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Willis, Mary W Kirby. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
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| + | Dear sister | ||
| + | Amy Post | ||
| + | When I wrote last to sister | ||
| + | Sarah I thought it might be uncertain in | ||
| + | thy being there to receive a letter as we are | ||
| + | looking, or have been for thee to come here | ||
| + | since the improvement of the health, recently | ||
| + | I heard thee had an addition to the family, | ||
| + | am now fearling (slash through l) thy visit will be delayed | ||
| + | to [sic] long. it is seldom that I hear from you | ||
| + | and I feel the necessity to propose more faithfulness | ||
| + | in our correspondence with each other. Aunt | ||
| + | Esther I heard to day had been more poorly lately | ||
| + | from a difficulty of the throat in swallowing her | ||
| + | food, it takes her a long time to get a little down. | ||
| + | Rebecca sais [sic] she is so remarkably patient through | ||
| + | all her suffering. I do not go in as often as I would | ||
| + | like too, [sic] on account of its not always suiting to see | ||
| + | company. We do not hear of any improvement in | ||
| + | Lydia Leamans palpitation, yet sometimes they | ||
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Syosset 7th mo 13th/62
Dear sister
Amy Post
When I wrote last to sister
Sarah I thought it might be uncertain in thy being there to receive a letter as we are looking, or have been for thee to come here since the improvement of the health, recently I heard thee had an addition to the family, am now fearling (slash through l) thy visit will be delayed to [sic] long. it is seldom that I hear from you and I feel the necessity to propose more faithfulness in our correspondence with each other. Aunt Esther I heard to day had been more poorly lately from a difficulty of the throat in swallowing her food, it takes her a long time to get a little down. Rebecca sais [sic] she is so remarkably patient through all her suffering. I do not go in as often as I would like too, [sic] on account of its not always suiting to see company. We do not hear of any improvement in Lydia Leamans palpitation, yet sometimes they