Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1866
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1866
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1866-08-20
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1866
action: sent
sender:
Frederick Seward
Person
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Person
location:
Newport RI
Place
Name: City: Newport
County: Newport
State: RI
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: lxw
revision: obm 2016-08-20
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Newport, Monday
My dear Father,
We are leading
a quiet, idle life, that I wish
you could enjoy with us. We walk
and ride, read & sleep, with the
thermometer down among the 60s and
70s. Whether it is the cool sea air,
or the quiet or the idleness, that
disposes me to somnolence, I do
not know, but we contrive to
sleep soundly ten or twelve hours
at night, and two or three
more during the day. They tell
us it is the usual effect of the
climate on newcomers, and a
sign of returning or increasing vigor.
I think Anna
Person
She has been down to the beach
this morning for a bath.
We have declined all invitations
to dinners and parties, on the plea
of health and as Mr Barredas'
Person
is distant from the hotels &, we
escape most of the inflictions of
watering-place society. There are
plenty of visitors however, among them
today are the Bancrofts, the Blatchfords
People
the Montholons
People
People
the Russells
People
Person
Burr Griswold
Person
I have your letters of the 3d
& 4th, and Augustus
Person
same date. I had already
spoken to Maybe his son, George Fisher BakerMr Baker
Person
Margarets
Person
Unknown
, who has allthat the law allows to the class
of employe’s to which he belongs,
and can only have more by the
turning out of some watchman to make
a place for him, which is not
practicable, just now. I told Capt. Slaght
Person
him, provided he could trust us to
decide when and how. Otherwise
I think he will defeat his own
chances. He writes me that he has
changed his mind as to the time
when we should propose his appointm[ ent ]
Supplied
I have not changed mine, and if he
will not trust me, I cannot help him.
Affectionately yours
F. W. S
Unknown
F. W.S Newport 1866
date:
Monday, August 20, 1866
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