Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, June 5, 1864
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, June 5, 1864
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-06-05
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, June 5, 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:
Anna Seward
Person
Name: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
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
Sunday morning
June 5th —
My dear Anna
Jenny
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
& Nelly
Name: Cornelia Allen
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
nurse
and contraband
Name:
Birth:
Death:
came
yesterday at 2 oclock
pretty tired but tol-
erably well. Jenny
and Nelly stayed at
Mrs. Watsons
Name: Margaret Watson
Birth: 1812-03-30
Death: 1893-11-13
until
tea time. They found
company from Albany
Name: City: Albany
County: Albany
State: NY
Country: US
Delevan Woodruff
Name: Edwin Woodruff
Birth: 1838-01-10
Death: 1899-10-30
& his
wife
Name: Anna Woodruff
Birth: 1838-05-08
Death: 1904-09-15
came on with them.
The little contraband
finds favour in the eyes
of Eliza
Name:
Birth:
Death: Certainty: Possible
& seems
Page 2
pleased with her home
Joseph
Name: Joseph Smallwood
Birth:
Death:
has long talks
with her about some of
his relations in Camp Todd Todd
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
. Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
is much
obliged for the waist which
fits well.
Catherine Huson
Name: Catherine Huson
Birth: 1825
Death: 1898
& her youngest
boy
Name: Hobert Huson
Birth: 1857-03-11
Death: 1925
left us as Jenny came
had been here since Thursday.
Will you ask Fred
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
not
to forget the the Naval school
for DeLaney
Name: Delaney Huson
Birth: 1850
Death:
if any
vacancy comes to his
knowledge where he has
influence. Catherine knew
nothing of Mr Ely’s
Name: Alfred Ely
Birth: 1815-02-15
Death: 1892-05-18
letter to Father
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
, which
Page 3
I was glad to hear – of course
I could not learn how
successful he had been
or whether he intended
any thing beyond a few
voluntary subscriptions
beside Mr Sewards.
I hope your Mother
Name: Margaret Wharton
Birth: 1812-10-29
Death: 1889-10-09
will find Johns
Name: John Wharton
Birth: 1841-12-14
Death: 1896-10-15
health
improving. I am glad
she is with you.
Since writing the first part
of my letter we have the Journal
with intelligence of P.A. Porters
Name: Peter Porter
Birth: 1827-07-14
Death: 1864-06-03
death, what sorrow for
his family.
Nelly is quite ill this
morning with symptoms
of cholera morbus. Jenny
Page 4
has sent for Dr Robinson
Name: Horatio Robinson
Birth: 1804-02-04
Death: 1889-07-28Certainty: Probable
Later – The Dr has
been here – thinks Nelly will
be better soon, that she
is suffering somewhat from
the journey.
Aunty’s
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
note says she is
better to day. She was here
a short time yesterday
Jenny has gone to Church
she wished me to ask
you to let her know
the amount of Mrs Ross’
bill. Tulips, orange &
yellow lillies prevail in
the garden now. The lilly
bed is rich. The star
of Bethlehem is more prosperous
& perfect than for some years
Love to Fred and all
including your mother
very Affectionately Fred’s mother
Sunday morning
June 5th —
My dear Anna
Jenny
Person
Person
Unknown
and contraband
Person
yesterday at 2 oclock
pretty tired but tol-
erably well. Jenny
and Nelly stayed at
Mrs. Watsons
Person
tea time. They found
company from Albany
Place
Delevan Woodruff
Person
wife
Person
The little contraband
finds favour in the eyes
of Eliza
Person
pleased with her home
Joseph
Person
with her about some of
his relations in Camp Todd Todd
Place
Person
obliged for the waist which
fits well.
Catherine Huson
Person
boy
Person
had been here since Thursday.
Will you ask Fred
Person
to forget the the Naval school
for DeLaney
Person
vacancy comes to his
knowledge where he has
influence. Catherine knew
nothing of Mr Ely’s
Person
letter to Father
Person
I was glad to hear – of course
I could not learn how
successful he had been
or whether he intended
any thing beyond a few
voluntary subscriptions
beside Mr Sewards.
I hope your Mother
Person
will find Johns
Person
improving. I am glad
she is with you.
Since writing the first part
of my letter we have the Journal
with intelligence of P.A. Porters
Person
death, what sorrow for
his family.
Nelly is quite ill this
morning with symptoms
of cholera morbus. Jenny
has sent for Dr Robinson
Person
Later – The Dr has
been here – thinks Nelly will
be better soon, that she
is suffering somewhat from
the journey.
Aunty’s
Person
better to day. She was here
a short time yesterday
Jenny has gone to Church
she wished me to ask
you to let her know
the amount of Mrs Ross’
Unknown
bill. Tulips, orange &
yellow lillies prevail in
the garden now. The lilly
bed is rich. The star
of Bethlehem is more prosperous
& perfect than for some years
Love to Fred and all
including your mother
very Affectionately Fred’s mother
date:
Sunday, June 5, 1864
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