Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, September 18, 1866
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, September 18, 1866
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Date:1866-09-18
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, September 18, 1866
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
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: ahf
revision: crb 2016-10-05
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Department of State
Washington, Sept 18 1866
My dear Jenny
Father
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
had a good night and
is stronger this morning
Dr Norris
Name: Basil Norris
Birth: 1828-03-09
Death: 1895-11-10
thinks if he has
as good a night to night
he will be out of danger
If such be the case
I shall start for home
via New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
tomorrow night
reaching Auburn probably on
Friday morning. I don't
recollect whether I mentioned
it before but Fathers illness
was an undoubted attack of
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cholera, so desperate
at Harrisburgh
Name: City: Harrisburg
County: Dauphin
State: PA
Country: US
that
there was no hope of
his recovery. Harriet
Name: Harriet Weed
Birth: 1819-02-06
Death: 1893-11-01
will
remain until Father is well
again. Fanny
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
has been
remarkably well since she
arrived and I hope the
beautiful weather we find
here will do her good. She
gives up her Western trip for
the present. Mary Grier
Name: Mary Grier
Birth: 1839-09-05
Death: 1930-06-04
is here and will stay with
Fanny until next week
Mr Weed
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
& Harriet return
to New York to night
Love to all, Your
Will
The Doctor (Robinson)
Name: Horatio Robinson
Birth: 1830-06-24
Death: 1891-04-27
will
return with me
Department of State
Washington, Sept 18 1866
My dear Jenny
Father
Person
had a good night and
is stronger this morning
Dr Norris
Person
as good a night to night
he will be out of danger
If such be the case
I shall start for home
via New York
Place
reaching Auburn probably on
Friday morning. I don't
recollect whether I mentioned
it before but Fathers illness
was an undoubted attack of
cholera, so desperate
at Harrisburgh
Place
there was no hope of
his recovery. Harriet
Person
remain until Father is well
again. Fanny
Person
remarkably well since she
arrived and I hope the
beautiful weather we find
here will do her good. She
gives up her Western trip for
the present. Mary Grier
Person
is here and will stay with
Fanny until next week
Mr Weed
Person
to New York to night
Love to all, Your
Will
The Doctor (Robinson)
Person
return with me
date:
Tuesday, September 18, 1866
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