Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 4, 1831

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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 4, 1831

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1831-09-04

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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 4, 1831

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sender: Louisa Canfield
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Person

Name: Louisa Canfield Birth: 1805 Death: 1839-01-04

location: Bargaintown NJ
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Place

Name:  City:  Bargaintown County:  Atlantic State:  NJ Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Unknown
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revision: bms 2015-11-18

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Bargain Town, Septber 4th
Sunday
My dear Brother
I am very much relieved to hear
of the recovery of your children
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People

Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25 Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
, I feared it might
be too much for them. I had a long kind letter from
Frances
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
a few weeks since, which I should have answered
but she said she expected to be absent.
Another thing I am very happy to inform you—
that my long wish’d & anticipated visit has been
concluded upon. Our Brother Silas
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Person

Name: Silas Wright Birth: 1795-05-24 Death: 1847-08-27
from Paterson
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Place

Name:  City:  Paterson County:  Passaic State:  NJ Country:  US

(who has been staying some weeks with us) will return
in about two weeks and in consequence of some
chills I have had M.
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Person

Name: Mahlon Canfield Birth: 1798-11-26 Death: 1865-01-05
– consents to my journeying
This I know is sooner than you leave Albany
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US
but
S– can’t stay longer & I may go either to Mine Hill
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Place

Name: Mine Hill, NJ City:  Mine Hill County:  Morris State:  NJ Country:  US

or Orange Co
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Place

Name: Orange County City:   County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
until you are ready to go home.
I shall expect a letter when I reach New York
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:  NY Country:  US

from you. We are all well now, and most of us in good
glee. I calculate I fear too much on this visit.
Your affectionate Sister,
Lousia C Canfield
Wm H. Seward Esq.
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seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
Mrs L.C.Canfield
Sept 4. 1831.

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Sunday, September 4, 1831
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