Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November, 1868
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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November, 1868
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1868-11
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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November, 1868
action: sent
sender:
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
receiver:
Augustus Seward
Person
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-10-14
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Page 1
Monday
My dear Gus,
I am very sorry
that you had so much
trouble for nothing, please
send the dress to me
by express –
When we arrived at the
depot in New York
Name: City: New York
County:
State: NY
Country: US
, we
found your Father
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
com-
fortably fixed in a drawing-
room – so you see we did
not start any too early
Page 2
I suppose you have read
his speech by this time
Aunty
Name: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
and Mary Carpenter
Name: Mary Carpenter
Birth: 1796-08-01
Death: 1883
are going back with him –
he is in very good health
I found the children per-
fectly well. Will
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
expects to go to N.Y.
Wednesday night.
Nelly
Name: Cornelia Allen
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
and Willie
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
send
love.
Your aff - sister
Jenny
Page 3
When your Father left Wash- ington
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Fred
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
had been
there a day, and Anna
Name: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
was at Montrose
Name: Montrose, PA City: Montrose
County: Susquehanna
State: PA
Country: US
, he
thinks she will go back
today.
Monday
My dear Gus,
I am very sorry
that you had so much
trouble for nothing, please
send the dress to me
by express –
When we arrived at the
depot in New York
Place
found your Father
Person
fortably fixed in a drawing-
room – so you see we did
not start any too early
I suppose you have read
his speech by this time
Aunty
Person
Person
are going back with him –
he is in very good health
I found the children per-
fectly well. Will
Person
expects to go to N.Y.
Wednesday night.
Nelly
Person
Person
love.
Your aff - sister
Jenny
When your Father left Wash- ington
Place
Person
there a day, and Anna
Person
was at Montrose
Place
thinks she will go back
today.
date:
Friday, April 19, 2024
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