Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 12, 1836
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 12, 1836
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1836-09-12
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Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, September 12, 1836
Bargain Town Septr 12th
Dear Brother,
It gave us no small pleasure to receive your
kind letter of the 28th August and congratulate ^you^ with all our
hearts on the arrival of the little stranger and the comfort-
able health of our Sister. It has been a cruel long time
since we heard one word from you, and I forbear to write
because I know it worries Frances when you have not time
to answer such letters.
I had a delightful visit at Florida I found our Parents
much more pleasantly situated than I ever saw them
before. Polydore seems the almost only draw back on their
comfort. They talked of making you a visit whilst I was
there, in that case I should have gone with them.
I was gone two months, spent three weeks with Washington
In a perfect hornets nest Wells accused Washington
of taking money from the store, whilst I was there G.
looked forlorn & broken down but dare not say anything.
I could not keep still, so I blew them all up, we had
a regular row, I told Wells he lied—& the man who
would charge such a thing on George S was no better
than to secrete the money, for the purpose of making the
charge. Dr. sat by and heard the whole & he is no
better than the rest of them, and I begin to think G.
is a fool or he would run away from such
masters—they requested me not to mention the subject
to Papa, but Washington wished I should to confirm
his story. I did so, on my return home & lo! a letter
comes from G.—saying Tempe persuaded him to keep still.
- Date
- September 12, 1836
- Sender
- Louisa Cornelia Canfield
- Sender Place
- Bargaintown, NJ
- Recipient
- William Henry Seward (1801-1872)
- Recipient Place
- Westfield, NY