Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1836
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
December 25, 1836
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1836-12-25
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1836
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Westfield, NY
transcription: alc
revision: ekk 2015-06-02
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Auburn Dec 25th 1836
My dearest Henry, I will wish you a “happy Christmas”
although it will be many days after Christmas when
you receive my letter. There are many smiling faces
about me this morning how much I wish you
and dear Gus
pate Freddy
stockings, and Cornelias
Cary
isfactory. Augustus’ are all to be in readiness for him
when he returns he will find them locked in his
box with his books. Your last letter intimated
to go to Pennsylvania I hope if you went you were safe
at home again before the arrival of the severely cold
weather we have had for a few days. I write you that
Worden
to Canandaigua with him but took a violent cold which
has confined her to her bed for the last three or four days
Worden had made arrangement to leave Saturday - they were
to go in a close carriage & if necessary stay one day on
the road. Thursday (which is said to be the coldest day we
have had in 2 years) I became alarmed about Lazette and
could not think of her going at the risk of her life. They
had every thing packed & could not abide at Mrs Chase
any longer. I wrote to Lazette to come and stay with us until
the weather and her health were more suitable for the journey.
Friday evening Clara
going and talked of Kimberlee
Frances
course. To day Frances is here, the weather has moderated, her Ma
is better and they still purpose going ‘tomorrow’. I have hardly known
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AUBURN N.Y.
Dec. 26
Type: postmark
William H. Seward
Westfield
Chautaqua County
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F A Seward
Dec 26, 1836
Auburn Dec 25th 1836
My dearest Henry, I will wish you a “happy Christmas”
although it will be many days after Christmas when
you receive my letter. There are many smiling faces
about me this morning how much I wish you
and dear Gus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
were among them. I must not antici-pate Freddy
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
by telling what were the contents of the stockings, and Cornelias
Birth: 1836-08-25 Death: 1837-01-14
little sock which Aunty Cary
Birth: 1788 Death: 1863-06-22
sent her, but I believe they were perfectly sat-isfactory. Augustus’ are all to be in readiness for him
when he returns he will find them locked in his
box with his books. Your last letter intimated
Inmost; inward • Near; close • Close in friendship or acquaintance • One to whom the thoughts of another are shared without reserve • To share together • To hint; to suggest obscurely; to give slight notice of •
an intention to go to Pennsylvania I hope if you went you were safe
at home again before the arrival of the severely cold
weather we have had for a few days. I write you that
Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06 Death: 1856-02-16
had returned from Aurora. Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
concluded to return to Canandaigua with him but took a violent cold which
has confined her to her bed for the last three or four days
Worden had made arrangement to leave Saturday - they were
to go in a close carriage & if necessary stay one day on
the road. Thursday (which is said to be the coldest day we
have had in 2 years) I became alarmed about Lazette and
could not think of her going at the risk of her life. They
had every thing packed & could not abide at Mrs Chase
Birth: 1791 Death: 1862-10-14
’s any longer. I wrote to Lazette to come and stay with us until
the weather and her health were more suitable for the journey.
Friday evening Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
called, they then seemed undetermined about going and talked of Kimberlee
Birth: 1794-03-25 Death: 1873-01-30
’s, and staying all winter. Yesterday Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
came over said her Ma was sick in bed, they could not go of course. To day Frances is here, the weather has moderated, her Ma
is better and they still purpose going ‘tomorrow’. I have hardly known
AUBURN N.Y.
Dec. 26
Stamp
William H. Seward
Westfield
Chautaqua County
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
Dec 26, 1836