Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., 1848
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., 1848
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1848
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., 1848
action: sent
sender: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: Unknown
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: meb
revision: crb 2017-04-13
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My dear Willie
I was very
glad to receive your nice
little letter — it was
very nicely printed &
I could read it just
as easy as a book —
I hope you will send
me another when you
receive this — In answer
to your question about
Percy I have to state
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2
that he does not belong
to me but to William
Chesebro
had him all the
time since September
— he works for his board —
eats, drinks and sleeps
here and when there
is good sleighing if
you will come out
and make me a
visit you may drive
him every day —
Secondly — The squirrels
— there are only two left,
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3
have taken lodgings in
the loft over the office
Every pleasant day
they race for their own
private amusement
& Carlo’s grief over
all the tops of the
trees in the door
yard — they are
red I think — and
have the longest and
most furry tails I
ever saw — Give my
love to Fanny
her I am going to make
you and her each a
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4
Christmas cake. Which
you must come out
& get or I shall send
them — Your affectionate
Aunty
Master William H Seward
Auburn —
h
From Aunty
1848
My dear Willie
I was very
glad to receive your nice
little letter — it was
very nicely printed &
I could read it just
as easy as a book —
I hope you will send
me another when you
receive this — In answer
to your question about
Percy I have to state
that he does not belong
to me but to William
Chesebro
Birth: 1830 Death: 1873-03-13
— but I havehad him all the
time since September
— he works for his board —
eats, drinks and sleeps
here and when there
is good sleighing if
you will come out
and make me a
visit you may drive
him every day —
Secondly — The squirrels
— there are only two left,
have taken lodgings in
the loft over the office
Every pleasant day
they race for their own
private amusement
& Carlo’s grief over
all the tops of the
trees in the door
yard — they are
red I think — and
have the longest and
most furry tails I
ever saw — Give my
love to Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
and tellher I am going to make
you and her each a
Christmas cake. Which
you must come out
& get or I shall send
them — Your affectionate
Aunty
Master William H Seward
Auburn —
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
1848