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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]
+Uncle Obadiah Williams – came greeting and Father,
-[illegible], who committed "suicide" because of
+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
+Penn. Some 50 years since – Abram Bradbery too
-tho I knew him only by reputation - but there
+tho I knew him only by reputation — but there
-was a [illegible] which [illegible] him to <u>me</u>
+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 - The [illegible] having abundance
+hand once more – We are having abundance
-of [Peaches?] here [illegible] than their localities and sup
+of Peaches here finer than their localities and sup-
-pose you have having plenty in [R?]
+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

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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