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

1849?-11-29

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary R Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, November 29, 1849?

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

769

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Jercho [sic] Nov 29

Dear Ammy [sic] Sarah and all

fith [sic] day thanksgiveing [sic] day…I feel thankfull [sic]

that I have a few minutes to spare to write to you

we received a letter from Sarah seckond [sic] ^day^ eve of wich [sic] we was glad

farther [sic] is as well as usual moved him in the large bedroom

soon after Sarah left he spent a day with aunt Ester

very pleasantly his side is well ankles and other joints

sometimes verry [sic] weak yesterday he missed his chair

and fell it did not hurt him much I had quite [sic] a

time to get him up…looked for Willet but could not

find him so I called the Docter [sic] and he was soon

on hand I supose [sic] you will wonder where the docter [sic]

came from but he was verry [sic] handdy [sic] only up stairs

Willet is prety [sic] well has been poorly took medison [sic]

twice and laid by from work several days

has day laborers and is getting allong [sic] with

his work verry [sic] well has got the Crib almost

full of Corn is not quit [sic] done husking yet

farther [sic] has been out to look around says a nice

crop indeed to Calfs [sic] looks so nice to him and

the hogs so fat that he seemed verry [sic] much

pleased.. John ketcham and rebeckah [sic] have been

home two weeks had a pleasant vissit [sic] though

rebeckah [sic] says she does not know how Phebe is

a going to get allong [sic] with her work and her

Children says she looks verry [sic] thin has had

poor help.. has now a good girl thinks it will be a

(Page 2)

memorable summer to Phebe Phebe sent Mary

ketcham and myself cash a preasent [sic] of a glass

goblet or spoone [sic] holder very nice..we have not seen

John and Rebekah much since their return only a

short Call from them think they will soon come and

make us a vissit [sic] Phebe feels some troubled about tommas [sic]

getting so much or so fast in buisness [sic]that they will

have to remain in Cannady for life wich [sic] would

not suit her...we have had a letter from Anna W

filled to overflowing with love and grattitude [sic] for our

kindness and help in their manny [sic] afflitshions [sic]

says that her health has improved verry [sic] much but

Edmonds [sic] not as much he has his low sinking turns

the dockter [sic] gives some encouragement but thinks

it a Case of much diffuculty [sic] and one that will

take a long time to alleviate [sic] he does not incline

to give much medicine they have had a letter

form Anny mixon saying they got home well

and expressed much love for their Jericho friends

says Amelia Smith seems better of her Cough

and they feel encouraged with her

Anna Ws girl Came up two weeks since jane oaks

her name has been with them two years or more

says she could not stay with them anny [sic] longer

it was so confinning [sic] to her to stay always in a

sick room she is our girl now and a good girl she

is but Anna W gave us to understand thata when

they came up they should expect to have her

of course they must...farther [sic] says he does not see

(Page 3)

what wright [sic] they have to her and Jane says she will

not go unles [sic] they get a housekeeper ... aunt Esther well

as usual Willet S no better has his poor turns

looks rather disscorrageing [sic] I think

well now coms [sic] annother [sic] chapter .. last sevetenth [sic] day

Dockter [sic] bowen called to let us know that he was going

to fetch Elisabeth as she would not consent to go

anny [sic] whare [sic] else and he wanted her to stay only

two or three days untill [sic] they could get the house clean^ed^

So pretty soon after dinner allong [sic] they came dockter [sic]

wife and servant he took her in his arms and

carried her up stairs in the front room whare [sic] was a

fire ready made they said everithing [sic] looked pleasan^t^

Elisabeth seemed fatiueged [sic] asked for a craker [sic] and some

warm tea complained of soreness of the lungs and akein^g^ [sic]

of the head back and limbs the docter [sic] fixed her as comfortable

as he could a warm bed and then took leave...though not

before she made him prommise [sic] to come again that night

as she could not feel comfortable unless he was constantly

with her..it seems theyd had a nother flare up and the Carrige [sic]

had arived [sic] to take her off to some boarding place and

her screams brought a neibour [sic] to her reskue [sic] .. by the name

waldrum who took her to his own house where she remained

two weeks..then she got so uneasey [sic] she sent for him .. he was

staying at James vernons he went and there they made a

solem [sic] covenant that the past should be forgoten [sic] and the

fure [sic] should be diffirent [sic] but [wel?] so how long it lasted

he came directly to let us know they were comming [sic] and when he

returned for her she had changed her mind

(Page 4)

however hey [sic] came he said she prommised [sic] everything

but he could see if she was opposed theiar [sic] was danger

of a tempest..poor man may he be preserved from anny [sic]

desparate [sic] act .. while here she seemed perfectly

ratishanal [sic] and Calmn [sic] untill [sic] fourth day then she said

the time had come for her to go but the docther [sic] thought

she had better stay as he termed it untill [sic] the

gossop [sic] had subsided at norwich wich [sic] is v[v]ery annoyein^g^ [sic]

to him indeed .. well she plad [sic] for her way

love to all libby in partickular [sic] please write soon

and he for his .. untill [sic] at tenth firebrands of the past began

to fly at each others heads and hearts untill [sic] I plead for them ^to^

stop and consider a little what they was doing for ^by^ what

I could learn they loved each other yet and if the doctor

was guilty of what she accused him he would soon destroy his good carracter [sic] ^without^

[Text sideways in left margin]

her help to pull him down

she then said ^of what she had accused him of^ she did not believe a word

of it ... i told her she out [sic] to be careful how she

provoked him he might leave her

yet and then she would be worse off

that jealloussy [sic] was cruel as the grave

and they had booth [sic] beter [sic] give up

hope they will

Seckond [sic] day mornging [sic]

here lays my letter yet ... meant

to have sent it east last week but will

add a little all well

the docter [sic] was here yesterday

says Elisabeth is better in every

respect thinks her visset [sic] here has

done her good she eats well

sleeps well and behaves well

he seems verry [sic] ,much cheered

up Willet says tell Jacob

come this winter

his horses is about right

this is a jumbled mes [sic] shurely [sic]

best after deading [sic] please

burn it amediately [sic] and

say nothing in regard to

the docter [sic] and his cousin

Tags

Domestic Servants; Family; Medicine

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/3060.

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