Post, Joseph W. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Post, Joseph W. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Post, Joseph W

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

1836-05-26

Description

Handwritten letter from Joseph W. Post to Isaac Post, May 26, 1836.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

1986

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

New York 5^thmo 26^th1836

Dear Brother

Having a little time I concluded

to give a little account of geting [sic] along our yearly

meeting is now in session Jesse Fleury, Amos Beasley

Thomas McClintock and one or two others from Philade

lphia [sic] are with us and some of them expect to be at your

meeting Our meeting has got alone verry [sic] much

in the unity as yet and much verry [sic] good council [sic]

and advice given. A propisition [sic] from Duane

Quarter to alter the disspl^i^ne [sic] so as to allow

marriages to be accomplished at a privet [sic] house

which was referred to a large committee of men

and women friends who reported they did not think

best to make any change at preasent [sic] which appeared

to be satisfactory to the meeting. Elisha Dawson has

returned from England yesterday have gave us a verry [sic]

interesting account of his viset [sic] and also some

account of his geting [sic] along which w and also produce [sic]

a certificate from some friends there expresive [sic]

of there [sic] unity with him. Stephen Treadwell in

a verry [sic] feeling manner opened in the meeting the

subject of slavery a large committee of men and

women friends were appointed to take the subject

into consideration who are about to prepare a

memorial to Congress but wither [sic] it will be adopted

by the meeting or is verry [sic] uncertain as many friend [sic]

do not think best to ^do^ any thing [sic] in the preasant [sic] excited

state of the public mind

(Page 2)

Willet [S? L?] got to our house a day after he left

your place prety [sic] well but a lonesome and rather

and I think rather a homesick ^ride^ on account of the mare

^having^ [sic] a verry [sic] bad sore on her leg he feering [sic] she would

^get lame^ and have to leave ^her^. the [sic] sore was a large one but

he says good deal less than when he started with

her. I must confess I was a little disappointed she

was larger and gant—[?] than I expected but begin

to like her better and am pretty well suited

with her The expences [sic] of Willet [S? L?] journy [sic] about

12 $. Hay has continued ^high^ mostly for several weeks

sold from 12 to 14 shillings but now a little lower

from 10 to 12. Country backward been quit [sic] dry but

some rain this week. Sister Lidia [sic] came down first day

was take [sic] that evening verry [sic] sick something like the

Colera [sic] morbus [sic] avery [sic] sick night did not tend [sic] any

more meetings Isaac came down 3d day and she went

home Edmund much as when thee saw him. Saml [sic]

Willis calls himself a little a gaining but verry [sic]

slow. Mother s [sic] at Jericho this week as well as

usual. Mary was down First day attended two

sittings and returned has not been down since

Samuel Jones was buried last 7 day has left a verry [sic]

strang [sic] will left his widow 175$ a year and what

her father left her about 300$ and to Mary Jones

$800 and a few small Legacys [sic] to one or two c

coulered [sic] women To the town of North Hempstead

15000$ and to the town of Oysterbay [sic] 15000$ and

the remainder to William Jones of Jerusalem

the other Jones not named in the will as I have

heard of. general dissatisfaction in the community

(Page 3)

6 day morning a northeast storm though not much rain

Samuel Hick [sic] was taken 4 day at meeting with something

of Appopl^e^ct affection [sic] has his senseses [sic] most of the time

and canne [sic] speak. yesterday the committee of slavery

produce [sic] a short memorial and verry [sic] approparate [sic] one

which which was not united with so as to send it about

and equeal [sic] expreassion [sic] of sentiment on both sides

the friends of the cause gave it up. They also produced

a minet [sic] of advice to go down to the andordinate [sic] meetings

which was verry [sic] cordially united with. It is likely the meeting

will get through to day and most likely in one siting [sic]

Jesse Hersey expects to go [?] immediately on the Island and possible

home with us he appears to come out in all the [business?]

of his early life. Uncle Robert and Uncle James expect

to start this after noon [sic] for Skanatalas [sic] and Sipio [sic] but

wither [sic] they will get to see you is uncertain. Samuel

Willis thinks he gains a little but his farther Father say [sic]

he cant [sic] percive [sic] it he sticks to the pills faithfully

takes some times as many as 20 at a dose. Isaac Hicks

and Mary F is expected down to day to start for a western

Journey it may be he will be willing to call on his Uncle

so far from home. We have tried to get Aunt Molly

to go with her husband and I beleave [sic] her children have

been verry [sic] desirious [sic] for her to go. Uncle Robert wants her

to goto [sic] New york [sic] wile [sic] he is gone but she cannot be prevaled [sic]

on to leave home. I expect she thinks she must stay and

take care of William and watch Elzebeth [sic] poor girl. I pitty [sic]

her verry much, her mother started yesterday week for

Michagan [sic] a great undertaking for her. [Obliterated word or two.]

Do write soon we want to know how you get along moveing

and how settled I remain thy Affectionate Brother Joseph Post

(Page 4)

[Address center of page running upward]

Isaac Post

Rochester

[M. B. 5/23/2018]

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Post, Joseph W, “Post, Joseph W. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed December 30, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/4260.

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