Willis, Sarah L Kirby Hallowell. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Willis, Sarah L Kirby Hallowell. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Willis, Sarah L Kirby Hallowell

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Description

Handwritten letter from Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis to Isaac Post, n.d.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

367

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

[Text in top margin]

10 O clock I open Sarahs letter to say we are
just off for Queens Co Fair guess wont rain
any more today wind north L Island
looks wonderfully greene [sic] grass looks
finely & so does the
[stock room?]

[Text normal]
                             half past four
                       Syosset Fourth day afternoon
     Dear all at home
                                 Here we are sitting
with Samuel and Catharine M in the
setting [sic] room while it rains fast without
We arrived near one O’clock having
left Hunters Point three quarters of an hour
behind time. Edmund and I have both
had a sleep since arriving and I guess
both feel refreshed Edmund was
very tired having had good deal of
pain during the night and refraining
from food all day till we arrived
here. He and Samuel are now busily
talking and Kate sewing till just
now gone out. Harriet is here came
Secon [sic]day. Julie left seventh day
why Kate does not know as she gave
no reason. It seems very pleasant
here though it is so rainy. Now it lightens
and thunders perhaps a clearing shower
rain commenced this morning early

(Page 2)

soon after Samuel was up I suppose
about same time it did on the Hudson
We had beautiful moon light most
all night and I slept partly well
each end of it. was awake a long
time after twelve – after that time
Edmund slept better – It is a [mussy?]
way of sleeping but better than sitting
up. There was no difficulty in
getting a section at Syracuse – before
that we rode in a beautiful car I
think rather the nicest I ever rode
in – and so comfortable Edmund was
almost ready to think it preferable to
sleeping car – but I was sure he would
be less tired laying down and no doubt
he is – has no pain yet today is
“very easy’ he says. We arrived at
Hunters Point about eight – disposed
of baggage and started in horse
car in quest of Mary Gibbs – found
Mr Gibbs at office and Mary at
home very pleasant and polite to
us, the visit was short perhaps
twenty minutes it takes so long

(Page 3)

to get about saw E Rushmore
and as the train was so long after
time had quite a visit with him
and a hard shower while waiting
but not much rain while we were
out except on our arrival in N Y
had carriage from Depot to Ferry
through thirty-fourth street which we
found a pleasant and rather fine
street. Samuel reports Edwards family
living up stairs yet – tea ready –
    Later Samuel suggests the commencement
of equinoctial storm wind north east
It is warm and has been all the way here
I forgot to say Cales man brought us
over from depot and we found Samuel
just reading Catharines letter telling of
our coming – his man having been over
and taken the letter from Edmunds hand
without learning who he was E supposing
we should get here first.   Harriet is
pleasant and enquires after Catharine
Mary and baby – Edmund had sage
tea for supper and is enjoying the sofa
and talking steadily I write talk and –

(Page 4)

listen by turns – Have commenced here
you see and talked backward and
all ways – Edmund says “ask Isaac
where he set the two grape vines he
brought down or set out last
winter or spring” Fifth day ^seven O’clock^ morning
Cloudy and perhaps rainy night but
cleared off about sun rise and high
north wind now blowing. Samuel
says it has been a great rain and he expect^ed^
corn would be down but it is not. We have
been up a long time – (slept refreshingly)
arranging packages for delivery and
littering the room with our clothes beside
doing up the chamber work to prevent
any one else doing it. Edmund seems
smart this morning and my head
is free from pain I [feel?] quiet
enough to answer the question Isaac
asked so many times if I knew
what it was. I am afraid you all
are very tired from canning tomatoes
yesterday but cant see that you
did it perhaps today is the time
[Fair?] is being talked of for today but

[continues upward into right margin]

not yet decided and I shall stop somewhere

Tags

Domestic Servants; Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Willis, Sarah L Kirby Hallowell, “Willis, Sarah L Kirby Hallowell. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2666.

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