Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1842
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1842
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1842-07-11
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1842
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: mhb
revision: crb 2017-07-13
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William H. Seward
Albany
AUBURN, N.Y.
JUL 11
Type: postmark
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Mrs. Seward
July 11– 1842
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The postmark for this letter indicates that this letter was sent on July 11, 1842, though Frances has written Monday June 9, 1842, a date that does not occur in the 1842 calendar.
Monday June 119th
My dear Henry,
I have this moment received your
letter of yesterday— Pa
I return — E Uncle Ezra Miller
morning– I have had no letter from Augustus
yet– I trust he is safe at West Point– Fred
attends school very steadily– Poor Willie
much grieved yesterday about a poor little bird
which he found dead in the garden — after
fondling it for two days it was very hard for him
to consent to have it buried— he finally yielded
under the impression that it would thereby
be preserved from the ravages of worms– He
came to me with a tearful face after he had consigned
it to the care of Fred saying "the worms cannot get
my little bird now"— I thought it wicked to
correct the delusion which afforded him so much comfort
his eye continues slightly inflamed — your own
Frances
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2Editorial Note
Monday June 119th
My dear Henry,
I have this moment received your
letter of yesterday— Pa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
has endorsed the note whichI return — E Uncle Ezra Miller
Birth: 1790-05-28 Death: 1856-05-10
is here - came thismorning– I have had no letter from Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
yet– I trust he is safe at West Point– Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
attends school very steadily– Poor Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
was much grieved yesterday about a poor little bird
which he found dead in the garden — after
fondling it for two days it was very hard for him
to consent to have it buried— he finally yielded
under the impression that it would thereby
be preserved from the ravages of worms– He
came to me with a tearful face after he had consigned
it to the care of Fred saying "the worms cannot get
my little bird now"— I thought it wicked to
correct the delusion which afforded him so much comfort
his eye continues slightly inflamed — your own
Frances
William H. Seward
Albany
AUBURN, N.Y.
JUL 11
Stamp
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
July 11– 1842