Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1848

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1848

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1848-12-07

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1848

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

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

location: Washington D.C. DC
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Place

Name:  City:  Washington D.C. County:   State:  DC Country:  US

receiver: Lazette Worden
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Person

Name: Lazette Worden Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03

location: Flushing NY
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Place

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

transcription: srr 

revision: crb 2016-05-27

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Coleman Hotel
Washington December 7. 1848
My very dear Sister,
Frances wrote to me by mail and tele-
graph that you are on your way to New York
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US
, but gave
me no information how or where you would receive a
letter. Yesterday she wrote in reply to my inquiries that
you were at Flushing.
I am very sorry you did not bring Clarence
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Person

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

with you. You ought to have done so.
I shall be detained here eight or ten days,
When at liberty to home I will find you and
see whether I can provide you my aid.
I do not venture to send you much money.
For I do not absolutely know your Post Office — But
I send what may seem a . If you want any thing
for yourself or for Frances
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Person

Name: Frances Chesebro Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
, more or less, buy or
borrow it, and I will pay when I reach Flushing.
Do not deny yourself any thing which would add to
your comfort or appearance.
There is nothing new here - or if there is, it is
not known to me. I am at work ten hours a day, as
lively here as at home.
Please write and let me know how Frances is
address me as above. Ever your affectionate brother
Mrs. Lazette Maria Worden.
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Person

Name: Lazette Worden Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
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Thursday, December 7, 1848
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