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Whoever is ready and willing to work, will have work; and the more he does, the more work will come to him. Work does not seek the idle man, but thrusts itself upon the industrious one.

- William Henry Seward, April 2, 1872

Four cups and five saucers, large size, trimmed in gold. Smooth outer edges. Handles on cups are angular.

Gold Trimmed Cup and Saucer

c. 1830

Owned by the Watson family (Janet Watson Seward wife of Wm. H. Seward II). From the butler's pantry; four cups and five saucers, large size, trimmed in gold, smooth outer edges. Handles on cups are angular.

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