Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, April 21, 1855
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, April 21, 1855
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Date:1855-04-21
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, April 21, 1855
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Canandaigua, NY
transcription: rag
revision: asg 2021-04-21
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Saturday morning
My precious Child —
I receive all your
letters and am sorry
I cannot answer them
all — The poetry about
the little room
is very pretty — It
is hardly time for
“young America” to
come yet — I am
glad you remember
your Bible and your
prayers we all
[left Margin] May the blessing of God be with
my darling—
Mother
[right Margin] You will notice poor Eliza's infirmity
in D’s. & B’s. Page
2
need both, to keep
us from doing wrong
every day — Sarah
Howe
here— the little Segoine
girls came round this
morning to see you,
Eliza gave them the
books and note which
they promised to take
to Sarah— Did you
succeed in copying
the picture? —
Damask means cloth
of a peculiar texture
with a raised figure
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3
first made at
Damascus — it is applied
both to silk and stuff—
Damask also means
red from the Damascus
rose of that colour—
so I think there may
be blue damask cloth
or any other colour—
I hear nothing yet
from Augustus
I am expecting Fred
and Anna
and in compliance
with a request from
Willie Anna
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4
making some Charlotte
Russe for dinner
tomorrow— Eliza &
I are very busy
putting the house
in order it having
remained as it was
left Tuesday—
Eliza has tried hard
to write you a legible
letter— this is the
third attempt— She is
grateful for your re-
membrance and wishes
it to show it— I have
not seen Kate
you went away— Love
to Aunty
her tomorrow —
Saturday morning
My precious Child —
I receive all your
letters and am sorry
I cannot answer them
all — The poetry about
the little room
is very pretty — It
is hardly time for
“young America” to
come yet — I am
glad you remember
your Bible and your
prayers we all
[left Margin] May the blessing of God be with
my darling—
Mother
[right Margin] You will notice poor Eliza's infirmity
in D’s. & B’s.
need both, to keep
us from doing wrong
every day — Sarah
Howe
Birth: 1843 Death: 1863-08-10
has not been here— the little Segoine
girls
Birth: 1846
Death: 1922-01-30
Birth: 1843
Death: 1872-10-09
morning to see you,
Eliza gave them the
books and note which
they promised to take
to Sarah— Did you
succeed in copying
the picture? —
Damask means cloth
of a peculiar texture
with a raised figure
first made at
Damascus — it is applied
both to silk and stuff—
Damask also means
red from the Damascus
rose of that colour—
so I think there may
be blue damask cloth
or any other colour—
I hear nothing yet
from Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
— I am expecting Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
and Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
to day
and in compliance
with a request from
Willie Anna
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
have been making some Charlotte
Russe for dinner
tomorrow— Eliza &
I are very busy
putting the house
in order it having
remained as it was
left Tuesday—
Eliza has tried hard
to write you a legible
letter— this is the
third attempt— She is
grateful for your re-
membrance and wishes
it to show it— I have
not seen Kate
Birth: 1837 Death: 1878-04-08
since you went away— Love
to Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
I will write to her tomorrow —