Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 10, 1849
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Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 10, 1849
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Date:1849-08-10
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Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 10, 1849
action: sent
sender:
George Seward
Person
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26
Death: 1888-12-07
Person
location:
Florida NY
Place
Name: City: Florida
County: Orange
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: bms
revision: crb 2015-05-16
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Friday morn
August 10th 1849
My Dear Sister,
Since you left
Florida untill Tuesday
Father
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
remains very much
in the same situation, he ap-
peared to be without any dis-
ease except now old age
but at that time his coughs
increased and respiration
appeared to be difficult, he
would draw from ½ to a dozen
breath very loud and then re–
main about the same length
of time without apparently
breathing at all, he says his
feet are growing more and more
numb; and though he has them
washed with spirits very fre–
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quently yet they do not recover
he has been very quiet and
easily to get along with untill
within two or three days.
Yesterday morning he became
quiet wild and flighty and contenti–
uous so to this time, he is not
as well as he was for a week
after you left.
Sarah’s
Name: Sarah Seward
Birth: 1833-06-08
Death: 1891-06-12
face is getting
much better but she looks
a more than perfect fright
yet, the poor girl will have
occasion to remember
Gen Taylor
Name: Zachary Taylor
Birth: 1784-11-24
Death: 1850-07-09Certainty: Possible
past day
she went down into the
swamp gathering grapes
with her brothers
brothers
brothers
Name: John Seward
Birth: 1844-11-20
Death: 1917-01-29
Name: George Seward
Birth: 1840-11-08
Death: 1910-11-28
Name: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1838-04-16
Death: 1916-02-22
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1835-01-09
Death: 1926
all of whom
have had their part of the
game.
Page 3
Mrs. Major Wheeler
Name: Cornelia Wheeler
Birth: 1795
Death: 1873-02-28
with her
sister Mrs Hales
a few days since to see you
and expressed their disa–
pointment that you had left.
Augustus Canfield
Name: Augustus Canfield
Birth: 1829-12-04
Death: 1867-10-25
has been
up again and brought with
him a young South Carolinian
I have observed letters passing
between this youngster and
Caroline
Name: Caroline Beattie
Birth: 1834-07-25
Death: 1922-02-28
Augustus Seward
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1820-05-18
Death: 1889-05-08
is now at
Mr. Finn’s
Name: Daniel Finn
Birth: 1785-05-01
Death: 1864-08-15
suffering from a so-
bering attack of cholic, he
was some better last evening
Johnny talks about riding with
Fanny in the wagon.
Yours Affectionate
Brother George
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Friday morn
August 10th 1849
My Dear Sister,
Since you left
Florida untill Tuesday
Father
Person
in the same situation, he ap-
peared to be without any dis-
ease except now old age
but at that time his coughs
increased and respiration
appeared to be difficult, he
would draw from ½ to a dozen
breath very loud and then re–
main about the same length
of time without apparently
breathing at all, he says his
feet are growing more and more
numb; and though he has them
washed with spirits very fre–
quently yet they do not recover
he has been very quiet and
easily to get along with untill
within two or three days.
Yesterday morning he became
quiet wild and flighty and contenti–
uous so to this time, he is not
as well as he was for a week
after you left.
Sarah’s
Person
much better but she looks
a more than perfect fright
yet, the poor girl will have
occasion to remember
Gen Taylor
Person
she went down into the
swamp gathering grapes
with her brothers
People
People
People
have had their part of the
game.
Mrs. Major Wheeler
Person
sister Mrs Hales
Unknown
, called a few days since to see you
and expressed their disa–
pointment that you had left.
Augustus Canfield
Person
up again and brought with
him a young South Carolinian
Unknown
I have observed letters passing
between this youngster and
Caroline
Person
Augustus Seward
Person
Mr. Finn’s
Person
bering attack of cholic, he
was some better last evening
Johnny talks about riding with
Fanny in the wagon.
Yours Affectionate
Brother George
date:
Friday, August 10, 1849
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