Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1836
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1836
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1836-12-25
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 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: alc
revision: ekk 2015-06-02
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Auburn Dec 25th 1836
My dearest Henry, I will wish you a “happy Christmas”
although it will be many days after Christmas when
you receive my letter. There are many smiling faces
about me this morning how much I wish you
and dear Gus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
were
among them. I must not antici-
pate Freddy
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
by telling what were the contents of the
stockings, and Cornelias
Name: Cornelia Seward
Birth: 1836-08-25
Death: 1837-01-14
little sock which Aunty Cary
Name: Margaret Cary
Birth: 1788
Death: 1863-06-22
sent her, but I believe they were
perfectly sat-
isfactory. Augustus’ are all to be in readiness for him
when he returns he will find them locked in his
box with his books. Your last letter intimated an intention
to go to Pennsylvania
Name: Pennsylvania City:
County:
State: PA
Country: US
I hope if you went you were safe
at home again before the arrival of the severely cold
weather we have had for a few days. I write you that
Worden
Name: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06
Death: 1856-02-16
had returned from Aurora
Name: City: Aurora
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
. Lazette
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
concluded to return
to Canandaigua
Name: City: Canandaigua
County: Ontario
State: NY
Country: US
with him but took a violent cold which
has confined her to her bed for the last three or four days
Worden had made arrangement to leave Saturday - they were
to go in a close carriage & if necessary stay one day on
the road. Thursday (which is said to be the coldest day we
have had in 2 years) I became alarmed about Lazette and
could not think of her going at the risk of her life. They
had every thing packed & could not abide at Mrs Chase
Name: Maria Chase
Birth: 1791
Death: 1862-10-14
’s
any longer. I wrote to Lazette to come and stay with us until
the weather and her health were more suitable for the journey.
Friday evening Clara
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
called, they
then seemed undetermined about
going and talked of Kimberlee
Name: Israel Kimberly
Birth: 1794-03-25
Death: 1873-01-30
’s, and staying all winter. Yesterday
Frances
Name: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-24
came over said her Ma was sick in bed,
they could not go of
course. To day Frances is here, the weather has moderated, her Ma
is better and they still purpose going ‘tomorrow’. I have hardly known
Page 2
AUBURN N.Y. Dec. 26
Type: postmark
William H. Seward
Westfield
Chautaqua County
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
F A Seward
Dec 26, 1836
Auburn Dec 25th 1836
My dearest Henry, I will wish you a “happy Christmas”
although it will be many days after Christmas when
you receive my letter. There are many smiling faces
about me this morning how much I wish you
and dear Gus
Person
pate Freddy
Person
stockings, and Cornelias
Person
Person
isfactory. Augustus’ are all to be in readiness for him
when he returns he will find them locked in his
box with his books. Your last letter intimated an intention
to go to Pennsylvania
Place
at home again before the arrival of the severely cold
weather we have had for a few days. I write you that
Worden
Person
Place
Person
to Canandaigua
Place
has confined her to her bed for the last three or four days
Worden had made arrangement to leave Saturday - they were
to go in a close carriage & if necessary stay one day on
the road. Thursday (which is said to be the coldest day we
have had in 2 years) I became alarmed about Lazette and
could not think of her going at the risk of her life. They
had every thing packed & could not abide at Mrs Chase
Person
any longer. I wrote to Lazette to come and stay with us until
the weather and her health were more suitable for the journey.
Friday evening Clara
Person
going and talked of Kimberlee
Person
Frances
Person
course. To day Frances is here, the weather has moderated, her Ma
is better and they still purpose going ‘tomorrow’. I have hardly known
AUBURN N.Y. Dec. 26
Stamp
William H. Seward
Westfield
Chautaqua County
Person
Dec 26, 1836
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Sunday, December 25, 1836
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