Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 31, 1856

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 31, 1856
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1856-12-31

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 31, 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: Auburn, NY

transcription: smc 

revision: vxa 2020-10-22

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Page 1

Wednesday December 31st
My dear Sister,
Dear Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
is on
her way home this morning
she is going to you who
are more alone than I am
so I will not complain
though we all miss
her very much – She
and Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
left at 8 1/2
yesterday morning hoping
to reach N. York last
night and Clara thought
she would go on to Auburn
if possible to day – I
shall be anxious until I
hear she is safely at home
She was not very well
when she left

[top Margin] almost certain proof –
she could not find when
he boarded in the school
house in
which he taught – There
Page 2

I was not well enough to go
to dinner yesterday – young
Mr Johnson
Unknown
dined with
our folks – Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
went
to a juvenile party in
the evening – Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
could
not make a table for
whist without Clara
so he wrote – Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02

whose face was rather
sorry because Fred had
gone, came and read
for me until she &
Mary
Birth: 1839-09-05 Death: 1930-06-04
went to bed –
I sent Lewis for Fanny
at 1/2 past 9 but she did
not come until 1/2 past
10 when we all retired for
the night – every body saying
how lonesome it was
without Clara –
Page 3

This morning we are
going out on some
errands preparatory to
N. Years – there is to be
a table and all those
things – turkey Ham
tongue & – cake – I am
glad Anna is here and wish
Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
would come to
help her – I have not
been free from pain many
hours since I was so foolish
as to go to the Theater –
I shall not do that again –
–1/2 past 10 – A message
by telegraph says Frances
is coming to night – we
are coming back soon
to make the house ready –
afternoon – Well Mary
has moved up stairs
Page 4

and the rooms are ready –
Henry or Anna go to
the cars to meet Frances
as neither of our men Unknown

would know her –
I hope Clara may be home
to night – tell her
the curtains are finished
and up for N. Years –
Anna pinned them
down today – Miss Hance
Birth: 1820-01-25 Death: 1867-06-10

came back before dinner
she was not successful
in hearing any thing about
her brother
Birth: 1827-09-16
– but she did
learn that about the
time he disappeared a
murdered man was found
near Alexandria whose
body was never identified –
If the time should correspond
this would seem to be