A friend who follows this blog asked me why Horton Howard and other Quakers would have had difficulty in freeing their slaves. Why couldn’t they make such decisions about their own property? This is a complex issue – requiring a … Continue reading →
My writing is taking a slight detour. Much as I want to finish researching Mary Howard and tell her story, it makes much sense to start with her father. Horton’s father, Bartholomew was a wealthy plantation owner who married a … Continue reading →
In keeping with the holiday theme this week, here is another excerpt of a letter mentioning Christmas from Mary Howard to her sister Sarah. Bridgeport January 2nd 1870 ….I should like to know how all your little ones, and big … Continue reading →
December 20, 1868 – Mary Affleck writes about 6 weeks after her sister Sarah’s visit: I think Harriet is rather more cheerful than she was when you were here, and appears to take considerable interest in proposing an entertainment to … Continue reading →
To continue the Christmas theme, this excerpt is from a letter Mary Howard Affleck wrote to her sister Sarah Howard Forrer on January 20, 1866. Harriet has not been here since Christmas. Mary Howard stayed with us several weeks and … Continue reading →