Letter from Marie Miller to Frances Miller Seward, July 14, 1851
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Letter from Marie Miller to Frances Miller Seward, July 14, 1851
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Letter from Marie Miller to Frances Miller Seward, July 14, 1851
action: sent
sender: Marie Miller
Birth: 1828-03-24
Death: 1852
location: Detroit, MI
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: msr
revision: msr 2016-11-14
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Detroit July 14th.
My Dear Mrs Seward.
This morning
at breakfast, you husband
is the first time I omit writing to
Mrs Seward before breakfast, do you
not think me quite neglectful?” I re-
plied that I might think so did I
not know that just now he was more
than usually pressed with business.
He said he wished I would write to
you. In hopes of inducing you to come
to Detroit and remain with us
the close of this trial, I avail myself
of your husband’s invitation to address
you. It would give us much pleasure
I assure you to have a visit from
yourself & children. your husband
says this trial may last two weeks
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2
longer I am as yet an inexperienc-
ed housekeeper and consequently may not
be able to make it as pleasant and com-
fortable as I would like, and did I not
know that you possess a great amount
of charity as well as your good husband
I would feel more reserve in inviting
you just now. I assure you that if
you favor us I will do all in my power
to make you happy.
The Governor remain-
ed within yesterday all day, saying
we might go to church to pray for
those in bondage and that he would
stay at home to work for them.
I have much good feeling for the
Auburn people, they treated me with
much kindness when there last winter
I anticipate much pleasure in visiting
there again, ere
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I saw your sister
while there, your son wone my heart
at first sight, Give my love to them.
I hope Mr Clarence Seward
realizing all the enjoyment he antici-
pated in matrimony, my respects to
him and tell him if you please that
I would have written to him as I
promised from Venice had we gone
there, but as we did not go, I feared
a letter from any other place would
not be as acceptable. I wish he would
write to me.
I attended on Friday eve
with your husband the Theatre to
see Charlotte Cushman
the Stranger, It was the first time
I witnessed it, I was much interested
also was the Governor.
Very respectfully yours
Marie Miller
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Detroit July 14th.
My Dear Mrs Seward.
This morning
at breakfast, you husband
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
says, “Thisis the first time I omit writing to
Mrs Seward before breakfast, do you
not think me quite neglectful?” I re-
plied that I might think so did I
not know that just now he was more
than usually pressed with business.
He said he wished I would write to
you. In hopes of inducing you to come
to Detroit and remain with us
Birth: 1817-07-09 Death: 1864-07-23
untilthe close of this trial, I avail myself
of your husband’s invitation to address
you. It would give us much pleasure
I assure you to have a visit from
yourself & children.
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
Birth: 1845-08-22
Death: 1925-10-01
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
says this trial may last two weeks
longer I am as yet an inexperienc-
ed housekeeper and consequently may not
be able to make it as pleasant and com-
fortable as I would like, and did I not
know that you possess a great amount
of charity as well as your good husband
I would feel more reserve in inviting
you just now. I assure you that if
you favor us I will do all in my power
to make you happy.
The Governor remain-
ed within yesterday all day, saying
we might go to church to pray for
those in bondage and that he would
stay at home to work for them.
I have much good feeling for the
Auburn people, they treated me with
much kindness when there last winter
I anticipate much pleasure in visiting
there again, ere
Before; sooner than •
long I
hope.When
I saw your sister
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
, father
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
, and sonwhile there, your son wone my heart
at first sight, Give my love to them.
I hope Mr Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
is realizing all the enjoyment he antici-
pated in matrimony, my respects to
him and tell him if you please that
I would have written to him as I
promised from Venice had we gone
there, but as we did not go, I feared
a letter from any other place would
not be as acceptable. I wish he would
write to me.
I attended on Friday eve
with your husband the Theatre to
see Charlotte Cushman
Birth: 1816-07-23 Death: 1876-02-18
, the play wasthe Stranger, It was the first time
I witnessed it, I was much interested
also was the Governor.
Very respectfully yours
Marie Miller