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Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post. (1861-06-17)

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17 of June 1861
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17<sup>th</sup> of june [sic]  1861<br/>
 
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Dear Amy Thine [reach’d?] me in good time
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Dear Amy Thine reach’d [sic] me in good time<br/>
 
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and I trust the secret is in good hands so far as pub<br/>
and I trust the secret is in good hands so far as pub
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licity is concerned My precious charge has found a<br/>
 
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delightful change I am sure, and as far as<br/> 
licity is concerned My precious charge has found a  
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we could she was cheerfully resignd [sic] - her pa<br/>
delightful change I am sure, and as far as  
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tience held out and her end was calm as<br/>  
we {illegible could?} she was cheerfully resigned her pa
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she desired - she seem’d [sic] to suffer with<br/>
tience held out and her end was calm as   
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pain thro [sic] the day and we (H [Huldah Custie] and<br/>
she desired—she seem’d to suffer with  
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myself - were convinced) that an early<br/>
pain thro the day and we hand
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hour on the 7<sup>th</sup> was best ^for the internmentt[sic]^ so that there was<br/>
myself some [illegible] what an early  
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no time to inform you or others - we had a<br/>
hour on the off way best for the internment so that there was  
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minister (Universalist) as SJ May did not<br/>
no time to inform you or others—we had a  
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respond to our invitation untill [sic] the 8<sup>th</sup><br/> 
minister (Universalist) as SJ May did not  
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when he wrote a sufficient excuse it was<br/>
respond to our invitation untill the 8th
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perhaps as well as we had so many reasons<br/>
when he wrote a sufficient excuse it was
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for our <u>move</u>, Dorcas is yet very feeble &<br/>
perhaps as well as we had so many reasons
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our little Mary is a poor little thing I<br/> 
for our move, Dorca is yet very feeble &
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have come here to stay - left Flo on sun<br/>
our little Mary is a poor little thing I  
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day [sic] with Huldah & Dorcas - they both<br/> 
have come here to stay—left Flo on sun
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went to Union Spring, D staid [sic] one night<br/>
Day with [Haldah?] [f? &?]—they both  
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I find myself able to meet the<br/>
went to Union Spring, D staid one night
 
I find myself able to meet the
 

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17th of june [sic] 1861

Dear Amy Thine reach’d [sic] me in good time
and I trust the secret is in good hands so far as pub
licity is concerned My precious charge has found a
delightful change I am sure, and as far as
we could she was cheerfully resignd [sic] - her pa
tience held out and her end was calm as
she desired - she seem’d [sic] to suffer with
pain thro [sic] the day and we (H [Huldah Custie] and
myself - were convinced) that an early
hour on the 7th was best ^for the internmentt[sic]^ so that there was
no time to inform you or others - we had a
minister (Universalist) as SJ May did not
respond to our invitation untill [sic] the 8th
when he wrote a sufficient excuse it was
perhaps as well as we had so many reasons
for our move, Dorcas is yet very feeble &
our little Mary is a poor little thing I
have come here to stay - left Flo on sun
day [sic] with Huldah & Dorcas - they both
went to Union Spring, D staid [sic] one night
I find myself able to meet the