Letter from Sarah Dare Hance to Frances Miller Seward, October 11, 1855
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Letter from Sarah Dare Hance to Frances Miller Seward, October 11, 1855
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Date:1855-10-11
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Letter from Sarah Dare Hance to Frances Miller Seward, October 11, 1855
action: sent
sender: Sarah Hance
Birth: 1820-01-25
Death: 1867-06-10
location: Palmyra, NY
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: cjb
revision: zz 2021-08-28
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Palmyra Oct. 11th /55
My dear Mrs. Seward
I have waited
this unpardonable length of time
to see my parents
Birth: 1794-02-24
Death: 1862-06-26
Birth: 1782-09-27
Death: 1888-04-18
Birth: 1822-04-06 Death: 1893-12-20
whom I expected from Buffalo —
He has not come yet – neither
have I been able to go home. But
I am so confidant that an inter-
view with them would not
change my decision, that I write a
full acceptance of your offer with-
out further delay. From the first
I felt this would be my answer,
and intended to [hole] understood
Since a [hole] from
duties here [hole] have
caused the [hole] feared,
I regret not staying longer with you
and learning more of your views
and wishes concerning your daugh-
ter
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
.Your proposition had been so
recently made and was so unexpect-
ed that I was unprepared to say
much — Its bearing upon my rela-
tions to others and my my own in-
terests, and the very responsible and
precious charge given me, awakened
too many thoughts and feelings.
But I trust you will be able to
write me and I will give my best
thoughts to the subject.
Truly God giveth more abundantly
than we can ask or think – In addition
to all other blessings, may he grant
me a wise and faithful spirit.
It [hole] before I wrote
Mrs. Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
[hole] I have not yet
heard fr[ om ]
Supplied
woman [hole]
I hope your health improves
and that all your family
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
well – I hold in grateful remem-
brance the kindness received when
with you. Please give my love to
dear Fanny – will she write and tell
what she is reading and studying —
whether Canary
Certainty: Possible
learned to use his
new swing and perches and now
repays the care of his ^mistress^ with sweet
songs? Most sincerely yours
S.D. Hance