Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, April 13, 1866

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, April 13, 1866

transcriber

Transcriber:spp:ekk

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1866-04-13

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, April 13, 1866

action: sent

sender: William Seward
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: Frederick Seward
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Person

Name: Frederick Seward Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25

location: Unknown
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transcription: ekk 

revision: crb 2016-10-03

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Auburn April 13/66
My dear Fred
Will you
ask Father
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
if he is willing
I should cut down the
Horsechestnut tree that stands in
the path by the dining room window
it darkens the kitchen so that
the
Unknown can hardly see to work
it also shuts off much light
from the dining room.
Ask him also if he had
any objection to having the
dining room grained light
oak, both paper & paint are
much marred. The garden
will be very pretty in a week or
ten days. I hope the Washington
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Place

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

part of the family
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People

Name: Anna Seward Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02 Name: Frances Seward Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
will not leave
us to its exclusive enjoyment
this summer
Give my love

[top Margin] seward-pen
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
I am
going home
as soon as Fannys
health allows.
Remember question about
the cutting down the
chesnut.
He may
soon as he likes best.

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to Fanny I hope she
is improving rapidly
Your aff brother
Will
date: 
Friday, April 13, 1866
year: 
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