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

1837-07-05

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary R Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, July 5, 1837.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

485

Location

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

Transcription

[This letter, #485, written by Mary Kirby, begins in the middle of page 2 of letter #484 by Sarah Kirby and continues to the middle of page 3, where Sarah resumes her letter #484.]

Dear Amy I feel very little to say of much interest to the [sic], only that we
at present feel somwhat [sic] straightend [sic] respecting Jacob, for a week past
he is very unwilling to go to school, so we have indulged him to stay
at home, I am very fraid [sic] we shall not nurture him as he ought
to be, [our James] is poor compay [sic],                   last week we had a pleasent [sic]
visit from Adam and Anna Mott
                                      Sister Phebe Carpenter has been gone aboug [sic]
[th] a weeak [sic], set off all a lone [sic], Samuel expected to meet her at Poughkep
-sie [sic] as he enform’d [sic] her by letter, and that he never wanted to see her so
much before, as respects the mony [sic] matters no change that we know
off [sic] it was truly very pleasent [sic] to have her, and she seamd [sic] to be just
the same, she Cooks well, and speaks well of Samuels daughter
she took her Certificate with her,                  she said she heard Percila [sic]
was going to Canada is it so, we had a new appearence [sic] a few
meetings ago to wit James C Hevalard, he spoke with much composure
and deliberation,    Robert continues frequently to have some thing to say
I believe it is 2 weeks sence [sic] Rachel Jacksons Desese [sic] her failure was
very gradual,          Catherine Post has been at Henerys [sic] sevral [sic] weeks
and perty [sic] well           have not heard from you not sins [sic] Your Y Mg
how did you get along with altering the Dicipline [sic] as we did not
at all, if you did I presume N & Margaret dont [like?] the lead
their [sic], we can say that N & Margaretts visit to us was very acceptable
tho [sic] short James C H acompaned [sic] them he did not come in, it was their choice to
step in alone, a [good?] plan

(Page 3)

Edmund Rushmore is rather smarter so that they brought him to
Henerys [sic] quite lately,    I believe Mary Post has named the babe
Catherine – little Elizabeth ^Post^ has a bean in her nose ever sinse [sic] the
Yearly Mg it dont effect [sic] her breathing much, but an unpleasent [sic]
circumstance,    as Sarah says we have been looking for you did
we mistake you or how is it that you do not come, Pleas [sic] let us
now [sic] the reason why soon            is very poor hay wether [sic] considerabl [sic]
rain this weak [sic] – a wet cold season for corn its backward
Edmund says that ^he^ put his money in a way for Isaac to pay for
his property there, but has never received any accout [sic] of its being
receive [sic] nor no deed – he dessired [sic] me just say this much –
he and Mary are here, it is M. [fit?] day the last was lighter hope
it is wearing off      [I?] have ^had^ a little enterview [sic] with Jacobs [illegible]
she sais [sic] he is a good boy, he got a little notion that he could not
learn [her?] diffinations [sic], but he has commencd [sic] his chool [sic] again
and it seams [sic] to so as it would all pass off, nicely so that you
nead [sic] ^not^ feel uneasy the [sic] may be assured of our loves to you but
it a very poor letter                   I think Mary might write to us ere now
                   affectionately thy Mother M Kirby

[Sarah Kirby resumes her letter, #484, here on the rest of page 3, and page 4.]

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/2783.

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