Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 1, 1839
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 01, 1839
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1839-10-01
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 01, 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: rag
revision: ekk 2015-06-16
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Page 1
Tuesday Oct 1st -
My dear Henry,
Willie
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
has been very sick with
the kind pox but is now much better. Frederick
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
who has been unwell a number of days is
so ill this morning that I relinquish the
idea of setting out for Albany tomorrow -
he had considerable fever last night accompanied
with nausea and pain in the head. I have
given him some medicine – should it operate favour–
ably and he be convalescent tomorrow I will
set out the next day (Thursday) and be at
Albany Friday. Mrs Horner
Name: Eliza Horner
Birth: 1780
Death: 1856-12-09
accompanies us[
.
]
Reason:
Peter Miller
Name: Peter Miller
Birth: 1802-11-26
Death: 1851-09-17
will leave with the furniture
at 2 oclock to day. This is the first fine
day we have had in a week - it is very welcome[ . ]
Reason:
Please say to Blatchford
Name:
Birth:
Death:
I am much obliged
to him for his letter. Should Frederick's illness
increase I will write again tomorrow - your own
Frances
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Tuesday Oct 1st -
My dear Henry,
Willie
Person
the kind pox but is now much better. Frederick
Person
who has been unwell a number of days is
so ill this morning that I relinquish the
idea of setting out for Albany tomorrow -
he had considerable fever last night accompanied
with nausea and pain in the head. I have
given him some medicine – should it operate favour–
ably and he be convalescent tomorrow I will
set out the next day (Thursday) and be at
Albany Friday. Mrs Horner
Person
Supplied
Peter Miller
Person
at 2 oclock to day. This is the first fine
day we have had in a week - it is very welcome[ . ]
Supplied
Please say to Blatchford
Person
to him for his letter. Should Frederick's illness
increase I will write again tomorrow - your own
Frances
date:
Tuesday, October 1, 1839
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