Post, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.
Westbury 12 mo 6 - 1869
Dear Brother & Sister
Parish and Mary left us this morn=
ing after making us a short but very
pleasant visit in a snow storm not
but little ^ snow ^ on the ground but cold and
teageous [sic] day with hail and rain. Two
weeks ago we concluded to to [sic] Philadelphia
and attend the State Antislavery meeting
and make some visits. we stoped [sic] a [sic] Bristol
and staid [sic] ^a^ night with Cyrus Pearse and family
very pleasent [sic] with them in the morning
in a very hard rain strorm [sic] went on to the
meeting which was a very interesting one
C C Burleigh was their [sic] I think I never
herd [sic] him more interesting some speakers
was their [sic] as is common at such meetings
who wanted the Antislavery standard to
take up working mens [sic] cause and other
reforms C.C. B was favoured to answer
them so planly [sic] and so to the point as I
believe to satisfy every onePost, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.
Lucretia as bright as ever and health
better than for 18 months although not
very strong We went with Dr Turnan one
day to see Swarthmore Collage [sic] It is a verry [sic]
large building although I had herd [sic] the size
it look [sic] larger than I expected 3 storys [sic]
high with french [sic] roof it makes 4 storys [sic] the
school in operation with 170 or 180 scholars
yet they did not seem very thick I suppose
it will so [sic] expensive that many of the common
people cannot send to it although this term
has 8 or 10 scholars from our Island. Then we
made Lucretia a visit at her home mist [sic]
James presents [sic] very much. their [sic] man
who has been with them 7 years said it
was so lonesome with Mr Mott he was such
nice [sic] man we were gone about a week
The Orthodox had a first day school confer=
=ance [sic] their [sic] while we were ther [sic] most 4
days [?] meeting house full or nearly
so most of the time we attend tho ^ part of ^ last
siting [sic] ^after they got through with the buisness [sic] about 2 hours was spent in
religious exersices [sic] of prayers and speaking
all the time some called a love feastPost, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.
on first day one of their Ministers attends
Rose St meeting and after George Truman
had spoken in one of his most liberal strains
he arose and united fully with his Brother
had said spoke at considerable length with
very few orthodox expressions I could unite
him in the main not near as orthodox as
some of our preachers, On our way home
Emma Hardage was in the cars and as she
sat alone I introduced myself and had
quit [sic] a pleasant chat with her. a number
of orthodox in the cars. our attractions
were drawn to her more than to them
Last evening I went with Sarah an [sic] Mary
to Samuel Hicks Mary W seemed pleased
wanted to enquire [sic] after many folks and
things but seemed to forget names Mary
Halowell [sic] said she with a little ^lalf ^[sic] Aunt
Mary seemed to know quit [sic] a good deal
We have been repairing our meeting house
and sheds shingled the south side of the mee
=ting house rebuilt one of the sheds new
roof on one side of each of the others
sheds makes our religious tax quit [sic] large this
yearPost, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.
Isaac Rushmore continues to cart hay
and others ^things^ to Brooklyn yet some one
asked him lately why he carted so much
he said he carted for his health I suppose
he will go as long as he can he has pretty
much given up visiting his friends and liks [sic]
to go. as Edmund has to carry ^her^ out to the
waggon [sic] and in the house makes it verry [sic]
hard for him and I think some danger of
hurting himself she goes to meeting
often Uncle James hold out very smart
very little failure of interlect [sic] but his
strength gives way some The excitement
caused by Stewert [sic] purches [sic] has queted [sic]
down we here[sic] ^he^ has has [sic]been laying
out streets and has begun to form the road
and herd [sic] of one large house building but
suppose he will not do much before spring
Mary and some of neighbours [sic] are now at
work for to help the Indians makeing [sic] cloths [sic]
for their children the tribe The New York yearly
meeting has under charge are very destitute. J PostPost, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.
3 day morning 7th a very clear morning with
5 or 6 inches of snow yesterday was a stormy
day with hailing morderately [sic] all day at
night it began to snow with hard wind
This morning seems like real winter we
have not kiled [sic] hogs yet expect to do it day
after tomorrow alway a dred [sic] although not
near as much of a job as formaly [sic] only hav
=ing enough for our own use Edward S Willetts [sic]
is more poorly does not set up much it seem
looks as though he was nearly to the top
of the ladder as George Truman says
when we were in Philadelphia and aged woman
said to him she was going down George
replided [sic] no don’t [sic] say so, going up to the top
of the ladder, he considerd [sic] it going up
up up continual many phrases he uses
is much like SpiritualistPost, Joseph. Letter to Isaac Post.
Congress has begun its labours [sic] we can
hardly hope for them to go on and do
the right thing, without also doing many
rong [sic] ones, so many have not any or
very little of a good princple [sic] and so many
lay princple [sic] aside and act from expediancy [sic]
and many are ready to take bribes so
that so that [sic] the poor and [sic] have to suffer
and as Wendel Philips [sic] seems to think
the right will finily [sic] prevale [sic] and his
predicklions [sic] have been fulfiled [sic] very generally
we will and sometimes so much sooner
than we expected we will hope on
we are fixing to go to Syosset to dinner and
it is now after 10 Oclock so must stop
we shall go in a sled fare well
Joseph Post
Mary has been wrighting [sic]
to other friends prevents ?
her from ading [sic] this time
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