Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, March 8, 1865
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, March 8, 1865
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Date:1865-03-08
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, March 8, 1865
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:
Frederick Seward
Person
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
transcription: mah
revision: ekk 2015-06-23
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Page 1
Wednesday
March 8th
My dear Son
I wish you would
write me a letter
on purpose to tell me
how your arm is - you
will not mention it
if you have any other
subject, and I am
really very desirous
to know, whether it
improves or whether
it remains about as
when I came away.
Also how your general
health and strength
are. Mrs Perry
Name: Jane Perry
Birth: 1810
Death: 1877-01-07
has just come in
to bring us the news
of Shermans
Name: William Sherman
Birth: 1820-02-08
Death: 1891-02-14
engagement
Page 2
with Johnson
Name: Joseph Johnston
Birth: 1807-02-03
Death: 1891-03-21
. We do not
yet get official confir-
mation of Sheridan
Name: Philip Sheridan
Birth: 1831-03-06
Death: 1888-08-05
’s
success against Early
Name: Jubal Early
Birth: 1816-11-03
Death: 1894-03-02
.
You can hardly imagine
how much deeper the
impression made here by
all military movements
than at Washington
when there are so many
other things to engage
attention.
Will
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
writes again from
Martinsburg
Name: City: Martinsburg
County: Berkeley
State: WV
Country: US
. Mc Dougall
Name: Clinton MacDougall
Birth: 1839-09-14
Death: 1914-05-24
is having
the eagle replaced by
the star in consideration
of his brevet. Will
is wishing to come home
while Mc is here but
hardly thinks it
possible. Mr. Day
Name: Fayette Day
Birth: 1817-02-23
Death: 1878-02-28
Page 3
is at present confined to
the house for some
treatments of his face
which is called a
cancerous affection by
the physicians. His con-
-finement is only temporary
he will be out again
this week.
Is John Wharton
Name: John Wharton
Birth: 1841-12-14
Death: 1896-10-15
still
at Elmira
Name: City: Elmira
County: Chemung
State: NY
Country: US
? if so
I wish he would come
and see us.
Tell Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
I defer
writing to her today
as Aunty
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
wrote
yesterday. I have
her letter of Saturday.
We have sunshine but
plenty of snow yet.
Love to Anna
Name: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
& her mother
Name: Margaret Wharton
Birth: 1812-10-29
Death: 1889-10-09
God bless you my
dear son.
Mother.
[left Margin] Aunty sends love
Wednesday
March 8th
My dear Son
I wish you would
write me a letter
on purpose to tell me
how your arm is - you
will not mention it
if you have any other
subject, and I am
really very desirous
to know, whether it
improves or whether
it remains about as
when I came away.
Also how your general
health and strength
are. Mrs Perry
Person
has just come in
to bring us the news
of Shermans
Person
with Johnson
Person
yet get official confir-
mation of Sheridan
Person
success against Early
Person
You can hardly imagine
how much deeper the
impression made here by
all military movements
than at Washington
when there are so many
other things to engage
attention.
Will
Person
Martinsburg
Place
Person
the eagle replaced by
the star in consideration
of his brevet. Will
is wishing to come home
while Mc is here but
hardly thinks it
possible. Mr. Day
Person
is at present confined to
the house for some
treatments of his face
which is called a
cancerous affection by
the physicians. His con-
-finement is only temporary
he will be out again
this week.
Is John Wharton
Person
at Elmira
Place
I wish he would come
and see us.
Tell Fanny
Person
writing to her today
as Aunty
Person
yesterday. I have
her letter of Saturday.
We have sunshine but
plenty of snow yet.
Love to Anna
Person
Person
God bless you my
dear son.
Mother.
[left Margin] Aunty sends love
date:
Wednesday, March 8, 1865
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