Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to William Henry Seward, February 5, 1840
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Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to William Henry Seward, February 5, 1840
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Date:1840-02-05
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Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to William Henry Seward, February 5, 1840
action: sent
sender:
Frances Grier
Person
Name: Frances Grier
Birth: 1801-01-16
Death: 1860-02-07
Person
location:
Goshen NY
Place
Name: City: Goshen
County: Orange
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: atb
revision: crb 2015-11-03
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Page 1
Goshen Feb 5,th 1840
My Dear Cousin Henry I never felt much
interest in Politicks untill your nomination for
Governor ^was^ talked of, then all my feelings was
aroused. My heart told me that you must succeed,
for you would do honour to the Empire State
Name: City:
County:
State: NY
Country: US
in ruleing
with justice. I was proud & happy that my Husband
Name: George Grier
Birth: 1802-09-27
Death: 1878-12-20
was as active & concientiously engaged for you as I
could wish. The result filld me with gratitude to all
your Friends, but above all to our Heavenly Father
who had smiled graciously upon our efforts. --
Then came self. Geo had renounced his profession
& gone in debt for a Farm which his health would
not permit him work, he had my Mother
Name: Elizabeth Tuthill
Birth: 1780-10-05
Death: 1869-06-28
, Aunt
Name: Mary Evans
Birth: 1794-08-30
Death: 1876-12-31
,
& afflicted son
office as being a desireable means of cleaning him
from debt & enabling us to indulge in proper
charitys. no wonder that I was interested & confident.
The power was in your hands to make us independent
could I for a moment doubt the Friend & Cousin
of my childhood, no not for a moment did I untill
this very day & I cannot rest untill I have acknowle-
-dged to you that my ear has heard, & deep into my
heart has sunk the thought that you would cast off
from you the certainty for an uncertainty. The report
has come that you wish instructions from the County
Name: Orange County City:
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
who shall be their surrogate & the Locoes are rejoicing
in anticipation of a Whig fight you would not hesitate
if you knew how important it is, to us that we should
have the means of dwelling together as a Family.
Page 2
Please give my Love to Cousin Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
& tell her
my Precious Babe
Name: Mary Grier
Birth: 1839-09-05
Death: 1930-06-04
improves every day & I am
anxious to show her. I hope she will visit Orange Co
this Spring - Mama & Aunty desire to be affectionately
remembered to you all in sincerity your Cousin
Frances
Page 3
Wm H. Seward
Governor
Albany
GOSHEN FEB 5 N.Y.
Type: postmark
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
Frances Grier
Feb 5. 1840
Goshen Feb 5,th 1840
My Dear Cousin Henry I never felt much
interest in Politicks untill your nomination for
Governor ^was^ talked of, then all my feelings was
aroused. My heart told me that you must succeed,
for you would do honour to the Empire State
Place
with justice. I was proud & happy that my Husband
Person
was as active & concientiously engaged for you as I
could wish. The result filld me with gratitude to all
your Friends, but above all to our Heavenly Father
who had smiled graciously upon our efforts. --
Then came self. Geo had renounced his profession
& gone in debt for a Farm which his health would
not permit him work, he had my Mother
Person
Person
& afflicted son
Unknown
to support . he spoke of the surrogatesoffice as being a desireable means of cleaning him
from debt & enabling us to indulge in proper
charitys. no wonder that I was interested & confident.
The power was in your hands to make us independent
could I for a moment doubt the Friend & Cousin
of my childhood, no not for a moment did I untill
this very day & I cannot rest untill I have acknowle-
-dged to you that my ear has heard, & deep into my
heart has sunk the thought that you would cast off
from you the certainty for an uncertainty. The report
has come that you wish instructions from the County
Place
who shall be their surrogate & the Locoes are rejoicing
in anticipation of a Whig fight you would not hesitate
if you knew how important it is, to us that we should
have the means of dwelling together as a Family.
Please give my Love to Cousin Fanny
Person
my Precious Babe
Person
anxious to show her. I hope she will visit Orange Co
this Spring - Mama & Aunty desire to be affectionately
remembered to you all in sincerity your Cousin
Frances
Wm H. Seward
Governor
Albany
GOSHEN FEB 5 N.Y.
Stamp
Person
Feb 5. 1840
date:
Wednesday, February 5, 1840
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