Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 5, 1849
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 5, 1849
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Date:1849-06-05
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 5, 1849
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
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
transcription: msr
revision: crb 2016-06-29
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Page 1
Congress Hall Albany Tuesday evening
June 5. 1849
My Dearest Frances,
We commenced the examination of witnesses this morning
and have been engaged in it all day. I have seen few persons
and learned nothing that would interest you. The public mind
begins to take an alarm about the Cholera. The Governor
Name: Hamilton Fish
Birth: 1808-08-03
Death: 1893-09-07
as
you see has issued a Proclamation revising the Board of Health
which has been discussed in the several towns.
I visited Mrs Rufus King
Name: Amelia King
Birth: 1805-05-29
Death: 1878-01-10
last evg and found her
quite annoyed that you did not intend to go to the
convocation and hear your son speak, as she goes to hear
her son-
I took tea at Mr Weeds
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
Harriet
Name: Harriet Weed
Birth: 1819-02-06
Death: 1893-11-01
and Emily
Name: Emily Barnes
Birth: 1827-10-10
Death: 1889-02-10
were
the housekeepers. Mrs Weed
Name: Catherine Weed
Birth: 1797
Death: 1858-07-03
has gone to Chenango
Name: Chenango County City:
County: Chenango
State: NY
Country: US
.
Mr Benedict
Name: Lewis Benedict
Birth: 1785-11-07
Death: 1862-07-15
who is both happy and grateful stayed
with me until midnight.
I learn from Philadelphia
Name: City: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia
State: PA
Country: US
today
that Judge Kane
Name: John Kane
Birth: 1795-05-16
Death: 1858-02-21
has given us a full decree in our
patent cause there. I am quite sure that I shall go home
before Saturday. I go tonight to Troy
Name: City: Troy
County: Rensselaer
State: NY
Country: US
to spend the time
with Mr. Winslow
Name: John Winslow
Birth: 1810-11-10
Death: 1892-03-10
, and return in the morning.
Love your own Henry
Page 2
Congress Hall Albany Tuesday evening
June 5. 1849
My Dearest Frances,
We commenced the examination of witnesses this morning
and have been engaged in it all day. I have seen few persons
and learned nothing that would interest you. The public mind
begins to take an alarm about the Cholera. The Governor
Person
you see has issued a Proclamation revising the Board of Health
which has been discussed in the several towns.
I visited Mrs Rufus King
Person
quite annoyed that you did not intend to go to the
convocation and hear your son speak, as she goes to hear
her son-
I took tea at Mr Weeds
Person
Person
Person
the housekeepers. Mrs Weed
Person
Place
Mr Benedict
Person
with me until midnight.
I learn from Philadelphia
Place
that Judge Kane
Person
patent cause there. I am quite sure that I shall go home
before Saturday. I go tonight to Troy
Place
with Mr. Winslow
Person
Love your own Henry
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Tuesday, June 5, 1849
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