Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 1848
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 1848
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Date:1848-12-12
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 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: Washington D.C., US
transcription: ssb
revision: crb 2018-07-19
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Tuesday Dec 12th
My Dear Henry,
The dress came yester-
day is very pretty – Our dark
skies continue but the weather
is somewhat colder – I have
some misgivings about the
operation of Mr McGregors
furnace – but perhaps we do
not yet understand how to
manage it properly – Do
not pay for it until you
come home – I hear nothing
more from Flatbush – the
reports of cholera make me
anxious about you all –
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Fanny's
last Saturday with much
pleasure to the little folks
Fred
Grandpa
Clarence
office - He has a prospect
for f going to the Cherry Valley
law school which he will
tell you when you come
home – He has a letter
from Florida– I wish if
the river is not closed
and you can, you would
go there before you return –
Augustus
particular that I could
learn about the state of
affairs, but they were constantly
looking for you – The attack
of Neuralgia which I had, induces
me to abandon the idea of going
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there this Winter – The neuralgia
continues though in a mitigated
form – No precautions are taken
here against the cholera as
in 1832 – Every one taking
it for granted that we shall
escape as we did at that time.
The coal comes but not
as you directed it is
unbroken – Mention this to
Mr Maury
is not aware of it – Of course
he will make a reduction
of the price – I hope to see
you before Christmas but
cannot if your stay at Wash-
ington is much prolonged–
Fanny dreams almost every
night that her Father is
home – If you see Mrs
Taylor
much obliged by the selec-
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tion of the dress –
ever your own
Frances –
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FA Seward
Dec. 12 1848
Tuesday Dec 12th
My Dear Henry,
The dress came yester-
day is very pretty – Our dark
skies continue but the weather
is somewhat colder – I have
some misgivings about the
operation of Mr McGregors
furnace – but perhaps we do
not yet understand how to
manage it properly – Do
not pay for it until you
come home – I hear nothing
more from Flatbush – the
reports of cholera make me
anxious about you all –
Fanny's
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
fourth birth day passedlast Saturday with much
pleasure to the little folks
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
continues to entertainGrandpa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
without intermitting –Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
is writing at theoffice - He has a prospect
for f going to the Cherry Valley
law school which he will
tell you when you come
home – He has a letter
from Florida– I wish if
the river is not closed
and you can, you would
go there before you return –
Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
said nothing inparticular that I could
learn about the state of
affairs, but they were constantly
looking for you – The attack
of Neuralgia which I had, induces
me to abandon the idea of going
there this Winter – The neuralgia
continues though in a mitigated
form – No precautions are taken
here against the cholera as
in 1832 – Every one taking
it for granted that we shall
escape as we did at that time.
The coal comes but not
as you directed it is
unbroken – Mention this to
Mr Maury
Unknown
– perhaps he is not aware of it – Of course
he will make a reduction
of the price – I hope to see
you before Christmas but
cannot if your stay at Wash-
ington is much prolonged–
Fanny dreams almost every
night that her Father is
home – If you see Mrs
Taylor
Birth: 1788-09-21 Death: 1852-08-14
again say that I ammuch obliged by the selec-
tion of the dress –
ever your own
Frances –
[bottom Margin] h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
Dec. 12 1848