Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 8, 1837
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 8, 1837
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Date:1837-11-08
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 8, 1837
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: gew
revision: ekk 2015-06-08
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Page 1
Wednesday morning
My dear Henry,
There has a letter come to you
from Mr Seammerhorn
Name: Abraham Schermerhorn
Birth: 1791-12-11
Death: 1855-08-22
which I have had the
impertinence to open though admonished by the super-
scription not to do so. After mature deliberation
I have concluded to forward it as it is possible
you may not take Rochester
Name: City: Rochester
County: Monroe
State: NY
Country: US
in your route.
We have all been very well since yesterday morning
which seems a long time to me. I did not sleep
much and then was disturbed with frightful dreams
I received a letter from Marcia
Name: Marcia Seward
Birth: 1794-07-23
Death: 1839-10-25
yesterday please
to say to her that I am much obliged. I was very
glad to hear particularly from all the family. Tell
her that Clara
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
thinks she has made a
very
liberal provision in the way of dried fruit apple
sauce &c, we thought we had accomplished
considerable in drying a bushel of apples. I
am very happy to hear that Marcia’s health has
improved do not fail to remember me affectionately
to all. Old Mr Lathrop
Name: Leonard Lathrop
Birth: 1768-03-01
Death: 1841-05-10Certainty: Probable
is visiting Pa
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
this
morn-
ing, he called to get a book you promised him.
I am anxious to hear you have arrived in health
and safety, it is freezing this morning, 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
are studying their
lessons in a loud
voice. Mrs Benedict
Name: Susan Benedict
Birth: 1791
Death: 1869-12-30
has
gone for a week to Mr
Hopkins
Name: William Hopkins
Birth: 1805-01-02
Death: 1876-11-12Certainty: Probable
.
Your own Frances.
Page 2
William H. Seward
Westfield
Chautauque County
Nov 9 N.Y.
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Frances A. Seward
Nov. 9, 1837.
Wednesday morning
My dear Henry,
There has a letter come to you
from Mr Seammerhorn
Person
impertinence to open though admonished by the super-
scription not to do so. After mature deliberation
I have concluded to forward it as it is possible
you may not take Rochester
Place
We have all been very well since yesterday morning
which seems a long time to me. I did not sleep
much and then was disturbed with frightful dreams
I received a letter from Marcia
Person
to say to her that I am much obliged. I was very
glad to hear particularly from all the family. Tell
her that Clara
Person
liberal provision in the way of dried fruit apple
sauce &c, we thought we had accomplished
considerable in drying a bushel of apples. I
am very happy to hear that Marcia’s health has
improved do not fail to remember me affectionately
to all. Old Mr Lathrop
Person
Person
ing, he called to get a book you promised him.
I am anxious to hear you have arrived in health
and safety, it is freezing this morning, the
little boys
People
voice. Mrs Benedict
Person
Person
Your own Frances.
William H. Seward
Westfield
Chautauque County
Nov 9 N.Y.
Stamp
Person
Nov. 9, 1837.
date:
Wednesday, November 8, 1837
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