Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1839
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1839
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 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:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: sss
revision: ekk 2015-06-16
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Auburn Th Friday Sep 20th
My dearest Henry,
I received your letter Tuesday but
have been unable to write until this time. Miss Brown
left me Tuesday evening and Mrs Benedict
coming immediately I have had the whole care of
our dear little boy
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
– yesterday I was sick all day
with nervous headache. I received a letter from
Jennings
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
Wednesday enquiring where you were at
this
time – he had written to you about the same time
but feared you would not receive his letter. I
wrote him a few lines to let him know you were
in Albany – he is going to Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
for Marcia
Name: Marcia Seward
Birth: 1794-07-23
Death: 1839-10-25
soon & spoke of your meeting him here the 28th which
I thought you could not do considering your other
engagements, however I presume you have written to him
and arranged that matter. Pa
Name: Elijah Miller
Birth: 1772-04-11
Death: 1851-11-13
has grieved me
exceedingly by cutting down and mutilating our
beautiful trees – it seems to be rather discouraging to
attempt to ornament a place which does not belong
to yourself. No one who has not experienced the same
Page 2
feeling can know how fondly I am attached to every tree and
shrub about this place which has been a loved home so
many years. I went to see Mrs Lucas
Name: Phebe Lucas
Birth: 1794-01-12
Death: 1876-05-12
Tuesday
she seemed in rather a desponding state about
her prospect for the future. I have since heard
that her friends have some of them written to her
to come to them, but that she did not intend
going – this information is so indefinite that
I cannot much depend upon it. Do if you have
any time write me what the agreement was between
you and Mr Lucas
Name: William Lucas
Birth: 1799
Death: 1839-08-25
about the land in Chautauqua
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
did he ever pay any thing towards the purchase?
She seems notwithstanding what you said to place
some dependence upon it and I should judge as
is advised by her friends to that effect. She
spoke to me about it but I could give her no in-
formation. She says a number of lawyers have offered
to transact any business relating to it which may
be necessary, free of expense.
Augustus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
has gone to day to Canandaigua
Name: City: Canandaigua
County: Ontario
State: NY
Country: US
for Lazette
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
– is
to return tomorrow. I am very busily engaged in making
preparations to go to Albany. Tomorrow is the 8th day since
Willie was vaccinated still there is no appearance of its
taking effect. Dr Pitney
Name: Joseph Pitney
Birth: 1786-11-18
Death: 1853-04-20
called this
morning – is to come
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again this evening and renew the vaccination.
I have this moment received your letter with Dr Canfield
Name: Mahlon Canfield
Birth: 1798-11-26
Death: 1865-01-05
.
I ought to be at Albany when Cornelia
Name: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805
Death: 1839-01-04
’s children come
and will hasten my departure as much as possible.
From what Jennings has written I doubt their coming with
Marcia. I cannot leave until Willie has the kind pox
at least I should be unwilling to do so. Peter Miller
Name: Peter Miller
Birth: 1802-11-26
Death: 1851-09-17
has returned from Utica
Name: City: Utica
County: Oneida
State: NY
Country: US
and will attend
to packing.
It is unnecessary for you to come for me or to send
Mr Blatchford
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
. Mr
McClallen
Name: Hugh McClallen
Birth: 1791-09-07
Death: 1860-11-16
goes to New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
about
the time I purpose, leaving (the 1st of October) – he will
take care of me. Peter Miller will also come with
me unless you think it better for him to go on the
canal with the goods. Clara
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
begins to waver about
going I should think it very doubtful. I write
under the influence of a violent nervous headache
which I have had three days. Mrs Horner
Name: Eliza Horner
Birth: 1780
Death: 1856-12-09
will
accompany me. Your own Frances.
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William H. Seward
Albany
Sep 25 Auburn, NY
Type: postmark
Sep 20, 1839
Auburn Th Friday Sep 20th
My dearest Henry,
I received your letter Tuesday but
have been unable to write until this time. Miss Brown
Unknown
left me Tuesday evening and Mrs Benedict
Unknown
notcoming immediately I have had the whole care of
our dear little boy
Person
with nervous headache. I received a letter from
Jennings
Person
time – he had written to you about the same time
but feared you would not receive his letter. I
wrote him a few lines to let him know you were
in Albany – he is going to Florida
Place
Person
soon & spoke of your meeting him here the 28th which
I thought you could not do considering your other
engagements, however I presume you have written to him
and arranged that matter. Pa
Person
exceedingly by cutting down and mutilating our
beautiful trees – it seems to be rather discouraging to
attempt to ornament a place which does not belong
to yourself. No one who has not experienced the same
feeling can know how fondly I am attached to every tree and
shrub about this place which has been a loved home so
many years. I went to see Mrs Lucas
Person
she seemed in rather a desponding state about
her prospect for the future. I have since heard
that her friends have some of them written to her
to come to them, but that she did not intend
going – this information is so indefinite that
I cannot much depend upon it. Do if you have
any time write me what the agreement was between
you and Mr Lucas
Person
Place
did he ever pay any thing towards the purchase?
She seems notwithstanding what you said to place
some dependence upon it and I should judge as
is advised by her friends to that effect. She
spoke to me about it but I could give her no in-
formation. She says a number of lawyers have offered
to transact any business relating to it which may
be necessary, free of expense.
Augustus
Person
Place
Person
to return tomorrow. I am very busily engaged in making
preparations to go to Albany. Tomorrow is the 8th day since
Willie was vaccinated still there is no appearance of its
taking effect. Dr Pitney
Person
again this evening and renew the vaccination.
I have this moment received your letter with Dr Canfield
Person
I ought to be at Albany when Cornelia
Person
and will hasten my departure as much as possible.
From what Jennings has written I doubt their coming with
Marcia. I cannot leave until Willie has the kind pox
at least I should be unwilling to do so. Peter Miller
Person
has returned from Utica
Place
It is unnecessary for you to come for me or to send
Mr Blatchford
Person
Person
Place
the time I purpose, leaving (the 1st of October) – he will
take care of me. Peter Miller will also come with
me unless you think it better for him to go on the
canal with the goods. Clara
Person
going I should think it very doubtful. I write
under the influence of a violent nervous headache
which I have had three days. Mrs Horner
Person
accompany me. Your own Frances.
William H. Seward
Albany
Sep 25 Auburn, NY
Stamp
Unknown
Mrs William H. SewardSep 20, 1839
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Friday, September 20, 1839
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