Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, December 30, 1864
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, December 30, 1864
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-12-30
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, December 30, 1864
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Person
location:
Martinsburg WV
Place
Name: City: Martinsburg
County: Berkeley
State: WV
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Janet Seward
Person
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-09-07
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Page 1
Martinsburg Dec 30th/64
My dearest Jenny
I have your letter of
the 25th and also a note from Mother
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
saying
that she thinks of going home next week. Father
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
& she have been talking of coming up here to see
me & possibly may do so before she goes home.
The more I have thought about your coming
down here the more I am pleased with the idea
I think if I should stay as long as the 1st
of Feby you could come down with the boy
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
as well as not & spend two or three weeks with
me very pleasantly. You could leave Nelly
Name: Cornelia Allen
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
with
either grandmother
Name: Margaret Watson
Birth: 1812-03-30
Death: 1893-11-13
or you mother could come
down with you & leave her with my mother. Capt
Knowles
Name: John Knowles
Birth: 1833
Death: 1906
is highly delighted with such an
arrangement & will bring his wife
Name: Jane Knowles
Birth: 1840
Death: 1924
at any time
when you can come, our house is a large one
and with a little furniture could be made very
comfortable. By that time I presume I shall
have more troops here so that it will be
perfectly safe. Willie would be as old as
Nelly was when you came to Ft Mansfield
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County:
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Page 2
I have just had a visit from Gens
Kelly
Name: Benjamin Kelley
Birth: 1807-04-10
Death: 1891-07-16
& Sullivan
Name: Jeremiah Sullivan
Birth: 1830-10-01
Death: 1890-10-21
. Genl S stays to dinner
with me to day
Your Affectionate husband
Page 3
Mrs Wm H Seward Jr
Auburn N.Y.
MARTINSBURGH W.V. 30 DEC
Type: postmark
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
Dec 30th 1864
Martinsburg Dec 30th/64
My dearest Jenny
I have your letter of
the 25th and also a note from Mother
Person
that she thinks of going home next week. Father
Person
& she have been talking of coming up here to see
me & possibly may do so before she goes home.
The more I have thought about your coming
down here the more I am pleased with the idea
I think if I should stay as long as the 1st
of Feby you could come down with the boy
Person
as well as not & spend two or three weeks with
me very pleasantly. You could leave Nelly
Person
either grandmother
Person
down with you & leave her with my mother. Capt
Knowles
Person
arrangement & will bring his wife
Person
when you can come, our house is a large one
and with a little furniture could be made very
comfortable. By that time I presume I shall
have more troops here so that it will be
perfectly safe. Willie would be as old as
Nelly was when you came to Ft Mansfield
Place
I have just had a visit from Gens
Kelly
Person
Person
with me to day
Your Affectionate husband
Mrs Wm H Seward Jr
Auburn N.Y.
MARTINSBURGH W.V. 30 DEC
Stamp
Person
date:
Friday, December 30, 1864
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