Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1838
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-07-08
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1838
action: sent
sender:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
New York NY
Place
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: mep
revision: ekk 2015-06-15
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Page 1
Auburn June 8th 1838
July 8, three days
after arrival of letter dated July 5 and at same time as other letters addressing
the subject of SSS's illness
.
My dearest Henry,
A letter has this moment arrived
from Juliann
Name: Julia Van Brunt
Birth: 1803
Death: 1847-07-24
dated the 5th of
July–which says you father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
is still dangerously ill with inflammatory fever–he
wishes you to come to him immediately–Your Mother
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
is sick and they are much distressed–Julia adds
in a postscript that unless your fathers fever soon turns
he cannot long survive–she mentions having written
to you at New York but supposes from having heard
nothing that you are still at home–I expected a
letter confidently to day from you but as it does not
come I think you may have gone to Florida
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
.
We are all well–your own Frances.
Page 2
Auburn June 8th 1838
July 8, three days
after arrival of letter dated July 5 and at same time as other letters addressing
the subject of SSS's illnessEditorial Note
My dearest Henry,
A letter has this moment arrived
from Juliann
Person
Person
is still dangerously ill with inflammatory fever–he
wishes you to come to him immediately–Your Mother
Person
is sick and they are much distressed–Julia adds
in a postscript that unless your fathers fever soon turns
he cannot long survive–she mentions having written
to you at New York but supposes from having heard
nothing that you are still at home–I expected a
letter confidently to day from you but as it does not
come I think you may have gone to Florida
Place
We are all well–your own Frances.
date:
Sunday, July 8, 1838
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