Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 20, 1856
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 20, 1856
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1856-04-20
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 20, 1856
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: Canandaigua, NY
transcription: ssb
revision: crb 2019-02-08
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The year of this letter was changed from 1851 to 1856 based
on the context of the letter and other letters at that time.Washington
Sunday
My dear Sister,
Will
morning and will
probably be home Wednesday
I send this by mail
thinking it may get
there earlier – Your
letter from Canandaigua
came yesterday morning –
I am glad Frances
pleased with her home –
Henry
satisfied with Willies
learning, but the child
is homesick and has
staid 6 or 7 weeks longer
than he expected – I
am sorry to have him go
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and yet I have not the
heart to insist upon his
staying – Grier
in his place but Green
is sick &c –
Henry suggested Mrs
Watrous
think this would be
wise – perhaps I am
not the best judge –
I enclose two letters I
have had from Greeley
one is in reference to Mrs
Watrous's – you will not
speak of it – though I
presume he is right –
The only practical thing
I have known her do
was working in the office
for Henry which he
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says she is the most
efficient clerk he ever had –
I wish she was a more
sensible woman and could
have the benefit of the
place – but I cannot now
think it advisable to
offer it to her, do you? –
She wrote to Fanny
she had a prospect of
getting some pay for her
writings – I cannot
understand how she
is reduced to the straits
of which she complains
if her brother
as she told me he
offered to do – I have
seen Mrs Stowe
Charles Sumner
Draper
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4
since I wrote last, but
do not feel in spirits
to night to tell you
any thing about them –
have not been well
to day – George Grier
is expected this week –
to arrange some place
for George
who are still at Polydore's
I shall miss Wills
encouraging words & smiles
but my little girl
is left – Love to Clara
your own
Sister
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Editorial Note
My dear Sister,
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
, goes in themorning and will
probably be home Wednesday
I send this by mail
thinking it may get
there earlier – Your
letter from Canandaigua
came yesterday morning –
I am glad Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
ispleased with her home –
Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
does not feelsatisfied with Willies
learning, but the child
is homesick and has
staid 6 or 7 weeks longer
than he expected – I
am sorry to have him go
and yet I have not the
heart to insist upon his
staying – Grier
Birth: 1802-09-27 Death: 1878-12-20
is to comein his place but Green
is sick &c –
Henry suggested Mrs
Watrous
Birth: 1805-01-29 Death: 1860
but I cannotthink this would be
wise – perhaps I am
not the best judge –
I enclose two letters I
have had from Greeley
Birth: 1811-02-03 Death: 1872-11-29
one is in reference to Mrs
Watrous's – you will not
speak of it – though I
presume he is right –
The only practical thing
I have known her do
was working in the office
for Henry which he
says she is the most
efficient clerk he ever had –
I wish she was a more
sensible woman and could
have the benefit of the
place – but I cannot now
think it advisable to
offer it to her, do you? –
She wrote to Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
thatshe had a prospect of
getting some pay for her
writings – I cannot
understand how she
is reduced to the straits
of which she complains
if her brother
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assists
heras she told me he
offered to do – I have
seen Mrs Stowe
Birth: 1811-06-14 Death: 1896-07-01
andCharles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06 Death: 1874-03-11
& Mr Draper
Birth: 1795-04-14 Death: 1866-11-06
& Matilda Webb
Birth: 1827-11-30 Death: 1896-10-03
since I wrote last, but
do not feel in spirits
to night to tell you
any thing about them –
have not been well
to day – George Grier
is expected this week –
to arrange some place
for George
Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07
and his family
Birth: 1844-11-20
Death: 1917-01-29
Birth: 1840-11-08
Death: 1910-11-28
Birth: 1838-04-16
Death: 1916-02-22
Birth: 1835-01-09
Death: 1926
Birth: 1833-06-08
Death: 1891-06-12
who are still at Polydore's
Birth: 1799 Death: 1872-04-23
I shall miss Wills
encouraging words & smiles
but my little girl
is left – Love to Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
your own
Sister