578 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo July 26 ^th . 1868.
My dear Gen. Seward
Your telegram
received last evening, leads me
to suppose that you have been expecting
us at Auburn. and to fear that Mrs.
Seward has been inconvenienced by not
[ hear ] ing from me.
My sister is quite an
[ in ] valid and suffered very much
[ dur ] ing the hot weather of last week - Your
[ no ] te very kindly and cordially suggested
we should go to Auburn, where Hattie
[ mi ] ght enjoy perfect quiet and repose.
thought quite seriously of doing so,
as the delightful week I passed with
you is and ever will be first in my memory
but our friends here would not hear
of our leaving, declaring that if it was
not cool on Lake Erie, it could not
be any where, so not having written
Mrs. Seward at all, I relinquished the
idea of the visit for the time being at least.

Mr. Seward has invited me to join
the Chinese Embassy, when they visit
you, and it is barely possible that
my father will come out with him
at that time, and if Mrs. Seward is
not overwhelmed with company and
care that Hattie and I will join them
and return to Washington at that
but you will hear about it when
its time comes –
Give my love, if you please
to Mrs. Seward and the children.
hope you enjoyed to the utmost
[ the ] trip which I hear you have been
taking
If there are any packages or
letters for me at Auburn, may I ask
[ you ] to send them to my present address
[ car ] e of T.P.Grosvenor
Hoping soon to hear and see that
[ yo ] u are all well and happy. I
[ am ] most sincerely yours
Olive Risley -
W ^m . H. Seward Jr.