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Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post. (1861-06-17)
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| − | 17 of | + | 17<sup>th</sup> of june [sic] 1861<br/> |
| − | Dear Amy Thine [ | + | <br/> |
| + | Dear Amy Thine reach’d [sic] me in good time<br/> | ||
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<br/> | ||
licity is concerned My precious charge has found a<br/> | licity is concerned My precious charge has found a<br/> | ||
delightful change I am sure, and as far as<br/> | delightful change I am sure, and as far as<br/> | ||
| − | we could she was cheerfully | + | we could she was cheerfully resignd [sic] - her pa<br/> |
tience held out and her end was calm as<br/> | tience held out and her end was calm as<br/> | ||
she desired - she seem’d [sic] to suffer with<br/> | she desired - she seem’d [sic] to suffer with<br/> | ||
| − | pain thro [sic] the day and we (H and<br/> | + | pain thro [sic] the day and we (H [Huldah Custie] and<br/> |
| − | myself - were | + | myself - were convinced) that an early<br/> |
| − | hour on the | + | hour on the 7<sup>th</sup> was best ^for the internmentt[sic]^ so that there was<br/> |
no time to inform you or others - we had a<br/> | no time to inform you or others - we had a<br/> | ||
minister (Universalist) as SJ May did not<br/> | minister (Universalist) as SJ May did not<br/> | ||
| − | respond to our invitation untill [sic] the | + | respond to our invitation untill [sic] the 8<sup>th</sup><br/> |
when he wrote a sufficient excuse it was<br/> | when he wrote a sufficient excuse it was<br/> | ||
perhaps as well as we had so many reasons<br/> | perhaps as well as we had so many reasons<br/> | ||
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our little Mary is a poor little thing I<br/> | our little Mary is a poor little thing I<br/> | ||
have come here to stay - left Flo on sun<br/> | have come here to stay - left Flo on sun<br/> | ||
| − | + | day [sic] with Huldah & Dorcas - they both<br/> | |
went to Union Spring, D staid [sic] one night<br/> | went to Union Spring, D staid [sic] one night<br/> | ||
I find myself able to meet the<br/> | I find myself able to meet the<br/> | ||
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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