Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 16, 1857
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 16, 1857
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1857-08-16
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 16, 1857
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
location: Ulster County, NY
transcription: les
revision: jxw 2022-04-25
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Auburn Aug 16–
My dear Son,
We were very glad
to get your letter
Friday– I think Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
’s
last letter came the
day after you left
written at Quebec the
7th of August just
as they
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
were about
to sail down the
St Lawrence in a
Schooner – taking with
them only the crew
of the boat –3 men Unknown –
They seemed quite un-
determined as to their
destination— might go
as far as the Island
of Anticosti Anticosti Island, Quebec in the
Gulf of St Lawrence—
expected to return to
Quebec before coming
home— this is the
last I have heard—
I am getting rather anxious
for another letter–
Tomorrow Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
, Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
and I set out
for Gloucester – expect
to reach there Wednesday—
Will came home last
evening — has not been
very well for a few
days past— He will
leave us and return to
Albany some time this
week. We shall not
stay long— I wrote to
Mr Mellen
Birth: 1822 Death: 1896
to engage lod-
gings for a week but
will probably stay a
little longer— I think
Father will come for
me if he is not too tired
when he comes home–
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
went to Canandaigua
I believe before you left–
Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
is well and
continues to give frequent
parties —notwithstanding the
rebellion in her kitchen
department— I suppose
you have frequent rains as
we have— I hope the roofs
of your tents are better
proof against rain than
ours – our garret was
nearly afloat once last
week leaking in about
30 places— The garden
continues pretty— Aunt
Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
comes up every
pleasant evening— Aunty
spends about every other
day at Pisgah— Patrick
Unknown
complains of being very
lonesome— We have had the
remainder of the hay cut
& Mr Mc Clallen
Birth: 1791-09-07 Death: 1860-11-16
is drawing
it away— The horses
Unknown
con-
tinue to jump the fences
and the neighboring people
continue to use them
for fire wood— Fanny
has just come home from
church— She & Aunty send
love— Miss Hance
Birth: 1820-01-25 Death: 1867-06-10
has
gone home to stay while
we are away— You
will come and see us
again when I return
wont you? – There are
no letters or papers for
you— God bless you
Mother–
Lieut. A. H. Seward
Assist. Coast Survey
Riverside
Ulster County
N. Y.
AUBURN NY
AUG 17