Jencken, Catherine Fox. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Jencken, Catherine Fox. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Jencken, Catherine Fox

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Description

Handwritten letter from Catherine Fox to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Fox writes to Post and hopes Post will visit her.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

54

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Transcription

(Page 1)

My dearest Amy

I have been waiting
here ever since from o clock
and thought I would take
the six o clock train but
mother thinks that it will
be too late and leave one
in the dark. a gentleman
kindly offers to take care of
me but I think it will be
best for me to return home
and visit you- next Saturday
I will come without fail if
you will be there and then
dear Amy you can come
down with me, I am sadly
disappointed. I never met
with such a disappointment
before in all my life.

(Page 2)

my eyes are full of tears and
heart is full of sighs. do meet
me next Saturday. Write
to me dear Amy . I am so
lonely. I feel that I can place
all my confidence in you
and when I see you- I have
much to tell you Excuse
this paper I could find no
other. What a horrid place
Brooklyn is- I will
leave in the four o clock
train Bye bye
                        Ever your friend
                     Kate Fox
Love to all, write to me
                    bye bye

Annotations

Catherine Fox, a founder of Spiritualism, is writing from Brooklyn to fellow Spiritualist, Amy Post.

Spiritualists believed that through mediums they could communicate with the dead.

Tags

Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Jencken, Catherine Fox, “Jencken, Catherine Fox. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2356.

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