Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to William Henry Seward, July 15, 1838
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Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to William Henry Seward, July 15, 1838
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1838-07-15
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Letter from Julia Ann Van Brunt to William Henry Seward, July 15, 1838
action: sent
sender:
Julia Van Brunt
Person
Name: Julia Van Brunt
Birth: 1811-08-26
Death: 1847-07-24
Person
location:
Florida NY
Place
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: dwr
revision: crb 2016-02-04
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Florida 15th July 1838
My Dear Friend Mr Seward
I thought you would be anxious to hear
from your Parents
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
Name: Mary Seward
Birth: 1769-11-27
Death: 1844-12-11
so I take uppon myself to drop you a
few lines. Pas fever [ keps ]
Alternate Text: keeps about him, yet he is so week he
can scarcely walk the room he has no appetite at all
he is so thinn, annd takes cold so easy he has had a very
severe turn of Pain in the side since I wrote to you,
he thinks there is but a poor chance for his recovery.
Ma remains very feeble yet her health is very —
delicate altho she goes about is not confined to her
bed.
I have so much to do I have not had time to write
to any of the family but yourself, will you please com-
municate it to Jennings
Name: Benjamin Seward
Birth: 1793-08-23
Death: 1841-02-24
— we looked for you very much
last night and today we will be happy to see you,
whenever you can make [hole] convenient.
uncle John
Name: John Seward
Birth: 1765-06-10
Death: 1847-04
& his grandson
Name: Theodore Seward
Birth: 1835-01-25
Death: 1902-08-30Certainty: Possible
remains with
us yet.
Your Friend with much Respect
I have this day written to LCC
Name: Louisa Canfield
Birth: 1805
Death: 1839-01-04
.
Julia, Anne
Page 2
William. H. Seward
City Hotel
Name: Julia Van Brunt
Birth: 1811-08-26
Death: 1847-07-24
New York City
Florida
July 16
Hon
New York Jul 18Forwarded
Type: postmark
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
S.S Seward
July 18, 1838
Florida 15th July 1838
My Dear Friend Mr Seward
I thought you would be anxious to hear
from your Parents
People
few lines. Pas fever [ keps ]
Alternate Text
can scarcely walk the room he has no appetite at all
he is so thinn, annd takes cold so easy he has had a very
severe turn of Pain in the side since I wrote to you,
he thinks there is but a poor chance for his recovery.
Ma remains very feeble yet her health is very —
delicate altho she goes about is not confined to her
bed.
I have so much to do I have not had time to write
to any of the family but yourself, will you please com-
municate it to Jennings
Person
last night and today we will be happy to see you,
whenever you can make [hole] convenient.
uncle John
Person
Person
us yet.
Your Friend with much Respect
I have this day written to LCC
Person
Julia, Anne
William. H. Seward
City Hotel
Unknown
AuburnPerson
Florida
July 16
Hon
New York Jul 18Forwarded
Stamp
Person
July 18, 1838
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Sunday, July 15, 1838
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