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Thayer Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post. (1857-12-23)
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Handwritten letter from Thayer Sarah E to Amy Kirby Post, December 23, 1857.
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<p>Vine Land 23 of Dec 1867<br />My dear friend Amy,<br />Mine was duly received and was truly welcome<br />I had been thinking of thee that very morning before I was up and as<br />I came out [illegible] announced a “letter from Rochester” and as I read the<br />first lines I exclaim’d I did not believe myself forgotten but am<br />full of faith as ever _ That my friends are only taken up with other needful<br />things, and I have not a doubt that they are often thinking of me and<br />other absent ones when they are not able to secure the time or chance to put<br />their wishes on paper __ Well since I wrote thee last I have had a short<br />but severe turn of billious disturbance I think in old times it would have<br />been termed “overflowing of the “bile” for 3 weeks I was down but I had<br />good nursing and no doctor We have a good Hygienic Physician<br />(a woman) and she decided that I would soon rally & pronounced<br />the attack as “crisis” or being “acclimated” I was soon on my feet but<br />for a long time was very weak_ having however a good appetite and plenty<br />of wholesome fruit including peaches and good graham [germs?] with milk<br />cream [illegible] I gradually gain’d strength but my hair has lessen’d and my<br />flesh so reduced that my clothes <s>were</s> were loose and I look much<br />older. My spiritual growth has been very satisfactory to myself<br />and as I have no “confessor” in human shape I trust my friend<br />Amy will take my word and grant that I am the best judge<br />I soon was able to ride out and after a while to resume my walks<br />tho’ [this?] number is small yet I meet many interesting and<br />worthy people _ some “friends” who still adhere to the “[form?]”<br />All the churches are here represented and a friend [illegible] is now<br />held by indulgence under the [illegible] of “[illegible]”</p>
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<p>to try to reconstruct society - to form Cooperative companies - and if they do<br />make out anything worthwhile I will inform you tho' you [per]adventure<br />have no need to adopt any new systems yet I have good reasons to hail with hope<br />any new thing - which has for its ultimate object the the amelioration of a large [illegible]<br />of minds not fitted to act for themselves - such as would no doubt <u>fit</u> in <u>some</u> <u>niche</u><br />and be realy useful if they [illegible] be so placed ____ I know men & women<br />who are not appreciated at all because the <u>niche</u> has not been yet found by<br />them. How should the looker on know where [this?] [shoe?] [finds?], - while the wearer<br />is in pain the shoe looks well enough. ____ I think on looking over my letter that perhaps<br />I have told thee all about <u>it</u> before _ My memory is very [treachesory?] and yet I think it<br />is because I am so full that I cant take in every day details ___ But alass for the<br />"Memory" [illegible] [avid?] seems as to the trifles of domestic life (in which <u>mine</u> mostly<br />fail) [now?] momentary concerns of this life I am alive and never<br />was more keenly so at any previous time. I am induced to believe that the <br />[Spiritual?] army is in [array?] and and we who have firm age or inability<br />excused from <s>participating</s> assisting in labour are all the man made<br />participants in the [strike?] for the uprising of True and Justice ____ <br />Our friend [Lucretia Moll?] has had large experience and she has worked<br />with and for the Truth now as stature wanes she is still working and with the<br />same zeal I trust it has been all for the best that she has so signally held the<br />meeting together in the [lily?] of Brotherly love ___ Rachael [illegible] was here on 6th day<br />(of the [illegible]) but left 7th day morn _ She is engaged with 6 other "ladies" in trying to re-<br />form "the worse than the 5 points" of [illegible]. She is the same <u>pompous</u> body<br />but she seemd more humane and improved in her ways so let each work in<br />her way _ I dined with her at Mary Van [Cleifs?] (near the Hall on [Plumb St?]<br />she will always make herself [formal?] in [talk?] and I was willing to listen<br />[illegible] is a sister of Anna Halsted Phebe [Kips?] and a Brother reside here,<br />and make a family formerly of [illegible] [illegible] _ Many others like them [resort?]<br />here for the sake of health ___ And now as I near the end of my sheet I will<br />add that I have enjoyed freedom from pain of any kind since my recovery and<br />my [good?] [dignity?] as well or even better than childhood The Liver seems healthy<br />I attribute much to a uniform diet no [meats?] but Milk mostly without butter as it is<br />difficult to get good and we only have it [nice?] from [Symrna?] from where we have<br />2 [froking?] each fall. here it is worth 50 cts so that very little is used by us we have<br />made from one little Jersy cow enough in summer _ I want [Nilly?] to come out here<br />in Peach time (that is if our 200 trees bear as well as several peach orchard did here<br />he must come and try [our?] lovely climate when he has to go somewhere__ instead<br />of going to Colorado- I case [H L?] letter has not reached thee I will add that it seems<br />best for me to invest the sixty dollars, [hece?] and so you will forward on any<br />way Jacob may think [best?] with unabated love thy friend<br />Sarah E Thayer<br />Hope thee may let me hear from</p>
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<p>I dont forget my friend [illegible]<br />We have a flourishing lyceum here and they are to have a “Chrismas<br />Tree” [illegible] has been busy making some useful as well as<br /><s>[illegible]</s> ornamental articles for her friends and I have done a little for the<br />children I believe [illegible] sent thee a paper(as he did to a [acquaints?] of their<br />friends) containing the “weekly” [acct?] of the Convention I think it would have<br />done <u>you</u> good my ever worthy friends to have been with us in [Thunder?]<br />Hall_ [Dear?] Lucy Stone how womanly and motherly did she hold<br />up the <u>truth as it is</u> in [S?] Jersey I saw his [for?] the first time<br />Was able to attend the sitting but had no chance to converse<br />with her she told [Darcy?] of the course [our?] [valient?] <u>ladies</u> have<br />taken and I was not surpriz’d I have not liked SB Anthony<br />at all and have no more to say now. If we could meet we<br />might waste time on the case _ Lucy Stone has read the law<br />of [S?] Jersey and I wish thee could induce in [Hallovill?] and in<br />[Cartes?] to read the <u>Laws</u> of the different states they both have <u>time</u><br />and tell them <u>for me</u> that I have faith in their good sense to<br />believe they would not regret the time thus spent Lucy gave<br />us the details and read a copy _ indeed it is startling to<br />think what Laws our Fathers and brothers have made and<br />enacted for Mothers sisters and wives to [illegible] _ as [galling?]<br />chains and now it was said in the Convention that Men were<br />exhausted and women must come to the rescue to save the<br />nation - Is the “Nation” a paper printed in the house of Tempe-<br />rance [circulated?] in your [liby?] do get it and read Phillips [sheet?]<br />or lecture before the society it is [an?] historical view of the [illegible]<br />of the [cause?] as it will apply to all the other Cities as well as Boston<br />Monday [morn?] I wrote yesterday while [H&D?] were gone to attend a reform<br />meetg at John Gage house this is the 3rd they have held a few [invited?] [persons?] much</p>
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<p>The dont mention Isaacs health. I hope he is growing young again<br />The money invested in Colorado has returnd and I have decided<br />to use it here _ so I gave [illegible] liberty to write for the same I am<br />indebted to my friend Amy for her kind interest in my behalf, how often<br />I recall the pleasant [hours?] I have spent with you and hope you may<br />yet be able to [illegible] us in this [illegible] [exercise?] I am eight years<br />thy senior and when I look back I feel as if I could perform much<br /><u>then</u> compar’d with <u>now</u> __I am very glad you have <u>an</u> improvd<br />prospect of a calm quiet old age _<u>now</u> I have deeply sympa<br />thized with you in your trials tho’ I have not been ever in a state of<br /><u>luxury</u> and cannot so fully appreciate heavy losses but in regard to<br />the shape of your privations and the consequent changes to which you<br />have been subjected perhaps I have felt as deeply sensitive as any<br />of you <u>friends</u> My [lot?] has been a varied one and the changes<br />have been sometimes pretty hard to reconcile but on the whole<br />I am convinced that there is no other way whereby we can learn<br />[illegible] and be qualified to be very useful in this world but by a<br />course of <u>schooling</u> and so I am now settling down in this my<br />adopted home with a feeling of contentment which I was incapable<br />of [seing?] in the <u>prospect</u> I shrink from so great a change and<br />yet as there seem’d no other way I came and now after more<br />than a year I find my home [best?] agreable and comfortable my<br />son [H.B.?] is an amiable man and is very attentive to my wants<br />[Dorcey?] has enjoyed better health [after?] the [first?] season than for several<br />years <s>[illegible]</s> She is now able to do without hired help except<br />so that we are a small family this winter __ Their daughter [Sellie?]<br />Curtis has two children <u>[9?]</u> and over 5 years __ her husband is a very intelli<br />gent industrious man __ and she seems very happy they reside in<br />[Adrian?] [illegible] We are having more snow than usual but the weather is<br />very mild now.</p>
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