Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 29, 1864
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 29, 1864
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-05-29
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 29, 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:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
transcription: srr
revision: crb 2016-07-05
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Page 1
Auburn
The archivist dated this letter May 27, but May 29 was a Sunday
Sunday May 29th
My very dear Son
I hear that Capt. Freehoff
Name: Phillip Freoff
Birth: 1819
Death: 1879
is going in pursuit
of the 9th Arty. tomorrow
I will give him this letter
hoping it may reach
you, which that I sent
to Washington has not.
We think of you all
the time and hope
you may escape the
many dangers which
surround you. It is
a week yesterday since
you were in Washington
[left Margin] much love –
may God
watch over &
preserve you my
dear son
your Mother.
Page 2
that is the last we have
heard from you. I have
one letter from Jenny
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
written Wednesday the 25th,
she talks of coming home
with Mr Pomeroy
Name: Theodore Pomeroy
Birth: 1824-12-31
Death: 1905-03-23
on
account of Nelly
Name: Cornelia Allen
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
but
is reluctant to go further
away from you. Were
dear Nelly here I would
gladly take care of her
but I fear Jenny would
be very sad separated
from you both. I shall
be very glad to have
them both here and
pray that you too may
Page 3
hark to us when you feel
that your duty for your
country is done.
Aunty
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
has not been so
well the last week – the
Dr does not speak very
encouragingly about her.
I am thinking of going
with her to the sea side
this summer if she can
have the journey. She
is here part of the time
Catherine
Name: Catharine McKinton
Birth: 1846
Death:
is still at her
house. The boy
Name: Joseph Smallwood
Birth:
Death:
I brought home is good-
natured and kind in dis-
position but not much
of a worker – as he
Page 4
is willing I hope he may
improve. The Common
Council insists that the walk
be made so I have some
men at work to day.
Old Mr Steward
for Aunty. John
Name: John Butler
Birth: 1827
Death: Certainty: Possible
has
taken himself a wife
We do not hear where
McDougall
Name: Clinton MacDougall
Birth: 1839-09-14
Death: 1914-05-24
is — indeed
we know few particulars
of the Army which are reliable.
The general intelligence tells us
Grant
Name: Ulysses Grant
Birth: 1822-04-27
Death: 1885-07-23
is below the North Anna
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
since I commenced writing I hear
that Freehof will not be a safe
messenger so I send my letter
to Washington. We hear that
Robert Perry
Name: Robert Perry
Birth: 1834
Death: 1884-10-01
will save his arm
though amputation was talked of.
Aunty and Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
send
Auburn
The archivist dated this letter May 27, but May 29 was a Sunday
Editorial Note
My very dear Son
I hear that Capt. Freehoff
Person
of the 9th Arty. tomorrow
I will give him this letter
hoping it may reach
you, which that I sent
to Washington has not.
We think of you all
the time and hope
you may escape the
many dangers which
surround you. It is
a week yesterday since
you were in Washington
[left Margin] much love –
may God
watch over &
preserve you my
dear son
your Mother.
that is the last we have
heard from you. I have
one letter from Jenny
Person
written Wednesday the 25th,
she talks of coming home
with Mr Pomeroy
Person
account of Nelly
Person
is reluctant to go further
away from you. Were
dear Nelly here I would
gladly take care of her
but I fear Jenny would
be very sad separated
from you both. I shall
be very glad to have
them both here and
pray that you too may
hark to us when you feel
that your duty for your
country is done.
Aunty
Person
well the last week – the
Dr does not speak very
encouragingly about her.
I am thinking of going
with her to the sea side
this summer if she can
have the journey. She
is here part of the time
Catherine
Person
house. The boy
Person
I brought home is good-
natured and kind in dis-
position but not much
of a worker – as he
is willing I hope he may
improve. The Common
Council insists that the walk
be made so I have some
men at work to day.
Old Mr Steward
Unknown
is at work for Aunty. John
Person
taken himself a wife
Unknown
. We do not hear where
McDougall
Person
we know few particulars
of the Army which are reliable.
The general intelligence tells us
Grant
Person
Place
since I commenced writing I hear
that Freehof will not be a safe
messenger so I send my letter
to Washington. We hear that
Robert Perry
Person
though amputation was talked of.
Aunty and Fanny
Person
date:
Sunday, May 29, 1864
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