Florida Sunday 5 Oclock PM
17^th May 1840
My dear Henry
The Rev G Pearson sets out on
Monday morning to answer an Injunction with HG Warner
before the Chancellor at Saratoga between the Old & New
School — The opportunity is so good that I embrace it to say
that your dear Mother was taken with ague & vomiting
about 12 O clock last night fever succeeded with a great
stupor nervous debility and pains in the head which
still continues without abatement — These simptoms
are always alarming — still she has had many such turns
and in 24 hours the fever abate and she became convalescent
I wish you therefore not to be alarmed — If she is no better
at 3 oclock tomorrow I will write you by mail
The Legislature adjourned the 14 last— I wrote you
a few days since relative to you bringing your family
down previous to going West but have received no answer
suspense you know is the most unpleas conditions —
Will you have the goodness to cause us to be instructed
in these matters as early as possible — Today is very hot
I have been to church but scarcely able to walk without help
The Wood & Wood chancery case lingers has Mr Stevens
the charge of it — Truly and affectionately yours —
Sam ^l S Seward
WH Seward Gov &c

William H Seward
Gov &c Albany
Attention R G Pearson
hSam^l S. Seward
May 17 1840