Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 15, 1864
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 15, 1864
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-09-15
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 15, 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:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: ahf
revision: obm 2016-09-15
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Auburn Sep. 15th
My dear Son
I have deferred
writing for two weeks
with the hope of seeing
you here, but I begin
to think you will
not come at present.
I wrote last when
the excursionistS were
here. After being
home two weeks Fanny
Person
is again preparing to
leave. She goes to
Washington
Place
Person
leaving here the 21st.
Contrary to our intentions
we have passed this
summer here. So many
things have conspired to
keep me at home that
I have not even made
the visit to Catherine Huson
Person
We had a very pleasant
visit of 2 weeks from
Jenny
Person
Person
while Mrs Watson
Person
away. Jenny is not
very well this week.
Nelly was here yesterday
is very well and very
winning. I wish you
could see her while
she creeps. I am going to
see Jenny this afternoon.
The weather has been very
warm again for two or
three days. After Fanny
is gone, if you do not
come home I shall
go to Rochester
Place
week or two, and then
make Aunty
Person
before I go to N Washington.
I shall probably go to
Washington the last of October,
if Jenny would like to
go there we can go together,
a week or two will make
little difference with me
if all keep well. Aunty
has been better the last
week. Frances
Person
well yet, though I do not
think she has typhoid
fever as Dr Bennet
Person
She talks of going to Washington
some time this Winter
but I do not know at
what time. I would
prefer to be here with
Aunty while she is away
if we can so arrange
it. I can come home at
any time provided the Hudson
River is not frozen over.
What think you of the
war? Does not the end
seem more probably near
than it has at any time
previous? O how we wish
it would come, justly
and honourably.
I wrote the letter to Michael Dorsey
Person
it to your care. Jenny put
the money in the letter
while I was away. I think
it was a $5 bill. His wife
Person
office. I did not like
her appearance.
How provoking it is that Wm Henry
Person
Place
Fred
Person
writing his name Junior
I wish his name were
something else, he has
no right to say Jr.
Yesterday I was asked if
you had not a very
lucrative situation in
some office. I answered "no"
rather sharply. It was poor
Mr Brown
Person
inquiry, he had heard some
say so, and was not particularly
to blame. Thursday –
Going to see Jenny yesterday I met
her and dear Nelly coming up.
Jenny is pretty well again. She
had an p ambrotype of herself
and Nelly for you which
Fanny is to take to you.
Last night your letter to her
came saying it was very
doubtful about your coming
home. We are all sorry,
but perhaps something may
occur to make it possible
yet. I have been with
Mrs B. F. Hall
Person
her little girl
Person
our Nelly's age is dey dying,
has been ill some weeks
with summer complaint.
You must be cautious
about eating too much fruit
at this season. May God
bless & keep you, Mother.
Mr Fowler
Person
failed to
get a likeness
of Aunty, which
I much regret.
She thinks
she will
go to Wash[ - ]
Supplied
ington
some
time this
Winter
sends love to you.
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Thursday, September 15, 1864
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