Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 28, 1849

  • Posted on: 27 July 2016
  • By: admin
xml: 

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 28, 1849

transcriber

Transcriber:spp:dxt

student editor

Transcriber:spp:ekk

Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1849-03-28

In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's persons.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "pla" point to place elements in the project's places.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's staff.xml authority file. In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to person elements in the project's bibl.xml authority file. verical-align: super; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: line-through; color: red;

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 28, 1849

action: sent

sender: William Seward
x

Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

location: Washington D.C. DC
x

Place

Name:  City:  Washington D.C. County:   State:  DC Country:  US

receiver: Frances Seward
x

Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21

location: Unknown
Unknown

transcription: dxt 

revision: crb 2016-05-12

<>
Page 1

Washington March 28, 1849
My Dearest Frances
You see I am
here still. My valet
Unknown
counts 108
letters which I have written and with
the aid of John Oliphant
x

Person

Name:   Birth:  Death: 
been sealed
and transmitted through the Post Office
today. I think there will not be 100
more to be written.
It is very bad to
leave my field of duty. Things are
coming so right that I should be able
to do much good and meet just
ever high expectations by remaining here
a week more. But John Gibsons
x

Person

Name:   Birth:  Death: 
war
rages at Albany
x

Place

Name:  City:  Albany County:  Albany State:  NY Country:  US
and I must go.
I want to see you and the chilldren
x

People

chilldren
x

People

chilldren
x

People

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29 Name: William Seward Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11

but I could forego that pleasure ^for^ a
few days more to secure the good
Page 2

I owe to such generous friends.
is I think I shall leave here day after
tomorrow and after Tuesday proceed to
Auburn
x

Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:   Country:  
. I can say little to you
of news for I am closeted in a soli-
tary chamber. Not a soul in this
vast house but myself my servant
Unknown
and
a watchman
Unknown
. My breakfast and
dinner are brought from a Recess. I
ride or walk once a day to the Depart-
ments.
There is continual need of counsel
here, but the officials although kind are
not yet aware of it. I wonder how
any body gets along in government without
a head.
Ever your own Henry.
seward-pen
x

Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
Henry March 28
1849
date: 
Wednesday, March 28, 1849
year: 
place_node: