Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1848
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1848
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Date:1848-10-29
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1848
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: tap
revision: crb 2018-07-18
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Sunday Oct 29th
My dear Henry,
I have this moment
received your first letter and
it now occurs to me that I ought
to have written to you before –
But I have been so occupied that
I had have had little time
for thought and merely determin–
ed in my own mind to
write as soon as I heard from
you – I thought of you
many times the day you
left and was much afraid
you would go upon the lake
the same night when the
wind blew so hard – Mr
Mc Gregor
after dinner I found him
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2
very agreeable and did little
but talk until he left – He
is to send some one to build
the furnace within two weeks
from the time he was here –
We heard nothing from the
Maury cause that day
until
a short time before Mr Mc Gregor
left, a telegraph message
from Mr Blatchford
that Judge Nelson
and would not charge the
Jury until the next day
We heard nothing more until
Thursday when the Knickerbocker
told us that the jury did
not agree – I send you
a slip from the same paper
which came this morning which
is all that I have learned further
on the subject – Mr Blatchford
has neither returned or written
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3
Mr Dennis
to New York and perhaps to Boston
Willie
much pleased with his visit
and bringing a half bushel
of hickory nuts – Clarence
to have fallen very readily
into the political spirit of the
times – He attends meetings
every night of the Rough &
Ready Club – has spoken two
or three times – last night
he went to Sennett– did
not return until late at
night – I shall be glad when
the election is over and all men
can return to their wanted
occupations – When the women
commence voting I suppose
there will be yet more
confusion – I have spent
every pleasant day almost
entirely in the garden indeed
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4
many that were not pleasant – We
have planted a large amount of new
shrubbery which will not be very
conspicuous for some time to come
I have kept both John and Dennis
very constantly employed – fearing
each day that snow might come
the next – Our house progresses
at a snails pace – the doors are
being hung whaich will occupy
yet another week – The painters
have had but two days for
the outside – I am grateful
to hear so good an account of
our dear boy
learned that he will be entitled
to a furlough at the end of
two years I have had little ex-
pectation that he would come
this Winter – Fanny
busily engaged singing Grandpa
to sleep – she and Willie were
mutually rejoiced to meet again –
ever your own
Frances
Sunday Oct 29th
My dear Henry,
I have this moment
received your first letter and
it now occurs to me that I ought
to have written to you before –
But I have been so occupied that
I had have had little time
for thought and merely determin–
ed in my own mind to
write as soon as I heard from
you – I thought of you
many times the day you
left and was much afraid
you would go upon the lake
the same night when the
wind blew so hard – Mr
Mc Gregor
Unknown
remained here untilafter dinner I found him
very agreeable and did little
but talk until he left – He
is to send some one to build
the furnace within two weeks
from the time he was here –
We heard nothing from the
Maury
Birth: 1801-11-01
Death: 1849-09-21
Birth: 1799-02-05
Death: 1849-10-15
a short time before Mr Mc Gregor
left, a telegraph message
from Mr Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
saidthat Judge Nelson
Birth: 1792-11-10 Death: 1873-12-13
was illand would not charge the
Jury until the next day
We heard nothing more until
Thursday when the Knickerbocker
told us that the jury did
not agree – I send you
a slip from the same paper
which came this morning which
is all that I have learned further
on the subject – Mr Blatchford
Birth: 1798-04-23 Death: 1875-09-04
has neither returned or written
Mr Dennis
Birth: 1806 Death: 1866-05-31
says he has goneto New York and perhaps to Boston
Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
came home last evening much pleased with his visit
and bringing a half bushel
of hickory nuts – Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
seems to have fallen very readily
into the political spirit of the
times – He attends meetings
every night of the Rough &
Ready Club – has spoken two
or three times – last night
he went to Sennett– did
not return until late at
night – I shall be glad when
the election is over and all men
can return to their wanted
occupations – When the women
commence voting I suppose
there will be yet more
confusion – I have spent
every pleasant day almost
entirely in the garden indeed
many that were not pleasant – We
have planted a large amount of new
shrubbery which will not be very
conspicuous for some time to come
I have kept both John and Dennis
Birth: 1827
very constantly employed – fearing
each day that snow might come
the next – Our house progresses
at a snails pace – the doors are
being hung whaich will occupy
yet another week – The painters
Unknown
have had but two days for
the outside – I am grateful
to hear so good an account of
our dear boy
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
– Since I havelearned that he will be entitled
to a furlough at the end of
two years I have had little ex-
pectation that he would come
this Winter – Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
is
wellbusily engaged singing Grandpa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
to sleep – she and Willie were
mutually rejoiced to meet again –
ever your own
Frances