Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Janet Watson Seward, January 19, 1866
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Janet Watson Seward, January 19, 1866
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Date:1866-01-19
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Janet Watson Seward, January 19, 1866
action: sent
sender: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: rmg
revision: jxw 2021-06-22
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Washington Jan. 19th
My dear Jenny
My conscience reproaches
me very much when I look at
the date of your letter and remem-
ber that it is still unanswered.
It was very kind of you, with all
your cares, to write to me first and
I have an abiding sense of crass
unworthiness to have another letter
from you while I am here – though
I hope I may. I have thought of
you & the dear little children
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
very often since I have been home
for it seems ages since I came – Mr
Pomeroy
Birth: 1808-03-08 Death: 1867-09-18
called - to see us last night
and told us a great deal about
you all – We were very glad to see
him and he was exceedingly agreeable
& withal was looking very well.
[top Margin]
but he comes on the hearth
to eat after we
are in bed night – did Nelly ever see
a mouse? - Remember me kindly
to your mother
Birth: 1812-03-30 Death: 1893-11-13
and sisters
Birth: 1834-03-20
Death: 1892-02-25
Birth: 1832-04-27
Death: 1903-12-20
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
– Fanny
would send love if she were home
Aunty
[left Margin]
We were much grieved to hear of Julia Warden’s
Birth: 1839-04-03 Death: 1866-01-11
death - kiss Nelly for 'Nail'
his visit gave us all great satisfac-
tion – It is mild weather once
more but it has been very cold - &
if the mercury did not fall as
low as it did with you it was cold
enough to freeze all the water pipes
and obliged us to burn a fabulous a-
mount of coal – The Col. was very
busy doing duty about the house
but in spite of all precautions
the water pipes burst and the cellar
was flooded water & the fire
in the furnace would not burn & we
were uncomfortable generally –
We hear nothing from our “friends
at Sea”
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
we did not expect to unless they
accidentally met a ship which
is not often the case – It was pleas
ant to think of them in the tropics
with roses and orange groves while
we felt as if we were at the North
pole — We are expecting them home
on Saturday as it will then be
twenty one days & father said he
would not exceed that time – but
Mr Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
and the Attorney General
Birth: 1803-02-20 Death: 1881-06-25
say they will certainly be gone
a month – Donaldson
Birth: 1818 Death: 1886-12-03
& the Col. are
of a contrary opinion & are expecting
them next Monday. Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
is out
driving this fine morning – Monday
when she was out she said she met
many sleighs – I saw one – a little
one – filled full – with four horses
going fast past the President’s
Birth: 1808-12-29 Death: 1875-07-31
– but it
did not look like the good honest
sleighing we had at the North.
We find Mary Grier
Birth: 1839-09-05 Death: 1930-06-04
a very plea-
sant addition to our family – she
is very sensible & cheerful & reads
aloud to us evenings when Fanny
has no company – Which ^is^ not often
for she is quite a belle with for-
eign ministers and members of the
Cabinet – many of whom have called
to see her since father went away –
It is very gay since New Years
All the ladies
Unknown
of the Cabinet & many
others having weekly receptions – at the
White House these two evenings and one
morning reception every week - very
brilliant the “Jenkins” of the daily pa-
pers said. At the last “drawing room”
at the White House many young la-
dies wore their hair hanging in
their necks without curls or combs –
The “Jenkins” of the “Star” thought it
very beautiful - So you are in full
dress – as far as your hair is concerned
– When you first rise in the morning
it must be a convenient fashion –
Tell Nelly that her white cat
Unknown
is here
yet – a great pet with Louise
Birth: 1825
– she
is fat & when she does not sleep in
the coal bin she is as white as
snow - & she has – at least Louise
has – two little puppies
Unknown
– one black
& the other the color of a mouse –
& we have – Aunt Fanny & I a pet
mouse
Unknown
(don’t tell Fan
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
) who lives under
the wood box in the day time &