Post, Jacob Kirby. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Post, Jacob Kirby. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Post, Jacob Kirby

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1857-01-14

Description

Handwritten letter from Jacob Kirby Post to Amy Kirby Post, January 14, 1857.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

1142

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

[Text in top margin, continued from Page 4 with line ending “a long time to think”]
of but it has passed very comfortably by me I think that there has
been some improvement in figures if nothing more we are placed
in classes acording [sic] to our abilitys [sic] to learn some are a head of
me in figures the smater [sic] boys are
the best writers and know the most
about grammer [sic] Thine affectionately JKP

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Buckram January 14^th 1857

Dear Mother
written to [n?] I think it a long time since thee has
written to me that note by Aunty Mary was well enough
as far as it went but it was not has ^as^ long as it aught
to have been under the circumstance Aunty Mary said
thee had but very little time I did feel a little out
of patince [sic] when I xpected [sic] some long letters and get only
one short one I went last Seventh day to Uncle Josephs
and found them them [sic] Uncle and Aunt going to Uncle
Isaac Rushmores I went with them First day I was at
Aunty Mrys Edmund came to Uncle Josephs and took
his pair of twins and carriad [sic] me half way back saw Un
cle James Post at Uncle Josephs he can talk as fast
and steady as ever Cinthya Osbern can talk very well
with Uncl [sic] Jimmy or nearly as fast as he can some of
the boys in the act of skating fell and hurt themselves
one boy fell and knocked a tooth so hard as to break it
in two two boys have broken through and one got wet all
over [W^m?] he not hogs but we boys had a burlesque Law suite
here last night a druggist son in New York City by name
Haydock a quakers son Dutchess Co name L M Haight
wer [sic] Lawyers the case was between two quakers one from
Dutchess county W Frost the other was Powell Farmingdale
The honerable [sic] Mr Post from Rochester judge who
presided with his usual dignity on the occasion

(Page 2)

Robert Hicks coresponds [sic] with W W Titus f rom
Nine pardners his letter fegan [sic] Hill of Science he spoke
as if they wer [sic] learnind [sic] something for some of the boys
got up one night lately and went to the pie closet
and took twenty pies They allow none but members
there this winter so the theft is done by thir [sic] own folks
they used to lay such things to those not members now
that consolation is gone it must set snug I recevd. a letter
from Geo W Doty sixth day last he speaks as if he likes
his school very much one boy here named William Frost
does not give Potter Georges Teacher a very good name
school has now called noon I may say something to night
do not now [sic] When I shall send this school is out for
night if this is ready it goes this night O while I thin
k of it the boys that are here and have been too [sic] Nine
pardners say the common name of her school is Quaker
Jale [sic] when school commenced all that could parse well
wer [sic] in the first class those that could not wer [sic] put in the
second class New Years week one other and myself wer [sic] put
into the first class I am at the head of the philosophy
class which Lot calls the first class The scholars often
send mail nights from 15 to 25 letters almost keep the
Post Office up Lot is much oposed [sic] to tobacco in any
form but not withstanding that some three or four
chew and smoke but they do it very slily [sic] aunt M
ary Willis sayes [sic] she likes a woman teacher best they
are so much cleaner than the men but Lot is very
cleanly in his habits if the boys make any dirt they
have too [sic] sweep it out not allowd [sic] to spit on the floor

(Page 3)

I find that nonresitance [sic] will do for some places better
than others it may do for home but come to a boarding
school and nonresistance has too [sic] be laid one side
oncee [sic] in a while when I came here to Lots some of the boys
got rather roughly used by Mr Post but now
any of the boys will do me a favor as willingly
as any for any of the scholars some want to borr
ow skates some offer to lend me their skates but
I tell them that I came here to learn not too [sic] play
it is now so dark that I can hardly see the line
Well come near another window I have not hit
the line all the time I should think it was most
time for William and Mary to answer me I
answerd [sic] theirs in a shorter time than they do
They ought to find more to write about than
I do and answer in less time Joseph too has three
or four weeks to write about I think longer
Some one has just been counting the letters
and sayes [sic] there are 25 letters with mine
to go to night I have one too answer too Edm
mund [sic] and then I will be eaven [sic] with my cor
espondents [sic] only thre [sic] will be something owing
too [sic] me in the letter line O I have a new correspond
dent a young lady Alice Dawly I was surprised
to receive a letter from her she is my only female cores
pondent [sic] away from home that I have There are more
mstakes [sic] in this sheet than usual but next time ill
try to do better next time and write when I have more

(Page 4)

this was commenced at Noon to day and all was
written out of school at this particular time.
there is hardly any kind of nois [sic] but what we can
get up a small edition though in general Lot
keeps us or them rather quite still some times thew [sic]
get over bounds just now there is some conversation
in rgard psic[ to who should go to the Post Office to night
all wanted go it being very pleasant they finily [sic] agree
too [sic] have the smallest and the largest scholars in the
hoyuseto go the smalest [sic] one from N Y citty [sic] the larger one
a Dutchess County boy he stands some three inches higher
than I do O while I think of it they have had the ich [sic]
at the Quaker Jail and brain fever we here have
been free from sickness none have had more than a
Cold Mother I wish thee would get W Mumford Ca
rpenter too [sic] write to me Lot for a great treat one
day last week went out and spent the evening Mar
y kept evening School in his place for the first since
ive bee [sic] here I guess she is as good a teacher as we see
every day do not forget too [sic] have all the folks
write to me all that are named here Write soon
and tell me all about the good folks in Rochester
The largest boy in school is named Mabbitt som [sic]
relation Loreso we call him sheruf [sic] we made up my
mind that 44 weeks more will pass off very smoothly
only think ive away from home 16 weeks a long time to think

Tags

Education; Quakers

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Jacob Kirby, “Post, Jacob Kirby. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3432.

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