Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1836
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Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1836
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1836-09-18
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Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1836
action: sent
sender: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Westfield, NY
transcription: crb
revision: lmd 2018-10-23
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Auburn September 18 1835e
Augustus Henry Seward dated the year
incorrectly. It should read 1836.
My dear Pa
Ma
Saturday. I began to write a letter sun-
day but My thumb was sore and I could not finish
it. Ma is getting better every day she sits
up two hours at a time and walks all about
the room. Ma hopes to be able next week
to go down stairs. The baby
laughs every day. Aunty
than she was when you went away and has
been here to day.
One night last week 3 men
Muirs
of stealing. The hired girl
carrying off spoons and bed clothes and
Many other things thingss they almost killed the
girl and then Mr Muir came and they ran
away and dropped the things which
they had taken. The men
iron railing around The Exchange buildin-
gs. Nicholas
set out Teusday next for Westfield–
Your affectionnate so Augustus H Seward
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h
William H Seward.
Westfield
Chautauque Co
AUBURN N.Y.
Sep. 19,
Type: postmark
h
AH Seward
Sept 10. 1836
Auburn September 18 1835e
Editorial Note
My dear Pa
Ma
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
had a letter from youSaturday. I began to write a letter sun-
day but My thumb was sore and I could not finish
it. Ma is getting better every day she sits
up two hours at a time and walks all about
the room. Ma hopes to be able next week
to go down stairs. The baby
Birth: 1836-08-25 Death: 1837-01-14
grows fat andlaughs every day. Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
is some betterthan she was when you went away and has
been here to day.
One night last week 3 men
Unknown
went to MrMuirs
Birth: 1790 Death: 1868-02-17
house and hid themselvs for the
purposeof stealing. The hired girl
Unknown
caught
themcarrying off spoons and bed clothes and
Many other things thingss they almost killed the
girl and then Mr Muir came and they ran
away and dropped the things which
they had taken. The men
Unknown
are putting theiron railing around The Exchange buildin-
gs. Nicholas
Birth: 1801-12-24 Death: 1893-02-15
and ho
Harriet
Birth: 1807 Death: 1888-08-20
are going toset out Teusday next for Westfield–
Your affectionnate so Augustus H Seward
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03Lazette Worden
Westfield
Chautauque Co
AUBURN N.Y.
Sep. 19,
Stamp
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
Sept 10. 1836