Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Post, Mary Robbins

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary Robbins Post to Isaac Post, n.d.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

188

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Dear Brother and Sister I perceived just before
dinner that E had a letter in progress to Jacob
and I asked the privilege of enclosing a line to
you so I have taken my pen but I have only a
very little time to give at present it seems as
if the hours dwindle down to minutes so fleet
ing time what is it I have seen it stated that
time is the true chamelion [sic] and takes its color
entirely fro the things through which he glides
now grey and dull now bright and shining we
al know something of this I trust and you
will believe me when I say that it seems to
glide away in the routine of daily cares
anxieties and joys so that in the retrospect
it seems a mere spot in the great ocean
of eternity without having accomplished
any thing worthy of a true life and amid
all the conflicts of time its crimes injustc [sic]
and accumulating evils which abound to
such an alarming degree enough one might
think to make all of us unite in effort
to suppress it ^yet^ how few have any feeling on
the subject it is sad and disheartining [sic] enough
I am in rather a sombre [sic] state of mind
as you may percieve [sic] on act of the illness of
sister Esther I feel very anxious she has been
poorly for considerable time but has not let
it be known until she could not keep up
any longer she had remittentfever but atte
-nded with such extreme nervousness
that it seems likely to run into typhus
or brain fever at times pain in her head almo^st^
unsupportable we were there yesterday and I

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thought of staying but they thought they
could get along yet They have Dr [Shere?]
from Oysterbay an Alopath [sic] which treatment
I have not entire entire confidence in as
you know he has been considered skillful
I try to hope she will soon be better but
am getting quite nervous too We are
having the most beautiful weather that
can be been quite dry but have had some
rain a few days ago this morning rode
up to Wheatly with Joseph for a cow that
dad been pasturing at P Lila Toppans rode
over the barren hills on her farm but the
view was delightful I enjoyed it very much
eaqual [sic] to many of the sites chosen by
lovers of the beautiful for their residences
this afternoon the girls have gone to Thomas
Rushmores Mary Wood is very poorly at
Marys and it seems quite doubtful about
her getting better if she had not been so many
times before they would ^not^ think it possible
for her to recover Aunt P has been very well
but say she and Mary have both got the cons
-umption but in a different form
you asked us to come on and attend the
Utica meeting now shortly to convene and
then visit you how gladly we would do
so if it seemed to be best but it does not
Esthers being sick if nothing else would be

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sufficient and I feel as though I could not
leave mother as long as we would want to
if we came and many other reasons pres
-ent to keep us at home The Dr has been
up once and found [C?] had not improved but
was in a worse condition than when she
came home he said we had best try the
machine a few weeks and see what effects
it would have perhaps it would be
so efficacious as not to require her going
to N Y immediately and I think she has
been better some but I do not know how
we shall succeed in curing all the ills
which afflict us do not see any great res
-ults yet with the machine the Dr [hand?]
was more efficacious have just had a
visit from Ann She has recently made
a visit to father Conklins and has come
home really strong if we may credit her
at any rate she is without steady help
and needs strength to do the needful
we have had a visit from Ruth Hicks
and from W too a little before Ruth
has been here all summer and seems
to enjoy visiting around much more
than when she was living here suppose
she did not feel like it then as much
as now probably   There is a Dr attending

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Caroline Sprague from Jersey and gives
some encouragement of helping her and I
thought she really looked smarter it has
broke on the outside in three places
and they are applying something to
the inside of their mouth to eat off the
s^p^ungy [sic] flesh he has removed some other
lumps and &c from others Uncle James
talks of going to see him about his hip
the sun is just setting in a flood of
golden light and admonishes me to
leave this for another more important
matters one of which is roast some clams
Morning the 8^th have just bought some blue
and weak fish nice and fresh I wish
you could dine with us on them today
Mary Wood had a poor day yesterday
but continues to wish to go home and
they expect to try tomorrow Isaac
Rushmore will go in their carriage take
her on a bed – Our lost cow has
been found a few days ago in the
woods back of Wheatly we had nearly
given her up as lost   We have been expecting
to hear of E and S arrival but do not ming
le they will attend the Utica meeting
on their way well my sheet is full and
as I do not know how weighty E may
be will not add any more farewell
                                                       Mary

Tags

Family; Medicine

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Mary Robbins, “Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2489.

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