Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 20, 1857
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 20, 1857
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1857-08-20
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 20, 1857
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Gloucester, MA
receiver: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: smc
revision: jxw 2022-05-06
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Editorial Note
Massechucetts.
My dear Aunty.
Where is the long letter
you promised perhaps on its way. Well
we are here in a snug house where
live, three maiden sisters
Unknown
, of perhaps, the
various ages. 70 65 53. a real nice irish
woman. Mary Ann whom I almost
believed a yankee but what kind
nice people six kinds of bread white
brown graham ghar Johnny cake. rolls–
huck whortleberry cake. (elegant). whortle-
berrys. every thing clean–good tea too.
Our rooms up in the third story. but
very easy stairs. with a place to rest at
every six steps. one large room with a
big clean bed. 3 closets. an old fashioned
wash stand like the Groot
Birth: 1807 Death: 1871-08-18
porches! a
great big easy chair like Trippys
Birth: 1851-06-13 Death: 1862
on rockers
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h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
so you must open it.
which holds both mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
and your dutiful
neice a little rocking chair. two light
caul bottom ones. an old fashing chair.
like those in our rooms an old fashion-
ed beh bureau. a diamond carpet. a
tin slop jar. a nice old looking glass.
three windows. all looking out at
the ocean– but several houses intercept
the view. Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
has a nice little
room with a big closet. Jenny has
not been well loss of appetite but
I hope she will be better now. Will(ie)
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
stays at the hotel having a dislike to
boarding houses in general.
This morning my face was sadly swollen
the consequence was a dream of being
in Washington – need I tell you it
was horrid? Lizzy Tilton
Birth: 1834 Death: 1897-04-14
figured in it?
Mother says. you drove that nail
right through her best cambric pett-
icoat!
Mr Mellen
Birth: 1822 Death: 1896
met us at the cars.
enquired particularly about you and
Pisgah.
I've not yet been to the sea side yet
it is a little walk.
Mary Ann and Miss Whittmore
Unknown
have
just been in and were very much
surprised to find the beds made.
I like it here very much.
We stopped half a day at Boston
but did not go out. Worcester is
a nice little place of Twenty Thousand
inhabitants living among flowers and
in beautiful little and big houses.
I must leave a little space for mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
to write.
So hoping you and dear Trippy will
wite write I remain with love to all.
Your affectionate neice
Fanny
Tell Rovy
Death: 1858-07-04
to write to me poor dear little
fellow! does he miss me much? Fanny