Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836
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Date:1836-06-27
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836
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:
Batavia NY
Place
Name: City: Batavia
County: Genesee
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: jds
revision: ekk 2015-05-29
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Page 1
Monday June 28th
June 28, 1836 was a Tuesday.
My dearest Henry, I am more than half sorry
that I promised to write to day I have had
two bad nights and my nerves are not in a
very composed state. I will not trust myself
to say anything now about your leaving me
all alone. I hope in time to feel that it is
all right custom reconciles us to many things
which at first seem unendurable. We have
to day had our first glimpse of sunshine
yesterday was cold and dreary. I did not
send the little boys to church. To day
we have had a cat scene which has not
tended to add much to my composure but
I will leave have a description of it for Augustus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
'
letter which he purposes to write soon. Mr
Name: William Lucas
Birth: 1799
Death: 1839-08-25
&
Mrs Lucas
Name: Phebe Lucas
Birth: 1794-01-12
Death: 1876-05-12
came round this afternoon. Mr
Lucas is very much afraid we are all going
to desert the little church. I hope you were
not obliged to ride all day yesterday. Harriet
Name: Harriet Bogart
Birth: 1807
Death: 1888-08-20
is in much better spirits since she received
those nine letters from Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
. This letter dear
one will only answer to shew you that I was
not unmindful of my promise. I will write
again when I hear where you are. The little
boys send love and kisses, remember me
affectionately to the Cary's
Name: Margaret Cary
Birth: 1788
Death: 1863-06-22
Name: Trumbull Cary
Birth: 1787-08-11
Death: 1869-06-20
— your own Frances—
Page 2
AUBURN Jun. 28 N.Y.
Type: postmark
William H. Seward
Batavia
Genesee County.
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Frances
June 28. 1836
Monday June 28th
June 28, 1836 was a Tuesday.Editorial Note
My dearest Henry, I am more than half sorry
that I promised to write to day I have had
two bad nights and my nerves are not in a
very composed state. I will not trust myself
to say anything now about your leaving me
all alone. I hope in time to feel that it is
all right custom reconciles us to many things
which at first seem unendurable. We have
to day had our first glimpse of sunshine
yesterday was cold and dreary. I did not
send the little boys to church. To day
we have had a cat scene which has not
tended to add much to my composure but
I will leave have a description of it for Augustus
Person
letter which he purposes to write soon. Mr
Person
Mrs Lucas
Person
Lucas is very much afraid we are all going
to desert the little church. I hope you were
not obliged to ride all day yesterday. Harriet
Person
is in much better spirits since she received
those nine letters from Albany
Place
one will only answer to shew you that I was
not unmindful of my promise. I will write
again when I hear where you are. The little
boys send love and kisses, remember me
affectionately to the Cary's
People
AUBURN Jun. 28 N.Y.
Stamp
William H. Seward
Batavia
Genesee County.
Person
June 28. 1836
date:
Monday, June 27, 1836
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