Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, June 5, 1842
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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, June 5,
1842
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Date:1842-06-05
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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, June 5, 1842
action: sent
sender: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07
Death: 1897-07-24
location: Hopkinton, MA
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Albany, NY
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revision: aew 2015-11-05
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Hopkinkton Sunday Morning
My dear Uncle
I arrived here safe on Wednesday
morning but I was very sick on the rail road
cars so that I had to ride on the outside on
the platform until I arrived at Worcester when
the Post Master
inside as we were going down as steep grade
I arrived here at 6 ½ o’clock and there I felt
the necessity of the letter that Uncle wrote to Mr Parmely
I like this place better than I thought I should when
I first arrived, the boys are very nice companions but
there are only five of them that board here, there are
Unknown
Unknown and
Unknown. There are no girls board
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here the female teacher
Unknown live here
Mr Parmely has four children 2 girls and two boys
Unknown Birth: 1816-10-14 Death: 1886-08-17. Mrs.
Parmely
is a very nice woman she tells us we may ask for any-
-thing to just when we want it, and that is more than
Mrs. Duff
Arithmetic and Grammar. If there is anything else
Uncle wishes me to study he will please write me.
I have not recieved a newspaper yet not ever the
standard I wish Uncle would please ask Henry
to send me one once in sometimes.
I shall write to Aunty
Pleas give my love to all.
Your affectionate Nephew
Clarence
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Hopkinton Mass
June 7
His Excy William H Seward
Albany
N.Y
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Clarence Seward
June 5. 1842
Hopkinkton Sunday Morning
My dear Uncle
I arrived here safe on Wednesday
morning but I was very sick on the rail road
cars so that I had to ride on the outside on
the platform until I arrived at Worcester when
the Post Master
Unknown
told me I had better get in theinside as we were going down as steep grade
I arrived here at 6 ½ o’clock and there I felt
the necessity of the letter that Uncle wrote to Mr Parmely
Birth: 1784-10-18 Death: 1862-05-24
and for the want of it
I had to introduce myselfI like this place better than I thought I should when
I first arrived, the boys are very nice companions but
there are only five of them that board here, there are
Unknown
Unknown and
Unknown. There are no girls board
here the female teacher
Unknown
and Unknown live here
Mr Parmely has four children 2 girls
Birth: 1827-02-09
Death: 1899
Birth: 1826-12-24
Death: 1887-12-09
Unknown Birth: 1816-10-14 Death: 1886-08-17
Parmely
Death: 1841-12-24
is a very nice woman she tells us we may ask for any-
-thing to just when we want it, and that is more than
Mrs. Duff
Unknown
would allow us. I am studying latin
Greek Arithmetic and Grammar. If there is anything else
Uncle wishes me to study he will please write me.
I have not recieved a newspaper yet not ever the
standard I wish Uncle would please ask Henry
to send me one once in sometimes.
I shall write to Aunty
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
today.Pleas give my love to all.
Your affectionate Nephew
Clarence
Hopkinton Mass
June 7
His Excy William H Seward
Albany
N.Y
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
June 5. 1842