Utica. Monday eve
My Dear Henry,
Here I am in Utica - homesick enough ever since
the sun went down. It is I suppose because you are not
with me. Beardsley is as attentive and polite as possible
still I am very homesick as I said before. We arrived
here about 7 this evening. We are at the Eagle Tavern
if you know where that is I never knew before - it is
a miserable house miserably kept I will tell you how it
happened. The mail stage always puts up here - when we
drove up I was under the impression that it was Nell's
not thinking that there could be any other house than
Nells and Shephards where the stages stopped. Beardsley
who leaves every thing to my decision asked me if
I would rather go to Shephards. I still beleiving it to
be Nells told him I had no choise by this time the
people of the house anxious to secure customers had taken
off our baggage and it was not until I had
entered the house and was seated in a dirty little room
that I found out my mistake - it was now too late to
retract so I must make the best of it. Even in this poor
place we are in the third story fortunately it is a cool night -
it has been very pleasant riding to day cool and very little dust.

Henry Clark and Caroline have removed to Waterville so
I have no inducement to stay here. Beardsley thinks he
will be ready to go in the morning if he can get in
the Bank to night. I suppose we will take the boat
as there is no stage except the Telegraph that goes in
the morning and I am afraid to ride in that it goes
so fast. I shall write again from Albany in better
spirits I hope. Augustus has wished to go home every
time that we stopped - but has not cried once says
Pa has gone to the oof office he is now in the
the act of getting into the bed alone. I have just
sent Sarah down for some clean sheets as those on the
bed had been slept in although they said when they
sent the sheets that there had but one man slept in the
bed before. Good night your own Frances.

W.H. Seward Esq
Auburn.
UTICA NY