Marks, Mr J W. Letter to Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis.

Title

Marks, Mr J W. Letter to Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis.

Creator

Marks, Mr J W

Contributor

Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis

Date

1858-04-10

Description

Handwritten letter from Mr J W Marks to Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis, April 10, 1858.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

1200

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                       4^th   mo 10^th   58
               Jericho             seventh day eve

       Dear loved ones at Rochester
I have thought a long time we had ought
to answer some of your kind leters [sic] if we ex^pe^ct
to get more but who is there to ^here^ do it farther [sic]
cant see W dont want to and I dont kno^w^
how a poor company for writing I ashure [sic] you
and then the thousand and one cares that
is constantly calling for me ought to excuse
me we well know you want to hear how farther [sic]
gets along and that of ten      but I do not see anny [sic]
material change any way at preaseant [sic]
during the winter he coughfed [sic] and raised
like one in consumtian [sic] almost
more pertickularly [sic] nights I gave him
towels to spit in he would wet two
during the night with flem [sic].. now his cough
is better desidedly [sic] so I tried many things
to break it up and finily [sic] concluded
loaf shugar [sic] was as good as anny [sic] thing
I always lay a handful of lumps under
his pillow in the morning they are mostly
gone his apetite [sic] is regular though not crave^ing^ [sic]

(Page 2)

he says he dont know but that his
failing its so hard work for him to get
from his chiar [sic] to his bed after sitting so
long I tell him I dont perceive much
change..mornings he walkes [sic] better he has not
been to the door since last fall untill [sic] yesterday
we had a carpenter fixing the stoop and
farther [sic] was so afraid we would have the
old seats taken away that he would see
for himself we of course let him have his
way ... Aunt Ester has had quite poor
turn was taken as she termed it with a
stick in the back she said it pained
so very much she thought she thought
would try to walk a little with help
it hurt her so she couldnt speak
but motioned them to sit her down
she is now a little more comfortable
hannah has been working very hard
to get her father moved away or
get them fixed comfortable at their
new home which was against her
wish to have them leave Jericho
it was trying to aunt Ester to have them
move away as well as some of the rest of us

(Page 3)

       we dont hear but they are suited
   she said Robert often steped [sic] in
and set awile [sic] with her it was so
pleasant he seemed so much like
his father   he thinks he shall get
to see us quite as often as he used to
as he belongs to Jericho meeting
we are a going to give them a surprise
party soon on a small scale prety [sic] soon
perhaps you have heard Samuel Smith
and Mary has moved to Cousins
Thomies he was called to see us
yesterday says Samuel seemes [si]
failing booth [sic] in body and mind
is restles [sic] nights keeps them awake
what a task Mary must have Hannah says they have Just received a
leter [sic] from aunt Cariline saying they
had a very rough passage they have
gone to savana [sic] in Henry Cromwells
new steam ship the first trip
Henry and wife Valentine and Mother
Lydia Seaman Anna haveland
and a dozen more they was
sea sick all the tim [sic] except the

(Page 4)

fist [sic] few hours    henry says
he has crosed [sic] the oution [sic]
sixteen times and never was
so seasick before           brothers
Isaac asks how we like our neise [sic]
Jennie has Jacob and Jennie
gone out if so tell him
first rate
about a half hour before we receive^d^
Sarahs leter [sic] farther [sic] said we hear
nothing from Jennie     when I
read it he said they dont
mention Josephs wife
he feels great simpathy [sic] for
her       Willet says tell Amy
its time she came to see her brother
tell Jennie that little pet of
ours Rachels little girl is dead
            love to all
                 J W M

Tags

Family; Medicine

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Marks, Mr J W, “Marks, Mr J W. Letter to Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/3490.

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