Kirby, Phebe. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Title

Kirby, Phebe. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

Creator

Kirby, Phebe

Contributor

Post, Amy Kirby, 1802-1889

Date

1824-11-14

Description

Handwritten letter from Phebe Kirby to Amy Kirby Post, November 14, 1824.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

422

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                   Ledyard 14^th of 11^th mo 1824
Dear Sister
                   As I feel rather lonely this afternoon
I thought I would take my pen a little while
to pass away the time more pleasantly (my Isaac
being gone from home to accompany P Field to the
southward of us, expected to have a meeting to day at
or near Samuel Willets s and some others but I think it
will be a short tour this time – –
          We received thy very acceptable letter pretty soon after
date which gave us an account of our dear parents
safe arrival at home which we were anxiously waiting
to here [sic] but thou did not say [so] ^home^ looked pleasanter than
ever to them [than ever] (as Phebe Searing said it did to her)
but how came father and mother to be so stiff as to take
P. Searing down all the way a different road from what she
wished. --- Joseph Frost met with E Robbinson at Utica
where she expected to wait to meet her brother and we su=
ppose did meet him their [sic], he attended several of her meetings
which were satisfactory –-- we have seen A Bs letter and
answer which aunt P brought from Skaneatlas [sic] which
Isaac read in the presence of J S Willets and wife but
not a word did they say untill [sic] E had retired, and then
it appeared that Jacob felt liberty to express his sentim=
ents respecting it, (which accorded with us) I think maters [sic]
have got into a very crooked path amongst you which
ought to be straightened by some means ---
          After Elijah and Caty left us I did without help near
2 weeks and got along better than I expected --- we have at
present a girl by name Catherine Forster whose parents
live near us do not see (as yet) but that she will suit
us very well, appears to be an affectionate kind disposit=
=ion and fond of Mary she thinks of learning the weaver
traid [sic] in the spring but I suppose we can keep her untill [sic]
the 5 month provided we do not get tired of each other
have not heard any thing from E and Caty since they
left us we feel anxious to here [sic] how they got along
and how C patience held out --- we miss them very
much it seems very still and quiet in the kitchen
James a better boy don’t know that we can complain of
him frequently talks of thee want to see thee very
much ---
Several days have elapsed since the above was
written and now I will try to fill up my paper

(Page 2)

Isaac returned home on 2^d day with PF who
staid [sic] home untill [sic] the next 1^st day then John and
aunt P went with her to Genoa where they had a
very large meeting appointed ^held^ in the Presbyterian
meeting House which felt rather trying to Phebe
when she understood where it was to be held as
she expected it to be in the school house but it
was thought it would not have held one quarter
of the people, they had a favoured time and the
people appeared to be well suited with the meeting
she expects to go to Homer soon Aron Baber and
wife with her, after that is accomplished she
expects to go to the west and then I believe John
Searing is to go with her, pretty likely be from
home some time –-- Sarah Howland has been
traveling about considerably since the Quartily [sic]
Meeting been to Rochester an [sic] Owego they think
it better for her to be from home considerably as
she does not seem to enjoy herself nor take much
delight in any thing around her, her mother thinks
she is not herself any of the time, she has been
to meeting once, looks fleshy and I did not
observe but that she is herself entirely –--
the little babe has no name yet believe it
is to be Barckly or Elwood which of the two
they will result upon dont [sic] know John Woods
wife has a young son a fine affair amongst
them, Helen Ann has been at Bath at her fathers [sic]
most of the summer dont [sic] here [sic] that she gets home
yet –-- their [sic] does not seem to be much news stirring
here at present this time, I have heard more about
[obliterated] Election Govenor [sic] &c. this fall than I have ever
before, this Town is very strouong [sic] in favour
of Clint on [sic] –-- matrimony it is said flourishes
but none within my knowledge ecept [sic] Caroline Burling
and Benjamine Goold wither [sic] any foundation for that
I do not know --- Abigail Green much as she has been
for some time does not get out any I have not been
to see her since father and mother were here --- Mary gains
in talking considerably she with the rest of our family
in usual health I remain thy affectionate sister
          H Post

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Family

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Kirby, Phebe, “Kirby, Phebe. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 25, 2024, https://rclomeka2.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2720.

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