Seymour, Mabel Strong (1782-1839) to Seymour, Delia Storrs (1806-1887) 1825 March 1
Litchfield March 1st 1825Dear Delia
I received your letter from Addison
& with regrett I observed you made no mention
of my dear & aged mother presume in your hurry
you forgot to speak of her- I send this by my
Nieces who go on the Stage in the morning
accompanied by [Onnisbey?] of course you will be
disappointed of returning with Uncle as you
proposed but you muse be patient & render
yourself useful & agreeable to your friends
& I trust you will be made welcome till
a convenient opportunity shall present for
your return unless you should get a school
do let me know what the prospect is as to that
Miss Partridge wrote to her ^father making inquiry but
has not yet received an answer. I wish much
to have you practice in crayons as it may in
future be very necessary & useful to you
Miss Peck does not intend giving drawing
lessons after this term- I send by the girls 7 sheats
of pith which you will use in painting watch
papers for your friends- I wish you would
study Botany with Sophronia & buy you
one of the latest edition which cost only 75 Cts
I really wish you could mark some muslin
for Aunt M. on Susan & do take all possible
pains to please uncle T. & indeed all others
with whom you are placed- Henry write he
shall home in about three weeks-
it is quite uncertain whether we shall send
him to Middletown should like to if we could
well afford it. We had a line from Louisa
last evening they were well- since I wrote you
last Mr Beers has buried his brother Henry
& last week his mother- Mr Sanford has been
called to the severe trial of parting with his
dear babe by death two weeks ago last Sabbath
he was on a journey to Boston & did not return
till three days after it was kept till he came
& then carried to New Milford. – We have a Mr
Catlin a minature painter in our chamber & I
had him take the child after death & am very
glad I did as it is a great pleasure to the afflict
-ed father was you here I certainly would have
you paint with Mr C. it would be of great
advantage to you- he is takeing a likeness of
your grandfather & a perfect resemblance-
I send you a piece which I think will be pretty
for a watch paper- I should wish to know if
Eliza has any particular beau my best love to
her & all other friends of yours with affection-