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

1841-01-24

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary R. Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, January 24, 1841.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

553

Location

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

Transcription

[This brief letter, #553 by Mary R. Kirby, appears in the lower third of page 3 of #552--- a letter by Mary’s daughter, Sarah L. Kirby Hallowell (later Willis), and Sarah’s husband, Jeffries Hallowell.]

(Page 3)

                Sarah says now Mother                 I may add truly we have had
a feast indeed with our children dear Mary seams [sic] as one of thee [sic]
same flock, she is an interesting girle [sic] & much admired by us her friends
Sister Esther thinks her much like her mother, I begin to feel the time
is approching [sic] that we must part.      has the [sic] heard my brother David s
farm is to be sold the 9 of 2^mo he seams [sic] to be compleetly [sic] reconciled to it
sais [sic] the Children all think it best. perhaps Robert does not seam [sic] too [sic] quite
as fully as the others, do not know of any one in particular to puchace [sic]
it David and Sarah has been in NY near 3 weeks visiting, at Brooklin [sic]
too, friends generally well their [sic].       thy father some affected with his back
particular in the morning, but generaly [sic] out days among the sheep
chickings [sic] and hogs &c&c      our love is to you all, children I often think of[f]
it seams [sic] animating to ^her^ Sarah till [sic] now and then of their remembrance [sic] of
us.          they are ready to go        farewell affectinably [sic] thy Mothr [sic] M Kiy

(Page 4)

[Written by Sarah L. (Kirby) Hallowell, upside-down on bottom of page]
write soon and direct to [G]
Gwynedd Montgomery Co

[Text sideways]
Jericho NY                           18
Jan 25^th
                Isaac Post
                    Rochester
                                NY

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/2851.

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