Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 14, 1836
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 14, 1836
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Date:1836-10-14
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 14, 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:
Westfield NY
Place
Name: City: Westfield
County: Chautauqua
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: mep
revision: ekk 2015-06-01
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Page 1
Oct 14th 1836
My Dearest Henry,
I will write you a few lines
just to say we are not sick. Mrs Dean
obliged to leave me Thursday and Mrs Benedict
who is with a sick woman cannot leave until
Monday, so the care of the wee one
Name: Cornelia Seward
Birth: 1836-08-25
Death: 1837-01-14
devolves
upon me and as you may imagine takes
most of my time and the whole of my
strength. I have not ventured out of my
room since my last sickness the weather
is so damp and unfavourable — we have had
more snow and rain rain rain without
ceasing — this morning the sun smiles upon
us but the gathering clouds are preparing
soon to obscure his brilliancy. I am sorry
that Augustus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
letter alarmed you — he finished
it the day I was taken sick and I then
hoped to be able to write the next day.
I am afraid if you wait for good roads
it will be a long time before you come home[ . ]
Reason:
Cornelia
Name: Cornelia Seward
Birth: 1836-08-25
Death: 1837-01-14
is a pretty laughing little thing I
am impatient to have you see how much
she has grown. I will endeavour to have
Augustus' clothes ready to return with you
but I find it rather difficult to shop by
proxy. I will commence another letter tomorrow.
your own Frances
Page 2
Oct 14th 1836
My Dearest Henry,
I will write you a few lines
just to say we are not sick. Mrs Dean
Unknown
wasobliged to leave me Thursday and Mrs Benedict
Unknown
who is with a sick woman cannot leave until
Monday, so the care of the wee one
Person
upon me and as you may imagine takes
most of my time and the whole of my
strength. I have not ventured out of my
room since my last sickness the weather
is so damp and unfavourable — we have had
more snow and rain rain rain without
ceasing — this morning the sun smiles upon
us but the gathering clouds are preparing
soon to obscure his brilliancy. I am sorry
that Augustus
Person
it the day I was taken sick and I then
hoped to be able to write the next day.
I am afraid if you wait for good roads
it will be a long time before you come home[ . ]
Supplied
Cornelia
Person
am impatient to have you see how much
she has grown. I will endeavour to have
Augustus' clothes ready to return with you
but I find it rather difficult to shop by
proxy. I will commence another letter tomorrow.
your own Frances
date:
Friday, October 14, 1836
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