Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 17, 1851
xml:
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 17, 1851
transcriber
Transcriber:spp:ssb
student editorTranscriber:spp:rmg
Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1851-08-17
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's persons.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "pla" point to
place elements in the project's places.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's staff.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's bibl.xml authority file.
verical-align: super; font-size:
12px;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration: line-through;
color: red;
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 17, 1851
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: Detroit, MI
transcription: ssb
revision: crb 2019-02-14
<>
Page
1
Sunday 17– Aug –
My dear Henry,
Fred
just come home from Church
in the rain – We have had
a cool rainy summer
& it is nearly gone, and
you have not been with
us save one week – the
beauty of the garden has
passed by though it is
still attractive when the
sun shines. Lazette
home Thursday as she
intended – She sent me
a scrap from the Loco
Foco paper which denom-
inates the new combination
Page
2
of the Whigs the "Satinette"
party – half wool & half
cotton – No one believes
in the honesty of this
coalition and many
doubt its expediency –
Knight
letter the day after I
had received notice from
you that he had it –
I was vexed with him
for assuming that you
were cheating in your
endeavours to aid your
clients of whose guilt
he said no one had the
least doubt He seems to
think it a compliment
to call a man a rascal
Page
3
provided he is an adroit
one – Blatchford
home Friday– I have not
seen him – Clarence
he was not going to Detroit
I suppose he has informed you.
Mrs Bostwick
yesterday – I attended her
funeral at the Church
where there was a large
assemblage of her children
& grandchildren
one of the earliest settlers
of our town of whom but
four
goes tomorrow to stay
a few days with his
Aunty while she is alone.
Page
4
We are all well as usual
your own
Frances –
George Seward
Thursday – he had been with
William Henry
he remained but one day
seemed cheerful –
[bottom Margin] h
1851
Sunday 17– Aug –
My dear Henry,
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
and I havejust come home from Church
in the rain – We have had
a cool rainy summer
& it is nearly gone, and
you have not been with
us save one week – the
beauty of the garden has
passed by though it is
still attractive when the
sun shines. Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
wenthome Thursday as she
intended – She sent me
a scrap from the Loco
Foco paper which denom-
inates the new combination
of the Whigs the "Satinette"
party – half wool & half
cotton – No one believes
in the honesty of this
coalition and many
doubt its expediency –
Knight
Unknown
brought me yourletter the day after I
had received notice from
you that he had it –
I was vexed with him
for assuming that you
were cheating in your
endeavours to aid your
clients of whose guilt
he said no one had the
least doubt He seems to
think it a compliment
to call a man a rascal
provided he is an adroit
one – Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
camehome Friday– I have not
seen him – Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
told mehe was not going to Detroit
I suppose he has informed you.
Mrs Bostwick
Birth: 1768-01-22 Death: 1851-08-14
was buriedyesterday – I attended her
funeral at the Church
where there was a large
assemblage of her children
Unknown
& grandchildren
Unknown
– She wasone of the earliest settlers
of our town of whom but
four
Unknown
remain –
Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
goes tomorrow to stay
a few days with his
Aunty while she is alone.
We are all well as usual
your own
Frances –
George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07
cameThursday – he had been with
William Henry
Birth: 1835-01-09 Death: 1926
to Schenectady–he remained but one day
seemed cheerful –
[bottom Margin] h
Unknown
F. A.
Seward1851