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Titus, Esther. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
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first day [July 24, 1863] | first day [July 24, 1863] | ||
My dear Amy | My dear Amy | ||
| − | I know by this time thee | + | I know by this time thee feels |
anxious to hear from me how I would love to | anxious to hear from me how I would love to | ||
| − | talk with thee today - I would tell thee a lot of things | + | talk with thee today - I would tell thee a lot [previous 4 words underlined] of things |
the first I will tell thee of my arrival | the first I will tell thee of my arrival | ||
I soon reached Lockport after leaving Isaac at | I soon reached Lockport after leaving Isaac at | ||
the depot - found no trouble in storing my things - | the depot - found no trouble in storing my things - | ||
and walked off - by my little paper guide to Niagara | and walked off - by my little paper guide to Niagara | ||
| − | St | + | St, found Mrs. Bennett without any trouble - - she |
had been many times to the car to meet me | had been many times to the car to meet me | ||
but had almost given me up - - she was however | but had almost given me up - - she was however | ||
very glad to see me - and I had to devote the | very glad to see me - and I had to devote the | ||
afternoon to riding a lady friend of hers thought | afternoon to riding a lady friend of hers thought | ||
| − | I must look over the town to enjoy myself | + | I must look over the town to enjoy myself [underlined] |
| − | so she kindly came in a beautiful carriage | + | so she kindly came in a beautiful carriage & |
we rode all over a lovely country - the town | we rode all over a lovely country - the town | ||
is very pleasant too I came back somewhat | is very pleasant too I came back somewhat | ||
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over matters - Sunday morning came, I had asked | over matters - Sunday morning came, I had asked | ||
this lady - (a presbatirian) Mrs. Mansfield - to | this lady - (a presbatirian) Mrs. Mansfield - to | ||
| − | accompany me to [struck out] the [struck out] with Mrs | + | accompany me to [struck out] the [struck out] with Mrs Bennett - to |
| − | this meeting - progressive [triple underlined] meeting - | + | this meeting - progressive [triple underlined] meeting - they had |
| − | never heard of it, so I explained it as well as I | + | never heard of it, so I explained it as well as |
| − | could as being something very nice [both words underlined] - | + | I could as being something very nice [both words underlined] - |
we went, in good spirits - to a hall, they | we went, in good spirits - to a hall, they | ||
looked in some paper, and found it advertised - | looked in some paper, and found it advertised - | ||
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a very long one - after he sat down a man | a very long one - after he sat down a man | ||
rose, I thought for a long time it was | rose, I thought for a long time it was | ||
| − | Miro Codding [?] - every once in a while Mrs | + | Miro Codding [?] - every once in a while Mrs |
Stewart would gabber [jabber?] something - we asked | Stewart would gabber [jabber?] something - we asked | ||
| − | what that ment, a woman sat | + | each other what that ment, a woman sat |
near us, [scribbled out] told us it was a crazy | near us, [scribbled out] told us it was a crazy | ||
man - that he would do no harm - | man - that he would do no harm - | ||
O Amy thee can't tell | O Amy thee can't tell | ||
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first day [July 24, 1863]
My dear Amy
I know by this time thee feels
anxious to hear from me how I would love to talk with thee today - I would tell thee a lot [previous 4 words underlined] of things the first I will tell thee of my arrival I soon reached Lockport after leaving Isaac at the depot - found no trouble in storing my things - and walked off - by my little paper guide to Niagara St, found Mrs. Bennett without any trouble - - she had been many times to the car to meet me but had almost given me up - - she was however very glad to see me - and I had to devote the afternoon to riding a lady friend of hers thought I must look over the town to enjoy myself [underlined] so she kindly came in a beautiful carriage & we rode all over a lovely country - the town is very pleasant too I came back somewhat tired - and we soon went to our room to talk over matters - Sunday morning came, I had asked this lady - (a presbatirian) Mrs. Mansfield - to accompany me to [struck out] the [struck out] with Mrs Bennett - to this meeting - progressive [triple underlined] meeting - they had never heard of it, so I explained it as well as I could as being something very nice [both words underlined] - we went, in good spirits - to a hall, they looked in some paper, and found it advertised - - but of all - looking people [entire phrase underlined] - the hall done pretty well - it was about half full - we got there rather late, and found Levis Burts [?] preaching - about spirits having hands, and handling him and his wife, his sermon was a very long one - after he sat down a man rose, I thought for a long time it was Miro Codding [?] - every once in a while Mrs Stewart would gabber [jabber?] something - we asked each other what that ment, a woman sat near us, [scribbled out] told us it was a crazy man - that he would do no harm - O Amy thee can't tell