Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1837
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1837
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Date:1837-05-17
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1837
action: sent
sender:
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
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
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Auburn May 17th 1837
My dearest Henry,
I received a few lines from you on Monday
written the Saturday before. I am glad to hear you continue
well and this is pretty much all you find time to tell me
while you are wandering about. Judge Conkling
Name: Alfred Conkling
Birth: 1789-10-12
Death: 1874-02-05
(good man)
came round in a rain storm yesterday to inform me that
he saw you in Albany
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Saturday – it was so kind that
I
did not tell him that you had written to me after seeing him.
We are having our April weather this month it rains al-
most every day. I am sorry Lazette
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
cannot ride as often
as I desire to have her. I think she is rather better than when
she came. Every body talks about the pressure and nothing
else – no one seems to actually rejoice in the state of affairs
but Judge Richardson
Name: Joseph Richardson
Birth: 1776-06-05
Death: 1853-04
– he spent
part of the evening here Saturday
talked all the time of the on this subject. I was never
more astonished, it did not seem possible to me that any
one could actually rejoice in the disappointment and suffering
of thousands of people. After concluding a harangue he
turned to me and enquired if I was satisfied. I replied
ironically that I was satisfied that he was a philanthropist .
I was heartily glad to see him take his leave fearing I might
say "that I should be sorry for". I hear nothing from Jennings
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
George Humphreys
Name: George Humphreys
Birth: 1814-03-15
Death: 1885-06-09
does not come. Nicholas
Name: Nicholas Bogart
Birth: 1801-12-24
Death: 1893
is anxious to have
Harriet
Name: Harriet Bogart
Birth:
Death: 1888-08-20
come home – he received a letter from
her Monday
written early in May – she said nothing about Jennings
going to Cincinnati
Name: City: Cincinnati
County: Hamilton
State: OH
Country: US
. I wrote to him Monday enquiring
about
the situation of his family but I think it probable he has gone
Page 2
We are expecting Mrs Smith
Name: Anne Smith
Birth: 1801-08-15
Death:
and the
Dr
Name: Ira Smith
Birth: 1780-12-27
Death: 1839-12-04
here to tea so you will
excuse my sending you a few lines. I do not like to defer
writing another day. Augustus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
has just told me that
George Humphreys has returned – he has not seen him. I doubt
whether he comes here. You do not tell me that you
are going to Philadelphia
Name: City: Philadelphia
County:
State: PA
Country: US
before you return to Albany but
I think you are. We are expecting Pa
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
home every day
I think he must by ^this^ time be weary of traveling. All
send love. Your own Frances.
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
FA Seward
May 17 1837
Auburn May 17th 1837
My dearest Henry,
I received a few lines from you on Monday
written the Saturday before. I am glad to hear you continue
well and this is pretty much all you find time to tell me
while you are wandering about. Judge Conkling
Person
came round in a rain storm yesterday to inform me that
he saw you in Albany
Place
did not tell him that you had written to me after seeing him.
We are having our April weather this month it rains al-
most every day. I am sorry Lazette
Person
as I desire to have her. I think she is rather better than when
she came. Every body talks about the pressure and nothing
else – no one seems to actually rejoice in the state of affairs
but Judge Richardson
Person
talked all the time of the on this subject. I was never
more astonished, it did not seem possible to me that any
one could actually rejoice in the disappointment and suffering
of thousands of people. After concluding a harangue he
turned to me and enquired if I was satisfied. I replied
ironically that I was satisfied that he was a philanthropist .
I was heartily glad to see him take his leave fearing I might
say "that I should be sorry for". I hear nothing from Jennings
Person
George Humphreys
Person
Person
Harriet
Person
written early in May – she said nothing about Jennings
going to Cincinnati
Place
the situation of his family but I think it probable he has gone
We are expecting Mrs Smith
Person
Person
excuse my sending you a few lines. I do not like to defer
writing another day. Augustus
Person
George Humphreys has returned – he has not seen him. I doubt
whether he comes here. You do not tell me that you
are going to Philadelphia
Place
I think you are. We are expecting Pa
Person
I think he must by ^this^ time be weary of traveling. All
send love. Your own Frances.
Person
May 17 1837
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Wednesday, May 17, 1837
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