Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Frederick William Seward, November, 1865
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Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Frederick William Seward, November,
1865
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1865-11
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Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Frederick William Seward, November, 1865
action: sent
sender: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-24
location: Unknown
receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: ekk
revision: crb 2016-10-27
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1
Dear Fred
The Bearer of this is a
young Mury
nobody in particular
but a bright lad who
proposes to get on in
the world. He is about
14 years old. for three
winters has been mess-
enger in the House and
one winter in the Senate
at Albany. His petition
is signed by the lawyers
of the influence in “these
parts” and many
leading Republics and
if you can put him
in the way of getting
appointed as messenger
in the House. you will
benefit a poor but worthy
lad, who has no friends
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2
to write for his
advancement
I always dislike to
trouble you with any
request to use your
influence knowing that
mine is one in a
thousand but this
boy has interested me
because he seems
determined to get on
in the world
and is honest and
. Without
any advantages to him
made so.
I dont know what
inclined him to
attempt getting into
a place at
Congress except a
desire to improve his
condition and advance
himself
Page
3
We are merging thrugh
a dull damp cold
November, productive of blues
and sickness. I am well
Henry
to be sick, but Frank
is coughing barely. Nothing
serious, but kept in
bed to keep him quiet
The gave us
quite a fright and we
were only relieved when
your telegram arrived.
Poor Will
a tedious illness, but
everything looks ,
now for his recovery, I
hear every day or two
Love to Anna
all made the acquaintance
of the little dog
Affectionately Cousin Fran
Dear Fred
The Bearer of this is a
young Mury
Unknown
– the son ofnobody in particular
but a bright lad who
proposes to get on in
the world. He is about
14 years old. for three
winters has been mess-
enger in the House and
one winter in the Senate
at Albany. His petition
is signed by the lawyers
of the influence in “these
parts” and many
leading Republics and
if you can put him
in the way of getting
appointed as messenger
in the House. you will
benefit a poor but worthy
lad, who has no friends
to write for his
advancement
I always dislike to
trouble you with any
request to use your
influence knowing that
mine is one in a
thousand but this
boy has interested me
because he seems
determined to get on
in the world
and is honest and
. Without
any advantages to him
made so.
I dont know what
inclined him to
attempt getting into
a place at
Congress except a
desire to improve his
condition and advance
himself
We are merging thrugh
a dull damp cold
November, productive of blues
and sickness. I am well
Henry
Birth: 1822-02-03 Death: 1888-11-24
is too busy in courtto be sick, but Frank
Birth: 1854-02-13 Death: 1931-05-23
is coughing barely. Nothing
serious, but kept in
bed to keep him quiet
The gave us
quite a fright and we
were only relieved when
your telegram arrived.
Poor Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is havinga tedious illness, but
everything looks ,
now for his recovery, I
hear every day or two
Love to Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
, we haveall made the acquaintance
of the little dog
Unknown
.Affectionately Cousin Fran