Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., May, 1845
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., May, 1845
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1845-05
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., May, 1845
action: sent
sender: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: Canandaigua, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: srr
revision: ekk 2016-03-09
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My Dear Willi
I have just seen the
circus pass- among others were six
little horses two of them were not
much larger than Carlo - I thought
how nice it would be to have
one for you to ride - it would
not want a stable larger than
the north room closed- Mrs. Gorham
did not let George
although he wanted to very much
when he saw those little ponys-
she said once in the course of his
life was enough and he went
once more than a year ago-
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I think Carlo enjoyed seeing them
pass- he stood in a chair by the
front window and put his paws
on the window sill & looked
very attractively until they had
all disappeared -
What are you going to do the
fourth of July? The boys here
have already commenced firing
crackers- if nothing happens
I hope I shall be in Auburn
at that time- I met a naughty
boy in the street the other day
with a pretty young robin in
his hand - I asked him what
he was going to do with it &
he said sell it to a man to
put into a cage- I told him
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it was wicked to do so but he only
laughed and said he should
sell if for a shilling - I then told
him if he would open his hand
& let the bird go I would give
him a shilling but he would
not believe it for a long time
finally he let it fly and
when I gave him the money
he said he did not think he
would ever catch another bird
to confine in a cage-
I hope you will answer this letter
& and let me know how your rabbits
& chickens are and what you
feed them and where you keep -
them- Your affectionate
Aunty-
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I want to see you and sister
much - I suppose sister is a great girl by this time - I hope
she will know her Aunty when she sees her
William H. Seward Jr
Auburn
h
Aunty May
1845
My Dear Willi
I have just seen the
circus pass- among others were six
little horses two of them were not
much larger than Carlo - I thought
how nice it would be to have
one for you to ride - it would
not want a stable larger than
the north room closed- Mrs. Gorham
Birth: 1804-12-21 Death: 1893-08
did not let George
Birth: 1837-05-25 Death: 1906-06-02
go to the circus although he wanted to very much
when he saw those little ponys-
she said once in the course of his
life was enough and he went
once more than a year ago-
I think Carlo enjoyed seeing them
pass- he stood in a chair by the
front window and put his paws
on the window sill & looked
very attractively until they had
all disappeared -
What are you going to do the
fourth of July? The boys here
have already commenced firing
crackers- if nothing happens
I hope I shall be in Auburn
at that time- I met a naughty
boy in the street the other day
with a pretty young robin in
his hand - I asked him what
he was going to do with it &
he said sell it to a man to
put into a cage- I told him
it was wicked to do so but he only
laughed and said he should
sell if for a shilling - I then told
him if he would open his hand
& let the bird go I would give
him a shilling but he would
not believe it for a long time
finally he let it fly and
when I gave him the money
he said he did not think he
would ever catch another bird
to confine in a cage-
I hope you will answer this letter
& and let me know how your rabbits
& chickens are and what you
feed them and where you keep -
them- Your affectionate
Aunty-
I want to see you and sister
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
verymuch - I suppose sister is a great girl by this time - I hope
she will know her Aunty when she sees her
William H. Seward Jr
Auburn
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29William Seward
1845