Kane, Margaret Fox. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Kane, Margaret Fox. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Fox, Margaret, 1833-1893

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

185 ?

Description

Handwritten letter from Margaret Fox Kane to Amy Kirby Post. Kane writes to Post about her recent visit with Frederick Douglass.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

789

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Wednesday afternoon

My Darling Amy

Our friend Frederick
Douglass is here and says he will
be happy to take a note to you
O how glad we were to see his
sweet face once more he is
liked here very much indeed
I wish he would give a Lecture
here it would set the people
crazy. I wish you would
write immediately do tell Isaac
to send me one of his Books
we are still in Cincinnati
leave for Louisville in two
weeks. and as Byron says
I shall leave it with out [sic] regret
I shall return to it with out [sic] pleasure

(Page 2)

Kate is well sends her love
to you. Mother has gone
to New York will be I suppose
by the time I hope you are
all well do write give
my love to dear Isaac and
Sarah Tell them to write
the Spirits are doing wonderful
things all the time My love
is with you all
From you Sister
Margaretta Fox

direct care of A O Moore. [And?]
his note Ohio Kiss Willie for
me M.F.

(Page 3)

PS Frederic [sic] is as fine looking as

Ever. I think he is the finest looking

gentleman I have seen since I

have been in Cincinnati

I love to hear him speak

But he cannot speak this

time. I am very sorry –

Yours Margaretta Fox

I made mr Douglass go

home with me. I was at

the Convention –

Annotations

Margaret Fox, a noted Spiritualist leader, is writing from Cincinnati to fellow Spiritualist, Amy Post. Spiritualists believed that through mediums, like the Fox sisters, they could communicate with the dead. Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist and former slave. Fox refers to the poet, Lord Byron. Catherine was one of Margaret's sisters. Sarah was Post's sister. Willie was Post's youngest son.

Tags

Personal; Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Fox, Margaret, 1833-1893, “Kane, Margaret Fox. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3080.

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