Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, June 8, 1868
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, June 8, 1868
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Date:1868-06-08
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, June 8, 1868
action: sent
sender: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
location: Boston, MA
transcription: axm
revision: amr 2021-07-25
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June 8 th
My dear Augustus
I was glad to receive your
letter – Summer is beginning here – but we
have more cold than warm days – but
vegitation is very fine & if we have
no frost – of which there is danger – we
shall have quantities of fruit of all
kinds – Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
and Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
and the chil-
dren
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
the month – Mrs Watson
Birth: 1812-03-30 Death: 1893-11-13
has had letters
from them. Saying they were getting a-
long very well – they expected to be in
N. York the 10 th Jenny said she
wrote to you to meet them in New York –
I hope you will be able to go – I am
not sure but you will meet Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
there
too – Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
wrote that he talked of
coming here last week & was prevented
by the expected visit of Mr. Burlingame
Birth: 1820-11-14 Death: 1870-02-23
& his Chinese – As they have been there –
& presented to the President
Birth: 1808-12-29 Death: 1875-07-31
– he may
come this week – They are to be entertained
at the Secretary of States on Saturday
I am sure Anna & Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
– will go to
New York this week – they were all ready
to leave when the intelligence of the
Chinese visit was expected – Anna is
not well – her finger gives her much
trouble & the weather is very warm –
Dr. Barnes
Birth: 1817-07-21 Death: 1883-04-05
says she must leave Wash-
ington for a short time – at least –
Mr. Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
& Harriet
Birth: 1819-02-06 Death: 1893-11-01
have been to Wash-
ington – Harriet stayed with Anna –
She says Mr. Weed is not well and
Harriet is much troubled about him –
he has vertigo & numbness of the limbs –
Father has not been well – – he had
an attack of dizziness and dimness
of sight and felt quite alarmed
about himself – he sent for Dr. Barnes
who said it was his liver – he was
better when Anna wrote and had
gone for a long drive into the country –
On Sunday the graves of the soldiers
were decorated here – I do not under-
stand why they took that day in-
stead of Saturday – It is said there
never were so many people in Auburn
on any occasion – before – Boys were
very plenty and did a great
deal of injury at Fort Hill – running
down hill & over the graves – I was glad
our burial place was locked up –
Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
has gone up to her place for
the summer – I feel quite alone
with her & Frank
Birth: 1854-02-13 Death: 1931-05-23
so far away – al-
though it is only ten miles farther
than Canandaigua – it is so far
out of the way it seems longer –
Yes – the impeachment is over with – not
much to the credit of either party – if
half that is said – is true – Mr. Weed's
letter to the public was not very credita-
ble to him nor to those who engaged
or tried to engage him in bribing
voters – The world is getting very wicked
I would like to visit Boston – but it is
so troublesome for me to go journeys – I
suppose I shall never get there – but
I hope to see you somewhere this
summer –
Affectionately
your Aunty –
Col. Augustus H. Seward
No. 2. Bullfinch Street
Boston
Mass –
Postmark AUBURN N.Y.
JUN 10
Stamp
h
Unknown
19
th
Jun