Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1860
xml:
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1860
transcriberTranscriber:spp:sgl
student editorTranscriber:spp:sss
Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1860-02-03
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's persons.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "pla" point to
place elements in the project's places.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's staff.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's bibl.xml authority file.
verical-align: super; font-size: 12px;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration: line-through;
color: red;
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1860
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
transcription: sgl
revision: ekk 2015-07-07
<>
Page 1
Auburn July 3rd 1860
My dear Mother
I reached N York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Monday night
after a long day’s journey. Tuesday morning I
went to the china store, but could find neither the
stands or the butter dish, I however described as
near as I could what we wanted, and they promised
to make them and send them on by express in about
three weeks[ . ]
Reason: I left the old butter dish with them as
a sample for the coloring. I finished my business
in time to take the noon train for Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
, where I
arrive between four & five that afternoon, found Fred
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
quite well and keeping house alone. I took tea and
stayed with him until 11 oclock when I took the night
train, reaching home in time for breakfast next morning.
Aunty
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
& Aunt
Clary
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
were both well and glad to see
me. Everything seems to have gone on very smoothly
since your departure and things are just as we left
them. Yesterday I eat dinner at Aunt Clary’s,
Aunty will not be ready to move before tomorrow, after
which I expect the house will look quite deserted.
It has been very cold ever since I came home
with a fair prospect that it will continue for some
Page 2
time yet to come. Tomorrow I shall commence
again at the ice and with the help of five or six
men &c I hope to have the house filled next week[ . ]
Reason:
I have been quite busy since I came home, collecting
rents &c or I should have commence at the ice before[ . ]
Reason:
While in N. York I say ^w^ Cyrus W. Field
Name: Cyrus Field
Birth: 1819-11-30
Death: 1892-07-12
& Co [
]
Alternate Text: for
the paper which had been rec’d here and ordered the
same quantity of the larger size[ . ]
Reason: I hope to have the
R.R. Books finished by the 1st March and to make the
small paper in to books in such a manner that one shall
lose nothing by thes re stupid blunders.
Mr.
Name: Ethan Warden
Birth: 1803-10-21
Death: 1861-03-22Certainty: Probable
& Mrs. Worden
Name: Abigail Warden
Birth: 1804-06-10
Death: 1883-12-18Certainty: Probable
called this morning, tell
Julia
Name: Julia Seward
Birth: 1824-02-11
Death: 1895
that I have also seen her brothers
Name: Herman Humphrey
Birth: 1830-03-14
Death: 1902-06-10
Name: William Humphrey
Birth: 1840-09-05
Death: 1864-06-04
and that they
all asked much about her.
Aunty is much pleased with the [ permission ]
Reason: to build the
barn. She says that she intends to get the house ready
and let us have it in June. Jenny
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
is as well
if not better than when we went away. Mrs Watson
Name: Margaret Watson
Birth: 1812-03-30
Death: 1893-11-13
is by no means willing to have her leave home but
of course makes no objections. Now that the time is
definitely settled, sewing opperations, and [ perperations ]
Alternate Text: preperations in
general, will commence, and continue in full force
for the next four or five months.
Auburn like every other place was much rejoyced at the
Page 3
election of Speaker
Name: William Pennington
Birth: 1796-05-04
Death: 1862-02-16
on
Wednesday[
.
]
Reason:
Love to all
Your affectionate son
Will
Page 4
Mrs Seward
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
William
Feb 3rd 1860
Auburn July 3rd 1860
My dear Mother
I reached N York
Place
after a long day’s journey. Tuesday morning I
went to the china store, but could find neither the
stands or the butter dish, I however described as
near as I could what we wanted, and they promised
to make them and send them on by express in about
three weeks[ . ]
Supplied
a sample for the coloring. I finished my business
in time to take the noon train for Albany
Place
arrive between four & five that afternoon, found Fred
Person
quite well and keeping house alone. I took tea and
stayed with him until 11 oclock when I took the night
train, reaching home in time for breakfast next morning.
Aunty
Person
Person
me. Everything seems to have gone on very smoothly
since your departure and things are just as we left
them. Yesterday I eat dinner at Aunt Clary’s,
Aunty will not be ready to move before tomorrow, after
which I expect the house will look quite deserted.
It has been very cold ever since I came home
with a fair prospect that it will continue for some
time yet to come. Tomorrow I shall commence
again at the ice and with the help of five or six
men &c I hope to have the house filled next week[ . ]
Supplied
I have been quite busy since I came home, collecting
rents &c or I should have commence at the ice before[ . ]
Supplied
While in N. York I say ^w^ Cyrus W. Field
Person
Alternate Text
the paper which had been rec’d here and ordered the
same quantity of the larger size[ . ]
Supplied
R.R. Books finished by the 1st March and to make the
small paper in to books in such a manner that one shall
lose nothing by thes re stupid blunders.
Mr.
Person
Person
Person
that I have also seen her brothers
People
all asked much about her.
Aunty is much pleased with the [ permission ]
Supplied
barn. She says that she intends to get the house ready
and let us have it in June. Jenny
Person
if not better than when we went away. Mrs Watson
Person
is by no means willing to have her leave home but
of course makes no objections. Now that the time is
definitely settled, sewing opperations, and [ perperations ]
Alternate Text
general, will commence, and continue in full force
for the next four or five months.
Auburn like every other place was much rejoyced at the
election of Speaker
Person
Supplied
Love to all
Your affectionate son
Will
Mrs Seward
Person
Feb 3rd 1860
date:
Friday, February 3, 1860
receiver:
sender:
year: