Post, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Post, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Post, Joseph

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

1851-11-25

Description

Handwritten letter from Joseph Post to Isaac Post, November 25, 1851.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

902

Location

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

Transcription

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11th month 25 1851
Dear Brother and Sister
Have just come out of the woods in a hard snow storm
the girls has given me an invitation to send a line with them
the ground is white with snow but I think it will
likely soon turn to rain which will suit us much better
as we have concluded to prepare for building a barn in
the spring and would like to get the timber carted this
winter last 5^th day we went attended Jericho monthly
meeting and in the afternoon the Charity Society
some months ago several members being wanted we
concluded to invite our women to join us 5 of six ^members^
attended and I do not know but they help to make the
men in earnest for we had quite discoussion [sic] on the buisness [sic]
that came before us. After meeting Edward Hicks
Journal was talked about. I told them plainly that
I thought it a pernicious book in the evenings
we went to R Seamans they asked how we liked it
I spoke pretty quick I did not like it Robert remar-
=ked he thought it like E Hicks I told him then I
had been very much disappointed in the man alth=
=ough the very part of his life he did appear
to change I told him that if his communication by
thee could be put in the last part of the book I should
not have so much objection to it then By the way if
Jacob or Joseph one of them is willing ^to coby [sic]^ I should glad
to have a copy of the peice [sic] thee had with thee
when on the Island with us. Robert seemed to
think the spiritual intercourse would have a ten=

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=tency to make people worse for if they only felt
sure they would received a state capalbe [sic] of spirtual [sic]
progression they would not try so much to prepare
for entering the new life but I could not see that
it would have that tendency he named Wil Weeks
as an interest instance that had lived an abanded [sic]
life, and now the accounts from him is, he is trying
to mend his way, he thought people would be more
likely to go on in sin if these Ideas were only beleived [sic]
in I yesterday saw Samuel Sith from Bethpage he
is much interested Davise writings and also the account
of the rapings [sic] appears to be a firm beleiveer [sic] and say
he reads evry [sic] thing on the subject that he can get
he has a second wife. If thee could get a communication [sic]
from his departed wife worth sending he would enjoy it
I think much. He had a son in California has not heard
from him in a long time but thinks he is not living
from the accounts publish in the News papers as the
name and age corresponded with his son. However I think
I have scrible [sic] on and I think the above is not worth
sending but it will show that the spiritual Idie [sic] often
enters my mind. I think the above is not worth sending
but as Mary is not at home to send something better and
this will come free of expence [sic] it may show that your [sic] are
not forgoten [sic] by us. Matilda has not been as well for a
week past has been considerable more poorly although
she rides out some she I think she is rather falling
^back^ most of the time cannot see much change from day to
day but in looking back from month to month we can
see she is not so smart. James Mott s here gets along quit [sic]
slow with his new house had not got it couverd [sic] a few day
age it may be by the time but I go J Post

Tags

Family; Quakers; Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Joseph, “Post, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3192.

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