Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1854
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1854
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1854-04-19
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 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 2019-01-23
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Auburn Wed – 19th
My dear Henry
I have a number of
unanswered letters from you –
have not been as well for
a few days past – I am
sorry, on your account very
sorry that William
leave – Tell Mary
wish her to get John
Butler
had – some it may be
necessary to get some other
person temporarily – I wish
I could write more fully
but am not able to day –
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Williams account stands
in my book thus –
Sep – 30th
Paid for William to shop
for team – $6.25
Oct – for shoes 3 50
Nov – 6
By Mr Seward Jan 27th 20
Do – March 4th 30
$65.75
I paid for his lodging in Nov –
$6 as I find in another memorandum
if he remembers no other $6 being
paid him do not charge him
with this as I have not on
his account specified the
object of this charge, but believe
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it to be independent of the
lodging bill –
He was paid in full Sep 28th
at $15 per – month –
I will write again soon
your own
Frances –
Auburn Wed – 19th
My dear Henry
I have a number of
unanswered letters from you –
have not been as well for
a few days past – I am
sorry, on your account very
sorry that William
Birth: 1806 Death: 1881-11-30
is to leave – Tell Mary
Birth: 1819-11-24 Death: 1854-12-18
that Iwish her to get John
Butler
Birth: 1827
when he is to be had – some it may be
necessary to get some other
person temporarily – I wish
I could write more fully
but am not able to day –
Williams account stands
in my book thus –
Sep – 30th
Paid for William to shop
for team – $6.25
Oct – for shoes 3 50
Nov – 6
By Mr Seward Jan 27th 20
Do – March 4th 30
$65.75
I paid for his lodging in Nov –
$6 as I find in another memorandum
if he remembers no other $6 being
paid him do not charge him
with this as I have not on
his account specified the
object of this charge, but believe
it to be independent of the
lodging bill –
He was paid in full Sep 28th
at $15 per – month –
I will write again soon
your own
Frances –