Kirby, Mary. Letter to David Leaman?

Title

Kirby, Mary. Letter to David Leaman?

Creator

Kirby, Mary

Contributor

David Leaman?

Date

1822-12-25

Description

Handwritten letter from Mary Kirby to David Leaman?, December, 25 1822.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

1973

Location

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

Transcription

(Page 1)

Philadelphia 12 mo 25 1822

Dear Sister

I had been contemplating about writing ^last evening^

to some of you when I receivd [sic] thine & Amey’s [sic] letter &

also one from Lydia. We are now on the brink of leaving

this place, we have visited the families in Green Street M M

^consisting of upwards 130 families^

except three or four greatly to our satisfaction as also

to those visited which was abundantly expresst [sic] in the Monthly

Meetg there was frequently applications for permission for

those who were not members to vit [visit?] with us, as also some friendly

persons requested their families might be favour’d with a visit, which

was in a few instances granted. I do not know when we should have

got through, if all had been visited where it had appeard [sic] to be

desirable But after getting through this Meetg [sic] C felt himself

releast [sic] from attending the other at present which many appeard [sic]

to regret we attended their Monthly Meetg yesterday in which C

was drawn out largely in testimony, & likewise in the Mg for

dicipline [sic] in which he very feelingly addresst [sic] the youth as the

concerns of society must shortly fall on them, he drew a very hand-

some comparrison [sic] respecting Israel, being ^invaded^ by an enemy as mentiond [sic]

in the case of Deaborough [sic] in which the young men were to go fourth [sic]

to drive off the enemy, under the command of the King, & it was necess

ary they should wear the livery of the King otherwise they could not be

known from the enemy. But the Midianitish spirit had enterd [sic]

amongst us & stript [sic] our youth of their ornaments and in treating

on this subject he said Ruben [sic] the eldest who ought to be first

did not turn out to battle, which afterward occasiond [sic] great

searching of heart in Ruben [sic]. We likewise had a Mg last

evening for the colored people of which we have had divers [sic]

since we have been out The Meetings in this City ^have^ been very

large there would be great inquiry where C would be, the houses would

be filld [sic] before the times so that it was dificut [sic] to get in, tho the

people would endeavour to make way for us & evenings our friend

(Page 2)

C is here there would be a great collection last 2 day night

it was thought there was about 100 they appear to manifest

the greatest affection, among others came a priest that had

been at one of our Meetgs, it appear’d he had become uneasy with

their doctrines & practices & as he could not concientously [sic] comply

is now leaving the episcopal Church, & as he expresst [sic] had sacrificed

his means for a living and exposed himself to the scorn and sensure [sic]

of the people, he however said he felt great ^peace^ of mind C spoke

very encouraging to him & told him if he kept to that which

had begun the work he would be favoured to see more & more

It appeard [sic] he had been preaching in one of the churches in this

City about 4 years & from his own account he had been rather a

seeking man his parents were R Catholics he is about 29 years

of age Another a Merchant has been here twice to see C But

was so broken into tenderness could say hardly any thing for a

considerable time I conclude you have heard of

Thomas Eddy’s letter and of the opposition met with in endeav-

ouring to defeat C service in this City they are those who con-

sider themselves leaders in Society. But they appear to have

lost their influence, which I conclude is a mortification to

them we have heard nothing from them for several days

a great Interest is manifest for C support some say he has

nearly a 100 to 1 The Meetings are all laid out for

this week to day [sic] at Frankford [sic] tomorrow at Germantown next

at Abington and so on & first day at Roxbury, we have been

favourd [sic] with the company of John Coneley & others from the

country very agreeably we are [obliterated] seting [sic] our faces home-

ward & shall probably be there in two or three weeks I wish

you to show this to my family as it will save me from writing

to them as I am short of time C Bach got much better I

cannot omit to mention the kindness of S K Fisher in devoting his

carriage horses and man wholly at our service as it has been difficult

for C to walk Elias [?] desires his love to you in [which?] I join

yours &c David Seaman

if our next letters are directed

to Burlington perhaps we may be there in about 8 or 10 day [sic]

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(Page 4)

[Address, etc. center of page, running upward]

Letter from David Seaman

Mary Kirby

Jericho Queens County

Long Island New York State

Care of Charles

Hubbs

[M. B. 10/18/2017]

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Kirby, Mary, “Kirby, Mary. Letter to David Leaman?,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 25, 2024, https://rclomeka2.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/4247.

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