Willets, George. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Willets, George. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Willets, George

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Description

Handwritten letter from George Willets to Isaac Post, n.d. Willets writes of his preference for being alone in seeking spiritual goals, and writes about a possible upcoming visit by Isaac.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

338

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

And Canada 9 _ I would not
take any fare from them.
Rachel insisted on paying
but I said no thee will find
many I have no doubt before
thee gets home who are needy
& in distress. It will enable
thee to do more for those
to the amount of eleven dollars
worth at any rate _ Well I
was very good to them I showed
them all the points of interest
along the route . and I hevily [sic]
beleive [sic] she will not preach
at me the next time I go
to Westbury Meeting. and tell
me the scripture is fulfilled
when deceiving spirits come
and deceive the very elect &c
Amy says. preaching & Trance
speaking is a bore Is it not
I go not after it. I find
more and better company
when I am alone all alone

(Page 2)

                    10
at such times. I frequetly [sic]
feel like screaming Glorey [sic]
Halleluyah [sic]. But to hear from
those gone before it frequently
melts me into tears _ I got a
communication _ through Mrs
[Staats?] in New York the other
day. which brough [sic] such a
sweet influence with it. that
the tears would flow and it
seemed as if I could feel them
all around me _ and almost
see them. yet a little while
longer _ and then comes an
outpouring from the spirit
world. which will be glorious
indeed let [in?] us wait with
patience   I enclose the
communication I got. It is
too flattering to me but
you may like to read it
John Robinson is in New York
He comes to see us often He

(Page 11)

                   11
expects to sail for Europe
in a few days to be gone four
months. I thought frequently
of writing Amy to come to
New York to attend the yearly
Anniversary but somehow did
not do it Perhaps she could
not come then _ I have a
ticket to New York I will
send any time only let me
know _ I think thee will
want to come in September or
October I will send the
documents any time. I think
we shall not make a long
journey [sic] this summer. shall
stay mostly at home perhaps
go to Niagara a few days or
to Lake George but cannot
tell yet. This war must
end before I can feel like
doing any thing looking like

(Page 4)

                12
pleasure _ I have felt sad
for several days _ I have
been looking for the cause _
perhaps I shall go to the
other county before long _
any way _ let us be thankful
that we have lived in
these latter days _
I do wish you would write
oftener. It does me good to
get a letter from you & I will
try to be more punctual
myself

I do not think I have
said all I might say
but will close now
with much love to you
                       Geo Willets

Tags

Personal; Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Willets, George, “Willets, George. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2637.

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