Fox, Catherine. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Fox, Catherine. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Fox, Catherine

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1852-08-05

Description

Handwritten letter from Catherine Fox to Amy Kirby Post. Fox shares with Post the fun times she and her sister, Margaret are having with Post's son, Joseph.

Subject

Post, Amy Kirby, b. 1802

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

935

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

      Dear Amy. We are all Home once
more an [sic] I feel quite happy. our family were
very much astonished to see us. but very much
pleased. Joe Margaretta & myself thought
we would have some funn [sic] with David. & make
Him believe they {Maggie & Joseph} were married.
we did not succeed very well. As there there was an
old methodist Lady here. Who wore a face nearly
as long as a steeple. and we did not dare.
                             However dear Amy. We are
having merry times & I think we will all remain here
for a time How long I can't say. We mean to keep
Joe. here as long as we stay -     He makes the
House lively for us all -    Mother and
all the family send their love to you:
                                                Your friend
                                                            Kate Fox

Annotations

Catherine Fox, a noted Spiritualist leader, is writing from Newark, New Jersey to fellow Spiritualist, Amy Post. Spiritualists believed that through mediums, like the Fox sisters, they could communicate with the dead. Margaret was one of Fox's sisters. Joseph was one of Post's sons. David Fox was Catherine's brother.

Included on the same page, preceding this letter, was a letter from Joseph to Isaac and Amy Post. Catherine's sister, Margaret Fox, wrote a letter underneath her sister's note.

Tags

Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Fox, Catherine, “Fox, Catherine. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3225.

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