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

1847-12-15

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary R Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, December 15, 1847.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

697

Location

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

Transcription

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                                                                    The 15 of 12 mo 1847
     Our beloved children

     I have had it on my ^mind^ for some time to speak to you
our dear absent children, through this paper messenger, but
the impression was, linger a little a little longer thou will here
from them, so it proved yesterday the 14 it came very duly and
acceptably to hand, as respect’s Father health thy impressions
are correct now I perceive no symptoms off [sic] the Juanders by that
dissease [sic] another complaint appears to have been removed a
pain or distress just below the ribs for many month at times, now
appears entirely gone. The greatest difficulty now is to regulate or
shorten his appetites craveings [sic] we generally attend our Meetings
and visited but little the stiffness of ^his^ limbs occations [sic] an excercion[sic]
to get in & out of the carriage, but hitherto has escaped unhurt, is
now siting by my side at the parlor window reading Dr Emmons
on Physic a small Treatis [sic] sent up from cousin A W W, at my husbend [sic]
request it meets his views perty [sic] well, we are very kindly & freely supp
-ly’d [sic] ^with^ many books and papers from our neighbours, yesterday M W W spent
with us very sweetly & brought a package for father to read, in the even
-ing we had Vallentine & Abby agreeably conversation, who expect to
leave us this week. for their winter quarters in NY they have felt a
little unsettled for a few days past ^as^ respects the sales of their farm. to Jasper
Shotwell for this son Joseph_ they went to NY to consult their children
came back and settled to keep the property themselves the children not
willing to it, altho heretofore some of them has strongly urged it.
Joseph the younger feels in hast to have a home of th^i^s own his health does
not seam very good at [Westby?] is often riding to Johns, then he &
Aamy to NY a week or so, There she is admired by his friends

(Page 2)

Daniel Underhill & Caroline not visited us yet we hope to see
them soon she has made several short visits their [sic] lately returned from
NY small parties for them at Brother James, Andrew, ^and^ Adonijah, I now
and then ^here [sic]^ it mentioned what a superb [reeding?] at James Post (well now
between you and me) I expect] MFH & Rachel Hick deserve the great appl
asu[sic], they excerted[sic] themselves a procured a much from their own homes
I suppose things things now well enuff [sic] at I J U but some remarks are
made. not a word of any dislike to Caroline do I here [sic]. I here [sic] they expect to
occupy the Heveland farm in the spring I amy had it nicely painted this fall
I here[sic] it said that Oliver Titus and Elisabeth Willets expect to accomplish
their mariage [sic] in the course of the winter he is not a member but Mary &
Thomas Whetson not yet so you may see our girls all continue to go
West yet        James & Elisabeth Mott lately slept in just before we sat at
table to a very fine goose they were well and pleasant E looks as pleasent [sic]
and cheerful as ever, from appearance they are now far more happy MWW
remarked when she was their [sic] and E spoke off her visiting you. it was spoken
off in James presence, without any reserve, as tho[sic] it had been freely discust
between them, she said I went prepared to watch we have not been but
once to see them, but Elisabeth countenance & conduct gives reason to think
she more happy, they have at last called the boy Wallace he has also six
teeth came this nearly at a time, I think he has got around the floor as
little Willet has is his eye blue or black Wallace’s is black rather a prety [sic]
child, William has been quite poorly with the Jaunders- which has prevaild [sic]
some around,   have you bin [sic] unfound of the Death off[sic] Cousin Mary Mott
at Micigan [sic] I think in 10 month of Typrus [sic] fever.
it is very warm wether [sic] out Butchering job is over. Robert & Abigail
Leaman huring[sic] to get thro[sic] with theirs then off to Washington, Elexander
and around and I don’t know where Abby will lead him. Its likely
the children will enjoy it. Anna Heveland coming to stay with Marry

[Text in left margin, written downward]

Matilda if at two premiums for Chees [sic] 1^st & 2^nd quality are to have 2 butter knives and a fruit knife

(Page3)

I am much relieved of the ans[obliterated]y I have felt for you of that
wet kitchen I thought it no remedy could ^be^ obtaind [sic] you would
not have good health, the plan you are persuing [sic] I hope will turn
well for you, altho it’s a great confinement, no woman but Mary dear
well may be its is best so to do, Aunt Hubbs said Men would get up
from the table and away. not so with a women [sic], Sarah suppose
she has heard off the little Jeffries at Cannada [sic] are now I as am suited
with the name, and Rebekah is Margaret. K seams seams to shut herself
off from her neighbours here Cate Cadle almost her only associate I am rong [sic]
she visits Catherine Willis frequently ^she is^ seldom seen at my Catherine frequen [sic]
ott out she looks perty [sic] well & very pleaset [sic], Willet gone to Westby [sic] Mo Mg
Matilda at South her brother Isa came after third day to [illegible] him in butchering
job his wife sick hope to see her home sixth day, W said the meeting len^t^gh
J L Mott & Timothy Farrington their W dined at James Post, all well, saw
Joseph Post delivered [sic] him a from me to E Mott did not here [sic] but they were all
well the girls at school to Henery [sic] Motts 15 girl boarders we here Ann Mott
or Hains moves off abought [sic] Chrismus [sic], fifth day afternoon bin to Mo Mg sharp
I L Mott produce a minit [sic] to attend all the mgs belonging to Westby guan
ter & appoint some not amongst friends he had a good Epistle red from
Baltimore that was all our business – at the Close of the mens mg informa
-tion was given that Mary Frost wife of Gidion was desceced [sic] to be entered at
Martinscock on first day the 19 I had not herd [sic] particular from her, scins [sic] at
2 mg at Flushing where we saw Gidion and her Nurse Sarah Nut who
told me at my enquiery [sic] after her. that she had no pain not a distressing
cough in the morning caught easy and rais [sic] easy, but a very quick [illegible]
100 or 20 a minut[sic] was a pleasent[sic] sick friend they did not leave her only the day
Willet went with me we staid[sic] one night at Samuel Bonn’s the other at
Joseph Thuston’s he not married no no prosped as I here. our cousin Mary Jane
Anderson not either her friend Williams continues his visits I do know how Abby
will get along without her she a lovely girl- and appears so to them

(Page 4)

[Text in right margin, written downward]

a great change of wether [sic] to windy an cold ^a^ Notheaster [sic] I am very glad to here [sic] of Josephs being so
contented tell him Grandfather & mother loves to here such good tidings our love to him, unq Jacob
why don’t the send us a letter tell us how the busies thyself I felt quite sorry the had such
a very poor visit in NY. Ed & Mary here 2 week ago in common health E has the [rehumala?] some
yet gets up stiff Lastly lost a valuable horse got kict [sic] in the stable broke a leg so the had to have him
kild [sic] E said he might got 20 dol for him at a Sausage makers but he adhered it I hope you are
not so imposed on, if we could hand you some of ours it is good. I should be glad well now
I perceive my paper is nearly filled with but poor freight. can scinceously [sic] say our love is to every
one of your family never do I forget W or Mary affectionately adiu [sic] Mary Kirby
                                                                                                                                                Jericho 19 of 12 mon
                                                                                                                                                                1847

[Text in center of page, written downward]

                         Isaac Post
                          Rochester
Monro Co.                 New York

[Text in left margin, upside down]

amid all you love
remember us in this
way 6 day morng[sic]
a cold windy stormy
night very little snow
--------- did you
know that J Mott went
no further than
[illegible] with
his aunt- she has a
daughter their –
we have expected to
ben [sic] their long before
now, but have let all
the warm wether[sic] pass
by hope go soon
had our breakfast
adue [sic] adue[sic] –
[W?] [hures?] to take
it

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Family

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/2989.

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