Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1837
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15,
1837
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Date:1837-09-15
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1837
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: gew
revision: ekk 2015-06-08
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Auburn Sep. 15th 1837
My dear Henry,
I received your first letter last Tuesday
after fancying a thousand calamities had befallen you
I had never dreamed of your being two whole days in
Albany without writing. I was prevented writing you yes-
terday by an all day visit from Mrs Wright
and McLallen
the way of Canandaigua Tuesday. Lazette
with them. Serene
her visit there. Clara thinks she is better than she
was last spring. I thought she would probably come
home with them but she did not. I went Wednesday
to see Mrs Horner
had some very warm days, the weather now is delightful
I have a multitude of visits to make and intend to
improve all the fine weather. I have very uncomfortable
nights, all my recollections of this season a year
ago are so associated with our dear little girl
my reflections are more than usually sombre, but this
is only occasional. I am thankful for the treasures
I have left. I hope you did not forget to give
some directions about the tombstone while you were
at Albany, they have been too long neglected. I must
plead a headache as an excuse for the few unsatisfactory.
lines I have written, do not fail to work frequently. May
God bless and preserve you dearest, your own Frances.
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William H. Seward
Washington
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Frances A. Seward
Sept. 15, 1837.
Auburn Sep. 15th 1837
My dear Henry,
I received your first letter last Tuesday
after fancying a thousand calamities had befallen you
I had never dreamed of your being two whole days in
Albany without writing. I was prevented writing you yes-
terday by an all day visit from Mrs Wright
Birth: 1806-12-25 Death: 1875-01-04
. Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
and McLallen
Birth: 1791-09-07 Death: 1860-11-16
went Saturday to
Middlesex came home bythe way of Canandaigua Tuesday. Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
did not comewith them. Serene
Birth: 1805 Death: 1884-01-19
’s little boy
Birth: 1837 Death: 1910-07-27Certainty: Probable
was too sick for her to makeher visit there. Clara thinks she is better than she
was last spring. I thought she would probably come
home with them but she did not. I went Wednesday
to see Mrs Horner
Birth: 1780 Death: 1856-12-09
but did not
find her at home. We havehad some very warm days, the weather now is delightful
I have a multitude of visits to make and intend to
improve all the fine weather. I have very uncomfortable
nights, all my recollections of this season a year
ago are so associated with our dear little girl
Birth: 1836-08-25 Death: 1837-01-14
thatmy reflections are more than usually sombre, but this
is only occasional. I am thankful for the treasures
I have left. I hope you did not forget to give
some directions about the tombstone while you were
at Albany, they have been too long neglected. I must
plead a headache as an excuse for the few unsatisfactory.
lines I have written, do not fail to work frequently. May
God bless and preserve you dearest, your own Frances.
William H. Seward
Washington
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
Sept. 15, 1837.