Kirby, Phebe. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Kirby, Phebe. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Kirby, Phebe

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1823-07-24

Description

Handwritten letter from Phebe Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, July 24, 1823.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

400

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                               The 7^th M^o24^th 1823
       My precious Neice [sic]
                                          I thought I could not pass by so
   good an opportunity of answering thy very acceptable
   letter which came to hand in my abscence [sic] when I was
at thy Uncle Edmunds that when I got home I found it
opened & perused & most of thy messages delivered that I
had not the trouble nor pleasure of delivering them, I arrived
home last seven day night a week ago came from there by
water to New york a very long passage down, came on board
3^rd day night about half past ten in the evening ^and got in town about half past one 5 day^ I frequently
thought of your passage up to Albany we were becalmed almost
all the way, but it was not a tedious one to me for I think
^it^ a very pleasant sale when we can have a light breze [sic] so as to make
a little progress & it was a long time since I had been on the water
that it was very pleasant to be on the water , very many pleasant
situations on the way, we went ashore once that also was refreshing,
W Kirby was my particular company there was several passengers
on board but all strangers to me but they were very socible [sic] & [pleasant?]
Captain Marshall his Wife & four Children were on board he is from
Nantucet [sic] they were very clever pleople [sic] his Wife a New yorker. I sup=
=pose you would like to hear from thy Uncles I may inform the [sic] they were
all well & thy Uncle very fleshy I believe as much so as ever he was,
and appears to enjoy himself very well Maria feels herself better
contented than she did last summer but still prefers going back
to the City, they know not were [sic] they shall be another year they do
not expect to stay there another year the man that owns the place
expects to go on it himself. Brother E told W H to put up an
advertisement for sale on his house in New York, that it is not proba
-ble he expects to return again to the City, the Children all of them)
made many inquiries respecting you they appear very much delight
=ed in hearing from their friends & relations the girles [sic] would like to
see little Mary very much they made many inquiries respecting her

(Page 2)

what colour her eyes was how large how old &c &c, the girles [sic]
and Willet goes to school, E & G work on the farm with their Father
have not had any hired man until hay & harvest time, in short
I think they might make a living very well if they would perse=
=vere & keep to their work. I spent one afternoon at their neighbour
Clarks which was the only visit I made whilst there, the girls & indeed
all the family would prefer returning to town again except Andrew
their son they remain in the country to gratify him, which is somewhat
extro^r^diary [sic] for a young man in his circumstances to work on land as
steadily as he does, I think him interesting & agreeable. The day I
got to New york was their meeting day in Perl-street Israel Corses
daughter was married on that day to one Thorn but did not hear
the particulars respecting how they madeout [sic]. now whilst I am on
the subject of Matrimony I will tell thee that Cousin J Willets & Wife
was here [obliterated] last fifth day night they said that C [Udle?] expected to
to be married the 14^th of next Month and that they have been
a painting and making great preparations for the wedding
guest but in the interim the Doctor was to her ill with a com=
=plaint in his head & was seriously indisposed but he is now on the
recovery, but it put a check to their great preparations that
they now expect to be more moderate. I was down to Brother D
a few days after got home & conversed with W on the subject of his
study he appears to like it much I observed to him that I thought
he ought to consider it well before he went far into it, he remark
=ed that he did not expect to turn about after once beginning &
and that he thought he considered it well before he began, but
I must acknowledge that it did not ^seem^ pleasant to me, but how=
=ever since it is as it is eve will hope for the best and it is my hearty
desire that he will make a good man. whilst I was there Edwin Post
came there and brought AWillis Elizabeth Titus & T Powel with
him they took tea A was on her way home from New Rochel
E P is boarding at Westbury this summer I think he said he had one
rout up to the North & thinks it probable he shall go out to the west

(Page 3)

in the fall if so he shall call to see you. S Titus is at E O
is very weak and feeble not likely to continue long but Mary left
him to day & got out to meeting. Charles Frost is very ill with the
intermiting [sic] fever although I dont know that they consider him
dangerously ill. H Weeks got very badly hurt last first day
the horses seem away with him & up set the waggin [sic] threw him
out, it ^ [hurt?] his^ breast pretty much but is some better to day they are
in hopes he will get about again. M S M [Q?] Caroline not
got home yet, I expect thou hast heard before this that they have
been on a visit to E Hallask’s I think Martha needs M very
much at this time. I cannot say much about paying you a
visit this fall for thou knows it expensive and we cannot
travel without money and that is very scarce with me that
I see no way together that I think than had better stay
until spring and then perhaps there will be someway [sic] for
us to make the exchange. In thine thee wished to know [obliterated]
=thing about the weather how it has been here thy F has ke[obliterated]
wheather [sic] but I am down in my room a writing and now p[obliterated]
ten o clock that I feel that cannot say much more thy Mother
has begun a letter this afternoon perhaps she will tell them all
about it. it was 3 o clock when we got home thy Uncle SW
dined with us & this after G L^[aurence?]^ & E his wife Silas Titus has
been here, and to night our lodgers are A Griffin & Susan
& S Parsons. I feel as tho [sic] I wanted to tell thee many more
things but believe must draw to a conclusion for I should
like to go to meeting to morrow [sic] if I do not got too much fatigued
give my love to Isaac & Hannah and to J Loins & Phebe to H
annah & Anna Sering and I should like to be remembered to
Ruth Birdsall when it comes thy way & except a large share
thyself. I have wrote in great hast [sic] that thou must excuse
bad writing it was past 6 o clock when I began and besides
that have been out to see company in the time. Susan began
to write but she has not finished it               Phebe Kirby
Thy Father received a letter from you since M which was very acceptable

[Text in left margin, written downward]
I hope thee will answer this letter soon and write often

(Page 4)

                Sixth say morning I catch a few more moments & willed a little
more, you have not said any thing how you liked the Situation place and [mama?]
of the people up there, we should be glad to h^ea^ar [sic] from you, I heard yesterday
that the Long Islanders were suited with it by your not saying any thing
about it I dont know how it is. Mercy Hubbs staid [sic] all night with us
last week said she intended writing thee soon. Grandmother says give
her love to all of you. As thy mother has written I think it probable
you will get all the particulars respecting us, she has taken much more time
began directly after M

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

                              For Amy Kirby
        Attention
          of [illegible] Mott

[Text in center of page overlaying main text, written downward]
     Baby
                        William

                       BLaMes
                   L
                        Thomas

Annotations

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Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Kirby, Phebe, “Kirby, Phebe. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2699.

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