Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8, 1849
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8, 1849
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Date:1849-03-08
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8, 1849
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: nwh
revision: crb 2018-03-08
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Auburn Thursday
March 8th
My dear Henry,
I have not been well
enough to write for the last
week but am better again
to day – I had a very severe
attack of neuralgia in my
chest from which I suffered
greatly two days – that
is entirely gone and I am
now well excepting a
continued cough which
prevents my taking much
exercise – I have received
your letters up to the 4th of
March – There has been
much speculation about
the Cabinet which I suppose
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2
will now find repose —
Mr Worden
are both here attending
court – neither of them
stay with us – I have a
letter from Lazette
morning – She thinks she
will leave Flatbush as
early as the 1st of April
though she may be obliged
to return – The typhus
fever is prevailing there
and there is a new im-
portation of Cholera at the
Quarantine – I will go South
with you if I am well
in April though perhaps
not so far as Charleston–
I have a letter to day from
Augustus
he is well – says there has
been no cholera at his post
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3
yet – We are all well at
home except myself – I have
seen no one for a week
past and hear nothing new —
It is said at Canandaigua
that Mr Granger
accept the Mission to St James
ever your own
Frances–
Willie
by running against a pitcher of hot
chocolate – he was so fortunate
as to save his eyes – his face
is considerably disfigured but
I think it will be but temporary
Fanny says she wishes
I would write her a little
letter to Father – e
Smudged, perhaps in an attempt to
obliterate
Mr Bostwick
Either John Yates Bostwick
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4
Frances
March 8
1849
Auburn Thursday
March 8th
My dear Henry,
I have not been well
enough to write for the last
week but am better again
to day – I had a very severe
attack of neuralgia in my
chest from which I suffered
greatly two days – that
is entirely gone and I am
now well excepting a
continued cough which
prevents my taking much
exercise – I have received
your letters up to the 4th of
March – There has been
much speculation about
the Cabinet which I suppose
will now find repose —
Mr Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06 Death: 1856-02-16
and Mr Chesbro
Birth: 1822-02-03 Death: 1888-11-24
are both here attending
court – neither of them
stay with us – I have a
letter from Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
thismorning – She thinks she
will leave Flatbush as
early as the 1st of April
though she may be obliged
to return – The typhus
fever is prevailing there
and there is a new im-
portation of Cholera at the
Quarantine – I will go South
with you if I am well
in April though perhaps
not so far as Charleston–
I have a letter to day from
Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
dated the 2nd of Feb–he is well – says there has
been no cholera at his post
yet – We are all well at
home except myself – I have
seen no one for a week
past and hear nothing new —
It is said at Canandaigua
that Mr Granger
Birth: 1792-12-01 Death: 1868-08-31
wouldaccept the Mission to St James
Unknown
—ever your own
Frances–
Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
had his face scalded
Sundayby running against a pitcher of hot
chocolate – he was so fortunate
as to save his eyes – his face
is considerably disfigured but
I think it will be but temporary
Fanny says she wishes
I would write her a little
letter to Father – e
Editorial Note
Unknown
eEditorial Note
Birth: 1829-07-22 Death: 1872-06-22
or Hiram Bostwick
Birth: 1801-08-08 Death: 1853-07-06
Frances
March 8
1849