Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1850
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1850
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1850-12-04
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1850
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: smc
revision: tap 2019-02-05
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Thursday morning
My dear Henry,
I received your
Sunday letter yesterday –
I wrote upon the paper
which I showed Miss
Bennet
box with the silver that
Mr Brenton
keys of the sideboard –
Mr Wilder
last evening and spent
the night with us –
I am very sorry Mr
Schoolcraft
come to our house
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2
we shall all miss him
and I fear you will be
very lonely – Saving
the cold weather we get
on very well here – Mr
Eldred
man to purchase the cow –
Mr Fowler
the $35 and taken her
home – Barton's
are to take Trip for the
Winter – one of the kittens
has sought a new home –
I am preparing to come as
soon as the middle of this
month if Fred
I do not hear from him on
that subject yet – Mr
Ayrault
he intimated that he came
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3
to ask a donation for the
increase of the Bishop's
but did not say so directly
saying he should call again
What shall I tell him?–
Frances
she had better not return at
present– I am trying
to persuade her to come go
to Washington with me –
she thinks it better to
go by & by – Mrs
Horner
of the death of her daughter
Mrs Barton
suddenly of apoplexy I
should think– Eliza
has gone on to Buffalo –
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Fanny
Father that next Tuesday
is her birth day–
I am preparing Willie
s[ c ]
Reason: hool
& waiting for snow
to go and see Mrs Brown
I hope Maria
waiter
Your own Frances–
Thursday morning
My dear Henry,
I received your
Sunday letter yesterday –
I wrote upon the paper
which I showed Miss
Bennet
Unknown
& put in thebox with the silver that
Mr Brenton
Unknown
had thekeys of the sideboard –
Mr Wilder
Birth: 1822 Death: 1855-04-29
came over last evening and spent
the night with us –
I am very sorry Mr
Schoolcraft
Birth: 1804-09-22 Death: 1860-06-07
does notcome to our house
we shall all miss him
and I fear you will be
very lonely – Saving
the cold weather we get
on very well here – Mr
Eldred
Unknown
has found a goodman to purchase the cow –
Mr Fowler
Unknown
has paidthe $35 and taken her
home – Barton's
Birth: 1821-12-03 Death: 1905-12-24
children
Birth: 1847-11-15
Death: 1850
Birth: 1845
Death:
are to take Trip for the
Winter – one of the kittens
Unknown
has sought a new home –
I am preparing to come as
soon as the middle of this
month if Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
is readyI do not hear from him on
that subject yet – Mr
Ayrault
Birth: 1822 Death: 1882-10-19Certainty: Probable
was here last nighthe intimated that he came
to ask a donation for the
increase of the Bishop's
Birth: 1797-10-08 Death: 1865-04-05
salarybut did not say so directly
saying he should call again
What shall I tell him?–
Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
writes to
Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
thatshe had better not return at
present– I am trying
to persuade her to come go
to Washington with me –
she thinks it better to
go by & by – Mrs
Horner
Unknown
has just heardof the death of her daughter
Mrs Barton
Unknown
– she diedsuddenly of apoplexy I
should think– Eliza
Unknown
has gone on to Buffalo –
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
says I must tell Father that next Tuesday
is her birth day–
I am preparing Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
fors[ c ]
Supplied
to go and see Mrs Brown
Unknown
I hope Maria
Unknown
& the newwaiter
Unknown
have come–Your own Frances–