Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, August 11, 1842

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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, August 11, 1842

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1842-08-11

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Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, August 11, 1842

action: sent

sender: Clarence Seward
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Person

Name: Clarence Seward Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24

location: Hopkinton NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Hopkinton County:  St. Lawrence State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:   State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: ajs 

revision: crb 2015-12-17

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Hopkinton August 12 1841
My dear Uncle
I received you kind letter last week
and have had no good opportunity of answering
it until now. I had a letter from Aunty
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
a day or
two after. It has been very unpleasant for a few
days back, and is raining quite hard now.
Mr. Parmley
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Person

Name: Ashbel Parmelee Birth: 1784-10-18 Death: 1862-05-24
delivers a Chemerical Lecture this evening
Dr Bucklin
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Person

Name: Thomas Bucklin Birth: 1772-09-28 Death: 1843-12-10
went from here for Saratoga Springs
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Place

Name:  City:  Saratoga Springs County:  Saratoga County State:  NY Country:  US
,
and said he was going to stop in Albany and
Call at Uncle; Did uncle see him?.
Our school closes next Tuesday night, and if Uncle is
willing I should like to come home, (as they are going
to improve the building,) and if Uncle thinks it best
will he please send me some money to come
home with. We have an examination of two days.
Mr. Parmley says that I can get fitted for college in
three month in a year from this time.
Mr. Parmley ‘s family
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People

Mr. Parmley ‘s family
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People

Mr. Parmley ‘s family
x

People

Name: Julia Morse Birth: 1827-02-09 Death: 1899 Name: Sarah Balch Birth: 1826-12-24 Death: 1887-12-09
Name: Ashbel Parmelee Birth: 1816-10-14 Death: 1886-08-17
Name: Betsey Parmelee Birth: 1794-05-04 Death: 1864-06-26
have all been sick with the measles
and they have not got quite well yet.
Page 2

I have not received a letter from Augustus
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Person

Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1820-05-18 Death: 1889-05-08
since I have
been here. I have read through 3 books of Caesar except 2 or 3 pages
which I shall finish before the endce of the term.
I have not much more to righ write. Will Uncle please
excuse this short letter.
Your affectionate Son
Clarence.
William H. Seward Esq.
Page 3

William H. Seward Esq
Albany
NY
seward-pen
Unknown
Hopkinton Mass
August 11
seward-pen
Unknown
Clarence Seward
Aug 12, 1842
date: 
Thursday, August 11, 1842
receiver: 
Seward, William Henry
sender: 
Seward, Clarence Armstrong
year: 
1842
place_node: 
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