Auburn Sep 22^nd 1846
My dear Son,
I received your letter last week
in the midst of the hurry of the fair – I
was very glad to hear from you having
become somewhat anxious in consequence
of your long silence – we remained at
Florida until Monday when we came to
Newburgh and took the evening boat for
Albany – remained in that city until
Tuesday evening — came on to Schenectady
and spent the night and the next
morning took the cars for Auburn — Your
father returned to Albany after having
accompanied me to Schenectady – he
came home Saturday night and after
spending only two days at home he
went to Hudson to attend the trial
of a cause which occupied him the
remainder of that week — Last Tuesday
the first day of the State Fair he was
obliged to go to Cooperstown to attend
another murder trial – from which
place he returned last Sunday
morning — To day he has gone

[top Margin] and is said to be a worthy young man –
Tell me something about your ball – and your
visit to the Dentists – it is almost 10
oclock so good night may God bless you —
your Mother

to Oswego – the day being fine he took the
horses – Aunt Clara Aunty Worden and
Willie accompanied him — We had
a house full of friends four days last
week all came to the State Fair —
The lot occupied by the buildings for
the exhibition is in the eastern part of
the town about 3/4 of a mile from here
on the north road to Skaneateles – 12
acres were enclosed by a high board fence
and four of five tasteful buildings erected
for the purpose of exhibiting the articles
brought for that purpose – the week
previous to the fair the young people including
Frances and Clarence were occupied on the
ground tying wreaths of ever greens for
ornamenting the building appropriated to the
exhibition of fruit and flowers and des-
signated “Floral Hall”— The last evening
of the fair this was used as a dancing hall –
Thousands of people came from every direction
the fair and ball passed [ of ] satisfactorily
Clarence was grievously disappointed that
he could not attend the latter — You
will remember that Bill Freeman was to have
been hanged on Friday the 18^th at The
previous week Mr Morgan had been to

Albany to obtain a “writ of error” that the
execution might be suspended and another
trial granted – after waiting some time Mr
Morgan came home leaving this business wit to
the care of Uncle Worden who is still at the
convention — Monday evening just as your
father was about leaving for Cooperstown a
message came to him from Mr Worden saying
the judge had granted the “Writ of Error” and
that he would send the papers requiring the
Sheriff to stay the execution, by Express the next
day – No papers came Tuesday, and Wednesday
afternoon (but one day intervening between that and
the execution) Mr Morgan became alarmed and
sent a message by telegraph to Mr Worden saying
the papers had not been received – an answer was
soon received returned that the papers had been
sent by express on Tuesday — Mr Morgan then
Wednesday night dispatched Clarence to Albany
in pursuit of the papers with instructions that
failing to recover them he should seek a reprieve
from the Governor – Clarence had been gone but
a few hours when the papers came having passed
here and been to Buffalo – By this time the
telegraph was out of order and no messages
informing Mr Worden & recalling Clarence could
be sent until the next morning – Clarence
arrived at Albany some time after this

information had been communicated – of course he had
nothing to do but come immediately home —
Unfortunately he was too late for the ball which
came off Thursday night – Among our guests
was young Dr Cary (or Walter) who is improved
but not spoiled by his European tour —
he is very handsome and dances polkas much
to the admiration of the beau sex – He left
us the morning after the Ball — We had
Dr and Mrs Wayland of Canandaigua Mr
Joel Nott (son of Dr Nott) secretary of the
Agricultural Society his wife son and daughter
Miss Sheridan a young artist – Mr Park
a classmate of Clarence – George Evans
who came with Walter – these were permanent
guests besides others who were only occasion-
al – Gary Sackett shared Grandpa’s
bed – Aunt Clara took care of the
Romulus Cousins and Mr Sacketts nephew
We are all pretty tired and rather pleased
when the festivities closed — Fred returned
to College the week after I came home —
We hear from Florida that Grandpa Seward
is comfortable — Julia has gone to New York
to her brothers — Miss Parsons having a
vacation her housekeeper is taking care of Grandpa
for the present — Aunty and Frances leave
us next week – Clarence has gone to Geneva
Lillias Muir is soon to be married to young
Mynderse of Seneca Falls – he has a large
fortune left him by his father Col Mynderse