Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1864
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1864
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-06-18
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 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: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
transcription: ekk
revision: crb 2016-09-01
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Page 1
Saturday June 18
My dearest Henry
Your letter to
Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
which came last
evening dissipated our
anticipation of a visit
from you about this
time. We wish very
much to have you see
the garden before this
July sun pales the
verdure and withers
the flowers. I work
all the time and write
much less than usual
Page 2
housework distracts
my thoughts which
is a relief just
now. Today is
our Wills
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
birthday
he is 25 years old. May
God preserve him through
the perils of this year.
The late movement of
the Army we suppose must
indicate that Buckner
Name: Simon Buckner
Birth: 1823-04-01
Death: 1914-01-08
is more easily approached
from the South. but
Grant
Name: Ulysses Grant
Birth: 1822-04-27
Death: 1885-07-23
easily keeps
his plans to himself.
Lazette
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
after a sick
week is better again.
Page 3
I wrote to Mrs Stanton
Name: Elizabeth Stanton
Birth: 1815-11-12
Death: 1902-10-26
that I wished Dr Bayard
Name: Edward Bayard
Birth: 1806-03-05
Death: 1889-09-28
to come and see my
sister. Lazette would
like his advice but
hesitates to make a
change, from regard
to Dr Hall
Name: Edward Hall
Birth: 1818-06-19
Death: 1870-04-28
.
I ought to have sent
before the letter which
I enclose today from
your “strong minded”
niece Sarah Seward
Name: Sarah Seward
Birth: 1833-06-08
Death: 1891-06-12
.
It was of course written
for your instruction.
Jenny
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
is spending
the week with Mrs
Pomeroy
Name: Elizabeth Pomeroy
Birth: 1834-03-20
Death: 1892-02-25
. she and
Page 4
Saturday June 18
My dearest Henry
Your letter to
Fanny
Person
evening dissipated our
anticipation of a visit
from you about this
time. We wish very
much to have you see
the garden before this
July sun pales the
verdure and withers
the flowers. I work
all the time and write
much less than usual
housework distracts
my thoughts which
is a relief just
now. Today is
our Wills
Person
he is 25 years old. May
God preserve him through
the perils of this year.
The late movement of
the Army we suppose must
indicate that Buckner
Person
is more easily approached
from the South. but
Grant
Person
his plans to himself.
Lazette
Person
week is better again.
I wrote to Mrs Stanton
Person
that I wished Dr Bayard
Person
to come and see my
sister. Lazette would
like his advice but
hesitates to make a
change, from regard
to Dr Hall
Person
I ought to have sent
before the letter which
I enclose today from
your “strong minded”
niece Sarah Seward
Person
It was of course written
for your instruction.
Jenny
Person
the week with Mrs
Pomeroy
Person
date:
Saturday, June 18, 1864
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