Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Thayer, Sarah E

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Description

Handwritten letter from Sarah E Thayer to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Thayer writes of her personal spiritual progress, gives updates on the health of friends and family, and inquires about a loan agreement with Isaac.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

292

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Transcription

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                                             Kings Ferry Cay Co NY

         Dear Amy                         March 25^th
                            It seems a long time since
I heard from Rochester and I feel as if I was
lonely for want of some tangible evidence of
your continued regard for I am now
almost one year older than I was when I
enjoyed the pleasure of your company and
though I am favor'd with a goodly share
of of spiritual intercourse in my private
hours yet I still value the living, loving,
beings who have contributed largely to my
spiritual developmement [sic] _ so I am want to
revive the embers of love by this attempt
I still have a reluctant feeling come over
me when I would fain write to you well
knowing that I may tax you my friends
beyond your convenience or pleasure and
I would not be therfore [sic] selfish _ so I
refrain from this scribbling _ yet I have
waited for weeks in the hope that my dear
Amy would find time to favour me with
a line _ but I now must try to write

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some of my thoughts hoping that I may not
burthen [sic] thee _ I think of you every day and
try to recall the many happy hours which we
have spent together dearest friend! may I not
ask just for one quarter of a sheet cover'd in
thy pen marks _ just to say once more that
I am not forgotten _ I will give thee some
information of myself similar to what I hope
to receivee [sic] from thee _ first then my health
is good and my love was never purer or
stronger _ for all the good which I can
conceive of or take in _ I am compell'd to lay
aside the "paper" when I have read all I can
hold and take up something else ) I can
not bear details _ I enjoy the "Herald" (of Progress
and often think of my old friends I & Amy
when I read its pages _ I love to think of
you and have a good time now to think
in my new rooms _ we have added a
small suit [sic] of apartments for my special
accommodation [sic] on the 1^st floor which I
find truly comfortable tho' very small
we had little room before and I hope
to see some of my Rochester frds [sic] here this

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summer Sarah & Mary gave some encour
agements _ Well Uncle Burling has left to
join those gone before and his two daugh
ters are left in the old house with plenty
of "good" and I think have improv'd in
their ideas of human responsibilities E.B. writes
that cousin J E R gave them no response
at the time of the funeral. well I suppose
he has got on that higher plane of spiritual
ism whence he does not regard us who are
still in a state of wishing for more I will
try to resign him if I must the only living
relief of my beloved Aunt Phebe _ he has I
learn become "well to do" laying up money
I am glad he has something to love for
its own sake it may be that his power to do
good is increas'd how I can sympathize with
such I will not say I am being reminded
that my circle is fast lessening and have
to make the most of those remaining
H Collins is on the move in the direction
of "Vine Land" I was at Auburn a few
weeks since Dorcas was enjoying the

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blessing of her little granchild [sic] and I
could enjoy with her _ I also felt a sent
sincere pleasure in the rooms where
my blessed child took her upward
flight and left this scene of time
for a brighter home. The place will
be sold and I dont know how or
where the inmates will settle in fu
ture_
        Will it be too much to ask of
my friend Jacob Post to inform
me by a line (either sent to my
address or thru the pen of is paren
nts) how we stand in respect
to the sum _ now in his hands
what is my security I wrote to
Amy that I was willing he should
take charge of the payment of
M^rs Shane _ but have not rec'd
any written _ security and dont
know but such is put on the
bond &c, my friends will oblige
me by informing me as soon
as convenient I want only to be
able to satisfy my children in case
it is necessary   S E Thayer

Tags

Personal; Spiritualism

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Thayer, Sarah E, “Thayer, Sarah E. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 25, 2024, https://rclomeka2.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2591.

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