Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to Frances Miller Seward, April 3, 1843
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Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to Frances Miller Seward, April 3,
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Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to Frances Miller Seward, April 3, 1843
action: sent
sender: Julia Van Brunt
Birth: 1811-08-26
Death: 1847-07-24
location: Florida, NY
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: atb
revision: ekk 2016-02-09
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Florida. April 3, 1843
My Dear Mrs Seward
I take my pen to answer the kind letter your mother
received from you and beg to be excused for not
writing before, we are very sorry to hear of Dear little
Willies
were well, we heard that Mr Seward
york, and we looked very anxiously for him and thought-
he certainly would come but we had to give it up-
we would have been very happy had he visited us-
we have had the coldest and most tedious winter
that I Ever knew. Tho our family have generally been
as well as usual. Except your mother is feeble and has
lost a good deal of flesh. she cant bear the least exposure
but she gets a chill and then a fever, her hip has been--
entirely well. cince she was at your house at at Albany
but the fever breakes it out again. Fathers
quite good for him he has been out a good deal this
winter untill Lately he complains of a pain in his
side, and feels weak and feeble, I fear the coming Spring
when the weather comes warm, they will not be able to
bear it, we have a good deal of work, on hand to do
that is repairing the house making new fences &--
that will make it tedious for them both--
Washington
[left Margin] h
Julia
Ann April
1843
Page
2
Augustus
he keeps a select School[ . ]
Reason:
Caroline
go to it, Mary is with us, Mrs Jennings
Benjamins Widow is ^living^ with us also our work hands make
our family pretty large the weather keeps so cold that
they cannot get along very fast with the out of door
work, but we are in hope that they will get done--
Early in the , season, so that we may look for a
visit from you. Ma has been to goshen and made a--
vist Mrs. Evans
and got her Eye cured Entirely, we hope you may find
some good oculist who can cure Willies Eyes--
You must feel very much relieved to be at your
quiet home at Auburn. in stead of the public--
house At Albany, is Mrs McClallen
house by her self-- how is Mrs Wordens
--- Dr Canfield
house this spring and take his boys home with
him. do write to us again I will try to answer
it as well as I can. Your father
sent their Love to yourself and Mr Seward and the
children, remember me to Aunt Clara-if you please
PS, Locke
Your Affectionate Friend-
Julian A. VanBurnt
Florida. April 3, 1843
My Dear Mrs Seward
I take my pen to answer the kind letter your mother
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
received from you and beg to be excused for not
writing before, we are very sorry to hear of Dear little
Willies
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
Eyes being inflamed yet we were in
hope they were well, we heard that Mr Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
was in New-york, and we looked very anxiously for him and thought-
he certainly would come but we had to give it up-
we would have been very happy had he visited us-
we have had the coldest and most tedious winter
that I Ever knew. Tho our family have generally been
as well as usual. Except your mother is feeble and has
lost a good deal of flesh. she cant bear the least exposure
but she gets a chill and then a fever, her hip has been--
entirely well. cince she was at your house at at Albany
but the fever breakes it out again. Fathers
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
health has been quite good for him he has been out a good deal this
winter untill Lately he complains of a pain in his
side, and feels weak and feeble, I fear the coming Spring
when the weather comes warm, they will not be able to
bear it, we have a good deal of work, on hand to do
that is repairing the house making new fences &--
that will make it tedious for them both--
Washington
Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07
has moved on a farm they are all well--[left Margin] h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
1843
Augustus
Birth: 1820-05-18 Death: 1889-05-08
lives in the house where Washington
did he keeps a select School[ . ]
Supplied
Birth: 1834-07-25 Death: 1922-02-28
and Mary Seward
Birth: 1828 Death: 1905
both go to it, Mary is with us, Mrs Jennings
Birth: 1815 Death: 1879-08-29
that is uncle Benjamins Widow is ^living^ with us also our work hands make
our family pretty large the weather keeps so cold that
they cannot get along very fast with the out of door
work, but we are in hope that they will get done--
Early in the , season, so that we may look for a
visit from you. Ma has been to goshen and made a--
vist Mrs. Evans
Birth: 1794-08-30 Death: 1876-12-31
has been to New york to Dr DelafieldUnknown
and got her Eye cured Entirely, we hope you may find
some good oculist who can cure Willies Eyes--
You must feel very much relieved to be at your
quiet home at Auburn. in stead of the public--
house At Albany, is Mrs McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
keeping--house by her self-- how is Mrs Wordens
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
health --- Dr Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26 Death: 1865-01-05
writes he is a going
to keepinghouse this spring and take his boys home with
him. do write to us again I will try to answer
it as well as I can. Your father
Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
and Mother bothsent their Love to yourself and Mr Seward and the
children, remember me to Aunt Clara-if you please
PS, Locke
Birth: 1805-07-15 Death: 1848-05-14
has another
Son
Birth: 1842 Death: 1908
, they are all well -Your Affectionate Friend-
Julian A. VanBurnt