Letter from Corneila Seward Allen to William Henry Seward, February 9, 1868
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Letter from Corneila Seward Allen to William Henry Seward, February 9, 1868
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1868-02-09
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Letter from Corneila Seward Allen to William Henry Seward, February 9, 1868
action: sent
sender:
Cornelia Allen
Person
Name: Cornelia Allen
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
Person
location:
Unknown
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: lxw
revision: crb 2016-10-28
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Page 1
My dear Grandpa
I was very
happy to get that letter that
you wrote to me. I would
rather have the dog that you
sent away than the squirrel
that you are keeping now.
When are you coming home?
I am very lonesome without
you. Papa
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
has gone away
to New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
. Are you very
^lonesome^ without Uncle Gus
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
? so am I
I want him to come to see
me very soon.
Page 2
Mama
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
went away to New
York and she brought me a
little bell and a beautiful
little chandelier with little
red candles on it. Willie
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
sends his love to you.
Grandpa, Mary Standart
Name: Mary Standart
Birth: 1849
Death: 1868-02-02
is dead,
she died last Tuesday
Mama brought me a beautiful
canary bird, his name is Brownie
Name: Brownie Pet
Birth:
Death:
and he sings very sweetly
It is snowing very hard today
I send you a great many kisses
and love to. Goodbye
Your little
Nelly –
Feb 9th 1868
Page 3
Nelly dictated this letter without assistance. Mary Standart
is a cousin of mine, Charles Standarts
Name: Charles Standart
Birth: 1802-05-30
Death: 1896-05-02
daughter, Nelly
was very fond of her.
With love,
Jenny
My dear Grandpa
I was very
happy to get that letter that
you wrote to me. I would
rather have the dog that you
sent away than the squirrel
that you are keeping now.
When are you coming home?
I am very lonesome without
you. Papa
Person
to New York
Place
^lonesome^ without Uncle Gus
Person
I want him to come to see
me very soon.
Mama
Person
York and she brought me a
little bell and a beautiful
little chandelier with little
red candles on it. Willie
Person
sends his love to you.
Grandpa, Mary Standart
Person
she died last Tuesday
Mama brought me a beautiful
canary bird, his name is Brownie
Person
and he sings very sweetly
It is snowing very hard today
I send you a great many kisses
and love to. Goodbye
Your little
Nelly –
Feb 9th 1868
Nelly dictated this letter without assistance. Mary Standart
is a cousin of mine, Charles Standarts
Person
was very fond of her.
With love,
Jenny
date:
Sunday, February 9, 1868
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