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liked the Quakers, and whether she found them in any marked contrast with other people - Alas she heard of the death of our brother Henry Willis - so soon after brother John - Catharine has kept very quiet through it, though no doubt a great trial to her not to be able to go to her father at such an hour. Isaac Willis went, but did not reach there until after he had "crossed the river" Edmund has been confined to his bed since last Saturday with Cholera morbus, he thought he should be up today. They were caught by the flood worse than we, as they thought the crockery would take no harm they left it in the basement, when they removed other things in haste never thinking that they should want to use it - so they had only three tea cups in the shape of table wear, the whole three days. We could not hear from them of Williams all through perfectly impassable for wagon or boats between here and Williams, so deep and rapid was the currant between here and there, both Buffalo and Spring Streets it was dangerous to cross in wagons. Monday they all met here and we all related the wonders we had each witnessed Holland & Susan came to spend [Friday?] eve with us and could not get back at 9 o'clock, so they and Mrs [illegible] and her daughters were with us until Monday morning. I do not know what we should have done without Holland with his thick boots to wade and procure bread and water for us, taking considerable to feed ten of us, and our flour barrel was all paste in the cellar - Please present my love to Mrs Fairchild. I do not know but I shall tire thy patience with my long letter but there is a great deal more I want to tell thee. My Isaac is better.
affectionately thyne,
Amy Post