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Mott, Elizabeth. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

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Pg. 2 she gave me a more particular account of Sarah Wearing sickness and Death ___ I had heard, xx __^several days her___ was very lingering till just at the last, it was remarkably quick. she spoke with a raised voice to her nurse Jane do move me a little, she did so, and she was gone. his Sons William’s health is restored by his European tour, Now at home with his father Samuel spending the winter at the South as companion for Gurney who is expected on to attend their YM

    My Jacob + ___ have some prospect of again attending our Y Mg expect 

to take our former little room at Brother ___ + as Jane gave me a welcom at 2 Mg and ___ at Edmunds at prasent I think it is quite out of sight of attending yours, and I do feel at a loss for words to convey our feelings in reguard to our visiting you our dear children I think with fathe it is considerable veild-but wher ever I look towards ^you it is pleasant, at prasent I believe their is no way but to stand still, with a due acknowledgment of you kind invitations we have very acceptaly Elizabeth Mott and their two little boys here to stay a few days, James brought them ___ Elya was very much at liberty now to visit their friends, but his engagements confind him much at home, John C keeps his pocket hankerchief foalded in his pocket take it out and looks at ^ says ___ Amy Post gave this to me, he is an interesting little boy. William K not as quiet as John was-Gilbert Hicks does not venture to talk yet, he does not appear to be lacking in any other point, expect he will com- =mence, MF at her fathers last first day I persume they will give you the particular relative, ___ them ___ in reguard to the seperation of the family I have tryd to avoid repeling the same things as it likely you may have many letters we have done cleaning house, brother David has let Robert work his farm this year so that, I hope he will be at liberty to occupy his time more a mongst his friends he loves it so well, Esther + William Hevaland continue at the ___ also ___ + Phebe Lydia mostly at her fathers has been much afflicted with runrounds on her fingers for 3 months, ^or slidely generaly at meeting in the winter with mittens could not ___ Gloves. James C Hevelands gift in the ministry entirely unoccupyd vocally its is said Dr. Carole has brought Legron Sands out, he + Maria going to look for a home somewhere abought Albany, Sarah Albert Carle continues his evening walk + meditations

    I think it quite a pretty Sarah___ not willing to take her friends advise hope she

will make the rent + I suppose you have heard Joseph Willets Brooklin daughter Rachel health was so feeble that her marriage was accomplisht in her bed room, had a turn of raising blood, a day or two after the marriage she road out seamd rather more comfortable, her name Brown calld a very clever young man

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