Willis, Julia. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Willis, Julia. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Willis, Julia

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1846-10-13

Description

Handwritten letter from Julia Willis to Amy Kirby Post, October 13, 1846.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

664

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Locust Grove Third-day eve

My Dear Aunt Amy

                Edmund has gone to Uncle Johns, and
given me permission in his absence to occupy [sic] a portion of
this sheet and as it has been my intention to write soon
I think I can do no better than improve this opportunity.
Though I feel hardly in a mood for writing, having made
some blanc-mange, this morning, or undertaken at least
and it proved a complete failure. --- Can thee blame me
for feeling vexed.--- Was very sorry to hear that [Mrs?] Hedzie
and [E?] Custis continued so poorly. Think much about
Mary being a good nurse and so near. Her time [must?]
be fully occupied [sic]. Aunt Mary Willis is not very well when
we were there last week, said she had little fever and
^something^ almost amounting to a chill. First day was out to meeting
but looked quite poorly. have not since heard. --- First day
[Willet?] S. and brother Henry up from New York were here
to dinner. When all went to Matthew Robbins’ to tea.—
Yesterday Edmund Catharine and self went to thy
Fathers, had a very pleasant visit—Thy father has a bad
cold and little lamer than usual. the rest in usual
health. Thy mother seems very anxious to hear that Aunt
Sarah has returned to Rochester, not liking she should
cross the lake later in the season. Willet and Matilda
gave us encouragement of coming to day, but it is such
a storm we are not expecting them. It has been very
dry for the past six weeks, but it is now raining very
fast with a strong wind from the south. Uncle Joseph

(page 2)

was here about half an hour since. said he was fearful it
would take his carriage over, and now it seems to increase
do not know how he will manage to get home. --- We are
expecting weather permitting to go to Westbury tomorrow to
stay several days--- Catherine is not quite so well as in
the early part of summer yet I think equally as well
as when at Rochester. She is cheerful, and seems to
enjoy our visit very much---The rest of the family are

[continues at bottom of page with line beginning “---well.”]

[text in center block of page, running upward:]

Jericho NY
Oct 14^th      10

                                                Isaac Post
                                                Rochester
                                                NY

[text in right margin of page, running downward:]

us last summer, and they should be very happy
to see us at their house. and, Samuel too
gave us a very kind invitation to visit them.
Remember me to all as if named and believe
me thine affectionately Julia----

[text across bottom of page, continued from “the rest of the family are”]

---well. Isaac looks as strong and hearty and cheeks
as full as any of us.   can hardly realise its [sic] the identical
Isaac who left R------ last spring looking so feeble. Edmn’d [sic]
Is very well—and for Jule she is fatting up on Sweet
Potatoes and Oysters, at an amazing rate. Am now read-
ing [Philoshea?] to Catherine find it very interesting.
First day at meeting, Samuel [Underhill’s?] wife came
spoke to me, said her husband spoke of calling to see

[continues with text in right margin of page, shown above, beginning “us last summer”]

Tags

Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Willis, Julia, “Willis, Julia. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2956.

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