Albany O^ct 25th
My dear Henry, I commenced a letter to you while
I was in New York but my time was so much occupied
that I left it unfinished. I left Spring Lawn and the
Webb’s last Monday morning accompanied by Mr
Morell a nephew of Mr Webb’s — Samuel Blatchford
was waiting for me having just returned from a visit
to his sister at Philadelphia — I purposed remaining
in the city until Tuesday evening but my first
visit to Parmly the dentist compelled me to change
my purpose — he informed me that it would require
three or four days to prepare my teeth to fill
and that if I deferred it until Spring my teeth
would in all probability be gone — This alternative not
being particularly desirable, after some reflection I made up
my mind to remain — I was sorry to be obliged to do this
as I felt very unwilling to inflict my family upon Mrs
Blatchford for so long a time — I half resolved to go to the

Hotel but concluded that would be rather absurd after spending
one night at Mrs Blatchfords — Mary made me uncomfortable
all the time I was away — She has no tact in managing the
child and is so engrossed with herself and our affairs that
she neglects him — he has no love for her — The Blatchfords
were exceedingly kind to me and had I been engaged in any
other way my visit would have been very pleasant — It
rained the first three days constantly the remaining
three were very pleasant — I was obliged to visit Dr Parmly
once or twice every day and finally spent the last hour of
my time in the city at his office — my teeth were
sore and painful much of the time — Mrs Minturn – Ruggles –
Draper – Curtis – Grinnell – Bowen – M Amory and Kent called
upon me — I returned the calls of those who came sufficiently
early in the week — As for the gentlemen the town was
too much excited by the political maneuvers of the
Loco’s to admit of their visiting — Col Amory was the only
man I saw who seemed to retain his composure — I was
surprised to see Mr Blatchford so much vexed by what
I supposed the lot of all who are active poloticians — I am

very thankful that your equanimity is not so easily
disturbed — There has nothing occurred in a long time
which has produced so much commotion — The report that
Grinnell and Wetmore had absconded and that you had
come secretly to the city and was implicated in the
conspiracy, preposterous as it was, gained credit from
some — the papers are filled with evidences and
affidavits — you are undoubtedly before this fully
informed on the subject — The house seems
lonely without you — the weather is unpleasant and
many degrees colder than at New York — this evening
the ground is white with snow — We came up
the river in the “Swallow” very much to the
gratification of Fred — though I did not find it
so comfortable as the De Witt Clinton — I was strongly
tempted to come home with McClallen but could not well
leave here just now — Shall we look for you next Saturday
Mr and Mrs Sherwood came on the boat with us
are to come here tomorrow — I was too much fatigued
go to Church — My love to All at home — your own
Frances —

William H. Seward
Auburn —
ALBANY N.Y.
OCT 26
PAID
hMrs W. H. Seward
Oct 25. 1840