Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 26, 1841
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 26, 1841
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Date:1841-09-26
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 26, 1841
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: mlb
revision: tap 2017-11-21
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Sunday afternoon.
My dear Henry,
I have your letter of Friday – I beseech
you not to keep that poor turtle until I come
after having turtles for pets a whole summer
I should look upon the death of one of the species
as a positive murder – beside I have no fancy
for turtle soup – Do have it killed and eaten
before I come or I shall have it on a list with
many other disagreeable things which make my
return to Albany far from pleasant – It is very
kind of you and the Doanes to
preserve for me
what is esteemed so great a luxury –
I have a letter from Clarence
and asks permission to attend dancing school this winter.
I shall be ready to leave the 1 st but unless
you come or send shall not come until Saturday
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Friday is Augustus'
accompany me but probably will not If I have
have some one else to take charge of the luggage
you must arrange this as you think best – We
should all be glad to see you, and I presume
Nicholas
We took him yesterday with Mrs. Miller
Williston
nomination appointment occasioned much surprise
and I doubt not no small degree of dissatisfaction –
I for one am glad Leonard
rather too much in favor of Warren
All Whigs are glad Rathbone
far as I can learn – Gus wishes to go to the
Convention at Syracuse – Fred
lessons. Willie
Pray can you tell me any thing or is there
anything to tell, about the land in Chautauqua
claimed by Mrs. Lucas
it to me and is now expecting to see you
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on the subject – Lazette
Make my regards to Blatchford
and my thanks for his letter – Please to say to him
that Mrs. Worden received and is much obliged to
him for the letters he sent her — Your own
Frances —
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Sunday afternoon.
My dear Henry,
I have your letter of Friday – I beseech
you not to keep that poor turtle until I come
after having turtles for pets a whole summer
I should look upon the death of one of the species
as a positive murder – beside I have no fancy
for turtle soup – Do have it killed and eaten
before I come or I shall have it on a list with
many other disagreeable things which make my
return to Albany far from pleasant – It is very
kind of you and the Doanes
Birth: 1806-03-31
Death: 1887-06-28
Birth: 1808-04-02
Death: 1852-01-27
what is esteemed so great a luxury –
I have a letter from Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
to day – he is welland asks permission to attend dancing school this winter.
I shall be ready to leave the 1 st but unless
you come or send shall not come until Saturday
Friday is Augustus'
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
birth day – He can very wellaccompany me but probably will not If I have
have some one else to take charge of the luggage
you must arrange this as you think best – We
should all be glad to see you, and I presume
Nicholas
Birth: 1801-12-24 Death: 1893-02-15Certainty: Probable
would like very much to come – We took him yesterday with Mrs. Miller
Birth: 1785-04-24 Death: 1870-04-17
, the MissesWilliston
Unknown
are
still with her – William Beardsley's
Birth: 1816-03-27 Death: 1900-01-25
nomination appointment occasioned much surprise
and I doubt not no small degree of dissatisfaction –
I for one am glad Leonard
Birth: 1793-04-15 Death: 1876-05-08Certainty: Probable
was
disappointed – he wasrather too much in favor of Warren
Birth: 1797-09-25 Death: 1879-05-08
last fall —All Whigs are glad Rathbone
Birth: 1791-08-02 Death: 1845-05-13
is superseded
asfar as I can learn – Gus wishes to go to the
Convention at Syracuse – Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
is taking writinglessons. Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is quite well and very dear –Pray can you tell me any thing or is there
anything to tell, about the land in Chautauqua
claimed by Mrs. Lucas
Birth: 1794-01-12 Death: 1876-05-12Certainty: Possible
– She has once mentionedit to me and is now expecting to see you
on the subject – Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
and Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
send
love –Make my regards to Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
if he is yet with
youand my thanks for his letter – Please to say to him
that Mrs. Worden received and is much obliged to
him for the letters he sent her — Your own
Frances —