Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1833
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1833
action: sent
sender:
Lazette Worden
Person
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: dxt
revision: ekk 2015-09-23
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Sunday Feb 3rd
My Dear Sis – I am sick and weary this night but must write you a few lines to let you
know how glad I was to hear last evening of your safe arrival at Albany, which
was more than I expected from the inauspicious Commencement of your journey. you
know old Jack
Reason:
Poor Jane Warden
employed ever since, as to that matter I have spent most of the last week with them.
Altho’ Jane was no favorite of mine yet her death together with the greif of her sisters
Unknown
Unknown has
made me quite sad. I never saw friends so attentive to the wants of another as they have
been to hers and altho’ she has been as capricious as a spoiled child no wish has remained
ungratified that was in the power of human beings to comply with.
The events of the last week with me have been already related or nearly so. On
Monday I was sad enough did not even see the stage that you went in, it must have
passed before I came home. In the forenoon Jennings
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
called to see me and
and related the mishaps of your starting in a hurry without cloaks[ , ]
Reason: lunch or key.
in the afternoon Clary
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1794
Death: 1862-09-05
came up here no better in mind than myself and we called
to see your cousin Harry
Name: Henry Seward
Birth: 1793-04-15
Death: 1871-08-27
’s wife
Name: Beulah Seward
Birth: 1800-06-17
Death: 1885-11-09
(as grandma
Name: Paulina Miller
Birth: 1751
Death: 1835-10-03
calls her). I think her a very pleasant
sensible woman and think I shall endeavour to know more of her when I have time
from there we made a call at Leonards
Name: Josiah Leonard
Birth:
Death:
Name: Content Leonard
Birth: 1775
Death: 1858-01-28
then Clary returned home and I to bed
at an early after thinking I would give a great deal to know what prog-
ress you had made in your journey. Tuesday I spent at Leonards. Mrs Dr. Smith
Name: Anne Smith
Birth: 1801-08-15
Death:
issued cards that day on common foolscap paper for a party in the evening
Worden
Name: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06
Death: 1856-02-16
went, of course it was rather a ogrish affair something like the entertain-
ments given by the late governor
Name: DeWitt Clinton
Birth: 1769-03-02
Death: 1828-02-11
’s lady
Name: Maria Clinton
Birth: 1775-11-21
Death: 1818-07-30
. The blancmange was in a liquid state
and smoky coffee supplied the place of wine after the nuts. Mrs Smith is too stingy
to give parties. The next morning Wednesday M r
Name: Seneca Meritt
Birth: 1805
Death: 1871-04-14Certainty: Probable
& Mrs Meritt
Name: Jane Meritt
Birth: 1805
Death: 1891-01-20Certainty: Probable
sent a large letter
requesting the pleasure of Mr . A Warden and Lady’s company at tea that evening.
I suppose the lady was me but I did not go being rather dull from walking so
much of late. Worden went and said it was very pleasant with something
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to eat and withal to drink. Miss Durington
She dresses very grotesque and talks nonesense very loud. Meritt and his wife appear[ - ]
Reason:
-ed strange as it may seem very well and played the host and hostess to the great
satisfaction of their guests. Clary told Bronson
Name: Parliament Bronson
Birth: 1792
Death: 1857-06-20
that night that Willard
Name: Sylvester Willard
Birth: 1800
Death: 1886Certainty: Probable
had ac-
tually offered himself to Maria Harris
Name: Maria Harris
Birth:
Death: 1835-12-05
but she had not yet given him ans answer did
you ever see such a sinner? she believed it and has probably circulated the story
quite extensively before this time. Clary has about concluded she like Mak
such a nice, clean shine shirt at Meritt’s. And the other one does make such work
calling. I have not seen her since Thursday. Pa
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
was much better then and
pretty ago I thank you. How they are now I know not probably no worse or I
should have heard. Clary said the last time I saw her that I must tell you she did
not think she should find time to write to you this winter. She did nothing but cook
for the gent
Name: Hugh McClallen
Birth: 1791
Death: 1860-11-16
. They are so lonesome without the little boys
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
that they hardly think they
have any family. Tell Gussy
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
his aunt Clary has his little book yet but cousin Fan
Name: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-21
and
I intend to read it through this winter. Frances has discontinued going to school since
Miss Ray
Name: Charlotte Ray
Birth:
Death:
sent in a bill of eighteen shillings for one quarter. I thought I might as well
send her to the first boarding school at that rate. She says I must tell you she has
been quite sick two days since you left, but is now quite well and ragged as
I do not get time to sew and stich. I am going to Leonards before my bed
is made in the morning. In addition to see the use of my troubles my boy
Bill
After stealing my gold chain (of ma
Name: Hannah Miller
Birth: 1778-10-16
Death: 1811-02-22
’s) and several other things and has not yet
been heard of. Betty Butler
in my sight which induces me to think their sojurn will be a short
one. How much trouble I do have housekeeping if Mrs.Chase
Name: Maria Chase
Birth: 1791
Death: 1862-10-14
did not actu-
ally starve one to death and if it did not cost more than we could ever
pay to board at one of the public houses I would never attempt it again[ . ]
Reason:
What an edifying letter this is all nothing but complaint. Next time you
shall not see a word of it, but tonight I am amazingly out of conceit
of the world. And am so sleepy and tired I can hardly keep my eyes
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open and know Leonard’s folks
Unknown
Unknown will send for me before I get my breakfast
and so I cannot send this until Tuesday if I do not finish it tonight,
which will be a disappointment to you as I told you I would write every
Sunday. Tell Henry
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
I will send those letters the first opportunity[
.
]
Reason:
I am glad you are so well pleased with your house, and hope by this time
you feel quite at home. Kiss the dear little boys for their aunty and
expect a better and longer letter from me as soon as this funeral
is over. your own sis Lazette.
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
Stephin
Name: Stephen Goodwin
Birth: 1807-11-26
Death: 1879-05-13Certainty: Probable
served the ballot on me in court. most lawyer like, about 3. o clock in
the afternoon. just as I had commenced the argument of a contested mother
this showed his brother up as Dick Smith
Name: Richard Smith
Birth: 1791
Death: 1838
says[
.
]
Reason:
Miss R
the ass in the semphony did “Crouching down beneath two brothers
Unknown
Unknown” she evaded
some awful blunder, as I heard Gus Kellogg
Name: Augustus Kellogg
Birth: 1803-07-03
Death: 1871-10-30
& Bronson say next day what it was
I dont know. It was some unspeakable thing”
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William H Seward
In Senate
Albany
NY
Auburn Feb NY
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Lazette Feb 8. 1833
Sunday Feb 3rd
My Dear Sis – I am sick and weary this night but must write you a few lines to let you
know how glad I was to hear last evening of your safe arrival at Albany, which
was more than I expected from the inauspicious Commencement of your journey. you
know old Jack
Unknown
used to say it was very bad luck to turn about after once starting[
.
]
Supplied
Poor Jane Warden
Unknown
died this morning at 6 o clock, of course I have been there and busilyemployed ever since, as to that matter I have spent most of the last week with them.
Altho’ Jane was no favorite of mine yet her death together with the greif of her sisters
People
Unknown
Unknown
made me quite sad. I never saw friends so attentive to the wants of another as they have
been to hers and altho’ she has been as capricious as a spoiled child no wish has remained
ungratified that was in the power of human beings to comply with.
The events of the last week with me have been already related or nearly so. On
Monday I was sad enough did not even see the stage that you went in, it must have
passed before I came home. In the forenoon Jennings
Person
and related the mishaps of your starting in a hurry without cloaks[ , ]
Supplied
in the afternoon Clary
Person
to see your cousin Harry
Person
Person
Person
sensible woman and think I shall endeavour to know more of her when I have time
from there we made a call at Leonards
People
at an early after thinking I would give a great deal to know what prog-
ress you had made in your journey. Tuesday I spent at Leonards. Mrs Dr. Smith
Person
issued cards that day on common foolscap paper for a party in the evening
Worden
Person
ments given by the late governor
Person
Person
and smoky coffee supplied the place of wine after the nuts. Mrs Smith is too stingy
to give parties. The next morning Wednesday M r
Person
Person
requesting the pleasure of Mr . A Warden and Lady’s company at tea that evening.
I suppose the lady was me but I did not go being rather dull from walking so
much of late. Worden went and said it was very pleasant with something
to eat and withal to drink. Miss Durington
Unknown
seemed to be the lion or lioness of the evening.She dresses very grotesque and talks nonesense very loud. Meritt and his wife appear[ - ]
Supplied
-ed strange as it may seem very well and played the host and hostess to the great
satisfaction of their guests. Clary told Bronson
Person
Person
tually offered himself to Maria Harris
Person
you ever see such a sinner? she believed it and has probably circulated the story
quite extensively before this time. Clary has about concluded she like Mak
Unknown
best
^he^
had onsuch a nice, clean shine shirt at Meritt’s. And the other one does make such work
calling. I have not seen her since Thursday. Pa
Person
pretty ago I thank you. How they are now I know not probably no worse or I
should have heard. Clary said the last time I saw her that I must tell you she did
not think she should find time to write to you this winter. She did nothing but cook
for the gent
Person
People
have any family. Tell Gussy
Person
Person
I intend to read it through this winter. Frances has discontinued going to school since
Miss Ray
Person
send her to the first boarding school at that rate. She says I must tell you she has
been quite sick two days since you left, but is now quite well and ragged as
I do not get time to sew and stich. I am going to Leonards before my bed
is made in the morning. In addition to see the use of my troubles my boy
Bill
Unknown
saw fit to run away one bright moonlight night
^with Wordens best boots on his shanks^
(The very day you left)After stealing my gold chain (of ma
Person
been heard of. Betty Butler
Unknown
and her sonUnknown
reign in his stead, but TheodoreUnknown
does in my sight which induces me to think their sojurn will be a short
one. How much trouble I do have housekeeping if Mrs.Chase
Person
ally starve one to death and if it did not cost more than we could ever
pay to board at one of the public houses I would never attempt it again[ . ]
Supplied
What an edifying letter this is all nothing but complaint. Next time you
shall not see a word of it, but tonight I am amazingly out of conceit
of the world. And am so sleepy and tired I can hardly keep my eyes
open and know Leonard’s folks
People
Unknown
Unknown
and so I cannot send this until Tuesday if I do not finish it tonight,
which will be a disappointment to you as I told you I would write every
Sunday. Tell Henry
Person
Supplied
I am glad you are so well pleased with your house, and hope by this time
you feel quite at home. Kiss the dear little boys for their aunty and
expect a better and longer letter from me as soon as this funeral
is over. your own sis Lazette.
Person
Person
the afternoon. just as I had commenced the argument of a contested mother
Unknown
this showed his brother up as Dick Smith
Person
Supplied
Miss R
Unknown
had on a pair of Sleeves only. She appeared very much as you may supposethe ass in the semphony did “Crouching down beneath two brothers
People
Unknown
Unknown
some awful blunder, as I heard Gus Kellogg
Person
I dont know. It was some unspeakable thing”
William H Seward
In Senate
Albany
NY
Auburn Feb NY
Stamp
Person
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Sunday, February 3, 1833
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