Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1838

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Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1838

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1838-04-20

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Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1838

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: New York NY
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: cef 

revision: ekk 2015-06-10

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Friday April 20th 1838
And did you really think dear Henry that it
was a good and sufficient apology for not writing
to me that you had been engaged in public business
and could not find time. I had waited impatiently
ten long days, you letter came at last and caused
some bitter tears, but I foresaw it all when you con-
sented again to become a candidate for popular favour
and ought to have been better prepared, these are
hard lessons. I had heard by a stage passenger that
you left Albany
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US
Thursday evening and supposed
until I received your letter that you were in New
York. We have snow this morning three inches
deep, I am afraid my flower beds will not present
a very brilliant appearance this summer. Gus
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Person

Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11

is mourning the loss of his seeds. Our dahlias
came yesterday, there are a great many varieties
as our hot bed has been frozen we should have
gained nothing had they come earlier. We have
had rain or snow every day this week.
Yesterday Mr Lucas
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Person

Name: William Lucas Birth: 1799 Death: 1839-08-25
' donation party came round, the
day was unpleasant and my head 'ached too much
to go. I sent ten dollars. Pa
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Person

Name: Elijah Miller Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
and McClallen
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Person

Name: Hugh McClallen Birth: 1791-09-07 Death: 1860-11-16
went
I believe it was not as generally attended as usual
Mrs Miller
Unknown
did not approve of it as she thinks
Mr Lucas salary sufficient for his support.
Tuesday Catherine Richardson
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Person

Name: Catharine Beardsley Birth: 1818-07-22 Death: 1896-03-03
and William Beardsly
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Person

Name: William Beardsley Birth: 1816-03-27 Death: 1900-01-25

were married. Pa was invited and went, the
company consisted principally of connections of the
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two families, they were married in the morning
set out immediately on a journey, somewhere,
very wisely alone. Mrs Richardson
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Person

Name: Catherine Richardson Birth: 1778 Death: 1857-08-21
sent us
some of the bridescake yesterday with which the 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

were much pleased. I sent this morning for
Mrs Theodore Hamilton
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Person

Name: Julia Hamilton Birth: 1813-03-19 Death: 1849-09-27Certainty: Probable
to visit me but she had
just left for Rochester
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Place

Name:  City:  Rochester County:  Monroe State:  NY Country:  US
. I have called again
and found her at home since I wrote before.
I received a letter from Lazette
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Person

Name: Lazette Worden Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
Sunday, she
says nothing of her cough but writes cheerfully[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

She mentions that Mrs Spencer
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Person

Name: Elizabeth Spencer Birth: 1789-02-23 Death: 1868-10-10Certainty: Probable
has been quite ill
from the effect of eating pickles preserved in a red
earthen jar, the glazing you know is poisonous
we never use them. All the family were similarly
affected but less violently.
I called Saturday to see Mary Morgan
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Person

Name: Mary Morgan Birth: 1813-02-16 Death: 1893-10-14
, she
had that morning returned to Aurora
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Place

Name:  City:  Aurora County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US
. Cornelia
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Person

Name: Cornelia Pitney Birth: 1811-10-06 Death: 1838-05-09

is sick with inflammatory rheumatism and
Mrs Pitney
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Person

Name: Harriet Pitney Birth: 1797-12-04 Death: 1862-05-06
has been confined to her bed ten weeks[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

I went into her room, found her apparently
quite comfortable though she says the Dr
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Person

Name: Joseph Pitney Birth: 1786-11-18 Death: 1853-04-20Certainty: Probable
does not encourage the hope of her being any
better in a long time. I called at Mrs Bartletts
Unknown
to see Mrs Hamilton
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Person

Name: Lucinda Hamilton Birth: 1784-10-01 Death: 1856-04-13Certainty: Probable
but found her
at the Dr's, went in to see Mrs Porter
Unknown

who expatiated largely on the subject of help
Amy
Unknown
has returned to her. Mrs Hills
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Person

Name: Sarah Hills Birth: 1796 Death: 1863-04-22
has not
set out on her journey yet.
Mr Garrow
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Person

Name: John Garrow Birth: 1804-08-06 Death: 1882-02-07Certainty: Probable
has taken Peter Millers
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Person

Name: Peter Miller Birth: 1802-11-26 Death: 1851-09-17
furniture
for house rent, I think this small business.
Peter
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Person

Name: Peter Crosby Birth:  Death: 
and Freelove
Unknown
have gone to the American
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:   Country:  
as cooks
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the children a boarded for Freeloves work.
I think this an excellent arrangement for
them. There is a letter here for you
from your father
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
, as there is nothing important
I will not send it, he expects you to be at
Florida
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Place

Name:  City:  Florida County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
some time in June to attend a meeting
of the Judges. I hope you are not to be away
from home all summer. I have seen nothing
of Mr Cary
Unknown
yet.
Out little boys get along very well with their
studies. I am more and more interested in your
protege Mr Sanford
Unknown
. I think he is a young
man of more than ordinary intelligence
but extremely diffident. We had a long talk
to day on the subject of Universalism to which
I think he seems a little inclined, this is
owing to his associations here, his mother
Unknown

he told me was a Methodist. I invited
him to come and hear our Mr Lucas which
he promised to do. Augustus is engaged
largely in the duck and chicken line. Fred is
still vascillating between the baker and the author,
he has just completed a composition on "Insects"
for Maria
Unknown
whose examination takes place
this afternoon. Mary ann
Unknown
has gone with a
large company of Irish Emigrants to Illinois
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Place

Name: Illinois City:   County:   State:  IL Country:  US
.
We were all glad to have her go, instead of
improving she had forgotten all she learned when
she lived here before. Laura
Unknown
is in her place
Clara
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Person

Name: Clarinda McClallen Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
and the boys send love. your own Frances.
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William H. Seward
Care of the American Trust
Company.
New York.
AUBURN APR 21 N.Y.18 3/
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Type: postmark

seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
S. S. Seward
April 20. 1838.
date: 
Friday, April 20, 1838
year: