Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1860
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1860
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Date:1860-03-28
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1860
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: Auburn, NY
transcription: mah
revision: ekk 2016-02-18
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Wednesday 28th
My dear Sister
I am up this cool
morning sitting with a
shawl as no fires are made
yet. The sun shines and
I think gives promise of a
warmer day. Yesterday I
was well enough to drive
out. Though my cough
does not leave me it
is better. Last night I
had a letter from Augus-
-tus
it was a letter less than
a month coming. he says
the mails now bring them
[top Margin] Of course Henry will make
a suitable acknowledgement[ . ]
Reason:
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2
Newspapers once a week.
The last letter which he
had there had from me
was dated the 21 of Jan
after I came here. He
of course had not learned
the disposition of the Army
but supposes they are to go
to Mexico & Arizona [ . ]
Reason:
Sends love to all.
As he never speaks of his
mormon neighbours I
infer he has nothing
pleasant to tell.
Julia
in her engagement. Mr
Mansfield
his present teacher for
the year. Had I known
of her previous letter
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3
from him, which I think
came before she came
here, I should have advised
her immediate acceptance
of his offer, though it
did not appear that
an immediate acceptance
was necessary. I now
advise her to wait and
take the place he offers
though she lose 1/2 years
salary. I will pay the
other half. But she
is not quite willing to do
this, has written to her
mother
always remember Grandma
story of the fisherman &
the emphasis she used to
put upon the moral
“Never let go a certainty for
an uncertainty”
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4
She may perhaps find another
place with a larger salary
but will she be likely to
find so upright & cultivated
a man as Mr Mansfield
at the head of such an
establishment? I fear not.
Mr Carroll
yesterday he wished he
would make some ackn
acknowledgement to Lord
Lyons
to Mrs Chesebro
he had asked in Mr
Seward’s name, not
being on sufficiently
intimate
Lord Lyons to ask it
in his own name. I
think it would have been
well for him to have mentioned
this little circumstance
earlier.
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5
Henry thinks Congress
will take a recess the
last week in April &
says then he can go home
with me if not earlier
so I suppose we wait.
I have a letter from Kate
She sails from Savannah
the 1st of May to New York.
does not say she is to
come to Philadelphia, but
offers to come here if she
can help me, & even profers
to come earlier if necessary.
I wrote to her to come no
earlier on my account[ . ]
Reason:
Unless she is coming to Phil-
adelphia I do not think
it best for her to come
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6
here 300 miles out of
her way to ^do^ the few
things that cannot be so
well done by others.
I asked her to let me
know if she intended to
go to Philadelphia
now & I would have
a letter meet her
in New York. Would
you & Clara
and decide what I
advise her to do. She
said she was not very
well, but did not allude
to any particular cause.
I am sorry to learn by a letter
from Will
Fanny
will write to him in a
day or two. Love to
Clara. Your own
Sister.
Wednesday 28th
My dear Sister
I am up this cool
morning sitting with a
shawl as no fires are made
yet. The sun shines and
I think gives promise of a
warmer day. Yesterday I
was well enough to drive
out. Though my cough
does not leave me it
is better. Last night I
had a letter from Augus-
-tus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
dated the 1 of Marchit was a letter less than
a month coming. he says
the mails now bring them
[top Margin] Of course Henry will make
a suitable acknowledgement[ . ]
Supplied
Newspapers once a week.
The last letter which he
had there had from me
was dated the 21 of Jan
after I came here. He
of course had not learned
the disposition of the Army
but supposes they are to go
to Mexico & Arizona [ . ]
Supplied
Sends love to all.
As he never speaks of his
mormon neighbours I
infer he has nothing
pleasant to tell.
Julia
Birth: 1824-02-11 Death: 1895
is again disappointedin her engagement. Mr
Mansfield
Birth: 1801-08-17 Death: 1880-10-27Certainty: Probable
has engaged his present teacher for
the year. Had I known
of her previous letter
from him, which I think
came before she came
here, I should have advised
her immediate acceptance
of his offer, though it
did not appear that
an immediate acceptance
was necessary. I now
advise her to wait and
take the place he offers
though she lose 1/2 years
salary. I will pay the
other half. But she
is not quite willing to do
this, has written to her
mother
Birth: 1803-03-15 Death: 1884-03-03Certainty: Probable
for advice. I always remember Grandma
Birth: 1751 Death: 1835-10-03
’s story of the fisherman &
the emphasis she used to
put upon the moral
“Never let go a certainty for
an uncertainty”
She may perhaps find another
place with a larger salary
but will she be likely to
find so upright & cultivated
a man as Mr Mansfield
at the head of such an
establishment? I fear not.
Mr Carroll
Birth: 1832-09-21 Death: 1893-01-28Certainty: Probable
told Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
yesterday he wished he
would make some ackn
acknowledgement to Lord
Lyons
Birth: 1817-04-06 Death: 1887-12-05
for a letter given to Mrs Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24Certainty: Probable
, whichhe had asked in Mr
Seward’s name, not
being on sufficiently
intimate
Inmost; inward • Near; close • Close in friendship or acquaintance • One to whom the thoughts of another are shared without reserve • To share together • To hint; to suggest obscurely; to give slight notice of •
terms withLord Lyons to ask it
in his own name. I
think it would have been
well for him to have mentioned
this little circumstance
earlier.
Henry thinks Congress
will take a recess the
last week in April &
says then he can go home
with me if not earlier
so I suppose we wait.
I have a letter from Kate
Birth: 1837 Death: 1878-04-08
.She sails from Savannah
the 1st of May to New York.
does not say she is to
come to Philadelphia, but
offers to come here if she
can help me, & even profers
to come earlier if necessary.
I wrote to her to come no
earlier on my account[ . ]
Supplied
Unless she is coming to Phil-
adelphia I do not think
it best for her to come
here 300 miles out of
her way to ^do^ the few
things that cannot be so
well done by others.
I asked her to let me
know if she intended to
go to Philadelphia
now & I would have
a letter meet her
in New York. Would
you & Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
talk it overand decide what I
advise her to do. She
said she was not very
well, but did not allude
to any particular cause.
I am sorry to learn by a letter
from Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
this morning thatFanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
is not so well. Iwill write to him in a
day or two. Love to
Clara. Your own
Sister.