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Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post (1869-09-15)
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− | Uncle | + | Uncle Obadiah Williams – came greeting and Father, |
− | [ | + | W^m^ [Crouch?], who committed "suicide" because of |
− | the persecution he was suffering from the | + | 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 <u>me</u> | ||
+ | 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 |
Revision as of Nov 15, 2023, 5:34:09 PM
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