Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1831
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1831
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1831-01-07
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1831
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: gew
revision: ekk 2015-09-08
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13.
Transcribed for WHS autobiography by AWS and edited by FWS in pencil.
Original not in Seward Papers, UR.
The weather here has been yesterday and today most delightful. The Senate was in
Session today including time occupied by
the chaplain just forty five minutes.
No business as yet was matured and so we adjoined literally for want of anything to do. I am going to occupy so much time as shall be spared to me in my own private business and first of all I shall fill this sheet so that it may be in the mail at six o'clock.
The Water witch is out. I shall buy it
and send it to you by the first opportunity.
I have not yet seen the face of a man
from Cayuga
Name: Cayuga County City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
except our members.
Manchester
Name: Elias Manchester
Birth: 1758-08-15
Death: 1846-03-14
is with me just about one third
of the time though he boards a mile off.
The other Cayuga members, Regency men
“whom we have put down you know” keep as
far from me as if I carried pestilence
in my march.
13.
Transcribed for WHS autobiography by AWS and edited by FWS in pencil.
Original not in Seward Papers, UR.Editorial Note
The weather here has been yesterday and today most delightful. The Senate was in
Session today including time occupied by
the chaplain just forty five minutes.
No business as yet was matured and so we adjoined literally for want of anything to do. I am going to occupy so much time as shall be spared to me in my own private business and first of all I shall fill this sheet so that it may be in the mail at six o'clock.
The Water witch is out. I shall buy it
and send it to you by the first opportunity.
I have not yet seen the face of a man
from Cayuga
Place
Manchester
Person
of the time though he boards a mile off.
The other Cayuga members, Regency men
“whom we have put down you know” keep as
far from me as if I carried pestilence
in my march.
date:
Friday, January 7, 1831
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