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Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.

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Dear All, Your long expected communications came this afternoon and you can scarcely conceive how pleasant the perusal of them was and as an evidence I have taken my pen altho I am very nearly sick with a severe headache I have been quite suffering with aches and pains for some time have had several treatments by Dr F...? and have felt ??? better if it were more easy I would like further treatment but there are so many things in the way He seems to have considerable to do I saw Mrs Plum there twice she was surprised to learn you [illegible] recently been in NY withou^t^ seeing any of them So we conclude you failed in seeing A F Davis and wife Joseph and self went to NY on ?? day morning to be at the ??? next day Sam and girls were coming on ???-day but a severe sotmg in the morning prevented ??? came on ??? ??? I was very sorry ^they did not^as George Truman Sam Live and John Cornell were in attendance SL is not a favourite but many thought him very excellent and the others were so altogether we had a satisfactory time 5th day evening ??? our quarterly freedmen meeting heard the reports and minutes of the ??? ??? also the report of this ???who had been on a visit to the Government ??? and ???? adjacent Colonel O Brient had recently been in NY and much of ??? ??? to the ??? ??? ???? their great desire to educate themselves and their capacity to do it was enforced by striking instances ??? had come under his personal knowledge
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Westbury, [date illegible] <br>
on the side: The weather has been cold but??? and ??? excellent ??? today cloudy and this eve it is stormy a little We have only seen S Posts wife at S ???  the evening of the company ??? ???? easy to get acquainted with and hope it may be a pleasant connection ??? he is 15 years younger than S I ??? know if we ??? find a chance to send this ??? or not Have been to EW they ??? talk of ??? or refrain ??? Have not seen E Mott since you were here farewell many
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Dear All, Your long expected communications came <br>
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this afternoon and you can scarcely conceive how <br>
 +
pleasant the perusal of them was and as an evidence <br>
 +
I have taken my pen altho I am very nearly sick <br>
 +
with a severe headache I have been quite suffering <br>
 +
with aches and pains for some time have had seve <br>
 +
ral treatments by Dr F[lussey?] and have felt [illegible] bett <br>
 +
er if it were more easy I would like further treatment <br>
 +
but there are so many things in the way He seems to <br>
 +
have considerable to do I saw Mrs Plum there twice she was <br>
 +
surprised to learn you [illegible] recently been in NY withou^t^ <br>
 +
seeing any of them So we conclude you failed in seeing <br>
 +
A F Davis and wife Joseph and self went to NY on [illegible] day <br>
 +
morning to be at the [illegible] next day Sam [e?] and girls were coming <br>
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on [3?]-day but a severe storm in the morning prevented [Libie?] <br>
 +
came on [6?] [days?] I was very sorry ^they did not^ as George Truman Sam Livie <br>
 +
and John Cornell were in attendance SL is not a favourite <br>
 +
but many thought him very excellent and the others were <br>
 +
so altogether we had a satisfactory time 5th day evening <br>
 +
held our quarterly freedmen meeting heard the reports <br>
 +
and minutes of the executive [com?] also the report of this <br>
 +
[com?] who had been on a visit to the Government [illegible] <br>
 +
and [illegible] adjacent Colonel O Brient had recently been in <br>
 +
NY and much of interest [rolating?] to the freedmen [illegible] <br>
 +
[illegible] their great desire to educate themselves and <br>
 +
[their?] capacity to do it was enforced by striking instan <br>
 +
ces which had come under his personal knowledge <br>
 +
 
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on the side/top:  
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The weather has been cold but clear <br>
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and [illegible] excellent [illegible] to <br>
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day cloudy <br>
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and this eve <br>
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it is stormy <br>
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a little <br>
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We have only <br>
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seen S Posts wife <br>
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at S [illegible] <br>
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the evening of the <br>
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company we <br>
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[illegible] [illegible] <br>
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quite easy <br>
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to get acqu <br>
 +
-ainted with <br>
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and hope it <br>
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may be a <br>
 +
pleasant <br>
 +
connection <br>
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she is 15 years <br>
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younger than <br>
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S I [illegible] <br>
 +
know if we <br>
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[illegible] find <br>
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a chance to <br>
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send this <br>
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[illegible] or <br>
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not Have <br>
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been to EW <br>
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they [illegible] <br>
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talk of buil <br>
 +
-ding or <br>
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refrain [illegible] <br>
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Have not <br>
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seen E Mott <br>
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since you were <br>
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here farewell <br>
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many  
  
 
-GR
 
-GR

Revision as of Sep 19, 2023, 8:33:42 AM

Westbury, [date illegible]
Dear All, Your long expected communications came
this afternoon and you can scarcely conceive how
pleasant the perusal of them was and as an evidence
I have taken my pen altho I am very nearly sick
with a severe headache I have been quite suffering
with aches and pains for some time have had seve
ral treatments by Dr F[lussey?] and have felt [illegible] bett
er if it were more easy I would like further treatment
but there are so many things in the way He seems to
have considerable to do I saw Mrs Plum there twice she was
surprised to learn you [illegible] recently been in NY withou^t^
seeing any of them So we conclude you failed in seeing
A F Davis and wife Joseph and self went to NY on [illegible] day
morning to be at the [illegible] next day Sam [e?] and girls were coming
on [3?]-day but a severe storm in the morning prevented [Libie?]
came on [6?] [days?] I was very sorry ^they did not^ as George Truman Sam Livie
and John Cornell were in attendance SL is not a favourite
but many thought him very excellent and the others were
so altogether we had a satisfactory time 5th day evening
held our quarterly freedmen meeting heard the reports
and minutes of the executive [com?] also the report of this
[com?] who had been on a visit to the Government [illegible]
and [illegible] adjacent Colonel O Brient had recently been in
NY and much of interest [rolating?] to the freedmen [illegible]
[illegible] their great desire to educate themselves and
[their?] capacity to do it was enforced by striking instan
ces which had come under his personal knowledge

on the side/top: The weather has been cold but clear
and [illegible] excellent [illegible] to
day cloudy
and this eve
it is stormy
a little
We have only
seen S Posts wife
at S [illegible]
the evening of the
company we
[illegible] [illegible]
quite easy
to get acqu
-ainted with
and hope it
may be a
pleasant
connection
she is 15 years
younger than
S I [illegible]
know if we
[illegible] find
a chance to
send this
[illegible] or
not Have
been to EW
they [illegible]
talk of buil
-ding or
refrain [illegible]
Have not
seen E Mott
since you were
here farewell
many

-GR