Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 9, 1852
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 9, 1852
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Date:1852-08-09
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 9, 1852
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: cnk
revision: vxa 2019-08-09
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Auburn Aug 9th
My dear Henry,
Fred
Saturday night and
returned this morning –
the young gentlemen
that were to come
with him came not –
Dr Hale
us yesterday, he called
upon me after Church –
Clarence’s
is sick – I go often
to see her but can
advise little as they
employ Briggs
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2
I have so many applications
for money every day
that I am at a loss
to know what to do
– the calls for assistance
from strangers would
soon consume all I
ought to give to say
nothing about the
demands of those who
think their claims
undeniable because
they know me personally
Whenever my acquaintances
wish to dispose of an
applicant they send
them to me – I hear
constantly “Mrs –
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told me to go to
you” The amount
asked ranges from $100
to 25 cents – I must
systematize these operations
in some way or I
cannot live here at all
All well your own
Frances –
Auburn Aug 9th
My dear Henry,
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
came homeSaturday night and
returned this morning –
the young gentlemen
Unknown
that were to come
with him came not –
Dr Hale
Birth: 1797-11-27 Death: 1863-07-15
preached forus yesterday, he called
upon me after Church –
Clarence’s
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
little girl
Birth: 1852-02-26 Death: 1927-04-04
is sick – I go often
to see her but can
advise little as they
employ Briggs
Birth: 1807-12-05 Death: 1888-04-24
–I have so many applications
for money every day
that I am at a loss
to know what to do
– the calls for assistance
from strangers would
soon consume all I
ought to give to say
nothing about the
demands of those who
think their claims
undeniable because
they know me personally
Whenever my acquaintances
wish to dispose of an
applicant they send
them to me – I hear
constantly “Mrs –
told me to go to
you” The amount
asked ranges from $100
to 25 cents – I must
systematize these operations
in some way or I
cannot live here at all
All well your own
Frances –