Post, Amy Kirby. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Post, Amy Kirby. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

1856-04-26

Description

Handwritten letter from Amy Kirby Post to Isaac Post, April 26, 1856.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1117

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                                             April 26 1856
     My Dear Isaac
                                  Saratoga seventh day
very bright and pleasant    Lucy
has gone to dine with her friend
Mrs [Cowzcins?], and is to take tea
with Mrs, I forgot who     as I am a
little under the usual standard
of health, I lay in bed until after
breckfast [sic], and consequently
miss of a call upon Dr Bradley
and the all above named visits
Dr Bradley we met in the street
and scarcely recognized him
he is so changed, feeble and tottering
old man in his appearance now-
expecting soon to die, with no
hope of life beyond this, has no other
than phisical [sic] suffering to fear -
    Yesterday we dined with Dr
Hamilton at the water cure, the
Dr really supprized [sic] us with his

(Page 2)

own expected, attentions, urged
us to stay another weak [sic], ^and^ with them
at the cure, invited us to Dr [Bae^lort
hy s?] lecture in the evening, &c &c
expressed a wish that thee was
there with us, sent his love &c
We went from there to Mr Searings
a Hemsted [sic] man, his wife Mr Huli
ng's daughter, met there a Mrs Newton
two Mrs Hulings and another lady
all Spiritualists, we had a circle
after tea and Lucy gave them some
of her ultraisms on their belief in
a devil and devlish [sic] spirits _ the
bible_ atonement &c [tho?] Mrs Newton
was an anxious inquirer, but
some what troubled on the various
heads above mentioned, they wanted
another setting sunday evening
at Mr Hulings, which was appointed
I want to say now while I think
of it, to Susan that I think she well [sic]
find some pearl studs for thy
shirt bosoms, in a little paper

[Page 3)

box in the second draw of the
    beauro [sic] in our room, I intended
    to have got thee some gold ones
but my unexpected journey preven
ted,      We walked through the
semetery [sic], it is smaller
than mount Hope, less hilly, but
otherways [sic], ^in^ improvements much
like it,     I have visited all the
springs except one, think Girls
and I will go this afternoon
We have neither of us recieved [sic] a
letter since being here Lucy is
quite in the fever about it_ I
wish thee would write and direct
to James Shermans care at Milton, I
want to hear how all are at home
not forget to have thy large silk ^pocket^ kerchief
washed before the [sic] comes _ we expect to
go down the River on steam boat, leave
here second day morning, do not know
whither [sic] there is a day boat or not, if we
spend the day in Albany shall try and find
Emma Wright Wildy _ if we can take steam

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boat next third day night for new york
I hope we shall find thee _ but how I
wish the [sic] would come on a day or two
before hand and stop at milton, now
do, for thee ought to enjoy those friends
with me, leave home first day night
and we can have a nice visit there
and have the great comfort of thy co
at that dreaded arival [sic] in the city
where I shall not know what to do
with myself and baggage, I shall
certainly look for thee at Milton,
We have had one nice lamb baked
pye [sic] for dinner and now Girls and
I will go out in search of the [tin?] spring
and the post office,   My love to all
the family, to Willie and Mary & baby
in particular, I feel anxious for the
welfare of the little ones and the
oldest one, take good care of thyself
on thy journey, and our meeting will
be a blessed one, very truly and
          lovingly thine Amy

Tags

Family; Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889, “Post, Amy Kirby. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3407.

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