Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 28, 1859

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 28, 1859
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1859-07-28

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 28, 1859

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: csh 

revision: amc 2020-12-05

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Auburn July 28
Thursday –
My dear Son
I have your letter
of Tuesday and send
with this two letters
which came after Wed-
nesday of last week –
We looked for you
home some on Saturday
and Monday certainly –
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
went to Albany
Monday – returned Tues-
day saying you were
not there – Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
and
Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
were expecting
you – Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
went
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to Buffalo with Will
yesterday morning –
I intend to go for
her Tuesday or Wednes-
day of next week &
think Aunt Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
&
Aunty
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will go with
me to Niagara –We
should all enjoy
it more if you could
go with us without
inconvenience to yourself –
I have two letters from
your Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
since
you left – the last
I sent to Fred –
It was quite lonesome
Monday night with
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you and Will both
away – Mrs Youngs
Birth: 1801 Death: 1868-09

from Romulus
went home yesterday
after a visit of four
days –There has
been two fires since
you left – both
barns supposed to be
set on fire – William
Allen's
Birth: 1817-09-25 Death: 1881-01-07
house was
considerably burned at the
burning of Mr Bostwicks
Birth: 1804 Death: 1872-05-06

barn –
May God bless you
Mother