Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1837-08-05
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837
action: sent
sender:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua County
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Person
Name:
Birth:
Death:
Person
location:
Batavia NY
Place
Name: City: Batavia
County: Genesee
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: ahf
revision: crb 2015-08-05
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Saturday evening 5th Aug.
My dearest Sister,
We have this moment received
Uncle Cary's
Name: Trumbull Cary
Birth: 1786-08-11
Death: 1869-06-20
letter from Buffalo
Name: City: Buffalo
County:
State: NY
Country: US
. I feel very
thankful that you all arrived safely at
that place. I am very anxious to hear your
account of it. I had a very lonely, homesick
day after you left. We went in the afternoon
to the harbour to see Mrs Pathin
Name: Charlotte Patchin
Birth: 1812-05-03
Death: 1898-05-18
and Miss
Davis
take them to M Detroit
Name: City: Detroit
County: Wayne
State: MI
Country: US
. I have since
learned that they waited until the next
morning and finally took the stage to Erie
Name: City: Erie
County: Erie County
State: PA
Country: US
.
Henry that day received a letter from Rathbone
Name: Jared Rathbone
Birth: 1791-08-02
Death: 1845-05-13
saying that he was at Buffalo awaiting
your arrival with much impatience,
should continue to wait until Wednesday
so I suppose I did h not have the felicity of
meeting him. I think it possible that you may
have changed your mind and remained at
Batavia so I direct this letter there. It appears
now very doubtful whether Jennings
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
and Marcia
Name: Marcia Seward
Birth: 1794-07-23
Death: 1839-10-28
go at all but Henry
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
think[
s
]
Reason: he will be able
to accompany me himself the latter part of
next week, if you continue at Batavia he
wishes you to meet us and visit Niagara
Name: City: Niagara Falls
County: Niagara County
State: NY
Country: US
with us. I am afraid you will hardly con-
sent to this though it would make me very
happy and I think would benefit yourself,
Page 2
let me know immediately where you are and what we
may calculate upon. I will write again and make
some definite arrangements, it is dark now, if
you are still with them remember me affectionately
to Mr & Mrs Cary
Name: Margaret Cary
Birth: 1787-08-11
Death: 1863-06-22
, kiss Frances
Name: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-21
for me, dear Gusy
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1820-05-18
Death: 1889-05-08
I suppose has gone on.
your own Sister
Frances.
Page 3
Mrs Alvah Worden
Care of Trumbull Cary
Batavia.
Westfield N.Y. Aug 6
Type: postmark
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
Aug 5
Saturday evening 5th Aug.
My dearest Sister,
We have this moment received
Uncle Cary's
Person
Place
thankful that you all arrived safely at
that place. I am very anxious to hear your
account of it. I had a very lonely, homesick
day after you left. We went in the afternoon
to the harbour to see Mrs Pathin
Person
Unknown
who were there waiting for a boat totake them to M Detroit
Place
learned that they waited until the next
morning and finally took the stage to Erie
Place
Henry that day received a letter from Rathbone
Person
saying that he was at Buffalo awaiting
your arrival with much impatience,
should continue to wait until Wednesday
so I suppose I did h not have the felicity of
meeting him. I think it possible that you may
have changed your mind and remained at
Batavia so I direct this letter there. It appears
now very doubtful whether Jennings
Person
Person
go at all but Henry
Person
Supplied
to accompany me himself the latter part of
next week, if you continue at Batavia he
wishes you to meet us and visit Niagara
Place
with us. I am afraid you will hardly con-
sent to this though it would make me very
happy and I think would benefit yourself,
let me know immediately where you are and what we
may calculate upon. I will write again and make
some definite arrangements, it is dark now, if
you are still with them remember me affectionately
to Mr & Mrs Cary
Person
Person
Person
I suppose has gone on.
your own Sister
Frances.
Mrs Alvah Worden
Care of Trumbull Cary
Batavia.
Westfield N.Y. Aug 6
Stamp
Person
date:
Saturday, August 5, 1837
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