Auburn Thursday 19 Nov –
My dear Son,
Your Sunday letter came yesterday
just as we were preparing for Mr
Sackett and his family who spent the
day with us five in number – I hope
their visit was as pleasant as that
which we made them last week –
Mrs Miller and her two grandchildren
departed Monday morning – as nothing
has been heard from Thomas we infer
that he went on the other road –
I have a letter from Kate this
morning, giving a sorry account of
the situation in which she found the
house at Washington – My suspicions
of Lewis’ unfaithfulness are more than
realized – Father went this morning
to Seneca Falls on business instead of going
to Goshen – I doubt whether he goes

before next week – just in time
to get to Washington before the opening
of Congress – I think he will pay
all the bills before he hears as they
come every day – I suppose business is
as dull every where as you say it is
in Albany – So many girls have been
dismissed from their places that we
have constant applications to hire –
Last Friday Father had an evening party
of about 40 gentlemen – and Monday
a small supper party for Senator Williams
who did not get here in time for
the first –
Your apples will keep a long time
if kept in a cool place –
Fanny made an attempt to attend
daming school Monday but Mr Cobleigh
did not come – there we[ re ] 16 young
misses wanting for him at Corning Hall –
We hear that Clarence is about to
commence housekeeping – he sent for Harriet
Bogart two weeks ago –

I do not hear from Augustus since he
went to Baltimore and sometimes think
he has gone to Florida , as he intended
to leave before this time –
Love to Fred – tell ^him^ I have his last
letter – I hope you both keep well –
Aunty and Fanny send love – Aunty
will go with Father to Washington –
but will not leave here as early as
he does –
meet him in New York –
I will let you know when she
goes through Albany – she thinks
she shall not stop – God bless you
Mother –

h Mrs Seward
Nov 19 ^th
1857