Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, April, 1864
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, April, 1864
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-04
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, April, 1864
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:
Frederick Seward
Person
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
transcription: obm
revision: crb 2016-07-01
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Page 1
Saturday 7. AM
My dear son
I was very glad to
learn from you letter last
night that your Father
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
was safely in Washington —
Independent of “accident
by flood & field” I
was afraid he might
be ill he seemed so
tired when he left.
I came home comfortably
Thursday — Clarence
Name: Clarence Seward
Birth: 1828-10-07
Death: 1897-07-24
left
us at Syracuse
Name: City: Syracuse
County: Onandaga
State: NY
Country: US
keeping
The straight road
Page 2
to Buffalo
Name: City: Buffalo
County: Erie
State: NY
Country: US
— Caroline
Name: Caroline Seward
Birth: 1828-05-22
Death: 1906-12-09
went on to Geneva
Name: City: Geneva
County: Ontario/Seneca
State: NY
Country: US
—
I found Aunty
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
much
as she was when I left
though so animated
when I came that for
a time I thought her
better — I fear there
is no material change
she is still obliged
to use the same diet
and is very thin —
——walks a short distance
every day — the roads
are too bad to drive
with comfort and
Page 3
just at this time
Nicholas
Name: Nicholas Bogart
Birth: 1801-12-24
Death: 1893-02-15
is sick — I
found him up but not
able to be about and sent
him home — I think
Joseph
Name: Joseph Smallwood
Birth:
Death:
will learn to take
care of the horses in time
he seems handy & willing—
A man from the
stable came this morning
and drove them an
hour. I wish you
could hear the birds
^(robins)^ sing in the morning
& evening before the
black birds disperse
them.
Page 4
The rep report of the
massacre at Ft. Pillow
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
is sickening — We are at
war with savages
Clarence & Caroline
return Tuesday of next
week — Clarence goes
Wednesday to Washington
Perhaps Anna
Name: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
and
Jenny
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
will go with
him. I will writ[ e ]
Reason:
to Jenny tomorrow
Love to them all
God bless you
Mother
shall I send the Papers
for the Hudson River &
Central roads or keep
them for the present.
Saturday 7. AM
My dear son
I was very glad to
learn from you letter last
night that your Father
Person
was safely in Washington —
Independent of “accident
by flood & field” I
was afraid he might
be ill he seemed so
tired when he left.
I came home comfortably
Thursday — Clarence
Person
us at Syracuse
Place
The straight road
to Buffalo
Place
Person
went on to Geneva
Place
I found Aunty
Person
as she was when I left
though so animated
when I came that for
a time I thought her
better — I fear there
is no material change
she is still obliged
to use the same diet
and is very thin —
——walks a short distance
every day — the roads
are too bad to drive
with comfort and
just at this time
Nicholas
Person
found him up but not
able to be about and sent
him home — I think
Joseph
Person
care of the horses in time
he seems handy & willing—
A man from the
stable came this morning
and drove them an
hour. I wish you
could hear the birds
^(robins)^ sing in the morning
& evening before the
black birds disperse
them.
The rep report of the
massacre at Ft. Pillow
Place
is sickening — We are at
war with savages
Clarence & Caroline
return Tuesday of next
week — Clarence goes
Wednesday to Washington
Perhaps Anna
Person
Jenny
Person
him. I will writ[ e ]
Supplied
to Jenny tomorrow
Love to them all
God bless you
Mother
shall I send the Papers
for the Hudson River &
Central roads or keep
them for the present.
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