Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10, 1854
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10,
1854
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1854-01-10
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10, 1854
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: UnknownUnknown
transcription: rmg
revision: crb 2019-01-22
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Auburn Jan10th
My dear Henry,
I have your letter of the
6th in which you say you have
had no letters recently − I
am at a loss to know what
has befallen them as Lazette
Fanny
written − I wrote last Monday
the 2d when Willie
ill with scarlet fever – he
has entirely recovered so as to
be driving about town −
My own health is about the
same − I am half the time
too ill to do any thing
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and at such times feel
greatly inclined to send for
you to come home but I believe
no one else thinks me as
sick as I feel myself to
be so I improve my best
days to write − of which this
is one − Lazette went home
in compliance with a summons
from her daughter
Thursday − she will be
back again soon − Fred
came home Saturday − is
well − Fanny sends love− I
wish you would purchase for
her a Bible
when you have opportunity −
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3
The weather is so forbidingly
cold that I cannot advise
you to come home at present
though I wish very much
to see you − When I get
stronger I will write longer
letters − yours are a
great comfort −
ever your own
Frances —
Auburn Jan10th
My dear Henry,
I have your letter of the
6th in which you say you have
had no letters recently − I
am at a loss to know what
has befallen them as Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
and I have eachwritten − I wrote last Monday
the 2d when Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
wasill with scarlet fever – he
has entirely recovered so as to
be driving about town −
My own health is about the
same − I am half the time
too ill to do any thing
and at such times feel
greatly inclined to send for
you to come home but I believe
no one else thinks me as
sick as I feel myself to
be so I improve my best
days to write − of which this
is one − Lazette went home
in compliance with a summons
from her daughter
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
last Thursday − she will be
back again soon − Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
came home Saturday − is
well − Fanny sends love− I
wish you would purchase for
her a Bible
Author: Isabella Child Publisher: Loomis & Peck Place of Publication:Philadelphia Date: ca 1852
&
Prayer book− when you have opportunity −
The weather is so forbidingly
cold that I cannot advise
you to come home at present
though I wish very much
to see you − When I get
stronger I will write longer
letters − yours are a
great comfort −
ever your own
Frances —