Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Kirby, Mary R

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary R Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

99

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                                        Jericho the 29 of 10 Month
              My Dear Amy
                                          I believe it to be a truth to say
             full of love, and sympathy, to thee now in this peculiar
             time of strait and tryal [sic], altho’ unable to metigate [sic] it
             any way, only in feeling sympathy,
                   My Dear Jacob & self just accomplished our visit of a
             weeks duration, Edmund and Mary R Kirby came up &
             exchanged their Carriage, took us down on second
             day, landed us at J C Hevelands abought [sic] 12 oclock, when
            we remaind [sic] till third day eve, when Ed came and took us
            to his home, we found Sister Phebe gradually going down
            but so as to be abought from her rome [sic] to the ketchen [sic] when she often
            attends to her notions of cookery, as she thinks she cant tell
            before hand what she can eat, latterly has thrugh [sic] up more
             the Dr adminesters [sic] some, & she continues the [Heigen?] pills too
            with his approbatery [sic] she sits up abought [sic] half the day, lays
            on the Soafes [sic], she was [expecting?] a stove to be put in her room
            the day we left, and then she thought to be more in it
                 Lydia still confined on the bed with the exception of
            twice a day siting in the Chain perhaps half an hour at
            a time appetite not very good, she could converse a little
           while at atime [sic] with us, our visit was as pleasant as they
           could make it, but their [sic] seamed [sic] very little settlement
           of the family together, fourth day I spent with Mary R
           in making calls agreeably, on fifth day, Ed & Mary took us

(Page 2)

   to flushing Q Meeting and returned at evening where we
had a satisfactory meet 6 day Jacob was escorted by Dr Sea
-man to his house ^in his Gig^ where we were invited to dine, it bieng [sic] rainy
I declined taken the stay alone, remained at Ed till afternoon
when by agreement that Dr would bring father to Andrew. Willis
Mary and I sat the afternoon with the 4 sisters- S F U & Wife &
Daughter P on their way to attend Baltimor [sic] YM when Pricla [sic]
Hunt is expected to be, what I here [sic] ^of her^ I may communicate
to thee at some future time, 7 day still rainy not out clear
first day morning, then home by dear Eds kindness, ^he^ not well
enuff [sic] to do so, had a coald [sic] , and went home on second day mornig [sic]

               When we got home our affectonat [sic] Grandson Jacob
          was at Westby [sic], returnd [sic] on second day with his aunt
         & Mott , and informed us he had concluded to remain of the
Island the winter, & they that is he & Elizabeth had been and en
-gaged the last bed in the Shool [sic], I think it is approved by his
friends here, I hope his mind will be on his studies, he appears
fond of socibility [sic] ,    now my dear Amy dont feel anscious [sic] a
bought his clothing Elizabeth & Matilda are advising and assis
-ting & I shall furnish with good yarn stockers
             we have had one visit from EPW & Catherine & one ^short^ call I
hope Sarah is safely home by this time, Rebeca [Rere?] yesterday
said Phebe had been poorly with coald [sic] & Sarah was
yet their, P was better
                                             I feel for thee on parting with Bugett
     perhaps the [sic] can tutor another [sic], but an honest women [sic] is a
     prize and an honor to theiself [sic] love to her, with a good wish for
      her happiness in her new undertaking

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                  I feel poor for letters riting [sic] so I bid a farewell to all
          hopeing [sic] soon to here [sic] from you and that the dark cloud that seamd [sic]
        spreads over will be dispersed, father sits reading the
        memories of Relica Jones,        I send the some little Rose
        of Saron [sic] - ^or^ Altheas trees by E P W perhap [sic] the had better
        cover them with litter in the yard so that little Willit [sic] may not
        pluck them, let Many try a part of them    I was glad to
        here [sic] Williams Coughf [sic] was better          it is better to send
        blank paper than say any thing rong [sic] or amiss, then is nothing
        prevades [sic] my heart but love, father says he has not forgotten
       you often thinks of you      and so we both affectionately . farewell
                                                                                               Mary Kirby
      I have received one letter from Sarah only doe [sic] encourage
      her if she gets safely back- to remember her mother by a [obliterated]

                Matilda cast her eye on Jakes letter and she lated [sic] how
               he was rather too severe on his remarks to Dr Seaman
                    yet she did not feel [most?] as tho they did blame she and
                    Willt [sic] for taking her, it as entirely her own choice
               to go, and she dont think it hurt   a bit         this at
                                                                            Matildas request

(Page 4)

[Text in center of page, written upside down]
                                   Amy Post

                       Care of EPW

Tags

Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Kirby, Mary R, “Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2400.

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