Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1832
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1832
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Date:1832-12
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1832
action: sent
sender:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: sss
revision: ekk 2015-05-28
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Page 1
Sunday Morning
My Dear Henry, I hardly know whether to write again you
say nothing about coming home but as next week is Court I
suppose we may expect you some time this week. I will
venture to write a short letter peradventure you may recieve
it before you leave Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
. Your
letter of Teusday sent by Mr Barker
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
said he had, had it in
his possession all day but had never thought to give it me.
Augustus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
was delighted with his little letter
and little Fred
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
looked on so wistfully that I gave him the envelope and told
him that his Pa sent it to him he immediately ran into the
kitchen to show the girls
I was very much rejoiced to hear of the brightness of Weeds
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
prospects
it did appear so horrible to me that he should lose his limb
Congratulate him for me on the prospect of recovery.
I have ascertained by enquiry that the Mrs Yates
Name: Elizabeth Yates
Birth: 1813-09-16
Death: 1891-03-23
you
saw was or is
a half sister of Abijah Millers
Name: Abijah Miller
Birth: 1779-02-14
Death: 1834-07-11
- Jane Miller - she has been here
at Isaac
Name: Isaac Miller
Birth: 1791-04-30
Death: 1853-04-03
's but I had almost forgotten her and was not
aware that
she was married. So you see I should have been quite as ignorant
as you was had I been similarly situated and in me it would
have been quite unpardonable. I sent my last letter on Wednesday
Polly Ingalls
Name: Polly Ingalls
Birth:
Death:
was here sewing for Clary
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
. She continued until Friday
since that time I have had no fire in my room the weather
has been extremely cold and wood has become so scarce that
there has been talk of all moving down into the dining room.
Page 2
Grandma
Name: Paulina Miller
Birth: 1751
Death: 1835-10-03
concluded as usual that we should be
obliged to break up
house keeping and she had not determined in her own mind
precisely whether she would go to Isaac Millers or to Kellogg's
Name: Laura Kellogg
Birth: 1786-03-22
Death:
Name: Daniel Kellogg
Birth: 1780-04-19
Death: 1836-05-04
and spend the remainder of the winter, taking it for granted that
they weh were well supplied with fuel. It is very cold
to day we none of us go to Church. I have had a hard cough
more than a week which prevents my going out. evening. Clary
has gone to see Mrs Fosgate
Name: Margaretta Fosgate
Birth:
Death: 1848-03-10
, the rest of the family are all
deeply engaged in reading, I must close this to send to the office.
Your own Frances
Sunday Morning
My Dear Henry, I hardly know whether to write again you
say nothing about coming home but as next week is Court I
suppose we may expect you some time this week. I will
venture to write a short letter peradventure you may recieve
it before you leave Albany
Place
Unknown
came to me last
evening. PaPerson
his possession all day but had never thought to give it me.
Augustus
Person
Person
looked on so wistfully that I gave him the envelope and told
him that his Pa sent it to him he immediately ran into the
kitchen to show the girls
Unknown
his little letter as he called it. I was very much rejoiced to hear of the brightness of Weeds
Person
it did appear so horrible to me that he should lose his limb
Congratulate him for me on the prospect of recovery.
I have ascertained by enquiry that the Mrs Yates
Person
a half sister of Abijah Millers
Person
at Isaac
Person
she was married. So you see I should have been quite as ignorant
as you was had I been similarly situated and in me it would
have been quite unpardonable. I sent my last letter on Wednesday
Polly Ingalls
Person
Person
since that time I have had no fire in my room the weather
has been extremely cold and wood has become so scarce that
there has been talk of all moving down into the dining room.
Grandma
Person
house keeping and she had not determined in her own mind
precisely whether she would go to Isaac Millers or to Kellogg's
People
and spend the remainder of the winter, taking it for granted that
they weh were well supplied with fuel. It is very cold
to day we none of us go to Church. I have had a hard cough
more than a week which prevents my going out. evening. Clary
has gone to see Mrs Fosgate
Person
deeply engaged in reading, I must close this to send to the office.
Your own Frances
date:
Thursday, April 25, 2024
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