Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Kirby, Mary R

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

183-?

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary R Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, 183-?

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

458

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                             New York [illegible]
Dear Amy
                   we left Skeneatless [sic] 5 day eve in a very hard rain
in a stage ^&^ very was very sucksussfull [sic] in soon geting [sic] a very
good line boat Capt Wood in the Wasington [sic] line, he was remar
kable attentive to us, we reacht [sic] Senectday [sic] just at 7 day so that
we remained on the boat to Abany [sic], in qui [quite?] a rain a gain [sic]
a bought [sic] 2 o clock, then we were much favuord [sic] again
to find a [sic] that directed us without any dificulty [sic] to D Motts
were [sic] we were most cordially receved [sic] and entertaind [sic] 2 day night
the next morning we took the [illegible] boat, with a bought [sic]
four hundred passengers, were [sic] we lay in sight of albeny [sic] till [sic]
just sun set on the flats a ground, a number of pasengers [sic] left
& took the other boat where berths could be had but we remained
on in crowded state, till [sic] a bought [sic] 4 in the morning we had
no dificulty [sic] to a hack arived [sic] safe at brother Samuels, Sister got
up and gave us a good morn bid and we were soon a sleep [sic] and
found them all well, hered [sic] W was here this week and all well
at home, brother Davids [leg?] brave & Sister Esther too –----
While we had Isaac & Mary with us the tear of tender affection
would flow, tho [sic] I strove with all my strength to suppress it
we feel in gratu[tu]tude [sic] bound to acknowledge dear Isaacs kind
ness. I am sensable [sic] his plan was right for us to make a few visit
in Skaneatless [sic] we found Aden at home and very plesant [sic] express^t^ [sic]
it as a token of regard to him to be calld [sic] on by even us, we
dined at Hannah Arnold’s she enquired after thee said she should
be glad to have see [sic] the [sic]. when thou sees[Susan?] Frost pleas [sic] say I did
feel sory [sic] to pass her but got by before I realy [sic] knew it – –
Simeon & Martha were kind too with all the rest of our beloved
friends.        how often I seam [sic] to ^see^ [dear] them dear little active
boys, with a very plesent [sic] remembrance the reflection of
our visit is sweet.             it is not our stage day but it is
most likely we shall go up with John Plumer as he is in town
and at St Loiuse [sic]
                             affectionately Your Mother M. Kirby

(page 2)

[Text in center of page, written upward]

                   Amy Post

                             Ledyard

To the kind attention
of John [Loring?]

Tags

Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Kirby, Mary R, “Kirby, Mary R. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2756.

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