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In 1871, Cornelia Margaret Seward named a new pet canary, "Gus," after her uncle, Augustus Henry Seward. Lazette Miller Worden reported the bird's death to Gus in a letter dated December 19, 1871.

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In 1871, Cornelia Margaret Seward named a new pet canary, "Gus," after her uncle, Augustus Henry Seward. Lazette Miller Worden reported the bird's death to Gus in a letter dated December 19, 1871.
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