Post, Joseph. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Post, Joseph. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Post, Joseph

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

183-

Description

Handwritten letter from Joseph Post to Amy Kirby Post, 183-.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

460

Location

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

Transcription

[Letter 460, by Joseph Post, written on sides 3 and 4 of Letter 459 by Mary Robbins Post.]

(Page 3)

I have just returned from New York hard North
East wind a cold ride. carried geese, chickens
Eggs qu^i^nces pears. geese bring from 8 to 10 Shillings
Apples very plenty and low. Peaches has been verry [sic] low
George Truman left New          York yesterday on a Religeous [sic]
visit to the Eastern States --- verry [sic] generally were [sic] friends
are settled (or rather Orthodox)          We have not heard
much from you in a long time I yeasterday [sic] herd [sic]
the [sic] had sold thy place. [but weather it is so or
not I do] I have not heard wither [sic] [Aneil?] got money
as he wanted, supose [sic] that was his buisness [sic] to Philidel
phia [sic] should be glad to hear. I was at the Hempstead
Fire Office the other day made some enquiry about
mon^e^y they said they should have money in the spring
but decline leting [sic] it go so far off think it may be
some trouble to get Interest. I told them it
would be in New York. But they rather have it
near home. money is scarse [sic] yet I beleave [sic].
The Willets I belave [sic] like the horses verry [sic] well
yet they think they gave to [sic] much for them
Robert told me to day if they did not own them
they should not give so much again, they think they
could buy cheaper in Newyork [sic]. William is about
changeing [sic] for them give two and money for three.
Mother has been home most of the time since
thee was here some comeplaining [sic] though better
than last fall. she desires her love to you and all
the children. The rail road is progressing. Valentine
Hicks talks at random (some of us think) about railroad
and Hicksville as some folks do about weastern [sic] specku
lations [sic], he say he expects Hicksville be as large as
hempstead in 3 years has been to William Hicks to try to get him
to settle there and have charge of concern they want some enterprising
man to give at start very much

[Continues at bottom of page 4, text upside down, beginning “I heard at Newyork”]

(Page 4)

[Text in center of page, written upward]

                   Isaac Post
                             Rochester
                                                Care of E
                                                          Willets

[Text upside-down on bottom of page, continuing from page 3]

I heard at Newyork [sic] that Leucretia [sic] Mott has been quite poorly
since her visit with us [but] had lost 20 lbs flesh but
some better. Thomas Mr Clintock expects to move in your
part expects to settle at Waterloo I think he will quit
any acquisition to your Y. Meeting. Edward Robbins is about
geting [sic] a wife will proberbly [sic] be married the last of
this month. where they will settle I do not know places
generly [sic] high                       Thy Brother J Post

Tags

Agriculture; Family; Quakers

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Joseph, “Post, Joseph. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2758.

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