Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 22, 1858

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 22, 1858
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1858-06-22

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 22, 1858

action: sent

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

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01  Death: 1876-09-11

location: Unknown
Unknown

transcription: sts 

revision:  2020-12-23

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Auburn June 22 d
My dear Son,
I have your expected letter this
morning – I enclose a letter which came
by the last mail — Your Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
is
I suppose about leaving Washington by
this time, his last letter was dated
Sunday, just after his return from Pennsylvania
where he had a pleasant excursion — I
shall look for him here Friday or Saturday —
The drain & well were covered partially
Saturday night — I dismissed all the
men but Frank Riley
Unknown
who is helping
Mr Patty
Birth: 1808 Death: 1876-12-11
and Willis
Birth: 1830
to level the
earth and drawing away the super-
fluous part of it – It is a tedious
work — We have been greatly favoured by
having no rain since you left —
Aunt Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
and Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
come to see
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us every day or evening — Miss Raines
Birth: 1823-11

is still with Aunty — Adams
Birth: 1824
is papering
her parlour — Charlotte Spriggs
Unknown

died Satu Friday – was buried Saturday –
I attended the funeral —
I see by the Journal that Dawson
Birth: 1813-03-14 Death: 1883-02-17
is back
again so I hope that Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
will soon be
able to leave —
You will see in the paper the
report of Charles Dickens
Birth: 1812-02-07 Death: 1870-06-09
misdoings —
His letter of explanation comes this morning
but will fail to satisfy entirely —
I am very sorry that a writer who
has really benefitted the world by
his productions should have fallen
under a cloud at last — But as
Jeremiah Bedott said to his wife, "we
are all poor critters" — when left to
ourselves we certainly are —
We have a nice little calf
Unknown
since you went
away — no more robbers with pistols –
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
has completed her lessons in wax
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flowers and made a very pretty
boquet of the same —
Saturday — I commenced this letter Tuesday
then remembering you were not to be at Tivoli
until next week, I laid it one side —
To day I look for your Father — He expected
to leave Washington Thursday — Has taken the
House on I street — leaving Catherine
Birth: 1837 Death: 1878-04-08
to move —
into it — John
Birth: 1827
comes with him & Louisa
Birth: 1825
in
about a week — The horses
Unknown
were sent to pasture
Louis
Unknown
had gone to Newport
Willis has gone too — He received a letter
which I saw from the proprietor
Unknown
of the Awaga
House at Owego offering him high wages as
a porter &c — I advised him to go, as he
seemed inclined – He behaved very well
at the time he left & so far we hear of
nothing wrong in the way of accounts —
The well and wall are completed, the earth leveled
and sown with oats and clover — so that it
looks much better than when you left —
Mr Patty has gone back to the garden which
he is trying to get in order for your fathers return –
Miss Raines is still with Aunty – Aunt Clara
is well — the weather is exceedingly warm —
Sunday — Your father came last evening
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he is well – considerably fatigued — I will
write again next week —
May God bless and preserve you
Mother —