Titus, Esther. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Titus, Esther. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Titus, Esther

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Description

Handwritten letter from Esther Titus to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Titus writes about orders for pictures from Amy and writes of hearing lectures for and against spiritualism.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

304

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

[Text in left margin, written upward]
I know dear A just What a hurry thee must be in to get every thing done _ but how
      patient and how pleasant thee is always

[Text normal]
My dear Amy
                            I have just
received thy letter _ it does
me good to see thy hand
writing upon the envelop [sic] -
I break the seal I tell thee
quick _ and read it over, all
over, and look for more words_
thee did not tell me much
about any body - not a word
about Isaac _ Cousin Isaac_
son Joseph _ nor Jacob _ I love
them all _ they are all my
cousins _ and I hope to see
them each _ at my home here
in the city yet _ and thee
dear Amy _ I wish thee would
come and stay with me _
I want a home to have thee
and such as thee come to it,
   I have not yet called on
Leah Underhill ) but intend
to in a few days _ after which

(Page 2)

I will write thee soon _
   Now about the pictures _
I have no doubt it is as handome
as Sarahs _ the one thee sent
all say is executed as well, but
the design is not as airy -
how kind thee is to send me
a picture _ thee speaks of
my doing these little things
for thee, how dearly I love to
do them, and a thousand more
if I could _   (I am going to
put the pair of mine in
an artist's window _ with other
pictures I Love had permission
I may get orders for thee, he
has been and looked at them &
thinks he caught them, I
will endeavour to get, a better
prize _ and by the by I
will send a $1 more, thee
must not have such a
poor prize _ _   Phebe has
just come in _ and is reading
thy letter, after which she
will say what she will do
they are just now making
new arrangements _ breaking

(Page 3)

up houskeeping [sic] _ and going to
board at the Unitary home _
they will however furnish
2 rooms _ they do this for the
economy + I have no decided
yet, it is so sudden, what I shall
do whether to go for the present
with them or not, I will write
thee very soon _ _    the pictures
are something new here and
the artist think, they will be
called for _ he wishes to make
frames _ perhaps he will exert
himself _ _     Phebe has just finished
the letter and sais [sic] she will talk
to Mr Tower and tell me in
the morning what is best about
the frames _
       dear Amy I have often
heard the name spoken of thy
friend _ I hope I may see her
yet with thee _ how pleasant to
hold that spiritual relationship
we do not think at the commence
=ment, that it is eternal _ _
       how sweet it is to realize that
the eternal life is now as well
as here after _ _ _   Warren Chase

(Page 4)

has been delivering excellent lectures
at dodworths, has pleased all, they are
so practicle [sic] next first day
Morning Judge Edmond, in the evening
a young Man from Harvord [sic] College
in opposition to Spiritualism
taking antient [sic] history _ I
should laugh if he should find
himself proving the reality of it
by the same _   that is if he has
more confidance [sic] in antient [sic] history
than the present _ _
he will be answered by Tiffiny
on sunday following _ _ _
now dear Amy good night
and in the Morning we will
talk about the pictures
again (Corah [sic] Hatch [sic] succeedes [sic]
well) _ _
' 6 day Morning _ Phebe sais [sic]
let the frame be the cheaper
kind _ just as thee proposed without
gilt [sic] _       so I say nothing to her
about the dollar - for what thee
has already done is worth 6_
Amy dont feel sorry about mine's
breaking _ it done it no hurt whatever
I only told thee dear that thee might
know how to put the tacks in _ send
my little one dear without a frame _
I wish I could send thee one of my grecian
ones - Amy I will write gain soon _E_

Tags

Family; Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Titus, Esther, “Titus, Esther. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2603.

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