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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 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: 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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