eSunday March 16^th
My Dear Henry, This is the fith day since I have received a
line from you perhaps you do not write again until you return to
New York. I have not any idea how long you stay in Monmouth
nor the distance of that place from New York. I have been looking on the
map to try and ascertain where Cornelia resides but was unable to
get any satisfactory information. I find a town of Bergen in the
County of the same name but am sure that cannot be the place it
is so near the city —  I must defer writing until I hear from you again —
The four weeks have passed still no promise of a return home I am fearful
you will find the travelling very bad fortunately you will find no ice
Augustus is well and insists on writing Pa a letter — George Wood I
believe is the only individual we have seen in some days he made
us a long call on Thursday — he thinks it a profound secret that he
is going to be married and speaks of the lady with the utmost noncha-
lance - Clary asked him so many questions about her that I could not
refrain from laughing. They are to be married this Spring -- go immediately
to New York – return and take possession of the house which has been
the residence of so many Dills — John Hulbert is going to build on
the street where Gridley lives – I am very much in hopes the girls will
get their property out of the hands of the Hulberts before it is all consumed
William Brittin has failed this is Peters story – his property was attached
yesterday to satisfy a demand of Alvah Worden for of five hundred dollars —
his other creditors are very much enraged. Pa has said nothing
about it of course will not — They intended leaving the house next
week as Sherwood is going to take down a part or the whole before
commencing his new building — Mrs Brittin and the children return
to Hoskins  William boards at Horners — Clary has gone to church – both
of the girls to meeting and Augustus is teasing me constantly to take him
down stairs – his Grandpa an[ d ] Peter are engaged in regulating the
barrels of liquor in the different parts of the house which appears
to be quite a laborious operation and particularly suitable for
the day — - I have not heard anything of my four last letters I
hope you will get them all — I shall expect a letter do tonight if
it does not come I shall ‘cry, cry, cry‘ as Augustus says —
your own Frances —

William H. Seward Esq—
at Albany
To the care of Julius Rhoades Esq—
18
AUBURN
MAR 17.
N.Y.
hF. A. Seward