Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 2, 1852
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 2,
1852
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Date:1852-08-02
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 2, 1852
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: cnk
revision: vxa 2019-03-18
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Auburn Aug. 2d –
My dear Henry,
I have read your
speech with profit and
pleasure – I am glad it
is well finished and
hope you will not un-
dertake another this
session – I have all
manner of trouble with
the steps – I hope you
will never again employ
an unprincipled Loco Foco –
The mason who has worked
without any superintendence
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from Pomeroy
his work Saturday – To-
day I went out to give
some directions about
the walk when I found
that the lower step had
been put down without
any foundation of course –
was exposed to the action
of frost and would
be ruined next Winter.
As Pomeroy is both
unreliable, injudicious,
and at this time un-
attainable, I sent for
Vantile
to have the earth
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3
removed and a
foundation placed under
the step – this can
be done as the extreme
ends rest upon stone
which raise it about
2 inches from the ground.
I am sorry to say that
this mismanagement was
not owing to the ignorance
of the mason, who is
quite intelligent, but who
slighted his work because
no responsible person
superintended it – N.B –
The next time I want a Whig –
be he ever so dull –
I can better tolerate stupidity
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than dishonesty – Willie
home from Canandaigua Saturday –
left Lazette
Fred
afternoon and returned this ^last^
evening – he is well and
remains in the journal office
for the present – Augustus
writes from York River – he
is well – How thankful I
am that he was not one
of the party on the Plains
destroyed by the Indians –
Tell Mr Sumner
we are all very sorry
to lose the pleasure of reading
that speech of his – I
am sorry he is not well –
your own
Frances –
Auburn Aug. 2d –
My dear Henry,
I have read your
speech with profit and
pleasure – I am glad it
is well finished and
hope you will not un-
dertake another this
session – I have all
manner of trouble with
the steps – I hope you
will never again employ
an unprincipled Loco Foco –
The mason who has worked
without any superintendence
from Pomeroy
Birth: 1808-03-08 Death: 1867-09-18
, finished his work Saturday – To-
day I went out to give
some directions about
the walk when I found
that the lower step had
been put down without
any foundation of course –
was exposed to the action
of frost and would
be ruined next Winter.
As Pomeroy is both
unreliable, injudicious,
and at this time un-
attainable, I sent for
Vantile
Birth: 1812 Death: 1876
who agrees to have the earth
removed and a
foundation placed under
the step – this can
be done as the extreme
ends rest upon stone
which raise it about
2 inches from the ground.
I am sorry to say that
this mismanagement was
not owing to the ignorance
of the mason, who is
quite intelligent, but who
slighted his work because
no responsible person
superintended it – N.B –
The next time I want a Whig –
be he ever so dull –
I can better tolerate stupidity
than dishonesty – Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
camehome from Canandaigua Saturday –
left Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
well – but lonely –Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
came home Saturdayafternoon and returned this ^last^
evening – he is well and
remains in the journal office
for the present – Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
writes from York River – he
is well – How thankful I
am that he was not one
of the party on the Plains
destroyed by the Indians –
Tell Mr Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06 Death: 1874-03-11
thatwe are all very sorry
to lose the pleasure of reading
that speech of his – I
am sorry he is not well –
your own
Frances –