Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 23, 1842
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 23, 1842
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Date:1842-12-23
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 23, 1842
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Albany, NY
transcription: lmd
revision: tap 2017-10-26
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Friday morning Dec 23d
My dear Fred,
I should have answered your
nice letter earlier but have not been well
this week in consequence of hurting my head,
withal the horrible death of Philip Spencer
has made me sick enough without any thing
else — I pray God to preserve my boys
from
temptation and sin which can bring such
sorrow upon their parents
Your Grandpa
writing in your letter — I hope you will write
the next as well — Aunty
ved the letter you sent her and was much
pleased with it — She thinks if your Uncle
goes to N. York in Jan – that she will come
out to see you — Willie’s eyes are
almost as bad as they were last summer — Say
to Mr Underwood
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and am very much obliged to him —
I think you will find the weather too cold to
day to play out with the little Strong’s
You must not forget, my child, to go and
consult e Dr Douglas
I do not insist upon having them filled unless
he should positively advise, and then your Pa had
better decide, but cleaning them is indispensable
and had better be done there than here —
Willie says I must write a letter for him
to Nicholas
his sleigh and horses so that Willie can ride.
You do not write me any thing about
the arrangements for morning — I hope for Harriet
sake the weather will not be as cold as it
is now — Clarence
skates — I send them by Mr Willard
My love to Harriet Weed
F. A. Seward
Please send the enclosed letter to
Abbey’s mother
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Friday morning Dec 23d
My dear Fred,
I should have answered your
nice letter earlier but have not been well
this week in consequence of hurting my head,
withal the horrible death of Philip Spencer
Birth: 1823-01-28 Death: 1842-12-01
has made me sick enough without any thing
else — I pray God to preserve my boys
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
temptation and sin which can bring such
sorrow upon their parents
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
—Your Grandpa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
was much pleased with thewriting in your letter — I hope you will write
the next as well — Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
has also recei-ved the letter you sent her and was much
pleased with it — She thinks if your Uncle
Birth: 1797-03-06 Death: 1856-02-16
goes to N. York in Jan – that she will come
out to see you — Willie’s eyes are
almost as bad as they were last summer — Say
to Mr Underwood
Birth: 1818-02-08 Death: 1881
I received the medicine &cand am very much obliged to him —
I think you will find the weather too cold to
day to play out with the little Strong’s
Unknown
—You must not forget, my child, to go and
consult e Dr Douglas
Unknown
about your teeth —I do not insist upon having them filled unless
he should positively advise, and then your Pa had
better decide, but cleaning them is indispensable
and had better be done there than here —
Willie says I must write a letter for him
to Nicholas
Birth: 1801-12-24 Death: 1893-02-15
telling him to come home and bringhis sleigh and horses so that Willie can ride.
You do not write me any thing about
the arrangements for morning — I hope for Harriet
Birth: 1807 Death: 1888-08-20
’ssake the weather will not be as cold as it
is now — Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
has written for hisskates — I send them by Mr Willard
Unknown
—My love to Harriet Weed
Birth: 1819-02-06 Death: 1893-11-01
— your affectionate motherF. A. Seward
Please send the enclosed letter to
Abbey’s mother
Birth: 1795 Death: 1878
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