Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 12, 1859
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 12,
1859
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Date:1859-02-12
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 12, 1859
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: mah
revision: ekk 2015-07-15
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Poor Preston King
so many dinners & parties
and grows to so obese that
he cannot keep awake so he
goes to sleep sometimes at the
table sometimes on a sofa
with the women all about him[ . ]
Reason:
Anna
of course and is trying
to devise some way to keep
him at home and not to
have people laugh at him.
Fanny
terribly yesterday and the
day before that I put
kreosote in her tooth. With
every precaution that I could
take, her gum is blistered
today. The tooth is
quiet. She went
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2
last evening with her Father
and Anna to Dr Bailey
where she is always in-
vited to come & sit in a
corner with Fanny Bailey
The gathering of
and curious people was
unusually large, among
them Signora Jessie Meriton
Mario
Italy. As Greeley
letter of introduction to me
“My Italian English friend
who lives & labours for the
l liberty of the country
of another[ . ]
Reason: ”
Pike
were there, Mrs Piatt
Cincinnati, Miss Dodge
signs her production Gale
Hamilton, & Mr Wood
has recently published
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3
the “Scenes in Another World
making Heaven very much
like a tea party in this
world. Fanny was greatly
amused and came back
without a return of tooth
ache. She has been to
Church today.
Will
is expected to be acting as
his father is nominal
manager at the Ball.
He continues to dance with his
knee a little stiff yet,
looks & seems well. He
would like to have Jenny
the Ball. I would not
have divided this sheet had
I thought to have filled
it. I want to see you
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4
and Clara
The Napiers will not
get away before the
15th of March. Henry
thinks now we may stay
until the 2nd of April
- uncertain. I hope to
be able to do something
this week. I did not
last, except with
some very stupid letters
one to Mr Sackett
Bell
him half of the time. I
shall be glad when he can
have dog company, though
I expect he will quarrel
with them, good night
dear sister.
Poor Preston King
Birth: 1806-10-14 Death: 1865-11-12
goes toso many dinners & parties
and grows to so obese that
he cannot keep awake so he
goes to sleep sometimes at the
table sometimes on a sofa
with the women all about him[ . ]
Supplied
Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
always wakes him upof course and is trying
to devise some way to keep
him at home and not to
have people laugh at him.
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
had toothache soterribly yesterday and the
day before that I put
kreosote in her tooth. With
every precaution that I could
take, her gum is blistered
today. The tooth is
quiet. She went
last evening with her Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
and Anna to Dr Bailey
Birth: 1807-12-03 Death: 1859-06-05
,where she is always in-
vited to come & sit in a
corner with Fanny Bailey
Birth: 1844
.The gathering of
and curious people was
unusually large, among
them Signora Jessie Meriton
Mario
Birth: 1832-05-09 Death: 1906-03-05
who gives
lectures in Italy. As Greeley
Birth: 1811-02-03 Death: 1872-11-29
says in aletter of introduction to me
“My Italian English friend
who lives & labours for the
l liberty of the country
of another[ . ]
Supplied
Birth: 1816-12-09 Death: 1886-12-02
& his wife
Birth: 1824-11-30 Death: 1908-01-15
were there, Mrs Piatt
Birth: 1826-11-25 Death: 1864-10-02
of Cincinnati, Miss Dodge
Birth: 1833-03-31 Death: 1896-08-17
, whosigns her production Gale
Hamilton, & Mr Wood
Birth: 1799 Death: 1870-08-24
whohas recently published
the “Scenes in Another World
Author: George Wood Publisher: Derby & Jackson Place of Publication:New York Date: 1858
” making Heaven very much
like a tea party in this
world. Fanny was greatly
amused and came back
without a return of tooth
ache. She has been to
Church today.
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is well. I believe heis expected to be acting as
his father is nominal
manager at the Ball.
He continues to dance with his
knee a little stiff yet,
looks & seems well. He
would like to have Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
atthe Ball. I would not
have divided this sheet had
I thought to have filled
it. I want to see you
and Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
very much.The Napiers
Birth: 1823-12-20
Death: 1911-08-24
Birth: 1819-09-19
Death: 1898-12-19
get away before the
15th of March. Henry
thinks now we may stay
until the 2nd of April
- uncertain. I hope to
be able to do something
this week. I did not
last, except with
some very stupid letters
one to Mr Sackett
Birth: 1811-11-18 Death: 1895-09-06
.Bell
Birth: 1858
makes me play withhim half of the time. I
shall be glad when he can
have dog company, though
I expect he will quarrel
with them, good night
dear sister.