Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 30, 1862
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 30, 1862
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Date:1862-01-30
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 30, 1862
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Unknown
receiver: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: msr
revision: crb 2018-01-25
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Thursday Jan 30th
My dear Sister
Fanny
received a letter from you
yesterday for which we are
respectively thankful—
I am glad to have my thoughts
for a time diverted from the
Burnside
ings of which have haunted
me for three days past—Poor
Mrs Miller
uneasy about her husband
the 24th were on the beach that
stormy night without shelter—
I will send you Mrs Gibbons
letter & statement which you
may keep for the present. In
these she says nothing of the
Sanitary Committee which you
will remember I said she
thought were doing much
[top Margin] It is raining & snowing together
We have had one day of sunshine in 3 weeks
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2
good though she lamented the
extravagance of some of its
members—I do not think they
fail to distribute stores sent
to them, but I asked Mrs
Gibbons, to whom I have written
to let you know where it was
best to send your box—
Her suggestion of voluntary
unpaid nurses is good
but where are such to be
found—combining, health
strength mental & physical,
with discretion and ex-
perience— all of which qual-
ificiations seem necessary
in addition to the heroism
which would prompt the
expense of life for the benefit
of others— I must confess
I know of none but the
sisters of Charity educated
for such work—Is it
not proof that other Churches
would do well to educate
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nurses in the same way, for the
benefit of Humanity – But this is
not to supply the present deficiency
as I hope our war may not
last long enough. Henry
continues hopeful of the
termination of hostilities and
hopeful for Emancipation
which he says must accompany
the progress of the Army—
I do not think this very
unfavourable wrath is a proof
of Divine disapprobation—but
it seems peculiarly unfortunate
at this time – It is utterly
impossible for the Army in the
po Potomac to move with
the mud knee deep &
the horses miring at
every step so as to render
it impossible to draw the
cannon—Yet members of Congress
will spend their breath in
showing what ought to be done
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4
I wish they were compelled to do
it—Augustus
the title to the land to
secure the Patent for Aunt
Clara
desire to retain it longer
than she wishes—I hope
it may be secured—All
agree that with Mr Mc
there is no other way—
I had a letter from Mary
Miller
which I intended to bring with
me—Can you tell me the
name of the person
she lives in North Hartford—
I have letters (two) from George
Andrews
Husons
leave this for another letter—
This the 9th week from home
How much I wish to see
you all—Love to Clara
& the children—sister
Thursday Jan 30th
My dear Sister
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
and I eachreceived a letter from you
yesterday for which we are
respectively thankful—
I am glad to have my thoughts
for a time diverted from the
Burnside
Birth: 1824-05-23 Death: 1881-09-13
expedition the suffer-ings of which have haunted
me for three days past—Poor
Mrs Miller
Unknown
must be very uneasy about her husband
Birth: 1830 Death: 1878-08-17Certainty: Possible
—the 24th were on the beach that
stormy night without shelter—
I will send you Mrs Gibbons
Birth: 1801-12-07 Death: 1893-01-16
letter & statement which you
may keep for the present. In
these she says nothing of the
Sanitary Committee which you
will remember I said she
thought were doing much
[top Margin] It is raining & snowing together
We have had one day of sunshine in 3 weeks
good though she lamented the
extravagance of some of its
members—I do not think they
fail to distribute stores sent
to them, but I asked Mrs
Gibbons, to whom I have written
to let you know where it was
best to send your box—
Her suggestion of voluntary
unpaid nurses is good
but where are such to be
found—combining, health
strength mental & physical,
with discretion and ex-
perience— all of which qual-
ificiations seem necessary
in addition to the heroism
which would prompt the
expense of life for the benefit
of others— I must confess
I know of none but the
sisters of Charity educated
for such work—Is it
not proof that other Churches
would do well to educate
nurses in the same way, for the
benefit of Humanity – But this is
not to supply the present deficiency
as I hope our war may not
last long enough. Henry
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
continues hopeful of the
termination of hostilities and
hopeful for Emancipation
which he says must accompany
the progress of the Army—
I do not think this very
unfavourable wrath is a proof
of Divine disapprobation—but
it seems peculiarly unfortunate
at this time – It is utterly
impossible for the Army in the
po Potomac to move with
the mud knee deep &
the horses miring at
every step so as to render
it impossible to draw the
cannon—Yet members of Congress
will spend their breath in
showing what ought to be done
I wish they were compelled to do
it—Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
takesthe title to the land to
secure the Patent for Aunt
Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
—He will have nodesire to retain it longer
than she wishes—I hope
it may be secured—All
agree that with Mr Mc
Birth: 1791-09-07 Death: 1860-11-16
habitationthere is no other way—
I had a letter from Mary
Miller
Certainty: Possible
before I left homewhich I intended to bring with
me—Can you tell me the
name of the person
Unknown
with whomshe lives in North Hartford—
I have letters (two) from George
Andrews
Birth: 1821-09-03 Death: 1885-11-18
telling me of CatherineHusons
Birth: 1825 Death: 1898
affairs but must leave this for another letter—
This the 9th week from home
How much I wish to see
you all—Love to Clara
& the children
Birth: 1822-02-03
Death: 1888-11-24
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-24