Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 6, 1841

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 6, 1841
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1841-07-06

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 6, 1841

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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: tap 

revision: crb 2017-07-06

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Auburn July 6th
My dear Henry,
I am once again at the home I so
much love and all looks green and bright to
me as it is wont to do here — McClallen
Birth: 1791-09-07 Death: 1860-11-16
intends
to go to New York in the morning, I write not knowing
whether my letter will find you in Albany or New
York — We came home very comfortably — Brown
bore the fatigue much better than I anticipated —
She slept well last night and has this morning
gone to her friends — I sent her a rocking chair
this evening and shall see that she is comfortable —
We found all well at home, and all but Pa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13

away from the house when we arrived looking
at bonfires — Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
has not grown out of my
remembrance though he has out of all his
clothes — He is dispirited about his studies and
desirous to give up Latin and study English
which he says he knows little about — We
will talk of this when you come — Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is
very happy — finds much amusement in the
cats and chickens — but is woefully afraid of
Snip
 Death: 1848
— I fear the last rose will have bloomed
and departed een you come — there are but
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few left of the multitudes which ha have been —
Sam
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
has gone to Canandaigua he returns tomorrow —
I have heard nothing from you since you left Albany
shall expect you home this week — your own Frances
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W. H. Seward —
Albany
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Samuel Blatchford

Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
Mrs W. H. Seward
July 6, 1841