Auburn May 25 th
My dear Augustus
I was quite sick when your
last letter came – but I am better now –
I am always glad to hear from you if
you only write three lines – though a
long letter is agreeable – When you are
occupied with business do not mind
to write long – only let me know once
a week how you are – We have had
a whole week of cold rain – and the
roads are almost unpassable – Will
was here last night – he returned from
N. York in the morning & will be home
all the week – They talk now of com-
mencing their carriage journey the first
of next month – I do not think they
will go far – Will says he is to keep
near the rail road & telegraph so

he can leave the carriage any time –
I had a letter from Anna Tuesday – She
said Father thought last week he would
come up here & go to Goshen – for a few days
but his friends in Washington thought it
best for him to stay there – They had a
large reception the Saturday the impeach-
ment fell through – the President was
there until after ten o’clock –
Saturday – (that Saturday) was Father’s
birth day – Anna & Fred tried to go to
N. York last week – but they did not
succeed – I wish they could have a
little resting spell – She & Fred – She
says her finger gives her much
pain yet – it was four months the 5 th
of this month since the accident
happened – How do you like the nom-
inations? there are two more tickets to
have candidates – Mr. Chase is ready
for either the conservative or Democratic –
I went to cemetery on Saturday to carry
flowers – I think I told you that Fanny’s

monument is up – although it is not
equal to Mother’s it is very pretty – par-
ticularly the cross at the head – It
was her wish to have a cross –
I do not often go down street – not
being well this spring – Mr. & Mrs.
Harbottle invited me to their silver
wedding on Friday – They are getting
very fashionable here – & every where –
but I do not patronise them – it seems
to me a polite method of begging
presents – indeed one need be very
rich to attend them all –
Mc. Dougall has to leave the house he
is in as the Avery’s are coming home –
he has taken Mrs Weed’s house for
the summer – He has bought the house next
to d Days and is making it over – at
present it is a very bad looking
thing being much broader at the top –
than on the ground – a tumble down

affair – after the fashion of old castles
in foreign parts – very homely indeed
Frances was here part of last week & when
she went back she took Frank with her
He had been with me five weeks & I
miss him very much indeed – She
is going up to her place – for the summer
the first of June – All are well at
Will’s – Affectionately
Your
Aunty –

Col. Augustus H. Seward
N ^o . 2. Bullfinch Street
Boston
Mass –
AUBURN
MAY
25
N. Y.
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