Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 17, 1851

  • Posted on: 18 July 2019
  • By: admin
xml: 
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 17, 1851
x

transcriber

Transcriber:spp:maf

student editor

Transcriber:spp:sts

Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1851-12-17

In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's persons.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "pla" point to place elements in the project's places.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's staff.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's bibl.xml authority file. verical-align: super; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: line-through; color: red;

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 17, 1851

action: sent

sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

location: Albany, NY

receiver:  
x

 

Birth:   Death: 

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: maf 

revision: vxa 2019-02-18

<>
Page 1

Albany Wednesday morning
My dear Sister,
Well we arrived here last night
not without freezing which was all we
had a right to expect such a cold day –
Caroline
Birth: 1834-07-25 Death: 1922-02-28
was waiting with Mrs Weed
Birth: 1797 Death: 1858-07-03
- Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25

deposited Miss Avery
Birth: 1833-09-01 Death: 1893-11-14Certainty: Probable
at Congress Hall and
then came here to tea – after tea he nearly
froze himself going to look after the luggage
I did not get to bed until dark and
slept until 3 precisely after which I slept
no more – I had neuralgia in my
limbs all night which was preferable
to having it in my head all day –
I was very sick all afternoon and could
could get no air only as I sat by the ventilator
which the conductor was sure to close when
he came that way – I thought of you and
Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
and Grandpa
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
and almost any body
all night – I remembered that Dennis
Birth: 1827

had not been told to take away the snow
that Ned could get under the house and
a f variety of other things some more and
some less important which I had left undone –
It is so very cold to day that I have not
courage to go on – I shall stay with Mrs Weed
until tomorrow and take the 11 oclock train
to New York – there is one at that hour –
Page 2

Abbey
Birth: 1822 Death: 1895-09-16
found her mother
Birth: 1795 Death: 1878
here waiting to see
me and went home with her – She came
round this morning and has gone to see
about my bonnet and get Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
a doll
of wood – Caroline has gone with Fred
to Congress Hall – Schoolcraft
Birth: 1804-09-22 Death: 1860-06-07
is here yet
but has not been seen – I believe he goes
down to day – Mr Round
Birth: 1823-07-27 Death: 1862-01-05
has been to see
me and told me more than I can write –
He says it is strange that Henry’s
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
own family
have so little confidence in him when other
persons have so much – I shall not venture
out to day fearing an increase of neuralgia –
Mrs Weed has been telling me about James
Birth: 1820-12-10 Death: 1851-06-18

which has satisfied me that their physician
Dr Boyd
Birth: 1804-02-24 Death: 1881-05-10
is a very ignorant man – Dr Boyd
like Dr Pitney
Birth: 1786-11-18 Death: 1853-04-20
assumed that James had the
inflammatory rheumatism and treated him
accordingly – he died of neuralgia occasioned
by a fall some time ago which injured the
spine – he was perfectly helpless through his
sickness not being able to raise a hand and
without the least indication of inflammation
yet the Dr Bled him two days before his death!
After he gave up and went to bed I doubt whether
any thing could have saved his life – he
should have been properly treated months before
but he complained little, kept at his work
and as long as he could go up stairs
avoided his bed – it does not make much
difference when a person dies for themselves, but
almost every body bears mourning friends –
Mrs Weed is quite as cheerful as I expected
Page 3

to see her – Maria is coming next week
and will probably be here part of the Winter
I should like to know just what you are
doing this cold morning – you will write
soon – Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
spoke to me about some
drawers – tell him if he can find any like
the under shirts he may get them – I will
look for some in New York and send them
if I find any – I hope he is a good boy –
Love to Clara – Your own
Sister –
Tell Clara to send to the
post office for the Weekly Journal
after you are gone –
Page 4

Mrs Lazette Worden
Auburn
ALBANY
DEC
17
N.Y.
x

Stamp

Type: postmark
Please forward to
Canandaigua if
Mrs Worden has gone

[bottom Margin]
Unknown
Sister