Baright, Elijah. Letter to Isaac Post.

Title

Baright, Elijah. Letter to Isaac Post.

Creator

Baright, Elijah

Contributor

Post, Isaac, 1798-1872

Date

1844-05-01

Description

Handwritten letter from Elijah Baright to Isaac Post, May 1, 1844. This letter may have been misdated as May 1, 1844, and instead may be dated "11day of 1mo 1844."

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Rights

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Identifier

607

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

                           Plesant [sic] Valley ^th11day 1mo 1844
[Respeced [sic]?] Friend
                           I received thy letter yesterday dated
to me the 6 day 1mo and have Consulted with George –
L. Water & have Concluded the [sic] had beter [sic] except [sic] of
thy Neighbour [sic] Chiney ofer [sic] he has maid [sic] the [sic] for the rent
as we take thy meaning is $250, for the Brick
dwelling the same he ocupied [sic] Last year supose [sic] Pay
ble [sic] quarterally [sic], & wish the [sic] to Look after the rent
of the wooding dwelling, as Miss. has asigned [sic] the rents
and Posesion [sic] to us, and we have [to?] understand a bought
the rent of that if Chiney wishes to rent both Dwelling
for $300, per year pay quartly [sic] A would do, this is Low
but the Pay is shure [sic] and No further trouble & [illegible]
if not do the bes [sic] the [sic] Can with it Pleas [sic] Call on
Dlano & Gardner for information as to the rent of
the small dwellings &c and further if the $75 isent [sic]
suficient [sic] to Pay the taxes that has acrewed [sic] and will
be likely to acrew [sic] be fore the next quarters rent is do [sic]
to Call on them, [and but then] for the ballence [sic] required
[obliterated] they ar [sic] expecting to receive the money from Besack
[obliterated] for me Pleas [sic] keep a memorandum of all
[obliterated] received & when and what Paid out, &c.
[obliterated] A Leter [sic] from the [sic] soon if things are diferen [sic]
[obliterated] from our views if not wright [sic] when Nessary [sic]
I will Leave room for Mother to wright [sic]
with Love Farewell          Elijah Baright
to Isaac Post

(Page 2)

As Elijah is about setting out for Pokeepsie [sic] and taking this
to the office have not time to say much we are all in usual
health except my Samuel he was taken five weeks ago last seventh
day night with a hard ague and was very unwell for a day or
two and it settled in one leg swelled considerable an soon
red spots made their appearance which we believed to be the
Erysipeilus but he has kept about house all the time and is up
all day altho’ for two days it has spread all over his body
and is in great distress with it we had the doctor about a
week since he made very light of it thought it would soon
be better, he says please inform Isaac & Deboruh of his illness
and as D was very intimately acquainted with our choice
friend Anne Tweedy may inform her that she departed thro [sic]
life the 25^th of last Month, also that Elias Doty’s wife has
a babe four weeks old now is in a distresst [sic] situation with
a milk leg very helpless with it. to return to Anne Twedy
she was very unwell four or five weeks then taken with an Apo
-plectic fit just one week before her death had her reason at
intervals and could make them understand a part w^h^ich she
wished to convey Any & self went to see her she was very
sensible and endeavoured to communicate to us but [obliterated]
uderstand [sic] much appeared very glad to see us [obliterated]
d again, have been the more particular thinking [obliterated]
like to hear, Have you heard that charles [obliterated]
-ed last first day week inflamation [sic] on the lungs his [obliterated]
also George F White lost his oldest son with the same complaint
John D Wright’s wife also deceased. must close in love to
all Jefferies & Sarah too, in which Samuel & Amy joins
your Affectionate Aunt

(Page 3)

Oh I shall not need my Interest mony [sic] [neo?][obliterated]
thou does not want it please send it by dro[obliterated]
first of fifth M^o as that will be the most [obliterated]
to put it out in hast [sic]

(Page 4)

                           PAID 10
Isaac Post
         Rochester
                  Monroe Co
                           NY

[Stamp:]
POUGHKEEPSIE
JAN
14
N.Y.

Tags

Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Baright, Elijah, “Baright, Elijah. Letter to Isaac Post.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 25, 2024, https://rclomeka2.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2899.

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