Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1840
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1840
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Date:1840-09-05
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1840
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: Albany, NY
transcription: csh
revision: crb 2017-07-05
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Saturday Aug 6th e
Actually the letter was written in September according to recipient endorsement and postmark. September 6 was a Sunday 1840
My dear Henry,
I returned from Canandaigua
Thursday evening – not finding you here as I
hoped I might I should have written
immediately but was prevented yesterday by
the sickness of our dear little Willie
violent toothache of my own – Willie is
bathing and has a turn similar to that which
he had a few weeks ago – Lazette
accompanied me home the day was cool and
the ride rather more comfortable than when
I went out though we had two or three Loco
foco men for fellow passengers who were
any thing but civil – I dont wonder they
feel cross – the prospect of defeat which
they have cannot be vastly soothing to the
temper however I think they might reason
an exhibition of their ill nature for those of
their own sex – I was very ill with sick
head ache the day I went out but the
stage being filled with good whigs I did
not suffer for want of attention – dont
you perceive I am forced to be a politician
whether I will or not –
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I received a letter from you at Canandaigua – found
one here on my return enclosing Mrs Doane's
note together with the letter of Mr Hall
The Loco's must be reduced to great poverty
of invention if they cannot fabricate a more
probable or more credible piece of slander
than that contained in Hall's letter – It
says nothing of yourself Anna's
without spot or blemish I will not believe that
it can be injured by a story so preposterous –
I am not surprised at the part her husband
has taken he is weak malicious and lazy –
has undoubledly been bribed a ssmall small
bribe would satisfy his conscience – For her
own sake I am sorry Anna has distroyed all
the letters which he has written her urging
her to live ^with^ him again – I have not seen her
since I returned and do not think I had better
say any thing about it to her if I do –
Dear little Willie is awake and crying I will
write again soon – my tooth ache so that
can hardly write intelligibly – I will write
to Mrs Doane but had I not better wait
now it has been deferred so long until I
come to Albany – are you coming to Auburn
or do you wish me to meet you there?
Lazette sends much love – Your own
Frances
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William H. Seward
Albany
AUBURN
SEP
5
N.Y.
Type: postmark
h
Mrs W.H. Seward
Sept 6. 1840
Saturday Aug 6th e
Editorial Note
My dear Henry,
I returned from Canandaigua
Thursday evening – not finding you here as I
hoped I might I should have written
immediately but was prevented yesterday by
the sickness of our dear little Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
and a violent toothache of my own – Willie is
bathing and has a turn similar to that which
he had a few weeks ago – Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
and Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
accompanied me home the day was cool and
the ride rather more comfortable than when
I went out though we had two or three Loco
foco men for fellow passengers who were
any thing but civil – I dont wonder they
feel cross – the prospect of defeat which
they have cannot be vastly soothing to the
temper however I think they might reason
an exhibition of their ill nature for those of
their own sex – I was very ill with sick
head ache the day I went out but the
stage being filled with good whigs I did
not suffer for want of attention – dont
you perceive I am forced to be a politician
whether I will or not –
I received a letter from you at Canandaigua – found
one here on my return enclosing Mrs Doane's
Birth: 1806-03-31 Death: 1887-06-28
beautifulnote together with the letter of Mr Hall
Birth: 1814-07-23 Death: 1891-09-06
–The Loco's must be reduced to great poverty
of invention if they cannot fabricate a more
probable or more credible piece of slander
than that contained in Hall's letter – It
says nothing of yourself Anna's
Unknown
reputation iswithout spot or blemish I will not believe that
it can be injured by a story so preposterous –
I am not surprised at the part her husband
Unknown
has taken he is weak malicious and lazy –
has undoubledly been bribed a ssmall small
bribe would satisfy his conscience – For her
own sake I am sorry Anna has distroyed all
the letters which he has written her urging
her to live ^with^ him again – I have not seen her
since I returned and do not think I had better
say any thing about it to her if I do –
Dear little Willie is awake and crying I will
write again soon – my tooth ache so that
can hardly write intelligibly – I will write
to Mrs Doane but had I not better wait
now it has been deferred so long until I
come to Albany – are you coming to Auburn
or do you wish me to meet you there?
Lazette sends much love – Your own
Frances
William H. Seward
Albany
AUBURN
SEP
5
N.Y.
Stamp
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07Samuel Blatchford
Sept 6. 1840