Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1852
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1852
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Date:1852-11-08
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1852
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: les
revision: crb 2019-07-01
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Monday morning Nov 7th
My dear Sister,
Your letter which came
yesterday relieved my anxiety as
I feared either you or Frances
sick I am glad you enjoyed your
visit at Uncle Cary
I have had for the last two or three
weeks a family of 15 so I find
little leisure for any thing– Mrs
Watrous
& takes her he dinner and tea
with us Miss Archibold
making me a dress–Mr Baker
leaves this morning after a week’s
sojourn– William Henry
Saturday– I was rather vexed
to see him so soon again but
I pity his imbecility which
I think is caused by disease and
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old shool practice combined
Evaline
to day–Evaline is homesick
and has made Amanda discontented.
I make no specific arrangement
for the return of either as I
rather look upon it as a exper-
iment which has failed. I will
tell you more some other time–
Evalina I believe intends to go to
you some time this winter but
says she cannot say positively
until she goes home– as she has
work to do for her Mother
Abbey
before I go to Washington so I
sent for H. Bryant
yet know whether Mary
to cook for us this winter as
I have no answer to any of my
letters– We must go now in
about 4 weeks– as usual I
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go with many contemplated works
unfinished. Mr Baker enquires
about you – he is a good man–
Henry went with him yesterday to
hear Mr Mellen
much pleased– I received a
long kind letter from “little
Pulszky
be remembered to you– thinks
it not improbable that she will
come again to America.
It is rather melancholy to think
that Daniel Webster
leaves a blank in Washington which
will not soon be filled. For
the honor bestowed upon his memory
it would have been well had he
died 3 years ago–Yet with
all his faults he seems to me to
have been less selfish than Henry
Clay
by his family and those who
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if he could inspire affection, were the
persons to love him, was much more
like that of a man & a christian
that He seems to have had strong
attachment for his own kith & kin
which is a merit in my eyes
though perhaps none of the greatest–
When are you coming out?–
Tomorrow is the election– I cannot
but hope the result may in some
way show the strength of this
Anti slavery principle at the North–
Fred
votes at Albany – I hear
nothing from Gus
I infer that he is coming home
soon– Clara
kept her at home last night–
your own Sister
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Monday morning Nov 7th
My dear Sister,
Your letter which came
yesterday relieved my anxiety as
I feared either you or Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
were sick I am glad you enjoyed your
visit at Uncle Cary
Birth: 1787-08-11 Death: 1869-06-20
;
I always do–I have had for the last two or three
weeks a family of 15 so I find
little leisure for any thing– Mrs
Watrous
Birth: 1805-01-29 Death: 1860
has been
copying for Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
& takes her he dinner and tea
with us Miss Archibold
Birth: 1829 Death: 1871
has beenmaking me a dress–Mr Baker
Birth: 1816-03-16 Death: 1887-10-02
leaves this morning after a week’s
sojourn– William Henry
Birth: 1835-01-09 Death: 1926
left Saturday– I was rather vexed
to see him so soon again but
I pity his imbecility which
I think is caused by disease and
old shool practice combined
Evaline
Birth: 1830-11-13 Death: 1918-07-31
and Amanda
Birth: 1842-02-01 Death: 1916-05-13
go hometo day–Evaline is homesick
and has made Amanda discontented.
I make no specific arrangement
for the return of either as I
rather look upon it as a exper-
iment which has failed. I will
tell you more some other time–
Evalina I believe intends to go to
you some time this winter but
says she cannot say positively
until she goes home– as she has
work to do for her Mother
Birth: 1809-04-10 Death: 1879-08-19
–Abbey
Birth: 1822 Death: 1895-09-16
says she must go homebefore I go to Washington so I
sent for H. Bryant
Unknown
. I do notyet know whether Mary
Birth: 1819-11-24 Death: 1854-12-18
is to cook for us this winter as
I have no answer to any of my
letters– We must go now in
about 4 weeks– as usual I
go with many contemplated works
unfinished. Mr Baker enquires
about you – he is a good man–
Henry went with him yesterday to
hear Mr Mellen
Birth: 1822 Death: 1896
. They were bothmuch pleased– I received a
long kind letter from “little
Pulszky
Birth: 1815 Death: 1866
yesterday– She desires to be remembered to you– thinks
it not improbable that she will
come again to America.
It is rather melancholy to think
that Daniel Webster
Birth: 1782-01-18 Death: 1852-10-24
in gone– Heleaves a blank in Washington which
will not soon be filled. For
the honor bestowed upon his memory
it would have been well had he
died 3 years ago–Yet with
all his faults he seems to me to
have been less selfish than Henry
Clay
Birth: 1777-04-12 Death: 1852-06-29
– his death bed surrounded
by his family and those who
if he could inspire affection, were the
persons to love him, was much more
like that of a man & a christian
that He seems to have had strong
attachment for his own kith & kin
which is a merit in my eyes
though perhaps none of the greatest–
When are you coming out?–
Tomorrow is the election– I cannot
but hope the result may in some
way show the strength of this
Anti slavery principle at the North–
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
does not come home
butvotes at Albany – I hear
nothing from Gus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
from which I infer that he is coming home
soon– Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
is well – the rainkept her at home last night–
your own Sister
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