Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, November 10, 1834
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, November 10, 1834
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Date:1834-11-10
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, November 10, 1834
action: sent
sender: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805
Death: 1839-01-04
location: Bargaintown, NJ
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: meb
revision: crb 2016-03-21
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Bargain Town, Novr 10th —
My dear Frances,
I rejoice with you that your dear Husband
has been restored to you in good time & with renew’d
health. I had a thousand fears for my Brother,
but they are all lost in gratitude for his safe arrival.
If at such a time we could entertain a feeling
of regret ^it would be^ that while he was on the other side he
could not have visited many places so interesting
to European travellers. I was in hopes he would see
Italy, above all things the ruins of Pompei — but it’s all
useless — Jennings
let us rejoice & be glad — I wish now you would fix off &
come and see us while he is in travelling mood —
I have been fearful you have thought me negligent
in not returning my Brothers letters, but I did not intend
it. My little Frank
much a care upon my mind & hands. Mahlon
out a few times on mail day & unwell some times &
thus we have put off sending them — had it not been
for these letters I could not realise that since I saw him on
board the Steam boat at New York he had had even the
birds eye view he has taken of England Ireland Scotland & c.
My heart is sore pained to day with the intelligence I heard
last evening from my poor lost Brother Polydore
sore trial for his Father. Locke
up. poor poor girl, hers is a hard fate.
Mahlon has had a sick turn the last week, is better today
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Augustus
calls his father “the Dr”. Francis has had an attack of chills &
fever, seems pretty well now. I am quite well for me, do not
have the sick head-ache, so much as I have done —
This is one of the most beautiful days you ever saw, I some
times think ‘tis like the sunny days of Italy it is unlike a[ ny ]
Reason: hole
weather we have in New York, so mild, the air, so pure clea[ r ]
Reason: hole
& sweet, how I should enjoy a walk with my Brother —
I subject I may not dwell upon —
Give my love to Henry, Grand Ma
& say if Worden
Yours most affectionately
Cornelia
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Cornelia 1834
Bargain Town, Novr 10th —
My dear Frances,
I rejoice with you that your dear Husband
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
has been restored to you in good time & with renew’d
health. I had a thousand fears for my Brother,
but they are all lost in gratitude for his safe arrival.
If at such a time we could entertain a feeling
of regret ^it would be^ that while he was on the other side he
could not have visited many places so interesting
to European travellers. I was in hopes he would see
Italy, above all things the ruins of Pompei — but it’s all
useless — Jennings
Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
writes, his health appears improved — Solet us rejoice & be glad — I wish now you would fix off &
come and see us while he is in travelling mood —
I have been fearful you have thought me negligent
in not returning my Brothers letters, but I did not intend
it. My little Frank
Birth: 1832-02-20 Death: 1876-01-14
has been some time not well & verymuch a care upon my mind & hands. Mahlon
Birth: 1798-11-26 Death: 1865-01-05
wasout a few times on mail day & unwell some times &
thus we have put off sending them — had it not been
for these letters I could not realise that since I saw him on
board the Steam boat at New York he had had even the
birds eye view he has taken of England Ireland Scotland & c.
My heart is sore pained to day with the intelligence I heard
last evening from my poor lost Brother Polydore
Birth: 1799 Death: 1872-04-23
, it will be asore trial for his Father. Locke
Birth: 1805-07-15 Death: 1848-05-14
I understand has given himup. poor poor girl, hers is a hard fate.
Mahlon has had a sick turn the last week, is better today
Augustus
Birth: 1829-12-04 Death: 1867-10-25
has been at school a few weeks learns pretty fastcalls his father “the Dr”. Francis has had an attack of chills &
fever, seems pretty well now. I am quite well for me, do not
have the sick head-ache, so much as I have done —
This is one of the most beautiful days you ever saw, I some
times think ‘tis like the sunny days of Italy it is unlike a[ ny ]
Supplied
weather we have in New York, so mild, the air, so pure clea[ r ]
Supplied
& sweet, how I should enjoy a walk with my Brother —
I subject I may not dwell upon —
Give my love to Henry, Grand Ma
Birth: 1751 Death: 1835-10-03
, Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
when you write& say if Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06 Death: 1856-02-16
does any better. & kiss the little boys for Aunt CYours most affectionately
Cornelia
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21