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Titus, Esther. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

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at home - that [struck from text] there was a sweet religious
 
at home - that [struck from text] there was a sweet religious
 
spirit, and a beautiful modesty and refinement
 
spirit, and a beautiful modesty and refinement
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I never so highly appreciated Jiles before -
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and these Ladies were pleased with him, but when
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the singing commenced - we rose - and left, befor
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the rest - we did not go in the afternoon -
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and these Ladies have not alluded to the
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meeting or the speaking since, I think
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Spiritualist are about as

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how shook laughing ^to myself^ - I had brought them to hear something so nice - I think they would not been seen there for the world - especially Mrs Mansfield---well to go on after this man sat down big Henry C Brite [?] commenced talking to us in pleasant [?] told us many things - that spiritualism was true, but that a man's saying that his wife or children or father or mother was dead was an "abominable theological lie and Henry over again said it over [struck out from text] many times - and then told us where he expected to spend his eternity - he said he was not going to skoot [underlined] off - to the stars - O dear - [4-5 words scribbled out and illegible] - I saw they did not know what to do - after he sat down Jiles Stebbins rose and I felt quite at home - that [struck from text] there was a sweet religious spirit, and a beautiful modesty and refinement I never so highly appreciated Jiles before - and these Ladies were pleased with him, but when the singing commenced - we rose - and left, befor the rest - we did not go in the afternoon - and these Ladies have not alluded to the meeting or the speaking since, I think Spiritualist are about as