Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, September 22, 1838
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, September 22, 1838
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-09-22
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, September 22, 1838
action: sent
sender:
Frederick Seward
Person
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Chesebro
Person
Name: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-21
Person
location:
Canandaigua NY
Place
Name: City: Canandaigua
County: Ontario
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: nrs
revision: nrs 2015-11-03
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Auburn September 22 1838
My dear Cousin,
I have a great deal to tell you.
The Giraffe has been here. There were three other
animals beside the Giraffe. Theire names were the Ibex
of the Egyptians, the Gazelle and the Syrian Goat. The
Ibex is of a brownish color with long horns The Gazelle
is a pretty animal with short straight horns. The
Syrian Goat has horns about two inchihes long. It is
cooted with long black hair. This Giraffe is thirteen
feet high. There was an eclipse Tues day but
we could not see it because it was cloudy.
Kitty
Name: Kitty Pet
Birth:
Death:
is very well now and has caught two
mice and one rat.
Your affectionate cous[ in ]
Reason: wax-seal
Frederick.
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Auburn September 22 1838
My dear Cousin,
I have a great deal to tell you.
The Giraffe has been here. There were three other
animals beside the Giraffe. Theire names were the Ibex
of the Egyptians, the Gazelle and the Syrian Goat. The
Ibex is of a brownish color with long horns The Gazelle
is a pretty animal with short straight horns. The
Syrian Goat has horns about two inchihes long. It is
cooted with long black hair. This Giraffe is thirteen
feet high. There was an eclipse Tues day but
we could not see it because it was cloudy.
Kitty
Person
mice and one rat.
Your affectionate cous[ in ]
Supplied
Frederick.
date:
Saturday, September 22, 1838
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