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Augustus Canfield
Birth: 8-12-1828
Death: 2-19-1829
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The second child of LCC and MDC, and the second child to die very young. (Their first child was Frederick Allen Canfield, b. 1827.) Little Augustus passed away at the tender age of "six months and a few days old," ailing from the croup. Augustus died while the family was in Bargaintown, N.J., where MDC practiced medicine. LCC describes Augustus' death and the sadness that follows in 18290223LCC_WHS1. In this letter, she chides Henry for his poor parenting, using God to her advantage: "He will most assuredly punnish those who live in neglect of his holy commands [to revere thy children] – be awakened my beloved Brother." Pops out another baby 9 months later and names him Augustus.
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1829
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, March 16, 1829
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Biography: The second child of LCC and MDC, and the second child to die very young. (Their first child was Frederick Allen Canfield, b. 1827.) Little Augustus passed away at the tender age of "six months and a few days old," ailing from the croup. Augustus died while the family was in Bargaintown, N.J., where MDC practiced medicine. LCC describes Augustus' death and the sadness that follows in 18290223LCC_WHS1. In this letter, she chides Henry for his poor parenting, using God to her advantage: "He will most assuredly punnish those who live in neglect of his holy commands [to revere thy children] – be awakened my beloved Brother." Pops out another baby 9 months later and names him Augustus.Citation Notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=bargaintown+ny+in+1829&source=bl&ots=jDzfSQI5T_&sig=Nr-G3yPp9-Lmx8WsGbXAITvMu9g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lHONVcHnLsTS-QH1-bTQDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bargaintown%20ny%20in%201829&f=false
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Citation Notes: 18290223LCC_WHS1 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
https://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=bargaintown+ny+in+1829&source=bl&ots=jDzfSQI5T_&sig=Nr-G3yPp9-Lmx8WsGbXAITvMu9g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lHONVcHnLsTS-QH1-bTQDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bargaintown%20ny%20in%201829&f=false
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Citation Notes: 18290223LCC_WHS1 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
https://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=bargaintown+ny+in+1829&source=bl&ots=jDzfSQI5T_&sig=Nr-G3yPp9-Lmx8WsGbXAITvMu9g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lHONVcHnLsTS-QH1-bTQDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bargaintown%20ny%20in%201829&f=false
Biography
The second child of LCC and MDC, and the second child to die very young. (Their first child was Frederick Allen Canfield, b. 1827.) Little Augustus passed away at the tender age of "six months and a few days old," ailing from the croup. Augustus died while the family was in Bargaintown, N.J., where MDC practiced medicine. LCC describes Augustus' death and the sadness that follows in 18290223LCC_WHS1. In this letter, she chides Henry for his poor parenting, using God to her advantage: "He will most assuredly punnish those who live in neglect of his holy commands [to revere thy children] – be awakened my beloved Brother." Pops out another baby 9 months later and names him Augustus.
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1829
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, March 16, 1829
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Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
The second child of LCC and MDC, and the second child to die very young. (Their first child was Frederick Allen Canfield, b. 1827.) Little Augustus passed away at the tender age of "six months and a few days old," ailing from the croup. Augustus died while the family was in Bargaintown, N.J., where MDC practiced medicine. LCC describes Augustus' death and the sadness that follows in 18290223LCC_WHS1. In this letter, she chides Henry for his poor parenting, using God to her advantage: "He will most assuredly punnish those who live in neglect of his holy commands [to revere thy children] – be awakened my beloved Brother." Pops out another baby 9 months later and names him Augustus.
Citation Notes:
https://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=bargaintown+ny+in+1829&source=bl&ots=jDzfSQI5T_&sig=Nr-G3yPp9-Lmx8WsGbXAITvMu9g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lHONVcHnLsTS-QH1-bTQDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bargaintown%20ny%20in%201829&f=false
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18290223LCC_WHS1 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
https://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=bargaintown+ny+in+1829&source=bl&ots=jDzfSQI5T_&sig=Nr-G3yPp9-Lmx8WsGbXAITvMu9g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lHONVcHnLsTS-QH1-bTQDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bargaintown%20ny%20in%201829&f=false
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18290223LCC_WHS1 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
https://books.google.com/books?id=EoY_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=bargaintown+ny+in+1829&source=bl&ots=jDzfSQI5T_&sig=Nr-G3yPp9-Lmx8WsGbXAITvMu9g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lHONVcHnLsTS-QH1-bTQDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bargaintown%20ny%20in%201829&f=false