Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1853
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1853
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Date:1853-01-01
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1853
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: jaa
revision: tap 2019-03-22
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Washington
Jan 1st
A happy New Year dear
Sister, mine is much clouded
by your letter saying you
cannot come with Mr
Schoolcraft
it will answer to shut
up our house at home
do send for Harriet
suppose it would be as
safe as it was last
Winter without any one.
I cannot give up your
visit– it there is hardly
a day passes that some–
thing does not occur
to make us wish you
with us. I have not
yet learned whether
Gus
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If he does, as I hope he may,
he will be an escort
I shall write to him on
the subject immediately.
As it is New Years day
and I am writing in the
Parlour between calls
So you must not expect
a very coherent letter–
Henry
some visits & left me at
home as usual to entertain
his guests
is coming to dinner with us
to day – I have a long
story to tell you about one
of the trials of Slavery
but will not commence
it here– Monday morning–
The visitors Unknown came so fast
Saturday that I was obliged
to give up writing– & yesterday
after being 3 1/2 hours in Church
I was too tired to take up
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my letter again– Seth Hawley
came yesterday and is occupying
Mr Schoolcrafts room at present
Caroline
Mr Schoolcraft yesterday
who says he is coming home
Thursday– Henry had a box
of handsome cake sent him
from New York– we had
a table with wine frozen
coffee etc.– Col Benton
dined with us and I
shall always be sorry you
were not here– he looked
so like Grandma
talked so well that Fanny
was captivated with him–
Fanny said "his face & voice
were so pleasant that I
wish he would come here
& live, Mother"– He told
many interesting anecdotes about
Jefferson
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4
He talked about slaves as though
they were human beings and
recounted many instances of
their gratitude & affection
to his own family
whole had I never seen or
heard of him before I should
think of him as one of the
kindest, most benevolent
and learned of philosophers–
as it is I shall always
remember this evening with
pleasure– Col. Benton is now
living alone writing his recol-
lections of his own times–
Charles Sumner
were at dinner so I lost his
visit– Harvey Baldwin
another gentleman
dinner– I was so tired I
could barely sit up until
they were gone– I am glad
New years day comes but
one a year–
Washington
Jan 1st
A happy New Year dear
Sister, mine is much clouded
by your letter saying you
cannot come with Mr
Schoolcraft
Birth: 1804-09-22 Death: 1860-06-07
– If you
thinkit will answer to shut
up our house at home
do send for Harriet
Birth: 1807 Death: 1888-08-20
– Isuppose it would be as
safe as it was last
Winter without any one.
I cannot give up your
visit– it there is hardly
a day passes that some–
thing does not occur
to make us wish you
with us. I have not
yet learned whether
Gus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
is coming hereIf he does, as I hope he may,
he will be an escort
I shall write to him on
the subject immediately.
As it is New Years day
and I am writing in the
Parlour between calls
So you must not expect
a very coherent letter–
Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
has gone to makesome visits & left me at
home as usual to entertain
his guests
Unknown
– Col Benton
Birth: 1782-03-14 Death: 1858-04-10
is coming to dinner with us
to day – I have a long
story to tell you about one
of the trials of Slavery
but will not commence
it here– Monday morning–
The visitors Unknown came so fast
Saturday that I was obliged
to give up writing– & yesterday
after being 3 1/2 hours in Church
I was too tired to take up
my letter again– Seth Hawley
Birth: 1810-02-10 Death: 1884-11-10
came yesterday and is occupying
Mr Schoolcrafts room at present
Caroline
Birth: 1834-07-25 Death: 1922-02-28
had a letter from
Mr Schoolcraft yesterday
who says he is coming home
Thursday– Henry had a box
of handsome cake sent him
from New York– we had
a table with wine frozen
coffee etc.– Col Benton
dined with us and I
shall always be sorry you
were not here– he looked
so like Grandma
Birth: 1751 Death: 1835-10-03
andtalked so well that Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
was captivated with him–
Fanny said "his face & voice
were so pleasant that I
wish he would come here
& live, Mother"– He told
many interesting anecdotes about
Jefferson
Birth: 1743-04-13 Death: 1826-07-04
, Mrs. Madison
Birth: 1768-05-20 Death: 1849-07-12
, &cHe talked about slaves as though
they were human beings and
recounted many instances of
their gratitude & affection
to his own family
Birth: 1830-12-14 Death: 1918-12-04
– Upon thewhole had I never seen or
heard of him before I should
think of him as one of the
kindest, most benevolent
and learned of philosophers–
as it is I shall always
remember this evening with
pleasure– Col. Benton is now
living alone writing his recol-
lections of his own times–
Charles Sumner
Birth: 1811-01-06 Death: 1874-03-11
came while wewere at dinner so I lost his
visit– Harvey Baldwin
Birth: 1797-02-04 Death: 1863-08-22
&another gentleman
Unknown
came afterdinner– I was so tired I
could barely sit up until
they were gone– I am glad
New years day comes but
one a year–