Post, Edmund. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Post, Edmund. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Post, Edmund

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

1846-10-06

Description

Handwritten letter from Edmund Post to Isaac Post, October 6, 1846.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

661

Location

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

Transcription

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                                                New York Oct 6^th 1846
Dear Uncle
                                Since writing my last I have been
to Jericho and Westbury found them about in
usual health though Catharine was not quite as
well as she has been Isaac looks fleshy and well
Sepent [sic] yesterday afternoon ^& evening^ at J Ketchams in [illegible]
with Aunt Mary Kirby Uncle Willet and Aunt
Ester J Post & wife and Hannah Shurman
Have also been to Uncle J Posts all [GH?]
Today I have your second letter and notice
the several business requests
I really did not think you were such a
barbarious [sic] set of would be saints out there
though on reflection I think the comparisen [sic]
a bad one for I suppose it would take nothing
short of[sectarian?]] prejudices thought by some
to be religious duty to make people act as
they have seen fit to but the rule or sense
of duty seems to be very pliant to be changed
almost any way to suit the case
Capt [Handy?] has not arrived I have not
yet had freight offered as low as it was in
the spring Alcohol [illegible] [illegible] etc. have
gone up considerably lately, Dont neglect
the [illegible] as soon as it is cool enough
      Uncle John wishes me to say to William that

(Page 2)

he is sorry that he sours his mind with
reading the Standard just caution him for
me If Scrantom has not called and paid the
money I hope you will dun him E Coleman
told me that Scrantom had his funds in his
hands before I left Oct 6^th Evening I feel more like
going to bed than writing Capt Handy is unloading
will probably take goods tomorrow or day after
there are now some packages waiting for him
I have taken the agency of the Canton Tea Co
shall probably get a good supply therefore you
may sell out all the old stock before this arrives
Uncle Jacob Pearsall died last week
I went to settle with [Salley?] today but found that
I had no account of the amount on hand I
wish you to make it up and write me
I saw Jacob S Willets today has just returned from
his fishing expedition health somewhat improved
is sorely afflicted with Biles [sic] even on his face
they discharge very freely
     Cousin Willets have a new carriage lately Cousin
Samuel was riding up the Bowery when the tongue
dropped out which frightened the horses making one
kick he ordered the driver to throw down the lines
which was not readily done the order was repeated
and complied with the horses being fastened to
the carriage the driver having let go the lines
ran upset the carriage the result appears to be

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the persons were not hurt one horse is dead
and it cost $75 to repair the carriage
       I have seen C T [Clickener?] he has determined
to change his agency in Rochester I told him to
send them to us if that was the case I have
seen [Bades?] statement of [a/c?] he has been selling
more than we have of Smiths his manner of
doing business is so far prefferable[sic] to Smiths that
we shall probably sell more of his
I have also seen Folger of the Balsam his agt [agent?]
will probably leave it with us if he has not already
done so try to secure the only agency Thursday Evening
with this I am preparing some bills to send I have bot [sic]
more of some articles than we wished to get them at
low [obliterated][rates?] as Chloride of Gold [Hypo?] [sulph?] of [sodium?] HH
I want Morris to invoice as many of these bills as
possible before the goods arrive but I dont wish him
to neglect customers for this purpose at all
[Halley?] has us charged $99-- more than we have credited
so you will see there is some difference between us I
wish all counted and statement forwarded to me
direct all your letters to care of Sands
       I wish you to look the bills that I send carefully
over and see if any thing has been neglected I have
not had time to examine them much also if we
wish any other article write to me.
Think you had better weight the goods when they
arrive Capt H is to unload on the dock and [save?]
the storehouse charge the goods are to be shipped to

(Page 4)

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morrow and will probably leave at sunset
and go straight [sic] through
I have been buying [illegible] today find Plumbs pre
tentions gassy have not bot [sic] an article of him nor
do not intend to have not got [plates?] down at all
they are stiff as pork and cash at that so that
we shall have to sell at very small profits if
we do not raise the prices which we cannot
easily do while they are sold so very low at Buffalo

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Isaac Post
    Rochester
                NY

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I shall not be able to [forward?] White & Brady Bills untill [sic] the
first of the week by Merchants & Millers Line I wish you
to pay all bills for Transportation on the arrival of the
goods so that there may be no misunderstanding in relation
to price & hereafter Except Capt Handy whose bill will
be so large that he will not probably expect to get cash
on delivery write soon to [illegible]   Edmund

Tags

Family; Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Edmund, “Post, Edmund. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2953.

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