Letter from Edwin Polydore Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 12, 1849

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Letter from Edwin Polydore Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 12, 1849

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1849-06-12

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Letter from Edwin Polydore Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 12, 1849

action: sent

sender: Edwin Seward
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Person

Name: Edwin Seward Birth: 1799 Death: 1872-04-23

location: Summerville NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Summerville County:  Monroe State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: Frances Seward
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

transcription: msr 

revision: crb 2016-06-29

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Summerville June 12 1849
Dear Sister
I have thought for a long time I would
write to you as my brother
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
is necessarily much engaged
in business and when he does write I need an interpreter to
know whether you are all well. Our family are all well at present
I took Frances
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Person

Name: Frances Scharff Birth: 1836-02-16 Death: 1910-02-06
, Edwin
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1833 Death: 1892
, Thurlow
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Person

Name: Thurlow Seward Birth: 1842 Death: 1908
, & Jasper
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Person

Name: Jasper Seward Birth: 1844-01-19 Death: 1894-03-04
to school this morning found our
Father
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Person

Name: Samuel Seward Birth: 1768-12-05 Death: 1849-08-24
quite unwell he would go to the Fullerton farm on saturday the ride was
to much he was at Goshen
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Place

Name:  City:  Goshen County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
twice last week his new house keeper
Unknown
came this
morning. She is between 50 & 60 looks smart and healthy. Mr.Greene is to
bring some of ^his^ folks out in the morning to induct her into business.
Brother G
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Person

Name: George Seward Birth: 1808-08-26 Death: 1888-12-07
will commence moving on wensday the house is not yet finished
his Children Mary.A.
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Person

Name: Mary Jayne Birth: 1828 Death: 1905
& Caroline
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Person

Name: Caroline Beattie Birth: 1834-07-25 Death: 1922-02-28
spent two weeks in New Jersey
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:  NJ Country:  US
during
vacation and were highly delighted with there visit. Dr. Cummin’s
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Person

Name: Charles Cummins Birth: 1776-07-15 Death: 1863-01-09
son
John
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Person

Name: John Cummins Birth: 1820 Death: 1852-02-20
and his Lady
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Person

Name: Eliza Cummins Birth: 1827 Death: 1897-09-23
have come here from Iowa
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:  IA Country:  US
. John is to study for the
Ministry with his father. Dr Wescott
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Person

Name: William Westcott Birth: 1814-09 Death: 1876-02-23
of Goshen is to take the place of
Dr Cummin in Florida
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Place

Name:  City:  Florida County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
church soon the scholl is not as good this
summer as usual. Mary A and Frederick W.
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Person

Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1845-08-22 Death: 1925-10-01Certainty: Possible
will commence
next week boarding with Miss. Parson
Unknown
you have no doubt long ere this
heard that I have married again and to whom this for my children
and self are well satisfied with this and I hope by the blessing of
a wise providence it will prove a blessing to all the connecxions of
the family. People are getting alarmed about the colera. My
Farm is put out again this year but we are milking one cow
and making our own butter. Father has got to be very childish
and forgetfull which makes it a great task for G.W. and all others with
him. write me a letter and tell me where your boys
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People

boys
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People

Name: William Seward Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29 Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
are how Clarence
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Person

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

is getting along where my brother is and when you expect to come to
Orange County
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Place

Name: Orange County City:   County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
. Our RRoad is now open to Oswego
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Place

Name:  City:  Oswego County:  Oswego State:  NY Country:  US
and it will make you
a short and pleasant trip if you should come that way our country
looks very fine except the corn crop and the prospect for everything
else is very good should the summer favour it the corn may be
a good crop yet. Mrs Seward
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Person

Name: Mary Seward Birth: 1822 Death: 1872-08-27Certainty: Probable
sends her love to you remember me
to all enquiring friends your Affte Bub
Edwin P. Seward
Mrs F. A. Seward
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Mrs Wm H. Seward
Auburn
Cayuga County
New York
CHESTER JUN 15 N.Y.
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[left Margin] seward-pen
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
Polydore Jun 12
/49
date: 
Tuesday, June 12, 1849
year: