Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 23, 1865
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 23, 1865
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Date:1865-03-23
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 23, 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:
Augustus Seward
Person
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
transcription: dxt
revision: ekk 2015-06-23
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Page 1
Thursday
March 23rd
My dear Son
I should like to
hear how you are all
getting on at Washington
this morning. I have
a letter from Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
from New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
which
tells me they are there
safely. Since the floods
commenced you have
all seemed a great way
off. I think the road
from Washington to New
York has not suffered
so much as ours in
this part of the country.
We have been some
Page 2
days without mail
in either direction
Rochester
Name: City: Rochester
County: Monroe
State: NY
Country: US
has suffered
very severely - now
the bridge across the
Cayuga Lake is sub-
merged and some
portion of it washed
away – so that it
cannot be used.
William
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
writes that he
has applied for a
furlough and may come
home next week though
he hardly thinks it
probable. McDougall
Name: Clinton MacDougall
Birth: 1839-09-14
Death: 1914-05-24
set out on his return
yesterday – was to be
in New York Friday,
that is tomorrow
Page 3
and if he hears nothing
from Will, will go to
Martinsburg
Name: City: Martinsburg
County: Berkeley
State: WV
Country: US
to spend
Sunday. Frances
Name: Frances Chesebro
Birth: 1826-12-12
Death: 1909-08-24
&
Frank
Name: Francis Chesebro
Birth: 1854-02-13
Death: 1931-05-23
came over last
Thursday – they are boarding
at Mrs Browns
Name: Betsey Brown
Birth: 1785
Death: 1870
in Green
Street - were here to dinner
yesterday. Frances is pretty
well, though she was not
when she came. Frank is
very well – quite a large
boy – 11 years old.
He is sitting by the table
now drawing a man.
I do not think Frances
intends to occupy her house
in Canandaigua
Name: City: Canandaigua
County: Ontario
State: NY
Country: US
again. She
has packed her furniture –
had some sold at auction
and offers the house for sale.
Page 4
She has taken a little farm
of 8 acres 6 or 7 miles from
Canandaigua where she is
to build a small house
to occupy in the Summer,
and will spend her Winters
in some town. This is her
present plan – it may be
changed. Henry
Name:
Birth:
Death:
is at present
somewhere in Pennsylvania
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
or
Virginia
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
acing as attorney
for some oil company.
We had two summer-like
days but this morning the
ground is covered with
snow again. Aunty
Name: Clarinda McClallen
Birth: 1793-05-01
Death: 1862-09-05
&
Jenny
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
send love. Nelly
Name: Cornelia Allen
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
says “Uncle Ghu must
come home.” I hope he
will come while the
Summer lasts this year
May God bless you my
son - very affectionately
Mother
Thursday
March 23rd
My dear Son
I should like to
hear how you are all
getting on at Washington
this morning. I have
a letter from Fanny
Person
from New York
Place
tells me they are there
safely. Since the floods
commenced you have
all seemed a great way
off. I think the road
from Washington to New
York has not suffered
so much as ours in
this part of the country.
We have been some
days without mail
in either direction
Rochester
Place
very severely - now
the bridge across the
Cayuga Lake is sub-
merged and some
portion of it washed
away – so that it
cannot be used.
William
Person
has applied for a
furlough and may come
home next week though
he hardly thinks it
probable. McDougall
Person
set out on his return
yesterday – was to be
in New York Friday,
that is tomorrow
and if he hears nothing
from Will, will go to
Martinsburg
Place
Sunday. Frances
Person
Frank
Person
Thursday – they are boarding
at Mrs Browns
Person
Street - were here to dinner
yesterday. Frances is pretty
well, though she was not
when she came. Frank is
very well – quite a large
boy – 11 years old.
He is sitting by the table
now drawing a man.
I do not think Frances
intends to occupy her house
in Canandaigua
Place
has packed her furniture –
had some sold at auction
and offers the house for sale.
She has taken a little farm
of 8 acres 6 or 7 miles from
Canandaigua where she is
to build a small house
to occupy in the Summer,
and will spend her Winters
in some town. This is her
present plan – it may be
changed. Henry
Person
somewhere in Pennsylvania
Place
Virginia
Place
for some oil company.
We had two summer-like
days but this morning the
ground is covered with
snow again. Aunty
Person
Jenny
Person
Person
says “Uncle Ghu must
come home.” I hope he
will come while the
Summer lasts this year
May God bless you my
son - very affectionately
Mother
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