Seaman, William. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Seaman, William. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Seaman, William

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1823-07-08

Description

Handwritten letter from William Seaman to Amy Kirby Post, July 8, 1823.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

398

Location

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

Transcription

[Previous pages written by ? Seaman and transcribed as letter 397_07_08_1823]

(Page 1)

            Amy I write not to interest or to amuse (these are without
my circle) but to beliken [sic] the continuance of the uncevest [sic] friendship
and esteem – Somthing [sic] presented by a friend is valued som-
etines [sic] tho [sic] the gift is good for nothing – News that we sometimes
make upe [sic] of to fill a letter I expect is all written up by the
many that ^[I?] suppose^ are writing must therefore try something else –
        I apprehend you do not feel yourselves removed to that
remote corner of the earth or at so great a distance from Long –
Island as you imagined you would before you left it – At
least you have not got beyond the reach of that. for our thoughts
tho [sic], you do not recognize them are frequently hevering [sic] around ^you^

(Page 2)

   I frequently think I should like to make you a visit
but at present it is impracticable - How are you enjoying
yourselves – I suppose you begin to feel a little settled
by this time = tho. [sic] perhaps like myself dote more upon happy
prospects than upon what you really possess – and indeed
it is the opinion of some that we derive the chief of our happi-
ness in this way and it may be upon what I knew –
But it would be no strange thing that you should be
looking with pleasure to the time when you will feel [obliterated]
yourselves more permanently at home, [ul?] [obliterated]
have [A?] your little world that you possess more [obliterated]
mind and enjoying not the necssaries [sic] only [obliterated]
the luxuries and the pleanty [sic] of the most bou [obliterated]
     What kind of soil and climate have yo [obliterated]
kind of vegitables [sic] seems peculiar to the [obliterated]
in other words how is it different from [obliterated]
Any thing of this kind be interesting if you
should think us worth writing Uncle E is at
home gave us an excellent sermon to day S.M.
Smith was at meeting first day and looked
as handsome as ever or handsomer –
I recd [sic] thy message and must say in return
that I hope that time will remove such foolish
fears I am the same person that I always have
been and shall continue to be the same unless I
change- if I do I hope it will not be for the worse
that there is need of my changing I Shall not dispute – my
love to all but particularly to Sister H.
     If thee has a mind the may give Hannah Thy affectionate cousin
half clame [sic] to my part of the letter pre I fell [as]
tho [sic] I was writing to you both as may be observed in the William Seaman

[Text in left margin, written upward]

reading of it       I have frequently heard of postcrips [sic] being the most essintial [sic] part but now I see it

[Remaining Page written by Phebe Seaman and transcribed as letter 399_07_08_1823]

Tags

Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Seaman, William, “Seaman, William. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2697.

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