Carpenter, Phebe K. Letter to Isaac Post.

1845-04-28

Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Isaac Post, April 28, 1845.

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                           4^th day Morn

My dear Isaac & Amy

                           Altho’ I have not much to communicate

yet I felt best satisfied to embrace so good an opportunity

to scibble [sic] a few lines by way of affectionate remembrance

for I often feel you very near to my best feelings and should

be glad to visit you this summer was it not for the distance

should be glad to see you here at any time, at least at my

new home at Brooklyn where it is most probable I shall

call home but perhaps shall be at Jericho some this summer.

My health is much improved since being at Po’keepsie was

there near seven weeks was glad thee sent my Interest I

have since receiving it paid the Doctor’s bill off

         Thomas & Phebe had not time to make us a visit so

we went up to D.K to see them I was very glad to

see them to hear many particulars among the rest they inform

-ed about your new home I had not heard where your new

home was, I approve the Change you have made by what

I hear tho’ they did not know as to the house & situation

I have always prefered [sic] the country to the city but hope

to like it better than I used to Lydia says she likes it

better than she expected James expects to build this season

P H Hallowell told me on Brooklyn hights [sic] but I fear it will

be a cold place in winter, We expected Phebe Haviland up

to go down with me next sixth day night Samuel Baright

went for her at the landing yesterday morn but she was not

there but shall look for some of them to day I understood by

Phebe that Edmund P was on Long Island so he can give you a

history of events passing there much better than I can that is when

he returns and so it is Edmund is about changing his situation too

I wonder it dont stir up Samuel to be about the same business

 

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he is such a steady youth it ought to be a very nice

girl for him but perhaps one can be found among the

many I think there is some nice girls that might make

him a suitable companion, Does not Sarah expect to visit

Long Island this summer I should be very glad to see her

give my love affectionately to her also W & Mary should be

pleased to see them also,   it is now nearly Meeting time

shall be under the necessity of sending some blank paper which

I should like to fill had I time but Elijah wishes to take

it to the office when he goes to M^g so conclude in much

love to all your family suppose Jacob & Joseph has grown

very much since I saw them

                           Affectionately yours P H Carpenter

[obliterated] are so dim have not paid any attention to them and have

written in  haste

 

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                  18 ¾

Isaac Post

         Monroe C

                  Rochester

                           NY

 

[Stamp:]

PLEASANT VALLEY

         MAY

             1

           N.Y.

Carpenter, Phebe K, “Carpenter, Phebe K. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed March 16, 2025, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2928.