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Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post (1869-09-15)

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Uncle [illegible] WIlliams - came greeting and [illegible]
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Uncle Obadiah Williams – came greeting and Father,
[illegible], who committed "suicide" because of
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W^m^ [Crouch?], who committed "suicide" because of
the persecution he was suffering from the
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the persecution he was suffering from the Elders in
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Penn. Some 50 years since – Abram Bradbery too
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tho I knew him only by reputation — but there
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was a cond' which brot him to <u>me</u>
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I have much to tell thee of when I can take thy
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hand once more – We are having abundance
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of Peaches here finer than their localities and sup-
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pose you have having plenty in R.
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I visited a friend at Trumansburg who used to
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live at [S.?]Ville N.Y. her daughter has been at
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Moravia N.Y. where a medium was so power-
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ful as to bring into the "circle" Fathers and brothers and
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sisters to speak audibly and fondle her lovingly
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They have since I was there had E L [Mealas?]
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there to lecture & she has since been here
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and related the pleasant opportunity I
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see Charles Burleigh wife has left her family
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to join the dear ones above I am more happy
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than I have been elsewhere This is a very nice
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home & Abbie has better health than she ever has
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had before I have a room bath, [chest?], and [lamp?], win-
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dows and a good stove to burn all night in
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cold weather with a [fright?] of love S E Thayer

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Uncle Obadiah Williams – came greeting and Father, W^m^ [Crouch?], who committed "suicide" because of the persecution he was suffering from the Elders in Penn. Some 50 years since – Abram Bradbery too tho I knew him only by reputation — but there was a cond' which brot him to me I have much to tell thee of when I can take thy hand once more – We are having abundance of Peaches here finer than their localities and sup- pose you have having plenty in R. I visited a friend at Trumansburg who used to live at [S.?]Ville N.Y. her daughter has been at Moravia N.Y. where a medium was so power- ful as to bring into the "circle" Fathers and brothers and sisters to speak audibly and fondle her lovingly They have since I was there had E L [Mealas?] there to lecture & she has since been here and related the pleasant opportunity I see Charles Burleigh wife has left her family to join the dear ones above I am more happy than I have been elsewhere This is a very nice home & Abbie has better health than she ever has had before I have a room bath, [chest?], and [lamp?], win- dows and a good stove to burn all night in cold weather with a [fright?] of love S E Thayer