Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 15, 1854
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 15, 1854
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Date:1854-04-15
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 15, 1854
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: spf
revision: tap 2019-01-22
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Saturday April 15th
My dear Henry,
Lazette
Wednesday after waiting two
or three days that Fanny
might be well enough to
go with her – was finally
obliged to go without her –
Willie
Fanny is to go when she
is well and the weather
propitious – She has a sore
throat and slight cough –
Willie came back yesterday –
Lazette is preparing to move
Frances
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2
to her fathers
Clarence
Saturday – was sorry to have
no opportunity of talking
with you – he still intends
to go to New York with
Mr Blatchford
The Governors
much dissatisfaction to
the Temperance men who
are determined to have
an abstemious candidate
to oppose him this Fall –
I expect Fred
day though Mr Weed
is still shut up in the
house & The Legislature
have not adjourned –
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I was drawn into the
garden the last fine day –
– am not quite as well
as when you were at home –
William Wood’s
not answer the purpose
Willie has made one
which answers very
well – The ground is
now covered with snow
two or there inches deep
your own
Frances –
Saturday April 15th
My dear Henry,
Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
went homeWednesday after waiting two
or three days that Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
might be well enough to
go with her – was finally
obliged to go without her –
Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
went with Aunty –Fanny is to go when she
is well and the weather
propitious – She has a sore
throat and slight cough –
Willie came back yesterday –
Lazette is preparing to move
Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
and her baby
Birth: 1854-02-13 Death: 1931-05-23
to her fathers
Birth: 1797-03-06 Death: 1856-02-16
house
–Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
came home lastSaturday – was sorry to have
no opportunity of talking
with you – he still intends
to go to New York with
Mr Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
The Governors
Birth: 1810-05-31 Death: 1886-02-12
veto givesmuch dissatisfaction to
the Temperance men who
are determined to have
an abstemious candidate
to oppose him this Fall –
I expect Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
home to
day though Mr Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
is still shut up in the
house & The Legislature
have not adjourned –
I was drawn into the
garden the last fine day –
– am not quite as well
as when you were at home –
William Wood’s
Birth: 1777 Death: 1857-08-05Certainty: Possible
chair didnot answer the purpose
Willie has made one
which answers very
well – The ground is
now covered with snow
two or there inches deep
your own
Frances –