Moore, Samuel. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Moore, Samuel. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Moore, Samuel

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

1855-01-02

Description

Handwritten letter from Samuel Moore to Isaac Post, January 2, 1855.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1053

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

          Rahway 1st Mo 2^d 1855
Respected friend Isaac post it has been some
time since I have heard from thee or any of
my friends in that quarter I thought perhaps
thee would like to heare [sic] how our spiritual
friends was a getting a long in this quarter
we have a few that has in^d^ependance [sic] enough
to let there views and experiance [sic] go to the wold [sic]
and there is a goodmany [sic] others that is convinsed [sic]
in the truth of it but there not the moral
courage to come out and declare the truth for fear
the finger of scorn will be pointed at them we
hold a cirkle [sic] every first day and we have
a number of spiritual communications there
is many of them very interesting and truthful
there is a number of mediams [sic] in this place. but
I am the onely [sic] one that attends our cirkle [sic]
I feel a desire to know ^whether^ thou art agoing to let
any more of thy communications go to the world
I have read thy first the voice from the
spirit world with a good deal of intrest [sic] and I
think it has been the means of doing a [Deal?] of
good and I have heared [sic] a number express the
same

(Page 2)

write me soon and give me an outline
of the perticulares [sic] that is a going on in your
place from thy friend and Brother
                                    Saml Moore

(Page 4)

[Text in center of page, written downward]

     Isaac Post
              Rochester
           N. York
              - - -

Tags

Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Moore, Samuel, “Moore, Samuel. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3343.

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