Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 10, 1868
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 10, 1868
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1868-09-10
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 10, 1868
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frederick Seward
Person
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Person
location:
Place
Name: City:
County:
State:
Country:
Place
transcription: sss
revision: crb 2016-10-13
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Page 1
My dear Frederick:
I give you an
almost unintelligible
letter which has been re-
ceived from our old friend
Mr. Reed
Name: Thomas Reed
Birth: 1811
Death: 1883
also a market re-
port from your broker
Mr. Everts
Name: William Evarts
Birth: 1818-02-06
Death: 1901-02-28
breakfasts and
dined with me, and the
Postmaster General
Name: Alexander Randall
Birth: 1819-10-31
Death: 1872-07-26
dines
Page 2
dines with me at present.
Confidential.
The President
Name: Andrew Johnson
Birth: 1808-12-29
Death: 1875-07-31
thinks that
if Congress does not hold
on he may wish to go to
Tennessee, late next week
and to have me “Living”
with him.
Mr Barrows
Name: Samuel Barrows
Birth: 1845-05-26
Death: 1909-04-21
improves fast
Mrs Barrows
Name: Isabel Barrows
Birth: 1845-04-17
Death: 1913-10-24
is still his
substitute.
The Columbian minster
Name: Santos Acosta
Birth: 1827-11-01
Death: 1901-01-09Certainty: Probable
is to be presented today.
Page 3
Mrs. Risley’s
Name:
Birth:
Death:
disease
has not yet reached the
crisis.
The birds have been
brought in. to protect
them from the frosty nights.
Affectionately yours
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
William H. Seward
Albany
My dear Frederick:
I give you an
almost unintelligible
letter which has been re-
ceived from our old friend
Mr. Reed
Person
port from your broker
Unknown
.Mr. Everts
Person
dined with me, and the
Postmaster General
Person
dines with me at present.
Confidential.
The President
Person
if Congress does not hold
on he may wish to go to
Tennessee, late next week
and to have me “Living”
with him.
Mr Barrows
Person
Mrs Barrows
Person
substitute.
The Columbian minster
Person
is to be presented today.
Mrs. Risley’s
Person
has not yet reached the
crisis.
The birds have been
brought in. to protect
them from the frosty nights.
Affectionately yours
Person
Unknown
To Frederick W. SewardAlbany
date:
Thursday, September 10, 1868
receiver:
sender:
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