Florida Wednesday 13 Nov 1844
My dear William Henry
Your beloved and always affectionate Mother still lives
and waiting with the most signal composure till her change comes
which we are hourly expecting – She raises but little &
and with great difficulty – and it is to be feared a speedy
suffocation will take place – She has her reason perfectly
is in body composed & resigned but O Henry how can I
part with her – How much we want your company
and sympathy in this our [ distresed ] situation, but
what shall we say, To suffer the awfull [ horor ] to
pass by and you not be with us how can we
endure it – all we can say is she is past all hope is
hourly failing percepably and probably will not
live through the night – She no [ dout ] feels a great
desire to see you once more, we too know not
how to get along without your presence, But this
we must leave to you and shall write daily
until you come
I too am feeble and only able
to walk the floor and am daily admonished
that time with me also will soon be no more
Frances Grier is confined to her room
the Children have Whooping Cough so bad their
family cant leave this makes it more distres-
sing for us – Mrs Tuthill has reached us over
Your affectionate but afflicted
father S Samuel S. Seward
W^m H

Hon William H Seward
Auburn
Cayuga Co
GOSHEN
NOV
15
NY

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Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21

S. S. Seward
Nov 13^th
1844