Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, November 10, 1834
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, November 10, 1834
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Date:1834-11-10
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, November 10, 1834
action: sent
sender:
Louisa Canfield
Person
Name: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805
Death: 1839-01-04
Person
location:
Bargaintown NJ
Place
Name: City: Bargaintown
County: Atlantic
State: NJ
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
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revision: crb 2016-03-21
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Page 1
Bargain Town, Novr 10th —
My dear Frances,
I rejoice with you that your dear Husband
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
has been restored to you in good time & with renew’d
health. I had a thousand fears for my Brother,
but they are all lost in gratitude for his safe arrival.
If at such a time we could entertain a feeling
of regret ^it would be^ that while he was on the other side he
could not have visited many places so interesting
to European travellers. I was in hopes he would see
Italy
Name: Italy City:
County:
State:
Country: IT
, above all things the ruins of Pompei
Name: City: Pompei
County:
State:
Country: IT
— but it’s all
useless — Jennings
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
writes, his health appears improved — So
let us rejoice & be glad — I wish now you would fix off &
come and see us while he is in travelling mood —
I have been fearful you have thought me negligent
in not returning my Brothers letters, but I did not intend
it. My little Frank
Name: Francis Canfield
Birth: 1832-02-20
Death: 1876-01-14
has been some time not well & very
much a care upon my mind & hands. Mahlon
Name: Mahlon Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26
Death: 1865-01-05
was
out a few times on mail day & unwell some times &
thus we have put off sending them — had it not been
for these letters I could not realise that since I saw him on
board the Steam boat at New York
Name: City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
he had had even the
birds eye view he has taken of England
Name: England City:
County:
State:
Country: GB
Ireland
Name: Ireland City:
County:
State:
Country: IE
Scotland
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country: GB
& c.
My heart is sore pained to day with the intelligence I heard
last evening from my poor lost Brother Polydore
Name: Edwin Seward
Birth: 1799
Death: 1872-04-23
, it will be a
sore trial for his Father. Locke
Name: Rachel Seward
Birth: 1805-07-15
Death: 1848-05-14
I understand has given him
up. poor poor girl, hers is a hard fate.
Mahlon has had a sick turn the last week, is better today
Page 2
Augustus
Name: Augustus Canfield
Birth: 1829-12-04
Death: 1867-10-25
has been at school a few weeks learns pretty fast
calls his father “the Dr”. Francis has had an attack of chills &
fever, seems pretty well now. I am quite well for me, do not
have the sick head-ache, so much as I have done —
This is one of the most beautiful days you ever saw, I some
times think ‘tis like the sunny days of Italy it is unlike a[ ny ]
Reason: hole
weather we have in New York, so mild, the air, so pure clea[ r ]
Reason: hole
& sweet, how I should enjoy a walk with my Brother —
I subject I may not dwell upon —
Give my love to Henry, Grand Ma
Name: Paulina Miller
Birth: 1751
Death: 1835-10-03
, Clara
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
Lazette
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
when you write
& say if Worden
Name: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06
Death: 1856-02-16
does any better. & kiss the little boys for Aunt C
Yours most affectionately
Cornelia
[left Margin]
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Cornelia 1834
Bargain Town, Novr 10th —
My dear Frances,
I rejoice with you that your dear Husband
Person
has been restored to you in good time & with renew’d
health. I had a thousand fears for my Brother,
but they are all lost in gratitude for his safe arrival.
If at such a time we could entertain a feeling
of regret ^it would be^ that while he was on the other side he
could not have visited many places so interesting
to European travellers. I was in hopes he would see
Italy
Place
Place
useless — Jennings
Person
let us rejoice & be glad — I wish now you would fix off &
come and see us while he is in travelling mood —
I have been fearful you have thought me negligent
in not returning my Brothers letters, but I did not intend
it. My little Frank
Person
much a care upon my mind & hands. Mahlon
Person
out a few times on mail day & unwell some times &
thus we have put off sending them — had it not been
for these letters I could not realise that since I saw him on
board the Steam boat at New York
Place
birds eye view he has taken of England
Place
Place
Place
My heart is sore pained to day with the intelligence I heard
last evening from my poor lost Brother Polydore
Person
sore trial for his Father. Locke
Person
up. poor poor girl, hers is a hard fate.
Mahlon has had a sick turn the last week, is better today
Augustus
Person
calls his father “the Dr”. Francis has had an attack of chills &
fever, seems pretty well now. I am quite well for me, do not
have the sick head-ache, so much as I have done —
This is one of the most beautiful days you ever saw, I some
times think ‘tis like the sunny days of Italy it is unlike a[ ny ]
Supplied
weather we have in New York, so mild, the air, so pure clea[ r ]
Supplied
& sweet, how I should enjoy a walk with my Brother —
I subject I may not dwell upon —
Give my love to Henry, Grand Ma
Person
Person
Person
& say if Worden
Person
Yours most affectionately
Cornelia
[left Margin]
Person
date:
Monday, November 10, 1834
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