Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 23, 1840
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 23, 1840
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Date:1840-08-23
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 23, 1840
action: sent
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: csh
revision: crb 2017-06-30
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Sunday afternoon Aug 23rd
My dear Henry,
Were I to do as you do put off
writing until a convenient time I might not send
you a line for three weeks to come – I received
Mr Clark's
unsatisfactory after waiting nearly a fortnight
and anxiously looking for a letter for the last
six or seven days – I do think dear Henry
and I know just how much you are pressured
with business care and company that the ten
minutes which you might take to write me
three or four lines once a week could not
be employed in any way which would conduce
to more happiness – Perhaps I am unreasonable to
day – I am sick with toothache and nervous headache
— Willie
to Romulus – one of the girls
has left – of course I have more than I can
comfortably attend to – I have been told that you
were at Saratoga last week – that you had a fall
&c &c – I do not like to hear things of this
kind from strangers or by the newspapers — I would
much rather remain truly ignorant but that is not
possible — Pa
is better – The meeting here yesterday was
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very large and as far as I am informed exceedingly
satisfactory – Upwards of 100 wagons passed our house
from the south – The foremost of the train cheered
you in passing – there were more than 300
from the north I should have been pleased to
have seen them altogether – Freddy
delighted – Augustus
the day among the people – Mr Blount
Culver
evening – they were to address the people again
the same evening at the Town Hall –
I received a letter from Jennings
at Cincinnati – I was much surprised to hear
of his being so far away as I have been waiting
a week for his return that I might accompany
him to Canandaigua – I cannot go now until
Willie is better – I have a letter from Lazette
to day, she is expecting me this week – is not
as well as she has been – I am assailed by
so many enquiries about your coming home every
time I go out that I am tempted to do as Peter
does, tell all manner of stories about your
movements, rather than profess utter ignorance –
I suppose it is not possible for you to make
any definite calculation — If Mr Clark
is still with you please make my compliments
to him and say that I am much obliged to
him for his letter – your own
Frances
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William H. Seward
Albany
AUBURN
AUG
24
N.Y.
Type: postmark
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Mrs W.H. Seward
Aug 23. 1840
Sunday afternoon Aug 23rd
My dear Henry,
Were I to do as you do put off
writing until a convenient time I might not send
you a line for three weeks to come – I received
Mr Clark's
Birth: 1808-10-05 Death: 1841-06-12
letter this afternoon which was ratherunsatisfactory after waiting nearly a fortnight
and anxiously looking for a letter for the last
six or seven days – I do think dear Henry
and I know just how much you are pressured
with business care and company that the ten
minutes which you might take to write me
three or four lines once a week could not
be employed in any way which would conduce
to more happiness – Perhaps I am unreasonable to
day – I am sick with toothache and nervous headache
— Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is ill with diarrhea – Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
has goneto Romulus – one of the girls
Unknown
in the kitchenhas left – of course I have more than I can
comfortably attend to – I have been told that you
were at Saratoga last week – that you had a fall
&c &c – I do not like to hear things of this
kind from strangers or by the newspapers — I would
much rather remain truly ignorant but that is not
possible — Pa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
was quite unwell last week butis better – The meeting here yesterday was
very large and as far as I am informed exceedingly
satisfactory – Upwards of 100 wagons passed our house
from the south – The foremost of the train cheered
you in passing – there were more than 300
from the north I should have been pleased to
have seen them altogether – Freddy
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
was very muchdelighted – Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
and he spent most ofthe day among the people – Mr Blount
Birth: 1792-02 Death: 1860-06-16
MrCulver
Birth: 1803-03-15 Death: 1889-10-13
and Mr Kelly
Birth: 1789-11-07 Death: 1859-12-02
of Ohio called upon me in theevening – they were to address the people again
the same evening at the Town Hall –
I received a letter from Jennings
Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
yesterday mailedat Cincinnati – I was much surprised to hear
of his being so far away as I have been waiting
a week for his return that I might accompany
him to Canandaigua – I cannot go now until
Willie is better – I have a letter from Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
to day, she is expecting me this week – is not
as well as she has been – I am assailed by
so many enquiries about your coming home every
time I go out that I am tempted to do as Peter
does, tell all manner of stories about your
movements, rather than profess utter ignorance –
I suppose it is not possible for you to make
any definite calculation — If Mr Clark
is still with you please make my compliments
to him and say that I am much obliged to
him for his letter – your own
Frances
William H. Seward
Albany
AUBURN
AUG
24
N.Y.
Stamp
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07Samuel Blatchford
Aug 23. 1840