Blackwell Family Lucy Stone 1877 Blackwell, Antoinette B[*L.S. 1877*] OFFICE OF The Woman's Journal, No. [3 TREMONT PLACE] 4 Park St Boston, July 15 1877 Dear Nette, I write to Mr. Mozill, at once, on benefit of June saying that if it could be arranged, Edine could go day after day. No answer came. So [this] last week I wrote again and hope for better luck - I write now to know what days the woman's Congress will be in Cleveland - It may be that we can have the annual meeting of the American Association in the same week and city! So that ladies can attend both who wish. Alice is in [Gardner?] [?a??ding] with Geo. and reciting Greek to a Harvard student who lives there. I was very glad that Harry met Florence and Edine at Mockaway. [* daughter invited herself here and staid a week? She is just such a person as one might suppose. Martha would have faith all L.S.*]We hardly keep up our acquaintance with them. We are trying to settle everything before we go to Colorado. Poor Hayes finds himself in hot water- I reckon there are rough times a head- Is the prize paper done and gone? If you win, let us know. One of the calico wrappers which Harry took to Rockaway was so dismantled, that it is fit only for a nightgown. but it will do for that, and so I sent it - Alice is in long clothes now and will have no more outgrown ones. Harry has had a very hard cold and cough and so has Geo. and both cough still. But H's is better - We expect to start for Colorado in about a month. I dread it ever so much - I enclose a postal card on which please send as soon as you can the time of the Congress. Did I tell you that Martha Mawson's [*LS 1878*] Monday Sept 30 - 1878 Dear Nettee I wrote on Agnes sheet yesterday where I thought I should not have time to write more. But I wanted to tell you how widely, and with how much good will, I saw the recommendation of you for Vassar. The Oberlin voice had it and a good many other papers. It is pleasant to be so held in the good will of the people. I meant to send Flo my thanks for the mat. but somehow when she gave it to me I only considered it as something I already had. I was so used to it last winter. Will you tellthis, and give her my thanks - I am glad she will teach a class in Elocution. She ought to be competent. She had one whole term of private lessons last winter with no other pupil in the class - all winter with a class. This with her natural aptitude for it, and her experience before ought to give her confidence and make her a good teacher. If she could have a class of little fellows too, it would be good for both. I will look through all my last winter's files to find your article, but I dont think it ever came. Flo must heard it said that you would send it, I think this, because there could have been no reason why we should not have put it in them. if we had had it... I am very sorry about it, and trust it will appear somewhere. Agnes does very well indeed both here and at school. She is a bright, sensible, active little thing and does with apparent pleasure the little chores that are assigned to her - she enters with real spirit into the family interests, and plays with the best children. They come here for croquet, and she goes to play the same at their houses. I will attend at once to her Fall sack. But any cloak that would do at Somerville will do here Agnes is plumper and fresher than when she came. Has a good appetiteand enjoys herself. Harry was sorry not to slip off to Stevenville when he to N.Y. last week, but he had too much to do. He has a dreadful cold and cough now. and has had for two weeks, and does not seem to get over it- The rest are all well. Nell Harper is here with Lizzi. but she leaves for N. York tomorrow. Clara has her green house nearly done. With remembrance of Elhels birth day. and love to all In haste L. Stone [*LS 1878*] OFFICE OF The Woman's Journal [No. 3 TREMONT PLACE] at Home Sunday Boston, Oct. 20 1878 Dear Nette I will put in a line with Agnes. The child is always cheery, always makes the best of everything, helpful in many ways, does not seem in the least homesick, likes her school, and is evidently taking a good rank. She looks plumper and stronger than when she came - Alice and Lizzie both like her and she reciprocates particularly with Lizzie who has more time to talk, or rather they talk as they work together- she is in high favor all round. She makes the butter, salts it, and puts it away. She dusts and brushes, and is prompt and ready. She is a nice child with a fine promise. Now about your article. If Florence really read it. I suppose it must [* [The Woman's Congress was regarded as a great success. But they mean to publish a pamphlet report. And so did not want to put it in the Journal as usual. Tomorrow we make an occasion of the 4d anniversary of the mobbing of Mr. Garison. We will be at the N.E. Woman's Club home*]have come here. What [?] you ask wherever that she she did with it after she had read it. I will certainly look for it. But until after the communal meeting at Indianapolis, I fear I cannot even look.- The fall work out doors and the looking after fall and winter clothing, and arranging for the meeting besides the journal, and the family care quite crowd me to the wall. We begin to make sugar tomorrow in Portland. Harry has gone on to see and if permissible, to arrange for next year. We don't expect to make anything this year. We will be glad if they clear themselves. I suppose you have had Miss Lewis and her lectures. Miss Lewis is in danger of speaking over the heads of her audience. She assumes that they know too much. We have had no frost yet, but it is getting cold early- We have a fire on the hearth at all times. Love to all L.S. [*Lucy L.S. 1879*] Sunday morning Feb 2, 1879 Dear Nette If you will write what you would like to have said about your recruiting the minister, we will put it in the Women's Journal as per [?] The Parker fraternity are tired of, and don't like, like Mr. Dudley, their present minister. May be you could be settled there. The fares between Boston and N.Y. now being only 1.50 each way would make it possible for you to live at home and still serve here. We all hope the N. Y. [De??] will have the right [?] to let off a great deal of real estate. Agnes does enjoy the school, and gets high marks. She is looking forward in triumph to the time when she will hand you her card with its high percent. [?] the way she said at home it was the "Little Women" so interesting! [?] here she is very well, very active andApparently not in the least homesick though she did say when she read in your last that you should be here in May that she should go home with you. You are hereby invited to come to us in May - and to make the most of your opportunity to use the neighboring pulpits. Washington Gladden speaks at Meeting House Hill next Wednesday. Agnes had a delightful time at the theater yesterday with the little Neals They all went together It is late Nette dear So good night. Did you see that Prof. Marquis son has lately died in California? L.S. Agnes wrote her letter this week to Flo and now it can't be found. but she is well and gay. [*LS 1879*] Aug. 25 1879 Dear Nettie I had a letter from Miss Andrews this morning which I enclose. You will see that Grace must be at Newburyport next week Wednesday - I have written Miss Andrews that she could consider Grace as a pupil. and arrange accordingly. I felt so sure of this that as she [neeeded] needed to decide. I did not wait to hear farther from you. But if [she] Grace cannot go. you should telegraph at once. But nothing ought to hinder her. I wrote Miss Andrews that Grace would be benefitted by a share in the daily work whichmight be credited towards her expenses. You see what she says. It will be with a great deal to the child to get the orderly ways of Miss Andrews by actually dining, some daily duty under her direction. Now this week from last Friday was to have been my little "outing" But Friday Ada Watson came here ill with her bowels, and as she had no home, she staid, and a dear old lady died. Wed I was sent for to speak at the funeral on Sunday. Today Mr Buchfritt says the camp meeting breaks up. and Flo may be hurting, but as I have heard nothing from her I do not know. Mr. Buchfritt said their house was too small to take in another, so I want to get Agnes Meid's mother to take her, but Mrs Meid is over driven with preparation for her daughter to go to St Louis. I have therefore bught Agnes Meid home with me, that she and Flo may take care of themselves. Agnes broke her collar bone (I think I wrote you that) area She is not much help, but she will be company, and the two will get along somehow. I do not mean to be cheated out of my small holiday. Since last August, I have not had a day of respite, and I have sore need of it. Sara had better bring Grace on Tuesday, and take her to Newbury port Wednesday and be back in time to greet Harry who expects to be here that day. If Grace needs tings made, it will be easy to send to her. or Flo can make them while she stays here. But Grace ought not to be absent from the opening of the school, i.e. it will be better to begin with the others. In haste but truly L.S. I had a letter today from both Harry and Alice dated Lineden Aug 14. Harry was not very well. The bad wein and German drink had disagreed with him. He had breakfasted with Elisabeth in Leredey that day. Alice and Kitty were to join them. Anna had not arrived was detained by "important business." Harry is shocked to find that all Germans say he must keep his beets buried till they are ready to use. And the Maine best sugar co. has no place to bury them. L.S.