Post, Jacob Kirby. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Post, Jacob Kirby. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Post, Jacob Kirby

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

185-?

Description

Handwritten letter from Jacob Kirby Post to Isaac Post, 185-?

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

797

Location

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

Transcription

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                                 Jericho Oct 28^th
                       Dear Pa Parents
                                         I do [now?] feel mutch [sic] like write-
^ing^ [sic] and feel tird [sic] last sventh [sic] day raned [sic] all day went
up to Uncle Johns in the morning started for Gran [sic]
Fathers and got wet through in the after noon [sic] went
Uncle Josephs they wer [sic] just going down to New York
to met [sic] Lu Miss L Mott I have been to Josph [sic] Post
3 times and every time they wer [sic] first going away
once to Sheven [sic] Arches once to Philadelphia once to Ellott [sic]
Lucretia not being very well I went to Uncle
James Motts staid [sic] all night next morning Sunday
Aunt Elithabeth [sic] rode with me talked about my
going to school all winter I told her that I was
going home and so left it so went to Uncle Isaac
Rushmores to dinner Edmund rode with me home
and talked so hard and stuck to it that I had better
stay to school and went and Uncle James Mott
if he thought I could get in we had heard that the
Lott Cornl Cornelas [sic] was full James Mott said
he could get me in I went over to Uncle James and found
that he was going to New York Aunt Elithabeth [sic]
said she would go with me to see Lott we started and
went to Lotts house found one place vacant and
with the advice of my Christian friends took that
vacant place $60 A term of 24 weeks half in adv
ance aunt Elithebeth [sic] and I came to GranFathers [sic]
in the afternoon Edmund & Catheren [sic] come to
Come Granfathers [sic] then to Ketchums [sic] about 4 Oc
Clock [sic] and said uncle Josheph and Mar and the
Girls I went with them to Uncle Henry and
hear [sic] I am talking to you aunt Mary is
so excited about hearing Lucretia in New York
that she talks about nothing els [sic] Edmund told them
that I was going to stay all winter they said they
wer [sic] verry [sic] mutch [sic] pleased about my studying all winter

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First day after meeting we wewent [sic] from Uncle
Isaac Rushmores Samuel Edln Edmunds & Catheren [sic]
and myself to Uncle James Posts made acall [sic] there
to Aunt Marys to tea they went home I went
to Uncle Joseph Uncle Willet and I went
to south three times week before last got it most
all home Uncle Willet and Matilda have been
all over Jericho with most with me I have
had Uncle Willets horse and Sulkey [sic] to sail
between Jericho and Westbury a day or two after
we got her and talking about going fishing reckoning wether [sic]
the tide would sute [sic] [white a?] would be a bout [sic] high water
at one Oclock while talking we concluded to go to
and attend the Suffolks County Fair Samuel Edmund
Isaac this Individual went saw Long Island Horses
spread themselves saw some fast ones 2=40 2.50 and soon some
nice colts two or three dayes [sic] after all of Uncle Henrys
Children including Catheren [sic] went South Catheren [sic]
wanted to go out with us but Samuel and Uncle Henry
so strong against it that she gave out Edmund and
I wanted her to go and fish with us I talked till they
looked over the left shoulder at me as Aldridge sayes [sic]
Calvin sayes [sic] about the A Slavery Folks the third of
October SamEdm Is & I Samuel Edmund Isaac Catheren
and I went to the Queens County Fair about the same
as the Babbalon [sic] Fair Suffolks County Fair was
held the 28^th of September Queens   “           “      “
“        “ 16^th “ October New York State Fair the 16^th
Samuel and W^m Ketcham and I went down and
saw the sights saw henry willets who hardly knew [illegible]
and when he did [wever?] ever invited me home with h
him after all his fine Promises when in Rochester
So I will drat his acquaintance instanter Uncle
Willet Layes [sic] laughing at me that it is just
like him his siters [sic] Hannah and Ester have not
seen and don’t believe I shall put myself out to see

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at all at all Henry Willets said that he would invite
me to go home with him if his sisters wer [sic] home they haveing [sic]
gone to attend Quartlimeeting [sic] at Flushing I after
wards found out by Gran Mother that they henry siste [sic]
rs wer [sic] home and he knew it at the time Gran Father
Mother have been to York as they call it staid [sic] a week
but Gran Mother is wrighting [sic] to you and I supose [sic]
will give you all the particulars Lydia Mott
a Neice [sic] of Uncle James was Married Hiram Perrey
New York city witch [sic] is the second Marriage since I
have been here I went with Uncle Willet & Matilda
to Daniel and Caroline Underhills and Willet
Robert Seamans had a pleasant visit at both
places Uncle and aunt Kirby teased me about
Mary Seaman praised her up verry [sic] high and said
would Jacob & Mary over again whitch [sic] made
Gran Mother & Father laugh at me a good deal
Aunt Mary W Came to try to persuade Gran
Father & Mother to let me drive them down to the city
Gran Father said he did not want any body [sic] to
wait on him finaly [sic] Gran Mother said she woud
would rid ^dir^ so drive so fast that he could not see
the country that was wat [sic] he wanted see Gran Mother
and aunt Mary would ride down in the cars when
Uncle Edmund came up he hitched his horses
to gether [sic] and we wer [sic] glad to see them start
Gran Father seemed to fee [sic] as if we wer [sic] all against
his ever again seeing York they talk as if they
had a verry [sic] pleasant visit Dr Seaman and
Caroline stopt [sic] to see the folks and began to tell a
bout Aunt Phebes being worse from the efects [sic] of

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Going to the beech [sic] Uncle Willet And Matilda
took her it seemed when Dr Seaman talked about
aunt Phebes being worse aunt Matilda come out
on him like a house afire used him up so completely
that he thought it was time to go had not been in
the house 15 minutes Caroline spoke to me on the
horse block and wanted to know if I was ^one of^ Anges
Boys I told her that was the supposition
I under stand that W^m Hallowell is verry [sic] mutch [sic] concerned
about my staying to Uncle Josephs on account of Miss
Oesburn why she is one of the [bohoys?] verry [sic] near match
to Julia Geffeth talk about any thing [sic] at time any
time and as long as any body [sic] will hear her William
need not be scart [sic] about her as the Westbury Teacher
as the Jericho Teachers for there is three of them Mary
Seaman Henryetta [sic] Walcott Elithebeth [sic] Lafetta the
last named is trying to get in a school as teacher
Uncle sayes [sic] they must be in want fo [sic] a beau verry [sic]
witch [sic] they crowd me so hard that when they sent word
to meet me to meet them this Walcott & Lafet
I had verry [sic] particular business up Uncle Henrys
Aunt Mary W was there and invited me to go home
with her and as I know that those teachers Borded [sic]
At Uncle Johns I declined going as they the teachers
had appointed to meet me at Matha [sic] Robins that
evening & about half after seven we thought they
had goneby that time gone to Robins by that time
Samuel and I went after I had told him that the
teachers wer [sic] gone to Robins got [illegible] Samuel opened
the door for me to walk in firs [sic] who should I see but
both of the teachers seated by the door I burst out in
horse laugh Samuel looked as if he would wilt
after getting seated Miss Walcott opened her Batterry [sic]
of small [illegible] of on Samuel Samuel looked towa=
rds the door but it was shut Sammy could not get out
he was fairly or rather unfairly Coughet [sic] sat and laughed all the evening
[continues upward into right margin]
at him

Tags

Agriculture; Education; Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Jacob Kirby, “Post, Jacob Kirby. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3088.

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