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Amy Post also attended the Seneca Falls Convention. On October 15, 1848, her brother- in-law John Willis wrote her from Long Island: I thought when I received that Rochester paper [the North Star] giving an account of the woman's convention and of their rights and what they wanted, and what they intended to petition for, untill they had obtained it, that I would write up to Isaac [Amy's husband] and request him to persuade his wife to try to have a little more stability, and to act more like a sensable woman….what thee seems to complain the most of is not having the privilage of going to the poles and giving thy vote, and not being drawn to serve on jurors and to be appointed sheriffs and all in fact every office that man fills thee wants the privilage of having….
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<p class="p1">Jericho the 15 of 10 M, 1848</p>
<p class="p1">Esteemed Sister,</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>I thought when I received that Rochester<br />paper giving an account of the woman's convention and of their<br />rights and what they wanted, and what they intended to petition <br />for, untill they had obtained it, that I would write up<br />to Isaac and request him to persuade his wife to try to have <br />a little more stability, and to act more like a sensable<br />woman, in your Declaration you say that the history of<br />mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on <br />the part of man towards woman having in direct object<br />the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. If thee<br />means Isaac when thee says all that thee might as well<br />leave him and come to L. Island an [sic] live. and a gain you <br />say <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span class="s1">he</span></span> (meaning man) has created a fals [sic] sentiment by giving <br />to the world a different code of morals for men an [sic] women <br />by which moral delinquencies which exclude women from society <br />are not only tolerated but deemed of little account in man</p>
<p class="p1">If I understand what is ment [sic] by morral [sic] delinquencies it is <br />woman that has made the difference and not man, and<br />what thee seams to complain the most of is not having<br />the [privilage] of going to the poles [sic] and giving thy vote, and<br />not being drawn to serve on [Jurory?], and to be appointed<br />sheriffs and [?] fast every office that man fills thee <br />wants the [prebelage] [sic] of having.---. I have lately heard<br />of a society in Boston that I think would suit thee<br />and Sarah and some of the rochester women [especially?] well</p>
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<p class="p1">theire [sic] whole business as I understand it is, to take charge<br />of other people concerns, and to see that every thing is<br />[done] as it should be, and in the right time, this would<br />keep you in plenty of business, -- without [running?] all over<br />with your petitions to get signers in order to send to<br />the legeslator for them to pass a law giving you the<br />privilage [sic] of voting which I presume they never will do.<br />There is a resolution I wish thee to explain it is <span class="s1">[wicked?]<br /></span> that the assumption of law to settle estates when men<br />die without wills leaving widows is an insult to woman<br />and [?]---- some folks think that property, accum-<br />ulated by parents ought not to go to theire children<br />but to the state in which they live; is that thy notion<br />or where would thee have it to go? I would like for <br />thee to give me the particulars in [regard] to property<br />when the husband dies leaving a widow and [chil]<br />children all of age, weather [sic] thee would have the husband<br />or the wife to make a will so neither of them or boath.<br />the resolution respecting marriage you think for a woman<br />to [promise] to be a faithull [sic] and loving wife. is a barbour-<br />ous and an unrighteous practice and you mean to persua-de all the unmarried women to make no more promesses<br />in the marriage contract. you seam [sic] to want a great<br />many things granted by the men that you do not enjoy<br />at present and I think I can put you in a way to have<br />every thing granted you that can be desired and that is to<br />get up an instrument of writing in verry [sic] strong language<br />and let every unmarried woman pledg [sic] her self that she <br />will not marry any man untill the laws are so</p>
<p class="p1">altered as to place woman on an equality with man<br />in every respect even to wearing of pants if she wishes to<br />do so, and if the unmarried women will all sign it and<br />stick to it for a few years ^say about 20^ I am persuaded you will <br />bring them to any terms you may wish and I believe <br />that is the only way that your <span class="s1">Pray</span>er can ^be^ obtained <br />I would like to hear all about the new Yearly [Meeting] Do<br />write and let us no [sic] the particulars also about your [free?]<br />meeting at rochester--weather [sic] it is like friends meeting <br />or an abolition meeting or [wat?] kind of a meeting and <br />how many attend [and when they are?],--- <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>their is <br />a [free?] meeting lately setup at Jerusalem I believe <br />it is held on first day afternoon and attended by <br />Henry Titus Edward Seaman Adam Eighmie and <br />two or three that are not friends, all Preachers or <br />speakers I do not know what [crossed out: what] the [sic] call it but <br />I believe preaching, Edward Seaman I believe is a <br />practicing and trying to learn the art of Preaching <br />the Gospel, I wish they were all up at rochester <br />so that they might attend your meeting and Preach<br />for you I think thaire preaching would suit you better <br />than it does us -- we have heard verry little about Sarah<br />for some time would like to know how she is getting along <br />weather she is ingaged about abolition or womans rights<br />or temperence or free soil or weather she is attending to<br />her own concerns, If she is attending to the latter I think she <br />may stand a pretty good chance to get a husband unless <br />she concludes to take the plidg [sic] to marry no man untill<br />[crossed out: untill] the laws are so altered as put woman on equality <br />with man on every subject</p>
I wish thee would say to Isaac tha [sic] I am much obliged to him
for sending me the North Star, but as the year is nearly out
he may stop the paper, I believe the paper is doing quite
as much harm as it is good and I do not wish to encourage
it, I am a Wig [sic] and I dislike some of his letters and some
of his remarks in regard to some of the wigs very much,
espetialy [sic] Henry Clay, and Tailor.------
I wish thee to remember me effectionately [sic] to William
and tell him that I freely acknowledg the debt that I owe
him, which will prevent it from being out [lawed] and
when I feel of [ability?] to write I intend to answer his
letter
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Amy Post
Rochester
NY
thy note to mother about fathers will smelt rather to [sic]
much of womens rights for father I heardly think he
will make much change. but I offered to write it over
and make any change he wished on Mothers [account?] but he
said he felt [pretty?] well satisfyed as it was I think If mother
is verry [prudent] and nothing should [happen?] to her she
might [probley] have enough to last her as long as she wants
but if she should not her children must help her
J Willis
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Jardine, Gail
Boni, Diane
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Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-
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Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers
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1848-10-15
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Willis, John
Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-
Women's rights
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