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Kirby, Mary. Letter to Isaac Post.

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Dear Isaac Amy and household you can surely imagine my disappointment on

reaching home day before yesterday that our family had not heard of Amys arrival home
neither had they written both of which I thought should have been done we feel
anxious to hear of Amys safe arrival at home and all the joy attending that event
as well as all other particulars relative to yourselves and friends I often thought of 

Amy how much she lost in not accompanying [us?] to Philadelphia but perhaps she would not enjoy without Isaac the fullness of joy which may be in reserve for her in future we went on in company with Garrison and wife and I am vain enough to believe it was mutually agreeable to ourselves I know it was all went to James Motts where we had a cordial welcome and found heart and house room more house room on account of Edward and Maria Davis and Martha away in Europe have traveled in France Italy Switzerland and Great Britain

tho not very extensively in either they hear from them very often by every
steamer which is nearly every week they have taken passage for home on

the 17 of this month Thomas and Mary Anna have not moved in yet so

that made a nice opening for us Sally Holley and Lucy Stone came next day
also Benjamin Bacon and wife Mary Gage daughter of Frances D Gage she is at John
Jacksons school Lucretia wished to give her a treat and obtained permission

for her to spend the week with her and at the West Chester meeting she is quite a superior girl and won by her conduct and converse golden opinions from all acquainted with her Garrison had two meetings before

going out to the Convention which were favored seasons in which as Friends

used to say Truth reigned over all on first day evening we were invited to J. Miller [McKims?] to tea and were met by many others perhaps 50 or more

had a very social pleasant time The next morning we left Philadelphia
and arrived at West Chester ½ past 10 had quite an interesting meeting and received

many cordial greetings from old acquaintance went to our old home where

we were comfortably accommodated I do not know the exact number perhaps 

60 maybe more I had Sally Holley for my bed fellow and fellow traveler to and

from meeting there was quite a strong intimacy grew up between us there which

I hope may not wither but continue fresh and green I need not say much about the meeting as it will be fully reported in the Freeman and much better but

as is generally the case they must fail in [imparting?] the interest attendant

there was one drawback Garrison was almost sick with a very hoarse cold so much so that he could not speak in public second day at all I wished for some

of your knowledge in doctoring with [Thompsonian?]remedy as that seemed in