BLACKWELL FAMILY LUCY STONE 1873 Campbell, MargaretAt Home Feb. 22 - 1873 My dear Mrs. Campbell We are all jubilant over the result in Maine, and can't help saying so to you, who have had so large a share in bringing it about. We had not seen that you went before the Judiciary Committee, else we should have had a notice of it before, but it will be in next week. When you come [out] home, you had better come out here for a little rest, which you will be sure to need, as will Mr. Campbell also, and that willgive us time to look over the field, and plan for work. Next week, one question comes up in the Legislature here. When the committee are sure to report a bill for an amendment. Whether it will pass is another question. There is nothing more heard about a cheap excursion to San Domingo. but the Typee is expected to arrive between now and the first or middle of March. She will stay about a week. [and] There will no doubt be a cheap excursion, but the Co. are not quite ready- I think of you every day as hard at work. I hope you are able to make good collections. and so save something. Ever truly Lucy Stone Monday Jan. 27-1873 My dear Mrs. Campbell Mrs Howe will start on [Monday] Wednesday morning to [hear] help you at Augusta. Miss Eastman and I, will start Wednesday night, and be there, in time for Thursday's meeting. If there is no need of Miss Eastman, you might telegraph. Mr. Whipple shall let us have a copy of the state (W. S.) Constitution, for you and Mrs. Howe may take it with her. if this has not already been done. I have not time to say, how much I admire the spiritand might if you work. With cordial love and good will to both L. S. We have a hearing before our Legislature Wednesday morning A new girl comes today Harrison Square Jan. 9 [*1873*] My dear Mrs. Campbell Our Ex. Com. voted not to appropriate money, for a convention in Maine. I am sorry. but there was an almost unanimous vote against it. I think of you out there in the cold. and sympathize but by and by the battle will be over. One of the first committees in on Legislature was on suffrage. My brother is on it. In haste, Lucy StoneOFFICE OF The Woman's Journal, No. 3 TREMONT PLACE, Boston, June 16 1873 My dear Mrs. Campbell It seems a long time since we have heard from you. I hope you are quite well, and strong again. After your hard winters work - and that Mr. Campbell will not loose the rosy cheeks he got. by his out door life. We are having some changes here. Mrs. Hinckly will leave the office early in July, for the sake of a prospective| increase in her family. A pleasant young body, Miss Person, who is accustomed to keeping my books, and to Newspaper work, will take her place. [Phocius Funk?] sleeps in your attic, and gives us who gets drunk every week, but who is so much better, than most of those who are, sober. when she is sober. that I kept her along. but I shall have to let her go. She gets so beastly. Very cordially yours L. Stonea great deal of his company. but he has just given me $10 towards the Shermitt Fund and I brought $50 with me today from Gardner. where Alice and I spent the Sunday with my sister. Mrs. Lawrence, whose little daughter Anna is I fear going out of this world. We have done very well about the fund. There has been a cheerful spirit of giving. We shall publish this week a continued list of donors - I want to hear from you. to know how you are. I do not believe Maine will do anything. unless some one is there to push them. But I do not believe that what with the hot weather. and tight times with money, much if any thing can be done before Fall - What did you find in Des Moines? and how does the work look in Ill and how are you both. and how are the children- I have a nice woman from Maine (and her little girl 6 years old.) to help as Miss Tucker did. and a strong girl Laura whoMargaret W. Campbell Now dear friends- If there is anything I can do for the cause here I shall try to do it - always remembering how hard you are working there - may you have strength given you to do all you think necessary to be done - And now in closing this hastily written letter - permit my to make a quotation which you will recognize without the name of the author, "Gratified, deeply gratified have I been" at many things, but most of all, to hear Mrs Livermore express her amazement at the success of [?] our tea party. She said she expected to speak to two or three hundred, but not to as many thousand. I heard, the day I left Boston, that she was not invited to speak at [Mrs] the other party sheand out of Boston to attend to Tea Party work. And besides- I did not intend to ask pay for the serving I did for you, and I should not take the money if it was not that I feel the need of every cent I have, just now. If the Mass Woman Suffrage association should pay the speakers who went to Taunton anything more than their fare. Please tell Mr. Blackwell to give what would come to me, to you. And perhaps I shall have some means of making myself useful in the future. We were very much hurried in Springfield because I could not get there sooner, and I had no time to see any suffragists except Mrs. Church and she says they would do nothing there if they organized a club, so it seems to me that your money and time will do more nearer Boston-. We left Sprinfield Thursday noon and arrived in Chicago at nine Friday evening- Found our children well and very glad to see us- George came from Joliet and spent the day, Saturday with us. They are to be married in the church the 25th at 11 o clock A.M. and leave for the East the same evening- They will be in Boston early the week following, but will make a very short stay, staying, I think, at the Parker house. He is bound to go to Maine and on the return trip to visit Providence- New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. He can only be absent four weeks and therefore must make short [stop] visits Chicago Dec. 21st 1873. Dear Mrs. Stone:- I was sorry to miss seeing you again before I came away, and to have said some last words of thanks for your kind care, and the comfort you gave me at your house while I was there. Words are cheap I know, but this thank you comes from the heart, and as you know something of the owner, I trust you will accept them. The money you sent me was more than pay for what I did for you when you remember how much of my time was spent going in has been humiliated enough for her rough talk to me in the office about the Tea Party - I forgive her in my heart. It is enough that she has been made to know and feel that one woman could make a speech which would be more appropriate, and which she had to hear called the splash of the evening even though she had spoken - This is my little revenge. I am satisfied. M.W.C.OFFICE OF The Woman's Journal, No. 3 TREMONT PLACE, At Home[Boston], Dec. 26 1873 Dear Mrs. Campbell I was glad to get your letter, and sorry as you were not to say the last good bye. We thought of you, all and Geo. yesterday at 11 o'clock and sent our best wishes across the distance, for the happiness of the young people who take so great a risk. Mrs. Livermore told me that she was invited to speak at Dec. 16th and insisted upon speaking on suffrage, and so it was thought best not to ask her. W. cleared a little over $400. Sarah Grimke is dead. Everybody in the house is gonebut Mike and me. H.B.B. to Washington. Alice to N. Jersey. Coe and child to S. Boston. So we two staid home last night. I did not pay to much. and the good will which when you needed [rest?] Made you turn in, and help me out, cannot be measured by money. I am writing in desperate haste, as I have to go in to tend to the paper. We are all well. H.B.B. and I. had our Christmas dinner all to ourselves. With much love to you and yours Lucy Stone I enclose a notice meeting in Chicago. Sent to us to print OFFICE OF The Woman's Journal, No. 3 TREMONT PLACE, Boston, Sept. 20 1873 My dear Miss Campbell I was very glad to get your letter. It was the first word I had heard from you. I was beginning to wonder what was the matter - I know just how uphill, and hard you find it. It is too bad. & it seems strange to me that there is not an eager offerring to help. instead of this cruel necessity to pull all the time. But so it is - you have before this seen. The action of one republican convention. I was sorely disappointed. but I shall never ask that party to do anything for us again. A member of the Committee in resolutions. told Mr. Blackwell, that our resolution was voted down The weather is quite cool, and we have fires every evening Cant you let the readers of the Woman's Journal hear from youwithout a question, or a word in its favor from anybody, tho Geo. F. Hoor was on the committee and the poor platitude we got took its place. Now if Geo F. Hoor does not see the need or his duty to help, in such a committee, there is a great deal of work to be done somewhere. I begin to look about for younger hands, for mine will be dead, before the work is done I went today to see the heads of the Boston Farmer's Grange but they wont touch us. We are to have a few conventions this fall and we are busy now about the A.W.S.S. annual meeting We staid nearly five weeks in the White Mts. During the time old Hannah got drunk, and was sent to the Island for three months Mrs Coe is still here Her little girl is just now on a visit to Calais Maine, but will be back I suppose for the winter We all have hard colds but otherwise are well I hope Gov. Dingley will prove all we need. You must come here when you come back H.B.B. and Alice are out or they would send love Ever Aff L.S.L.S. to Mrs. Campbell Harrison Sq. Jan. 9, 1873 I think of you [it] up there in the cold + sympathize; but by + by the battle will be over. One of the first committees in our Legislature was on suffrage. My brother is on it. Same to same, Sept. 20, 1873 I know just how up -hill + hard you find it. It is too bad; + it seems strange to me that there is not an eager offering to help, instead of this cruel necessity to pull all the time. But so it is You have before this seen the action of our Republican convention. I was sorely disappointed: but I shall never ask that party to do anything for us again A member of the committee on resolutions told Mr. Blackwell that our resolution was voted down without a question, or a word in its favor from anybody, though Geo. F. Hoar was on the committee; + the poor platitude we got took its place Now, if Geo. F. Hoar does not 2. see the need, or his duty to help, in such a committee, there is a great deal of work to be done somewhere I begin to look about for younger hands, for mine will be dead before the work is done. I went to-day to see the head of the Boston Farmers' Grange, but they wont touch us We are to have a few conventions this fall, + we are busy now about the A.W.S.S. annual meeting. (About girl getting drunk &c.) Same to Same, Dec. 26, 1873. I did not pay too much, + the good will, which, when you needed rest, made you turn in + help me out, cannot be measured by money.Jan. 9, 1873 L. S. to Mrs. Campbell.