Post, Isaac. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Post, Isaac. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1853-06-03

Description

Handwritten letter from Isaac Post to Amy Kirby Post, June 3, 1853.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

990

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                 Hartford Fifth day evening about 8_0,

Listening to a Mr [Tuttle?] _ defending the truth
meaning the Bible - and finding this scrap of paper
laying on the platform and I did not see a better
time to devote thee especially as thee requested me
to write every day and beside thee knows out of
meeting when attending conventions there is little
chance to devote to absent friends however dear.
Well on meeting Lucy Ston [sic] last evening with
her countenance lighted up with such a load of instruc-
tion as almost made me wish to turn and listen
to her and I have no doubt I should have been far
more gratifed [sic] than I shall be this evening - but as
I am so headstrong I continued on and after waiting
some time the Cars bore me on and on untill [sic]
half past 2 in time for the afternoon session to [sic]
late to Davis most interesting opening address as L & S
Bushs informs me but I shall regret it the less be-
cause it will be published - well H C Wright first
commenced to find fault with the [illegible] rather [unus-
ually?] and then J Barker of Ohio who is Presi-
dent took up the Bible and in a most logical
speech looked at the subject and shewed the
absurdity of depending upon such an uncertainty
for if depending upon I now set under the
noisy George Stors who is defending the
Bible and then I do not wonder that I make
mistakes - well our friends were so full of
pointing out the imperfections of the bible
that those in favor complained of having
no chance to point out its completeness and
and adaptation to mans good and it was agreed
that the evening should occupied by the
sustained - but as Stors raised the qu-
estion what standard the Bible shall be
tried by H C W just before the adjourn-
ment and H C Wright said right was
implanted in the heart & also Parker Pils-
bury with more - and at the opening of
this session J Barker applauded in the
same way - well I can hardly write
while the speker [sic] is makeing [sic] so much
sound I can not give even an outline
of what we have to listen to Stors seems
a Milerite [sic] man is bound to anihi-
alation [sic] unless [unless] saved by
Jesus &co - Lewis Burtis had a
berth saved for me at our Frd [Garrison?]

(Page 2)

I went there to tea he has a lovely son &
daughter and how many more children I
do not know I suppose the [sic] recollects she had
no wife I supose [sic] thee recollect them who rode
with us home from L Burtis while Davis
was there - and spent a short time at
our house _ L & Sarah do not stop there
but there is a disposition to entertain all
that come Garrison has not arrived yet
but is comeing [sic].   A J Davis met me with
the expression of God be praised his
Catharine was not or is not able to attend
the meetings our two friends have had
the kindness or goodness to ease speaking
with out turning all out and now
a nother is speaking but I do not
recolect [sic] his name nor I do I percieve [sic]
which side he intends ^to^ make his
speech his apply _ and the people
begin to return I find he is a Spiritual
list [sic] and takes the gronds [sic] of the scriptures
inspiration and the centuries of inspiration
I believe the Speaker that came to our house
and went with me to Drapers a minister
by name Ingles who we did not
know was a minister untill [sic] Mrs
Draper told us of it. he is doing very
well as he proceeds = I should like
to know how the woman question
was disposed of this morning &c &c
and whither [sic] Edmund & Sarah came
soon after I left and hope the [sic]
has been so well as to improve by
attending meeting yesterday. there
are so many speakers present that
I do not see how all are to have a
hearing especially since some of our
friends feel as tho ^the^ work rests upon them
[Text continues into right margin, written upward]
individually

(Page 3)

        6 Day morning it was to [sic] late last
evening to get this or what I had written
to the office but a word about the
conclusions of the meeting   H C Wright
explanation was Glorious he said Jesus
depend the Idea of mans duties in
this way he did not refer men
the scriptures to God or to himself
but to love others as he wished to be
loved and appointed to wifes and husbands
if they wished to be loved more than they
loved themselves _ Said God was a [unit?]
of his notion and that he could not love
without him and the meeting on
the whole was a good one that number
was large but not as many as [obliterated[
house could contain I expect it is
much longer that the one the Spir-
itualists meet in. P Pilsbury made
a few remarks yestday [sic] oberving [sic] that
Hartford had been famed in conventions
held about 30 years ago but he thought
it likely that the present it likely that the present one would
be rememerd [sic] when th long after the
other would be forgotten and I am
of the same opinion - Hartford ju^d^g-
ing from the little I have seen of it
is the most beautifull [sic] place of its
size that I ever saw As trees &
spacious grounds its gardens and its
beautifull [sic] buildings are very gratifying
there is a great similarity to Rochester
in these respects, but its age and
wealth are in advance I suppose greatly

(Page 4)

It seems out Frnd Green Daughter
married the brother of that G[ristmire?]
wife that exhibited those coloured
singing children from Cincinatti and
she is Kin too whither she resides here
I do not know - Friend Green seems just
as easy at home as when he was at our
house _ Henry C Wright Pilsbury
[Continues below with line beginning "up at A J"]

[Text in center of page, written upwards]

      Isaac Post
   For Amy Post
            Rochester
                    N Y

[Text normal]
up at A J Davis and W L Garrison is to
be their guest to [sic] L M Moores
Father is here puts upon her and
was my bedfellow last night he
is the Father of Philip who thee
knows seemed the life of the Junius
meeting last year and who is to be
there this year which I was glad to
learn _ the old Gentleman is confi-
dent of the realization of attending
Grandson Spirits with undying affection
                                                  Isaac

Tags

Personal; Spirit Writing

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872, “Post, Isaac. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3279.

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