Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Hannah Kirby Post.

Title

Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Hannah Kirby Post.

Creator

Kirby, Mary R

Contributor

Hannah Kirby Post

Date

1823?-06-02

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary R Kirby to Hannah Kirby Post, June 2, 1823?

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Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

395

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                                            the 2 of 6 month
My ever beloved Hannah
                               Thy Father was gladly received at home
on 6 day evening, from attending the anual [sic] meeting, which
I presume you have had some account of by those who rote [sic]
from there, as I have ^herd [sic]^ there was a number of letters, sent on
   for you, Amy in particular, so I think she will excuse me
   this time, we are quite disappointed in not seeing Ruth
   Baker and Huband [sic] on the Island, they went up to Amawalk
   to his fathers, there has been a number of friends up, some
   are ^to^ leave perhaps to day, some stay afew [sic] days longe [sic], Mary
   Smith calculates to stay till about harvest, then it is a slack
     time with Samuel he expects to come after her, Mary looks
     rather thiner [sic], the babe I have not seem [sic] y^e^t but intend to soon
     here it does not walk, nor stand by a chair, seems well – and
     perty [sic] worrying, Cousin Jemima told Mother there was
     14 ^friends^ came up with them 7 day I have not heard all their names
      Samuel B Fishers daughter Deborah & husband. Doct Rober^t^
      More & his daughter in lan Thomas Rior [xc?] in short I cant
      Tell all their name, They are riding around, Some of them to
      Rockaway sone [sic] to Osterbay, And some to South at Thomas
      Whitsons in order to fish, Cousin E Hicks & brother David
      went a fishing with them,
                                                Ana frequently steps in and sits a
         little while, a few days past she came and read an accou^nt^
         of her cousin Andrue Underhill’s sickness and death,
            Amy perhaps thou remembers to have heard Anna speake [sic] of
            seeing him at her Uncle Thomy Uunderhills [sic] last summer
            who was so remarkable bright lively and ^such^ interesting tallents [sic]
            he had then just returnd [sic] from the springs, in search of health
            but with our effect,        it appeard [sic] he sufferd [sic] much in body
             but said he counted it all nothing, he was favourd [sic] to feel
             such entire resignation to his situation. and experienced
             a clear evidence of an admission into the relms of a blissfull
             a bode, several times said he had been as a brand pluct [sic] from
             the burning I should be glad if you could see it but it is
             lengthy and no c^o^pies given, but Anna think it mary [sic] be
             published, he died at Philedelphia [sic] at his step Fathers Peter
             Thomsans and his own Mother __ ____ ___
               should be very glad to here from you wether [sic] your things have
               come and how they faird [sic] wether [sic] they go F much injured
               how the clock ^&^ glass earthen and [illegible] – and how the water
               drinks I think it will be best to refrain from drinking it
               very freely, unless it is boild [sic], coald [sic] tea [or?] coffe [sic], believe
               will agree with new settlers best,

(Page 2)

       we have been at work among the wool couloring [sic] pick
      -ing in order for the carder expect to have [Lana?] to spin one
      short peice [sic] and stocking yarn, feel as tho [sic] we should
      mak [sic] but a slow hade way, in ^his^ in other branches, well I
      often think it may due us good. some of the family some
      times has said, oh she does but very littel [sic], but ^read^ believe we shall
      all find her north now, this is often the case we dont know
the full vallue [sic] of our friends. untill [sic] deprived thereoff [sic]
      Elizabeth sais [sic] tell Sister Amy her [flowers?] looks very nice, the yellow
      lilly pinks bungender [sic] roses, and divers other kinds are out.
      I now can look out in the garden with pleasure, but for some
      days after you left, I could scarsely [sic] bare it, all seemd [sic] to look
      deserted, but things do were [sic] off with time,
      Anna M Hollach has been down here a bout 2 week, she has
      frequent turns of sick headack [sic] and looks pale then,
     got a fine little boy quite forwarder than M. Smith
      My dear I am often thinking of you, and sometimes planing [sic] for
      you, I was thinl if we could sit afew [sic] hours together, how pleasen^t^ [sic]
      but this is a privilidg [sic] that all are not favoured with, therefore
      may we seek for contentment.

      William Foster at Meeting today 5^th of 6 month and a
       number of others there was 4 sat head of Elias and 7 in
       the gallery that dont belong to our Mg one from Canada
       heard his name was brown, and that is all I can tell
       for we were not at al [sic] oppresed [sic] of their being there,
       felt suppresed [sic] when I enterd [sic] the door to see the gallerys [sic]
       fills from end ^to end^ the friend from Cannada spoake [sic]
       first, and well, I think to some of us, said some of us had
       more religion than heart. professors and not prose^(=rs)^ [sic]
        I think I shall not attempt to say much of W F perha
        ps you will have a judgment – I understood Robert
        Seaman, after ^Mg^ spoke ^to^ John W how does the due, why I am
        well but I felt stomah [sic] sick after Mg but some has had their
        wounds and busses, tenderly found up and plentifuly [sic]
        mollified with ointment – W F looks bravely, believe he
        dins at Thimes it was very unexpeed [sic] to see him understd
        he was going on for Cannada [sic] directly after the Y Meeting
        which a way now dont no [sic].
        I remember a remark ^of^ one of those Philidelphia [sic] [Callers?] – how
        are we staggerd [sic] to know : how a fountain can send forth
        sweet and bitter water.
(Page 3)

                     6 of 6 mo
Sister Phebe not got home yet, I spoke with her yesterday at
Meeting Lydia just got home from NY staid [sic] to help Phebe
shop she is preparing for housekeeping . quilting &c - -
   Sister Sarah Seaman has a heavy coald [sic] and hard coughf [sic] not been
   out much scince [sic] she returnd [sic] from York but its wearing
   off. Sarah R bravely out at Meeting – bilieve [sic] it is a
     general time of health with our neighgbours and friends
      Esther Willets not much different, she was lame I believe abou^t^
       the time you left, but I here ^heard^ she is now more comfortabl [sic] of tha^t^
       My little Sarah is chatting around so I can hard^e^y rate she say
       tell my sister Hannah I have just bin [sic] to cousin Tomy to see
        little anna Smith, her Mother was wrap in her head up she
had 2 boils one just over her eye the other back of her ear, its said
       she look very much like her Father,
       we think of going to Westbury to see Amy Willets who has alwa
       =ws [sic] ^been^ much of a stranger, while we lived near together – but now
       she has left us, & perhap [sic] will see you soon we were desirus [sic]
        she should tell you she had seen us, that we were well,
        but I think will say we look very old as we are both thiner [sic]
        in flesh and lost of teath [sic] too.     Elikam has been a little more
        complaining for a few days, pain in his back hip as is [obliterated]
         his lot, not been to see us since you left, I think he is genera
        =ly quite as comfortable, perhaps rather moreso [sic] than last winter
         b^e^lieve he always, when I see him enqueres [sic] after you, his dear
         children thinks he shall never see Isaack and Hannah no mor [sic]
         some times feels a hope of seeing Amy. he and sue desires theirs
         love – and best wishes too [sic] you
            GrandFather desires to be rememberd [sic] to you all, sais [sic] he though^t^
            The most of little Mary Post of any of you but it seams [sic] she has
            lived thro [sic] it, he is bravely,
                     I wrote in any letter when at N Y the weight of the
                     oxen have since had the returns $7 [pl?] tell Amy the
                      weather is very cool to day, yesterday very warm so it has
                       been several days tell Charles we are not Quite done
                        howing [sic] Corn the Oats looks pretty well I often think of
                            Charles as well as the rest shall not, I expect go up this
                            season
                     well now we have got nearly to the end of the paper fil’d [sic]
                     up with scraps, desire we may here [sic] soon from you, I often think
                     of Isaak think that he has so many ways to go to Cock for nessar
                   =y things, and work of divers [sic] kinds crowding in, feel much for him
                      and hope he will not get ovedone [sic].   wish you to take care of one
                      an other
(Page 4)

[Text in center of page, written downward]
Hannah Post
              Scipio

[Text at bottom of page, written upside down]
   Pleas [sic] to tell Charles I was sorry I did not express my love to
   him in the othe [sic] letter I rote [sic] we often think of him. and wish
   him well, hope the ^will^ continue to like there as long as they want
    we have not seem any of thy folks since the left now my
      love [illegible] and so farewell MK
remember us to tell all our Cousins of in the othe [sic] room
    Amy the must not follow my example but write me a
    long letter even if thy Sister dus [sic] ^ [illegible] love is strong to you all^ Mary Kirby [your?]

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D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Kirby, Mary R, “Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Hannah Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2694.

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