Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, July 20, 1859

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Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, July 20, 1859
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1859-07-20

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Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, July 20, 1859

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sender: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12  Death: 1909-08-24

location: Canandaigua, NY

receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01  Death: 1876-09-11

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: csh 

revision: amc 2020-12-04

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Dear Augustus–
If you have grown
weary of civilised life – and
wish to try camping
out a few days – We
will be glad to have
you go to Walton Point
with us – I go there with
the children
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Unknown Birth: 1854-02-13  Death: 1931-05-23 
& their
servants
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a week– from next
Thursday – (two weeks from
today – The steamboat—
leaves our pier at ½ 10 clk +
in the morning and returns
at 5 at night– in time
for the evening train
East– There is a
+ after the arrival of the Eastern train
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house belonging to the
Club – at Walton Point
rough – Large and clean
after – we make it so – a
pretty beach – for bathing
good fishing – 12 miles from town
inaccessible except by water – And
no person has a right to come
while another party is
there – unless invited by us –
So that you will see no one
but ourselves –We will give
you – plain fare – clean bed
fishing –boating – bathing –
Solitude – and a rocking
chair –You can come for as
short or long time as you
desire – I intended sending
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for Fannie
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
but Ma
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
writes
that she is going to Buffalo
then Auburn – And believe
me – your affectionate cousin
Fan
Thursday
Canandaigua
July 20 th
Accidently I have
written on two sheets
Page 4

Cap t A. H. Seward
U. S Army
Auburn
W.N. Y.
[ CA ]
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[ JUL
22
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