Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 5, 1858
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 5,
1858
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1858-12-05
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 5, 1858
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: mmh
revision: agw 2020-11-20
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Sunday
My dear Sister
I have your letter of
Thursday – Poor Maria
Birth: 1824 Death: 1858-12
has gone to render an account
to “Him who sees not as
man seeth” who knowing
our temptations and the
strength given to resist them
judgest not with mans
judgement – Just and
merciful always in what
he gives and in what he
requires, the most feeble
and the most wayward
when they appeal to Him
will be “lifted up & strength-
ened” – It is sad to look
back 35 years to the time
when the helpless baby
was left without a
mother and it seemed to
me then, thrown upon my
care – That I have failed to
do my duty by her in some
way I doubt not – though
the darkness in which we
grope does not now
enable me to mark the
deficiency – May God
take care of her now.
Mary
Birth: 1836
has so long shared
thecare of the children
Birth: 1855
Death:
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Birth: 1850
Death:
Birth: 1844
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her duties will not materially
increase – still she is but
a child herself and I
fear will not be able
to manage them very well.
Let me know what you & Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
think best as regards them
all –
Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
& Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
have gone
to churchFanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
is writing a letter
toSarah Hance
Birth: 1820-01-25 Death: 1867-06-10
– The day
isdull and drizzling – I
suppose the evening will
bring some members of Congress
They were assembling all
day yesterday – I have
many letters to write but
cannot write them today.
Henry & Will are established
in the basement office –
no shelves for books yet –
Kate
Birth: 1837 Death: 1878-04-08
suffers a good
dealwith neuralgia – I fear
it will be a long time before
she recovers entirely from
the effects of the Ether.