Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 29, 1839
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 29, 1839
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Date:1839-07-29
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 29, 1839
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:
Plattsburgh NY
Place
Name: Plattsburg City: Plattsburgh
County: Clinton
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: cef
revision: ekk 2015-06-16
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My dear Henry
Your letter of Saturday came yesterday
afternoon. I was quite ill the day Henry Clay
Name: Henry Clay
Birth: 1777-04-12
Death: 1852-06-29
left having made no small exertion to see him[ . ]
Reason:
I am better now and not withstanding the
extreme heat continue to gain strength. I
take a meal or two with the family every
day and this morning walked far enough
in the garden to see two beautiful dahlias
which are in flower. Mr Clay came
in town about 5 oclock Thursday afternoon
a committe of gentlemen went out to meet
him, he went immediately to the American
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
where he made a speech on the piazza in reply
to something addressed to him by Bronson
Name: Parliament Bronson
Birth: 1792
Death: 1857-06-20Certainty: Probable
which
the boys
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
said he read from a paper in so low
a tone as not to be intelligible. Henry Clay
and his son
Name: James Clay
Birth: 1817-11-09
Death: 1864-01-26
both
spent the night at our house
his son and some other gentlemen took tea with us
he did not come himself until after tea when
his time was occupied in receiving the calls of some of
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the ladies from the village. I saw him a few
moments in the evening and the next morning
at breakfast he seemed to talk with some difficulty
being exceedingly hoarse from speaking so much in
the open air, probably talked much less here than
he would have done had you been at home.
I was pleased with his appearance but it was
altogether different from all I had fancied.
I have not heard from Lazette
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
since I wrote before
I will write to Oswego
Name: City: Oswego
County: Oswego
State: NY
Country: US
in a few days. your own Frances
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Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Auburn, July 29th 1839.
My dear Pa,
Mr Clay came into the village on Thursday afternoon. A
great many people went to meet him in carriages. Augustus
went out with Charles Compston
it. Mr Clay did not come until after Augustus came back. I went
the American Hotel with Mr Mc Clallen
Name: Hugh McClallen
Birth: 1791-09-07
Death: 1860-11-16
to see him. He made a
speech at the American Hotel. We are all very well excepting the
yellow kitten. He is getting better and is getting better lying in
Ma's easy chair. The old cat stays in the garden most all the time.
Your affectionate son
Frederick.
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William H. Seward
Plattsburgh
Clinton Co.
AUBURN JUL 29 N.Y.
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Frances A. Seward
July 29, 1839
My dear Henry
Your letter of Saturday came yesterday
afternoon. I was quite ill the day Henry Clay
Person
left having made no small exertion to see him[ . ]
Supplied
I am better now and not withstanding the
extreme heat continue to gain strength. I
take a meal or two with the family every
day and this morning walked far enough
in the garden to see two beautiful dahlias
which are in flower. Mr Clay came
in town about 5 oclock Thursday afternoon
a committe of gentlemen went out to meet
him, he went immediately to the American
Place
where he made a speech on the piazza in reply
to something addressed to him by Bronson
Person
the boys
People
a tone as not to be intelligible. Henry Clay
and his son
Person
his son and some other gentlemen took tea with us
he did not come himself until after tea when
his time was occupied in receiving the calls of some of
the ladies from the village. I saw him a few
moments in the evening and the next morning
at breakfast he seemed to talk with some difficulty
being exceedingly hoarse from speaking so much in
the open air, probably talked much less here than
he would have done had you been at home.
I was pleased with his appearance but it was
altogether different from all I had fancied.
I have not heard from Lazette
Person
I will write to Oswego
Place
Person
Auburn, July 29th 1839.
My dear Pa,
Mr Clay came into the village on Thursday afternoon. A
great many people went to meet him in carriages. Augustus
went out with Charles Compston
Unknown
in a wagon with the poney beforeit. Mr Clay did not come until after Augustus came back. I went
the American Hotel with Mr Mc Clallen
Person
speech at the American Hotel. We are all very well excepting the
yellow kitten. He is getting better and is getting better lying in
Ma's easy chair. The old cat stays in the garden most all the time.
Your affectionate son
Frederick.
William H. Seward
Plattsburgh
Clinton Co.
AUBURN JUL 29 N.Y.
Stamp
Person
July 29, 1839
date:
Monday, July 29, 1839
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