Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November, 1851
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November, 1851
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Date:1851-11
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November, 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: Washington D.C., US
transcription: pag
revision: crb 2019-02-15
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My dear Henry,
I suppose you are
at Washington before this time.
We are very lonely without you.
Were I not preparing to leave I
should feel as though I had
nothing to do– Grandpa’s
going away leaves a great
void – Not hearing
any thing special from
home, Lazette
to remain here until Willie
goes to school then to stay
with Clara
then to come to Washington
She will be very lonely
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here when we are all gone –
Frances
last letter what her Mother’s
arrangements were for the
Winter?_____! I have just
answered letters of condolence
from Judge Conkling
Mrs C Hills
and I went to Church Thanks-
giving daye
Thanksgiving Day was Thursday, November 27 in 1851 and heard
the
Bishop
hear Mr Mellen
was quite ill Saturday night
so we none of us went to
Church Sunday – we read
stories for the children many
of them those which Fred
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3
had selected for the Saturday's
Journal and which were
calculated to make us all better–
Yesterday, Lieutenant Hunt
you may recollect as a classmate
of Augustus
to make enquiry about Augustus –
He has been stationed at Sacketts
Harbour ever since he returned
from Mexico – is modest &
A agreeable – I could not
persuade him to stay longer
than an hour as he was travelling
with friends – I have had
fastenings put upon the windows
and doors – I think I shall be
able to leave as early as the 15
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or 16th but this will depend
somewhat upon the dressmaker.
I want very much to know
how you get along – is Mr
Schoolcraft
Tell him we send love –
Our man Brown
give any answer about the
cow yet – I believe I had
better be looking for some
other purchaser – The weather
seems very cold though
the Thermometer is not below
20 – Lazette sends love
Your own –
Frances
My dear Henry,
I suppose you are
at Washington before this time.
We are very lonely without you.
Were I not preparing to leave I
should feel as though I had
nothing to do– Grandpa’s
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
going away leaves a great
void – Not hearing
any thing special from
home, Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
has concludedto remain here until Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
goes to school then to stay
with Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
awhile,
andthen to come to Washington
She will be very lonely
here when we are all gone –
Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
enquired in
herlast letter what her Mother’s
arrangements were for the
Winter?_____! I have just
answered letters of condolence
from Judge Conkling
Birth: 1789-10-12 Death: 1874-02-05
andMrs C Hills
Unknown
– Fannyand I went to Church Thanks-
giving daye
Editorial Note
Bishop
Birth: 1797-10-08 Death: 1865-04-05
– Aunty
went to hear Mr Mellen
Birth: 1822 Death: 1896
–
Fannywas quite ill Saturday night
so we none of us went to
Church Sunday – we read
stories for the children many
of them those which Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
had selected for the Saturday's
Journal and which were
calculated to make us all better–
Yesterday, Lieutenant Hunt
Birth: 1819-09-14 Death: 1889-02-11
, whomyou may recollect as a classmate
of Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
, came to see usto make enquiry about Augustus –
He has been stationed at Sacketts
Harbour ever since he returned
from Mexico – is modest &
A agreeable – I could not
persuade him to stay longer
than an hour as he was travelling
with friends – I have had
fastenings put upon the windows
and doors – I think I shall be
able to leave as early as the 15
or 16th but this will depend
somewhat upon the dressmaker.
I want very much to know
how you get along – is Mr
Schoolcraft
Birth: 1804-09-22 Death: 1860-06-07
in WashingtonTell him we send love –
Our man Brown
Unknown
does notgive any answer about the
cow yet – I believe I had
better be looking for some
other purchaser – The weather
seems very cold though
the Thermometer is not below
20 – Lazette sends love
Your own –
Frances