Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, February 1, 1841
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Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, February 1, 1841
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1841-02-01
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Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, February 1, 1841
action: sent
sender: Frances Grier
Birth: 1801-01-16
Death: 1860-02-07
location: Goshen, NY
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Albany, NY
transcription: obm
revision: tap 2017-10-16
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Originally a letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward on February 1,
1841, was included within this file.My dear cousin
F— with pleasure
I accept Geo's
after Tempe's
will not permit her to boast of her
pretty Babe
& growing nicely. She is our chief comfort
you cannot imagine what a [ vacance ]
Alternate Text: vacancy
the loss of our dear little Tommy
in our circle, your kind letter we
thank you for & are grieved to hear of
Mrs Wordens
[ I s ]
Reason: wax-sealhall see her this Spring, when the river
[ ope ]
Reason: wax-sealns you & her can come down I th[ ink ]
Reason:
my Husband
we should be very happy to have you both
spend some weeks with us – if the Florida
people would let you Mama
send much love to you cousin Henry &
the dear Boys – in sincerity yours
F E. Grier
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Mrs Wm H Seward
Albany
GOSHEN N.Y.
FEB 2
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Frances Grier
Feb 2d
1841
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Editorial Note
I accept Geo's
Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07
offer think put in a SOSafter Tempe's
Birth: 1812-09-30 Death: 1848-10-18
refusal her modestywill not permit her to boast of her
pretty Babe
Birth: 1840-11-08 Death: 1910-11-28
. My precious
one
Birth: 1839-09-05 Death: 1930-06-04Certainty: Possible
is well& growing nicely. She is our chief comfort
you cannot imagine what a [ vacance ]
Alternate Text
the loss of our dear little Tommy
Birth: 1827-04-19 Death: 1840-12-19
has madein our circle, your kind letter we
thank you for & are grieved to hear of
Mrs Wordens
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
continued ill health. I do hope[ I s ]
Supplied
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Supplied
Supplied
my Husband
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
would meet you in N.B. —we should be very happy to have you both
spend some weeks with us – if the Florida
people would let you Mama
Birth: 1780-10-05 Death: 1869-06-28
& auntysend much love to you cousin Henry &
the dear Boys – in sincerity yours
F E. Grier
Mrs Wm H Seward
Albany
GOSHEN N.Y.
FEB 2
Stamp
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
Feb 2d
1841