Post, Isaac. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Post, Isaac. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1839-05-01

Description

Handwritten letter from Isaac Post to Amy Kirby Post, May 1, 1839.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

524

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

              New York 1 of 5 mo 1839
                 [DorMor?] Post Office

Dear Amy
                     I have recvd [sic] two letters from thee one
second day afternoon on my arrival at N York
the ^other^ 3 day morning by B Fish and E Colman
both of them very acceptable - Tthe [sic] first thing
I have to say is to give you an account of my doings to
Edmund I had not commenced to buy untill [sic] E Colman
Came the undertaking seemed a great one to
me and after some talk about rent &c
I spoke something about joining with him he
said he expected we might do as much as we
wished to gather [sic] and that there would be no
great difficulty in dividing or separating again
and finally concluded to un^i^te our means to-
gather [sic] and suppose the firm will be Colman
Willis &c If E has hired the s^t^ore I should ^like he would^ try
to rent it again but if he has not bargained
I wish him to inform Graves that I dont
think it it will do for us to pay so much rent
and therefore he need not keep it for us I
think this conclusion will suit Henry Willis
much better than for us to pay so much rent

(Page 2)

at the commencement of our buisness [sic] he has
paid me $500—I write this while Dr Post is either
a bed or in his night room 9 Oclock he was out
late but might have not seen Cousin Lydia just
been to Edmund Kirby they are following the
customs of there [sic] neighbours that is moving.
I think I will call on them again this afternoon
B Fish and E Colman went with me to Stephen
Thomas Mc Clintock and Co including R [Hunt?]
came down in company with R F & C Colm
Thomas stopt [sic] here and Richard went in I conclude
he had a great number of females in his com-
pany I like to have said under his care but I
do not know wither [sic] that term will when they
assume so much as to hold a great convention
independant [sic] of the men may be be it would do
better to reverse it and say he went under
there [sic] protection at any rat [sic] it would have
be^e^n a sharme in the company if my A had been
one of the number. Phebe and Catherine went
to day is   Monthly Meeting I think we shall
all go. I understand aunt Phebe is in Town
if my note is presented by Uncle Samuel
or any one else I hope the money can be
obtained from Aunt or some one else to pay
it recon the interest at 7 percent it will be 50 dollars

(Page 3)

   I should like to say more but it is nearly meeting
meeting meeting [sic] time and the Doctor has gone
to breakfast so as soon as he returns I shall
be under the necessity of closing. I breakfasted
with Cousin E Willets he and [Mott?] seemed
very [illegible] at how T Mc Clintock and G F
White will get along today I know not I
think the latter is considered the wonder
of the age by many – our Nantucket female
friends though they were treated rather [obliterated]
by him on account of Abolition he did
not reat [sic] in the subject when I heard
him at Quarterly but last last first [obliterated]
very sever – Our Cousins exceeding[obliterated]
buisy [sic] scarse [sic] time to say more than [obliterated]
do take a seat As much as I want to
se [sic] home I think I shall take my friend in
Long Island and shall be here this 7 and
wither [sic] s^t^ay to attend the buisness [sic] meeting
I cant yet say         Thy Isaac

(Page 4)

[Text in center of page, written upward]

          Isaac Post
            Rochester
                         Monroe County
                            N Y

Tags

Abolitionism; Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872, “Post, Isaac. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2823.

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