Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 12, 1840
xml:
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 12, 1840
transcriber
Transcriber:spp:nwh
student editorTranscriber:spp:srr
Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1840-06-12
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's persons.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "pla" point to
place elements in the project's places.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's staff.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's bibl.xml authority file.
verical-align: super; font-size: 12px;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration: line-through;
color: red;
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 12, 1840
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Unknown
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: nwh
revision: tap 2017-09-06
<>
Page
1
Friday night
My dear Henry,
I have all things in
readiness to depart – I feel sad that
you are not here to go with
me, or to wish me "God speed"
on my journey – I would feel
happier to go away with some
assurance that your health was
in a better state than when
you left home – I would rather
have you here than to have you
come home and find the house
deserted — Pray come home as soon
as you can – Willie
but not severely – we are apprehensive
that he has the whooping cough –
All manner of disease peculiar to
children seem to prevail in the city
Page
2
at this time – I have been this
afternoon to see Mrs Spencer
showed me a likeness of her
husband
excellent that I am very desirous
to have yours taken by the same artist
will you consider the matter –
favorably — Lazette
Canandaigua – as well as when
she left — I will write by
Blatchford
Friday night
My dear Henry,
I have all things in
readiness to depart – I feel sad that
you are not here to go with
me, or to wish me "God speed"
on my journey – I would feel
happier to go away with some
assurance that your health was
in a better state than when
you left home – I would rather
have you here than to have you
come home and find the house
deserted — Pray come home as soon
as you can – Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
coughs constantlybut not severely – we are apprehensive
that he has the whooping cough –
All manner of disease peculiar to
children seem to prevail in the city
at this time – I have been this
afternoon to see Mrs Spencer
Birth: 1789-02-23 Death: 1868-10-10
— sheshowed me a likeness of her
husband
Birth: 1788-01-08 Death: 1855-05-17
by Inman
Birth: 1801-10-28 Death: 1846-01-17
— it is soexcellent that I am very desirous
to have yours taken by the same artist
will you consider the matter –
favorably — Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
writes fromCanandaigua – as well as when
she left — I will write by
Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
— your own Frances