"All of the seventy-two documents reproduced in this collection are held in a single private collection, the Annie Wood Webb Papers. Because of the rarity of these documents as examples of nineteenth-century African American women's personal correspondence, there has been no selection process: all documents written by Louisa Jacobs and Annie Purvis to Eugenie Webb are included."--Editorial note. Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-206) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Biographical sketches -- One by one the moments fall : 1879-1880 -- One by one thy duties wait thee : 1881-1882 -- One by one bright gifts from heaven : 1883 -- One by one thy griefs shall meet thee : 1884-1885 -- So each day begin again : 1886-1887 -- Hours are golden links : 1890-1911 -- Epilogue : the pilgrimage be done.
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