Auburn Thursday June 2^d
My dear Henry,
You made a short visit at Florida and
was home again before I realized that you were gone.
I am sorry your father still continues so ill –
The weather still continues cold though we are now favored
with a bright sun shinning all day – I am sorry you
will not see the beautiful tulips I have never seen
so great a variety of hues – I went out yesterday
with Clara to see Mrs Fosgate and Mrs Horner –
Mrs Compston is very ill with inflammatory rheumatism
Mrs Fosgate was not well but glad to see me.
I met both Calvin Burr in the street – he has purchased
a house on this street for his brother Nathan who
is to bring his young wife here – I have been to
see Mrs Millers pretty garden and pretty green house
plants all of which are very satisfactory to the
possessor

Are all your houses rented – McCallen seems to have made
up his mind to leave here this summer – if it were possible
I should be glad to have Clara have one of your houses
on many different accounts of which I will speak
hereafter – I am sorry that I have too little
ingenuity to direct the making of the cabinet. Did
you intend to have glass to doors to the base also – I
should think best – you say 6 feet wide and again
7 or 8 feet wide which I suppose should read high
I think it will be pretty in the hall – I should say 5 feet
wide and 7 high – our book case is about 8 wide & 10 high
but the cabinet maker will be able to judge better of the
proportion – the sashes for the glass should be very narrow
to exhibit the specimens to advantage – shall it be walnut
or mahogany I think the frame quite as pretty —
I am sorry to hear that Emily Weed is sick – Is not
Harriet as well as when I left — I have frequently
seen young dogs have fits similar to cats – I presume
Cora suffered in this way – she will outgrow them –
When you come home I wish you would bring

the new lamp – it can be wrapped up and laid in the bottom
of your trunk – the shade and chimney packed carefully
in cotton in a small handbox which Harriet will find
in the clothes press – the box set in the trunk also
I can procure the camphine here and having a better
opportunity to take care of it myself think it may
be made useful and more economical than oil or
sperm candles – When are you coming? –
My stomach still continues deranged – I promised
to write to Dr Ward if I had any change of symptoms
but believe I shall not at present — My head
is much relived —
Your own Frances
I have just received your letter of yesterday the book for Pa did not come

William H. Seward
Albany
AUBURN
JUN
2
N.Y.
hMrs Seward
June 1 1842.