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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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

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
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Westfield NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Westfield County:  Chautauqua State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: gew 

revision: ekk 2015-06-08

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Wednesday morning
My dear Henry,
There has a letter come to you
from Mr Seammerhorn
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Person

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
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Place

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
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Person

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
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Person

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
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Person

Name: Leonard Lathrop Birth: 1768-03-01 Death: 1841-05-10Certainty: Probable
is visiting Pa
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Person

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
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People

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
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Person

Name: Susan Benedict Birth: 1791 Death: 1869-12-30
has gone for a week to Mr Hopkins
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Person

Name: William Hopkins Birth: 1805-01-02 Death: 1876-11-12Certainty: Probable
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Your own Frances.
Page 2

William H. Seward
Westfield
Chautauque County
Nov 9 N.Y.
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Stamp

Type: postmark

seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
Frances A. Seward
Nov. 9, 1837.
date: 
Wednesday, November 8, 1837
year: 
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