Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1837-08-05
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Westfield, NY
receiver:
location: Batavia, NY
transcription: ahf
revision: crb 2015-08-05
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Saturday evening 5th Aug.
My dearest Sister,
We have this moment received
Uncle Cary's
thankful that you all arrived safely at
that place. I am very anxious to hear your
account of it. I had a very lonely, homesick
day after you left. We went in the afternoon
to the harbour to see Mrs Pathin
Davis
take them to M Detroit. I have since
learned that they waited until the next
morning and finally took the stage to Erie.
Henry that day received a letter from Rathbone
saying that he was at Buffalo awaiting
your arrival with much impatience,
should continue to wait until Wednesday
so I suppose I did h not have the felicity
meeting him. I think it possible that you may
have changed your mind and remained at
Batavia so I direct this letter there. It appears
now very doubtful whether Jennings
go at all but Henry
Reason: he will be able
to accompany me himself the latter part of
next week, if you continue at Batavia he
wishes you to meet us and visit Niagara
with us. I am afraid you will hardly con-
sent to this though it would make me very
happy and I think would benefit yourself,
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let me know immediately where you are and what we
may calculate upon. I will write again and make
some definite arrangements, it is dark now, if
you are still with them remember me affectionately
to Mr & Mrs Cary
I suppose has gone on.
your own Sister
Frances.
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Mrs Alvah Worden
Care of Trumbull Cary
Batavia.
Westfield N.Y.
Aug 6
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Aug 5
Saturday evening 5th Aug.
My dearest Sister,
We have this moment received
Uncle Cary's
Birth: 1787-08-11 Death: 1869-06-20
letter from Buffalo. I feel verythankful that you all arrived safely at
that place. I am very anxious to hear your
account of it. I had a very lonely, homesick
day after you left. We went in the afternoon
to the harbour to see Mrs Pathin
Birth: 1812-05-03 Death: 1898-05-18
and MissDavis
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who were there waiting for a boat totake them to M Detroit. I have since
learned that they waited until the next
morning and finally took the stage to Erie.
Henry that day received a letter from Rathbone
Birth: 1791-08-02 Death: 1845-05-13
saying that he was at Buffalo awaiting
your arrival with much impatience,
should continue to wait until Wednesday
so I suppose I did h not have the felicity
Great happiness; blessedness; appropriately, the joy of heavens • Prosperity; enjoyment of good •
ofmeeting him. I think it possible that you may
have changed your mind and remained at
Batavia so I direct this letter there. It appears
now very doubtful whether Jennings
Birth: 1793-08-23 Death: 1841-02-24
and Marcia
Birth: 1794-07-23 Death: 1839-10-25
go at all but Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
think[ s ] Supplied
to accompany me himself the latter part of
next week, if you continue at Batavia he
wishes you to meet us and visit Niagara
with us. I am afraid you will hardly con-
sent to this though it would make me very
happy and I think would benefit yourself,
let me know immediately where you are and what we
may calculate upon. I will write again and make
some definite arrangements, it is dark now, if
you are still with them remember me affectionately
to Mr & Mrs Cary
Birth: 1788 Death: 1863-06-22
, kiss Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
for me, dear Gusy
Birth: 1820-05-18 Death: 1889-05-08
I suppose has gone on.
your own Sister
Frances.
Mrs Alvah Worden
Care of Trumbull Cary
Batavia.
Westfield N.Y.
Aug 6
Stamp
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03