Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 28, 1859
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 28, 1859
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1859-01-28
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 28, 1859
action: sent
sender:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Lazette Worden
Person
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: kle
revision: ekk 2015-01-28
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Friday -
My dear Sister
I write a few lines
today to assure you that
Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
is much better - so
that she is reading in bed -
her throat did not supperate
and her fever is now
slight. Dr Jayne
Name: Dewitt Jayne
Birth: 1817-02-06
Death: 1897-11-09
leaves
us today - I wish he
would stay as long as Mary
Name: Mary Jayne
Birth: 1828
Death: 1905
who remains until Monday
going then with Frances
Name: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-21
& her husband
Name: Henry Chesebro
Birth: 1822-02-03
Death: 1888-11-24
. Our
dinner passed off satisfactorily[ . ]
Reason:
Lady Napier
Name: Anne Napier
Birth: 1824
Death: 1911-08-24
came up to see
me - except our cousins I
saw none of the guests who
I believe were of the elite[ . ]
Reason:
At half past 10 they all
[top Margin] Fanny says what a ‘cheery’
person Aunty is in a
sick room - isn’t she?
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went to Mrs Douglas
Name: Adele Douglas
Birth: 1835
Death: 1899-01-26
party which was a
jam though Will
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
said
a place was found for
dancing which he did
with his hat in his
hand, looking rather handsome
at the time I fancy.
They did not get home
until nearly 2 oclock.
(poor old Nicholas
Name: Nicholas Bogart
Birth: 1801-12-24
Death: 1893
).
Today the Scharffs
Name: Frances Scharff
Birth: 1836-02-16
Death: 1910-02-06
Name: Christian Scharff
Birth: 1834-02-26
Death: 1868-07-13
dine
at the Presidents
Name: Abraham Lincoln
Birth: 1809-02-12
Death: 1865-04-15
,
Anna
Name: Anna Seward
Birth: 1836-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
and Henry
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
at Judge Wayne
Name: James Wayne
Birth: 1790
Death: 1867-07-05
's
and in the evening all
go to a 'hop' at Willards
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
so it goes. Fanny and
I have a quiet time of
our own in the 3 story. It is
Annas reception day. I
have amused myself some
of the time by watching
the carriages & their occupants
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which are constantly
driving up and driving
away. Sartiges
Name: Eugène de Sartiges
Birth: 1853-06
Death: 1892
has
just come in a Stanhope
driving himself with a tiger
behind - has thrown off
a cloak lined with purple
silk, thrown the lines to
the tiger, and gone into
the house to be agreeable
to the ladies. Tomorrow
the dinner & evening party
are at his house.
I have had a letter
from Frances
Name: Frances Bacon
Birth: 1827-12-03
Death: 1911-07-07
since I have
been sick, which I will
answer today - it
was written previous to your
last, when she was recovering
from her illness.
I will write more tomorrow
Love to Clara
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1794
Death: 1862-09-05
- I
wrote
to her Wednesday.
Your own Sister.
Friday -
My dear Sister
I write a few lines
today to assure you that
Fanny
Person
that she is reading in bed -
her throat did not supperate
and her fever is now
slight. Dr Jayne
Person
us today - I wish he
would stay as long as Mary
Person
who remains until Monday
going then with Frances
Person
& her husband
Person
dinner passed off satisfactorily[ . ]
Supplied
Lady Napier
Person
me - except our cousins I
saw none of the guests who
I believe were of the elite[ . ]
Supplied
At half past 10 they all
[top Margin] Fanny says what a ‘cheery’
person Aunty is in a
sick room - isn’t she?
went to Mrs Douglas
Person
party which was a
jam though Will
Person
a place was found for
dancing which he did
with his hat in his
hand, looking rather handsome
at the time I fancy.
They did not get home
until nearly 2 oclock.
(poor old Nicholas
Person
Today the Scharffs
People
at the Presidents
Person
Person
and Henry
Person
Person
and in the evening all
go to a 'hop' at Willards
Place
so it goes. Fanny and
I have a quiet time of
our own in the 3 story. It is
Annas reception day. I
have amused myself some
of the time by watching
the carriages & their occupants
which are constantly
driving up and driving
away. Sartiges
Person
just come in a Stanhope
driving himself with a tiger
behind - has thrown off
a cloak lined with purple
silk, thrown the lines to
the tiger, and gone into
the house to be agreeable
to the ladies. Tomorrow
the dinner & evening party
are at his house.
I have had a letter
from Frances
Person
been sick, which I will
answer today - it
was written previous to your
last, when she was recovering
from her illness.
I will write more tomorrow
Love to Clara
Person
to her Wednesday.
Your own Sister.
date:
Friday, January 28, 1859
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