Kimber Letter 15: Moses Ruffled Some Feathers

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

Published 1913

Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

To read earlier Kimber Letters click on the label 'Kimber Letters' at the bottom of this post.