The
Kimber Letters are writings exchanged between the Kimber sisters and mother,
Keziah (Bennett) Kimber. The letters found their way to the sister’s
descendants. I treasure them and am grateful to the late Edna Raymond for
giving me transcriptions.
Today’s
letter is an exception. It was addressed to a Kimber son-in-law, Moses Seely, by
his parents, Ira and Rachel Seely. Moses along with wife, Jane Eliza Kimber,
and daughter, Isabel, were living in Troy, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
Moses
recently visited his family in Orange County, New York. His father and mother
expected a letter, but he hasn’t written yet--and they’re concerned. Ira and
Rachel’s daughter-in-law, Julia Seely, includes a short letter to Moses too.
They
needed to know if Moses and the family were well. I hope so although Moses better
have a good reason for not writing because he definitely ruffled some feathers.
Letter
15
Dec.
the 6, 1855
It
is six weeks to day since you went away from
here
and we have had no letter from you
little
Ira
went to the city of new york last Sunday
morning
and returned last tuesday morning and it
did
not cost but seven shillings went and
came
free went with ____asure Bodle he said you
must
tell little Isabel that he seen a great
many
things we are all well at present and
hope
you are all enjoying the same blessing
mother
says that if she could write as you can
she
would write often and if you cannot
write
for
time Jane might write for we think
hard to
think that you don’t write Direct your letters
to
Minisink post office, O.C. N.Y.
from
Ira and Rahel Seely
On
the reverse side of the letter-
As
Mother has been righting I thought I would
wight
a few lines to you We are well except
myself
and I have got the quinza and Sarah has
got
sore foot Religan is very dul for us
for
my
part I feal the same nead of prair and faith
in
Christ as I ever did. I dreamed that
you cum
back
to Orange County. We have wondered wi
you
have
not right to us William wants you to
right when you will will send _____ he can
get
it you must right and let us now wie
you
have
not right before
No
mor at present
remain
Yours
Julia
A. Seely
Comments:
Ira
Seely (b. 10 Sept. 1796 d. 19 July
1881) and
Rachel
Seely (b. 4 May 1805) to their son Moses
Seeley
(b. 5 Feb. 1823 d. 22 July 1901).
Little
Ira was a younger brother to Moses.
Bodles
were friends of the Seely family.
Julia
A. Seely was the wife of Ira’s son William.
Birds and nature in natural colors:
being a scientific and popular treatise on four hundred birds of the United
States and Canada
Courtesy
Wikimedia Commons
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label 'Kimber Letters' at the bottom of this post.
