sister) 1890 8mo.-1892 6mo. 2 ALsS Frances Dunning (mother) 7mo-8mo [1890?] 7mo.-8mo. & n.d. 5 ALsS Ned Dunning (brother) n.d. ALS Ruth Hale 1889 7mo. ALS "Harry" 1891 6mo. ALS

Signed "Ever your friend."

 Marie LePrince 1894 10mo. ALS

Includes a formal invitation to an art showing.

 William F. Martin 1891 7mo. ALS Henry [Satenlu??] n.d. ALS [Indecipherable] n.d. ALS

Addressed "dear old Bill."

 Miscellaneous memorabilia 5 257 Invitation to his marriage to Rose Morse 1903 12mo. Miscellaneous materials accumulated by WBD[?] 1889 & n.d. School writing assignments and signature 1885 11mo.-1891 10mo. & n.d. 2 AMs 5 258 Rose Morse's sketchbook 1901 12mo.-1902 1mo.

Kept during a trip to Italy.

 Dunning family correspondence 5 259 Emily Dunning to her father 1889 10mo. ALS From "your loving little daughter 'Brown-Eyes' to 'Papa.'" 5 260 1892 5mo. ALS from "Mother" to "My Precious Daughter" 1925 4mo. ALS [Rose Morse Dunning to Sally Dunning (Schear)?] 5 261 1925 4mo. Ser. 6. William Gibbons (1834-1855) correspondence, 1850-1855 Correspondence sent: to: Family Family 3 162 1854 3mo. ALS

Addressed "My dear father and sister," and noted as "Willie's first letter from Cambridge... picked up after the Riot. See Series 1, "Precious relics..."

 5 262 Family 1854 3mo.

Copy, addressed "My dear father and sister," and noted as "Willie's first letter from Cambridge... picked up after the Riot."

 3 162 Family 1855 11mo. ALS

See Series 1, "Precious relics.."

 5 262 Family n.d. ALS

Addressed "My dear cousin." Written while he was at Cambridge.

 3 162 Sally Gibbons 1852 1mo. ALS

See Series 1, "Precious relics.."

 Mr. and Mrs. Hale 5 262 1854 2mo.-7mo. 3 ALsS Correspondence received: from: Josiah Hopper 263 1850 3mo. ALS

Addressed to "My dear nephew."

 Mrs. S. B. Sedgwick. 263 1854 3mo. ALS Miscellaneous: Memorial on William Gibbons by his uncle, Edward Hopper 264 n.d. Ser. 7. Isaac Tatem Hopper (1771-1852) correspondence, 1831-1904 Correspondence sent: to: Lydia Maria Child 3 162 1848 8mo. ALS

See Series 1, "Precious relics.."

 Abigail H. Gibbons, 5 265 1833 7mo.-1844 8mo. 5 ALsS William Gibbons, 266 1841 12mo.-1851 8mo. 3 ALsS Edward Hopper 267 1851 8mo. ALS Josiah Hopper 268 1831 2mo.-1832 3mo. 2 ALsS Susan? (daughter) 269 1842 7mo.-847 12mo. 12 ALsS Correspondence received: from: Executive Committee of the Prison Association 270 1852 3mo. ALS

re: his resignation. See also: Edward Hopper, Correspondence received.

 271 Sarah Hopper Palmer (daughter) 1839 3mo. ALS 272 Prison Association [Geo. MacAdam?] 1841 11mo. ALS 273 Several children 1841 6mo. ALS 3 162 Memo 1845 3mo. AMs

See Series 1, "Precious relics."

 Correspondence sent "To Hopper, Mr. Hopper, Mrs. Hopper" "Hopper" from Algernon Merryweather 5 274 ALS 9mo 1835. "Mr. Hopper" 5 275 3mo 1863-4mo 1864. 4 ALsS

Includes 1 letter from James Haviland, 1 from Ellen Lebbets, 1 from J. B. Thayer, and 1 from Lizzie Wellington

 5 275 Unidentified 1866 8mo. ALS

re: information on A. H. Gibbons for her book.

 "Mrs. Hopper" 5 276 [in envelope addressed to Sally H. Emerson from James Curter?] [1904?] Edward Hopper (AHG's brother) correspondence: Correspondence sent: 5 277 to: Sally Gibbons Emerson 1863 11mo.-1889 8mo. 5 ALsS 5 277 Sally Gibbons Emerson 1865 7mo. ALS

Includes ALS from Abigail H. Gibbons.

 "Gentlemen" 5 278 1853 7mo. ALS

re: the publication of The Life of Isaac T. Hopper.

 Abigail H. Gibbons, 5 279 Abigail H. Gibbons 1831 7mo. ALS

Also includes ALS from Dillwyn Parrish.

 5 280 Abigail H. Gibbons 1831 8mo.-1892 4mo. & n.d. 50 ALsS 5 281 Abigail G. Hopper and others 1832 1mo 21. ALS

to "My Dears" AHG, Josiah, and Rachel. Also includes ALS to Watson from [?], signed Edward Hopper and Sarah H. Palmer.

 Abigail G. Hopper from Edward and Anna Hopper 5 282 1865 2mo. ALS Abigail G. Hopper from Edward and Anna Hopper 1868 7mo. ALS Julia Gibbons, 5 283 1864 9mo.-1865 11mo. ALS Edward Hopper, Correspondence received: from: Executive Committee of the Prison Association 5 284 1852 2mo. ALS

re: Isaac Hopper's resignation from the Committee. See also Isaac T. Hopper, Correspondence received.

 John Hopper (AHG's brother) Correspondence sent: to: Edward Hopper 5 285 n.d. 2 ALsS "Sister" 5 285 1862 4mo. ALS Correspondence received: from: C. C. Blake 5 286 1863 4mo. ALS Miss Haines 4mo 1863 4mo. Copied letter. J. B. Thayer 1863 3mo. ALS Miscellaneous: Transcript of Court of Appeals trial 5 287 n.d. 1 TD

John Hopper acted as administrator to the estate of Ann Jane Barrett in this trial.

 Josiah Hopper (AHG's brother) from Sarah Hopper Palmer. 5 288 1831 5mo. ALS Susan Hopper (AHG's sister Susanna?) from Lydia Maria Child 5 289 1844-1851 5 ALsS [Isaac T. Hopper Home?] 5 290 1864 11mo. ALS

Addressed "Ladies comprising the Board of Managers of the Home."

 Ser. 8. Miscellaneous, 1864-1992 Miscellaneous correspondence: E. H. Luddington from Jane Swisshelm and E.M. Stanton 5 291 1864 10mo. ALS

re: the National Association for the relief of destitute colored women and children.

 Mary Vaughan to "Sir" 5 292 1866 8mo. ALS

re: information on A. H. Gibbons for her book on Famous Women.

 Fragments Fragments 1864 10mo.-1891 6mo. & n.d. 8 ALsS 293

Includes 1 letter to "Edward", 1 from Grace Lewis to "My dear friend", 1 to Jenny Capron regarding the late Jacob Capron, 1 memo regarding the death of A. H. Gibbons and the "Bill for the establishment of a Reformatory for Women", 1 expressing gratitude for the care of the author's son, and various memos.

 5 294 "The Colored Home at Washington," newspaper articlen.d. 5 295 "New York Women's Infirmary," printed article 1864 3mo. William F. Hultgren to Sarah Dunning Schear 1992 4mo. ALS 296

re: Liberty ship "Abigail Gibbons." Letter concerns the only surviving negative and print of the ship. Also, information on the ship.

 Our Famous Women: An Authorized Record of the Lives and Deeds of Distinguished Women of Our Time. 1884

A. D. Worthington & Co., Publishers

 5 297 Papers removed from the book Our Famous Women. n.d.

Given the nature and date of the material, it is possible that they were placed in the book by Sarah Dunning Schear. Includes a short biography of Abigail Gibbons, compiled by S. Schear; an invitation to a meeting of the Women's Prison Association;some papers from the book The House of God, by Desider Holisher; a pamphlet for the Hopper Home; 1 ALS to Sally Gibbons; a photograph of Miss Francis Willard, and other papers.

 5 298 3 poems n.d.

Poems unsigned. Includes 1 titled "Plum Pudding" and 1 titled "The Red Closet."