Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, March 9, 1857
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, March 9,
1857
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1857-03-09
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, March 9, 1857
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: rag
revision: vxa 2020-10-24
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Washington March 9th
My dear Clara
I meant to have
sent you Augustus
before but there is so much
going on here continually
that it escaped my mind –
Green
just been here to say good
bye – they go this afternoon
to Philadelphia on their way
to Buffalo – Frances
she will set out Wednesday
She is to go as far as Phil-
adelphia with Dr Morgan
She has written to her mother
I suppose when she will
be at Auburn – I am
sorry the weather is not
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more pleasant – it is
snowing to day – Mary
Grier
from home to go with some
one beside Henry Seward
should he be detained
much longer – If Anna
does not wait for us
Fred
or meet her on the
way – It will be lonely
when they are all gone
I shall employ myself
in making preparations to
go too – I want to see
you all very much –
I suppose from Augustus
letter that he will not
leave Key West before May –
I am glad to hear Will
is so nearly well – I
received a letter from
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Lazette Blackmar
week telling me
of the death of Uncle
Lewis
I should see Uncle Lewis
again in this World –
but it makes very little
difference really – the
two worlds, Present & Future,
are not far apart – Lazette
seems to feel very much
alone since the death of
her Father – Did you see
the notice of his death
in the Evening Journal
of Friday. I am sorry
to hear Maria
so well – Will you let
her have money to make
her comfortable when she
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4
needs it – I enclose a
check for $25 –
Yesterday Harrington
Fletcher
me sick which must
be my apology for
a dull letter to day
Love to Mr McClallen
& Kate
Frances –
Washington March 9th
My dear Clara
I meant to have
sent you Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
letterbefore but there is so much
going on here continually
that it escaped my mind –
Green
Unknown
and his wifeUnknown
havejust been here to say good
bye – they go this afternoon
to Philadelphia on their way
to Buffalo – Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
thinks she will set out Wednesday
She is to go as far as Phil-
adelphia with Dr Morgan
Unknown
–She has written to her mother
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
I suppose when she will
be at Auburn – I am
sorry the weather is not
more pleasant – it is
snowing to day – Mary
Grier
Birth: 1839-09-05 Death: 1930-06-04
waits for permissionfrom home to go with some
one beside Henry Seward
Birth: 1839-03-19 Death: 1862-01-23
should he be detained
much longer – If Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
does not wait for us
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
will come
for heror meet her on the
way – It will be lonely
when they are all gone
I shall employ myself
in making preparations to
go too – I want to see
you all very much –
I suppose from Augustus
letter that he will not
leave Key West before May –
I am glad to hear Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is so nearly well – I
received a letter from
Lazette Blackmar
Birth: 1821 Death: 1870-03-04
thisweek telling me
of the death of Uncle
Lewis
Birth: 1787-06-11 Death: 1857-02-14
– I always
thoughtI should see Uncle Lewis
again in this World –
but it makes very little
difference really – the
two worlds, Present & Future,
are not far apart – Lazette
seems to feel very much
alone since the death of
her Father – Did you see
the notice of his death
in the Evening Journal
of Friday. I am sorry
to hear Maria
Birth: 1824 Death: 1858-12
is notso well – Will you let
her have money to make
her comfortable when she
needs it – I enclose a
check for $25 –
Yesterday Harrington
Birth: 1816-10-26 Death: 1892-12-05Certainty: Probable
&Fletcher
Birth: 1814-03-24 Death: 1874-04-15Certainty: Probable
came and smokedme sick which must
be my apology for
a dull letter to day
Love to Mr McClallen
Birth: 1791-09-07 Death: 1860-11-16
& Kate
Birth: 1837 Death: 1878-04-08
– Your affectionateFrances –