Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah D. Hance, 1859
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah D. Hance, 1859
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1859
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah D. Hance, 1859
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Unknown
receiver: Sarah Hance
Birth: 1820-01-25
Death: 1867-06-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: atb
revision: tap 2017-03-28
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hours he suffered patiently and
at the end of that time in spite
of all their endeavors he expired.
Once we thought him getting
better and that made it so hard
to give him up. Will
got a man who doctered Trip
once, he said Nep
with arsenic and tried his
remedies in vain. Poor dear
Neppy he must have been
killed from spite to us for he
so gentle never harmed anyone
Dear Neppy we are very very
lonely without him. Bell
quite changed and looks for him
a great deal. My little grave-
yard under the apple tree grows.
Neppy lies next to his old playfellow.
About six weeks ago I had an ambro-
type taken of Bell and Nep together
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how glad I am to have it now!
It rains so that I cannot go
to church, or rather it snows. We
have lost Dr Cressy
accepted a call to Staten Island.
He preached his last sermon last
Sunday. Mr Hagar
the pulpit for the present, we have
no ^person^ decided upon.
Aunty
besides rather worried about
Frances
spend the winter at Nassau
on one of the Bahama Islands.
We hear from Augustus
ly, he has arrived at Salt Lake
City and was soon going to Camp
Floyd when he last wrote.
We look for Father
last of the month. He has written
many interesting letters from
Egypt and Palestine which I
wish you might have heard.
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We shall probably go to Washing-
ton soon after his arrival. I
have nearly finished the slippers.
A few days ago Aunt Clara
received a letter from Kate
who had just arrived at
Ha Montgomery, she went by
sea and was very sea sick all the
way. She says she is coming back
to spend the summer.
I forgot to say that Will advertised
offering a reward of ten dollars
for information leading to the
detection of the person who poison-
ed Neppy, but it was without
effect.
Do write when your hand will
allow and accepting my thanks
for your kind letter and the book
mark, believe me to be
Your very affectionate
Fanny Seward
P.S. I am almost well
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My Dear Sarah
Our little girl
was very sick for some days
and confined to her room
nearly 2 weeks – she is now
regaining her strength.
We hope to see Mr Seward
the last of this month –He
was ascending the Adriatic
when he last wrote, on his
way to Vienna– We shall
accompany him to Wash-
ington–probably soon after
his return– Mrs Worden
is not quite as well
as usual –Mrs McClallen
about the same –All
would desire love to be
sent to you were they here
I hope your health may
not suffer during this
Winter & that you will be
able to write occasionally
Your affectionate
F.A. Seward
hours he suffered patiently and
at the end of that time in spite
of all their endeavors he expired.
Once we thought him getting
better and that made it so hard
to give him up. Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
went andgot a man who doctered Trip
once, he said Nep
Birth: 1856 Death: 1859-11-09
was poisonedwith arsenic and tried his
remedies in vain. Poor dear
Neppy he must have been
killed from spite to us for he
so gentle never harmed anyone
Dear Neppy we are very very
lonely without him. Bell
Birth: 1858
seemsquite changed and looks for him
a great deal. My little grave-
yard under the apple tree grows.
Neppy lies next to his old playfellow.
About six weeks ago I had an ambro-
type taken of Bell and Nep together
how glad I am to have it now!
It rains so that I cannot go
to church, or rather it snows. We
have lost Dr Cressy
Birth: 1811-02-06 Death: 1866Certainty: Possible
who hasaccepted a call to Staten Island.
He preached his last sermon last
Sunday. Mr Hagar
Birth: 1818-02-07 Death: 1898-07-09
is to
supplythe pulpit for the present, we have
no ^person^ decided upon.
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
is not very well, she is besides rather worried about
Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
who with Franky is to spend the winter at Nassau
on one of the Bahama Islands.
We hear from Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
frequent-ly, he has arrived at Salt Lake
City and was soon going to Camp
Floyd when he last wrote.
We look for Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
about
thelast of the month. He has written
many interesting letters from
Egypt and Palestine which I
wish you might have heard.
We shall probably go to Washing-
ton soon after his arrival. I
have nearly finished the slippers.
A few days ago Aunt Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
received a letter from Kate
Unknown
who had just arrived at
Ha Montgomery, she went by
sea and was very sea sick all the
way. She says she is coming back
to spend the summer.
I forgot to say that Will advertised
offering a reward of ten dollars
for information leading to the
detection of the person who poison-
ed Neppy, but it was without
effect.
Do write when your hand will
allow and accepting my thanks
for your kind letter and the book
mark, believe me to be
Your very affectionate
Fanny Seward
P.S. I am almost well
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
Our little girl
was very sick for some days
and confined to her room
nearly 2 weeks – she is now
regaining her strength.
We hope to see Mr Seward
the last of this month –He
was ascending the Adriatic
when he last wrote, on his
way to Vienna– We shall
accompany him to Wash-
ington–probably soon after
his return– Mrs Worden
is not quite as well
as usual –Mrs McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
about the same –All
would desire love to be
sent to you were they here
I hope your health may
not suffer during this
Winter & that you will be
able to write occasionally
Your affectionate
F.A. Seward