Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Post, Mary Robbins

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

1865

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary Robbins Post to Isaac Post, n.d. Mary writes of her and Joseph's reading of anti-slavery publications, gives news of acquaintances including information about health and weddings and of possibly reorganizing Quaker meeting.

Subject

Spiritualism

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

200

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Dearly Beloved I have been for many days
thinking it was quite time for a messenger
to go from us but the old story of so many
things to prevent ^all of^ which I need not enumerate
suffice it to say my thought and considerable
time too have been devoted to my dear suffer-
-ing brother then assisting Hannah what we
could and finally so much at home of a sim
-ilar nature or rather ^of^ a preparatory kind
has been if you can beleive [sic] me filled
my time pretty fully but enough of escuse^s^
I prevailed on Joseph to get his pen this
evening after leading the Standard and
loosing [sic] his place ^so^ frequently that he was too
sleepy to read I think he must be con
-vinced after this that he can write wh-
en he cannot read even the Anti Slavery
Standard We noticed Brothers remarks
relative to this paper and may acknow
-ledge to a similar feeling of distrust
and ^want of^ hopefulness pervading it alway [sic] and
I always feel sadder and more as if
we were drifting back on the shoals

(Page 2)

of expediency and compromise It seems
to me independent of the Standard that
the present is full of danger for the negro
and for freedom but my hope is strong that
as is in the dark and terible [sic] conflict we
have passed it may be averted by the fai
-hful [sic] and liberty and equality prevail
through all the land as never before
Let us all labor and wait Last week
was Q.M. we went as usual made the most
of a visit to Sarah Willets very agreeable indeed
Dined at E Posts on 6 day Aunt Rosetta was
occasionally quite bright but only flashes
of the past the present all dimed [sic] Her
health good Hannah Mudge is more trou^ble^
than an infant knows nothing
Sarah Hunt has made us a pleasant
visit we took them to Matinecock and
Jericho spent the evening at S J Underhills
with quite a large company agreeably
She seemes [sic] not to be in a judging
spirit tho not prepared to think well
of spiritualism J had a little talk on
the subject The man friend an unusualy [sic]

(Page 3)

agreeable man They have gone to Purchace
There was a proposition from a N Y member
to change the place of holding Flushing Qr
to NY a joint com was apt but I think
it will not be changed as Flushing friends
desire very much to retain it and all LI
Friends choose F and I guess but few of the
N Yorkers care to have it Those who proposed
it thought there were so few to accomodate
I hear of no lack of abundant provision
and heartiness of invitation Isaac & Phebe
Gifford have been on to their Q M Isaac
not very well thay [sic] talked some of Purchace
Edward & Maria Titus left this morning
for Providence Q of Henry Post and Joseph
Hicks youngest son Another son at Poughkee
-psie I dont think there evver [sic] were
so many children sent away to
school in our little circle as this time
Rachel Hicks neice [sic] Mary T Willits
was married a week or two ago to
Edmund Seaman they are now
at Cornwall holding wedding then
he comes immediately to Rachels

(Page 4)

William seems not to like farming
and suppose he thinks of getting his
bread in some easier way He is going
to the Commercial Colledge [sic] Poughkeeps [sic]
We took Stephen home a week ago
he gained quite considerable but
was very suffering then could bear
only a little light and constant pain
tho generally not as severe appetite
better I regretted his going home but
he felt he could tell them what to do
but I thought he was homesick
too he has not been as well since &
wanted very much to have gone to day [sic]
to see him but J has been to Jerusalem
to a sale of Cattle which took all day
and I have been house cleaning The wed
-ding at Matthews S J U who was overseer
says was complete only one objection
there was too much done I beleive [sic]
they are expected back to day [sic] or tomorrow
I dont know exactly when we shall
have a company probably before long and
as we hear you are boarding hope
there will be no obstructions to your
visiting us at that time Whata [sic] sad
accident on the St Johns I am growing quiet [sic]
timid about travelling I must say good
night and join the sleepers love to all Mary

Tags

Abolitionism; Education; Quakers; Spiritualism

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/2501.

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