Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1839

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1839
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1839-01-02

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1839

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sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany, NY

transcription: rag 

revision: ekk 2015-06-16

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Auburn Jan 2d 1839
My Dear Henry,
I intended to have wished
you a "happy New Year" yesterday feeling
unusually well in the morning, but a visit
which Dr Humphreys
Birth: 1785-05-17 Death: 1848-03-09
took occasion to make
disturbed me so much that I was obliged
to go to bed with the nervous headache[ . ]
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I do not know why it is that he insists
upon obtruding himself into a house when
he is so unwelcome. God knows I forgive
him the misery and disappointment he has
occasioned me, if I did not I could
not kneel with him at the same altar
but his presence here distresses me exceedingly
bringing as it does so vividly to my remem-
brance all the painful circumstances relative
to the dis sickness and death of our dear
little girl in which he acted so unfeeling
and unprincipled a part. We have this
morning yours and Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
' Sunday letters
you are both very kind to write so often[ . ]
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Freddy
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
has commenced an answer to Augustus
to which I hope to be able to add a postscript.
I suppose I may congratulate you upon
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having lived through the toil of New Years
day as I see no account of your death
in the papers, by the way I would like
an extra copy of the journal containing your
message, Pa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
will be very likely to forget
that the subject can afford me any
interest. Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
talks of going home
this week preparatory to going to Albany.
I am getting better slowly but I am
getting better. I still suffer so much
with faintness and palpitation of the heart
as to be unable to see any of my friends[ . ]
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I think I shall not only be invisible
but silent also during my stay at Albany.
I wonder you can really wish me
to come. Tell Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
I hope he has made
provision for that nice wood fire he fire he promised
me as I should not live long in the
atmosphere of your coal stores. One
word about your dinners. Avoid having a
great variety of dishes. Your liberal spirit will
be very likely to lead you into this error.
There should be no deficiency in quantity
or quality of such as you have, too many
indicates a want of taste and is now
decidedly mauvais too – this applies equally
to meats and desserts. I take it for granted
that you have very little time for the consideration
of these small matters. I have exhausted all
my strength - kiss Gus for me - your own Frances
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William H. Seward
Albany
Auburn N.Y.
Jan 3
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Mrs. W.H. Seward
Jan 2. 1839