Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, September 6, 1864

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, September 6, 1864

transcriber

Transcriber:spp:ahf

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Transcriber:spp:keh

Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1864-09-06

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, September 6, 1864

action: sent

sender: Frances Seward
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Person

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

location:
Unknown

receiver: Anna Seward
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Person

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

location: Washington D.C. DC
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Place

Name:  City:  Washington D.C. County:   State:  DC Country:  US

transcription: ahf 

revision: obm 2016-09-09

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Tuesday Evening
Sep. 6th
My dear Anna
I wrote this morning
to Washington, that letter
may not reach you.
After various plans Father
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

has at length decided
to go to New York
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US
by the
way of Orange County
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Place

Name: Orange County City:   County:  Orange State:  NY Country:  US
.
We leave tomorrow afternoon
go to Cayuga
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Place

Name: Cayuga City:  Cayuga County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US
or Geneva
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Place

Name:  City:  Geneva County:  Ontario/Seneca State:  NY Country:  US

up the lake to the
Erie road. You are
to be telegraphed to
meet me in New York
and then if the weather
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will permit we will go
somewhere to the sea
together. I cannot tell
how long we shall
be going to New York, as
I leave the arrangements
to Father – in truth I
would have preferred the
other route. Fanny
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Person

Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29

will remain with Aunty
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Person

Name: Lazette Worden Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
[ . ]
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Supplied

Reason: 

I think Mrs Perry
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Person

Name: Jane Perry Birth: 1819-10-04 Death: 1898-02-12
may
go with us but am
not certain. She gave
up Saratoga
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Place

Name:  City:  Saratoga County:  Saratoga State:  NY Country:  US
& remained
at home, intending to
go on with me.
I hope to find you at
the Astor House
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Place

Name:  City:   County:   State:   Country:  
— &
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Fred
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Person

Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
too if he can leave.
Very affectionately
Mother.

date: 
Tuesday, September 6, 1864
receiver: 
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