Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1831
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1831
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1831-01-07
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1831
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Albany, NY
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: gew
revision: ekk 2015-09-08
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13.e
Transcribed for WHS autobiography by AWS and edited by FWS in pencil. Original not in Seward Papers, UR.
The weather here has been yesterday and
today most delightful. The Senate was in
Session today including time occupied by
the chaplain
No business as yet was matured and so
we adjoined literally for want of anything
to do. I am going to occupy so much time
as shall be spared to me in my own
private business and first of all I shall
fill this sheet so that it may be in the
mail at six o'clock.
The Water witch
and send it to you by the first opportunity.
I have not yet seen the face of a man
from Cayuga except our members.
Manchester
of the time though he boards a mile off.
The other Cayuga members, Regency men
“whom we have put down you know” keep as
far from me as if I carried pestilence
in my march.
13.e
Editorial Note
The weather here has been yesterday and
today most delightful. The Senate was in
Session today including time occupied by
the chaplain
An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs service in a
chapel • A clergyman who is attached to a ship of war, to an army, to some public
institution, or to a family, for the purpose of performing divine service •
just forty five minutes.No business as yet was matured and so
we adjoined literally for want of anything
to do. I am going to occupy so much time
as shall be spared to me in my own
private business and first of all I shall
fill this sheet so that it may be in the
mail at six o'clock.
The Water witch
Author: James Fenimore Cooper Publisher: Carey & Lea Place of Publication:Philadelphia Date: 1831
is out. I shall buy it and send it to you by the first opportunity.
I have not yet seen the face of a man
from Cayuga except our members.
Manchester
Birth: 1758-08-15 Death: 1846-03-14
is with me just about one thirdof the time though he boards a mile off.
The other Cayuga members, Regency men
“whom we have put down you know” keep as
far from me as if I carried pestilence
in my march.