Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anne Wharton Seward, July 7, 1864

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anne Wharton Seward, July 7, 1864

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1864-07-07

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anne Wharton Seward, July 7, 1864

action: sent

sender: Frances Seward
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: Anna Seward
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Person

Name: Anna Seward Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02

location: Unknown
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transcription: ahf 

revision: obm 2016-06-29

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Auburn July 7th
My dear Anna
Mrs. Merriman
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Person

Name: Harriet Merriman Birth: 1813-08-14 Death: 1890-01-20
goes
to day to see their son
x

Person

Name: Truman Merriman Birth: 1839-09-05 Death: 1892-04-16

who is at Fortress monroe
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Place

Name:  City:  Fort Monroe County:  Hampton State:  VA Country:  US

in a hospital. Will
you ask Frederick
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Person

Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
to
get her a pass and
show her any proper
attention. She has
been President of our
aid Society and
indefatigable in her
labours for the Soldiers
since the society
was established.

[top Margin] I wrote
this to send
by Mrs Merriman
she may not go
as Mr M.
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Person

Name: Corydon Merriman Birth: 1808-07-10 Death: 1877-04-22
thinks
to go himself[ . ]
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Reason: 

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I was quite alarmed
last night when I saw
the notice in the
Tribune of the rocket
accident, but on
consideration I thought
if there had been
serious injury you
would have telegraphed[ . ]
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Reason: 

Pray write me
how Father
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
is.
We have nothing
late from Will
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
than
the notices Fred sent.
The weather is warm
again. Aunty
x

Person

Name: Lazette Worden Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
is
here this morning
I drove with her to
Page 3

the Lake yesterday about
11 miles. She loves the
drive better than I.
Fanny
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
is well again.
Jenny
x

Person

Name: Janet Seward Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
pretty well
& Nelly
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Person

Name: Clarence Seward Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
very well.
Love to Fred.
very affectionately
Mother.
All the talk now
is about the raid
into MaryLand
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Place

Name: Maryland City:   County:   State:  MD Country:  US
.
Our Governor
x

Person

Name: Horatio Seymour Birth: 1810-05-31 Death: 1886-02-12
does
not respond to the
Presidents
x

Person

Name: Abraham Lincoln Birth: 1809-02-12 Death: 1865-04-15
call.
There was much rejoicing
about the destruction
of the Alabama[ . ]
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Reason: 

date: 
Thursday, July 7, 1864
receiver: 
Seward, Anna M.
sender: 
Seward, Frances Adeline
year: 
1864
place_node: 
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