Letter from Augustus Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 2, 1844
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Letter from Augustus Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 2, 1844
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Date:1844-03-02
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Letter from Augustus Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 2, 1844
action: sent
sender:
Augustus Seward
Person
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1820-05-18
Death: 1889-05-08
Person
location:
Florida NY
Place
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
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
transcription: atb
revision: ekk 2015-06-16
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Florida, 2nd March 1844
My dear Aunt,
I owe you many thanks for you kind
epistle: your time is so much occupied that I am
wont to regard your letters as more than ordinary favors.
It gives me pleasure to hear that Clarence
Name: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07
Death: 1897-07-24
improves in his behaviour. I have often endeavored to impress
him with a sense of gratitude for favors conferred upon
him, and have pointed out to him especially the obligations
which he is under to his Uncle
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
& yourself; if he profits
by my advice or by his own experience it is matter of
rejoicing to me. There are as many ways in which a boy
of his years can prove annoying to a family that I have
had much anxiety about him ever since he went to Auburn.
I should regret if he made himself offensive or
troublesome to you: but for his own sake I am glad that
he is privileged with your advice and discipline. When
you say that you regard him so long as he may be in your
family, as one if your own children my only fears are
on the scor e of your leniency.
You speaking of a match as being in progress between
Mrs Mary Seward
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1796-08-17
Death: 1852-11-11Certainty: Probable
and a Mr Cox
Name: City: Troy
County: Rensselaer County
State: NY
Country: US
; is it the part &
sum of Dr Cox
Name: City: Brooklyn
County:
State: NY
Country: US
. I learned incidentally that the
affair was to have been consummated some two weeks since
but was postponed in consequence of the indisposition of Mrs S.
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I hear from her but seldom there being but little matter of
interest to communicate on either side. But I have grown
wary of the flying reports, and the questions to which they lead,
concerning this matter.
We have no news here since the weddings which I
enumerated in my last letter to Clarence. The parties, I
suppose were mostly unknown to you.
The awful news from Washington
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
has just reached us.
Providence seems to frown upon the present administrations, and
is dealing out terrible judgments upon our Nation; is it not
time that we endeavored to ascertain what these things mean?
Grand Ma
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
's health has been miserable for the whole
winter; indeed we are all surprised that she is spared to this
time. Have shortness of breath and bleeding occur frequently, and
she thinks herself likely to drop off at any moment.
Besides this she gets no attention, and as she is situated can-
not avail herself of such assistance as her children and
friends would gladly give . She seems to be really distressed with
the idea that she will drop away at some moment when
no one is near her - and this seems likely to us all.
Grand Pa
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
is much complaining, and is just now
suffering with a cold. He told me a short time since
of his plans for building a seminary, and says that he is
determined to execute it, if he lives - if he is taken away
he will take care to learn the matter so that it must go
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on. He has already written to Colonel Post
Name: Justus Post
Birth: 1780-11-18
Death: 1846-03-14
, making him
an offer for the Randolph
Name: John Randolph
Birth: 1773-06-02
Death: 1833-06-24
property, and I understand through
other channels that his offer is pronounced by competent
judges to be sufficient to secure it. He intends to repair
the buildings now on the place and to commence the school
at once.
Your letters says nothing of Willie
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
's eyes - are they still impro-
ving?
Sarah
Name: Sarah Seward
Birth:
Death: 1883-04-17
joins me in affectionate remembrance to Uncle
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
the boys
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
& Clarence
Name: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07
Death: 1897-07-24
.
I remain,
Very respectfully,
Your affectionate Nephew,
Augustus Seward
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Florida, 2nd March 1844
My dear Aunt,
I owe you many thanks for you kind
epistle: your time is so much occupied that I am
wont to regard your letters as more than ordinary favors.
It gives me pleasure to hear that Clarence
Person
improves in his behaviour. I have often endeavored to impress
him with a sense of gratitude for favors conferred upon
him, and have pointed out to him especially the obligations
which he is under to his Uncle
Person
by my advice or by his own experience it is matter of
rejoicing to me. There are as many ways in which a boy
of his years can prove annoying to a family that I have
had much anxiety about him ever since he went to Auburn.
I should regret if he made himself offensive or
troublesome to you: but for his own sake I am glad that
he is privileged with your advice and discipline. When
you say that you regard him so long as he may be in your
family, as one if your own children my only fears are
on the scor e of your leniency.
You speaking of a match as being in progress between
Mrs Mary Seward
Person
Unknown
of TroyPlace
sum of Dr Cox
Unknown
of BrooklynPlace
affair was to have been consummated some two weeks since
but was postponed in consequence of the indisposition of Mrs S.
I hear from her but seldom there being but little matter of
interest to communicate on either side. But I have grown
wary of the flying reports, and the questions to which they lead,
concerning this matter.
We have no news here since the weddings which I
enumerated in my last letter to Clarence. The parties, I
suppose were mostly unknown to you.
The awful news from Washington
Place
Providence seems to frown upon the present administrations, and
is dealing out terrible judgments upon our Nation; is it not
time that we endeavored to ascertain what these things mean?
Grand Ma
Person
winter; indeed we are all surprised that she is spared to this
time. Have shortness of breath and bleeding occur frequently, and
she thinks herself likely to drop off at any moment.
Besides this she gets no attention, and as she is situated can-
not avail herself of such assistance as her children and
friends would gladly give . She seems to be really distressed with
the idea that she will drop away at some moment when
no one is near her - and this seems likely to us all.
Grand Pa
Person
suffering with a cold. He told me a short time since
of his plans for building a seminary, and says that he is
determined to execute it, if he lives - if he is taken away
he will take care to learn the matter so that it must go
on. He has already written to Colonel Post
Person
an offer for the Randolph
Person
other channels that his offer is pronounced by competent
judges to be sufficient to secure it. He intends to repair
the buildings now on the place and to commence the school
at once.
Your letters says nothing of Willie
Person
ving?
Sarah
Person
Person
the boys
People
Person
I remain,
Very respectfully,
Your affectionate Nephew,
Augustus Seward
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