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Augustus Henry Seward
Birth: 10-1-1826
Death: 9-11-1876
Nickname: Gus
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U.S. Army officer. Eldest son of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances A. Miller, Augustus Henry Seward graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and spent much of his life in the West, serving as an officer in the paymaster corps. On April 14, 1865, during the attempted assassination of his father by John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirator Lewis Powell, Augustus was among the members of the Seward family and household who were injured. He died 11 years later, three weeks before his 50th birthday. Predeceased by his parents and sisters Cornelia and Fanny, also buried here, his survivors included his brothers Frederic W. and William H. Seward. Augustus Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a block honoring the Seward family, was named in his honor.
Letter References
Letter from William Henry Seward to Janet Watson Seward, October 8, 1868
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, October 6, 1868
Letter from Corneila Seward Allen to William Henry Seward, February 9, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, September 13, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 26, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, January 30, 1867
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, April 14, 1866
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 8, 1865
Telegram from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 7, 1865
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 20, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, April 25, 1865
Letter Anna Wharton Seward to William Henry Seward, 1865
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 14, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 23, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anne Wharton Seward, August 4, 1864
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Frances Miller Seward, Feburary 11, 1864
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 13, 1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frederick William Seward, July 16, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, April 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 26, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, March, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 5, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, February 27, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 10, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 24, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 2, 1862
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 26, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, November 4, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 28, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, July 25, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 3, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, June 12, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, May 26, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, December 22, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 26, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 28, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 13, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1859
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden Chesebro to Lazette Miller Worden, April 9, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen Miller, October 4, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23,
1836
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, March 30, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 21, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 9, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 3, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 26, 1834
Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, June 24, 1832
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward and Marcia Armstrong Seward to George Washington Seward, September 30, 1827
Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1832
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, January 4, 1842
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August 1, 1828
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward to George Washington Seward, December 31, 1827
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, January 13, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1837
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, December 13, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 19, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 2, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 29, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 21, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 1, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 13, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazatte Miller Worden, April 14, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 5, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 4, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 19, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 7, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 7, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4,
1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8,
1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 1, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 19,
1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 14,
1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 1,
1837
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 26, 1838
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, October 16, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 2, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 24, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 5, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 13, 1838
Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 13, 1838
Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
December 25, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8,
1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
December 28, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
December 11, 1836
Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
December 2, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 9, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 28, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 17, 1839
Letter from Augustus Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 5, 1839
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 24, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 16, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 14,
1836
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836
Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, June 23, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 28, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 1, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 27, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 22, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1833
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 28, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 5, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 4, 1833
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Wiliam Henry Seward, November 11, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward, to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 26, 1829
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1829
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, March 16, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1829
Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, March 2, 1841
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, September 6, 1841
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, February 25, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 17, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 11, 1827
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 23, 1826
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, March 16, 1842
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, October 19, 1842
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, March 9, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 25, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 9, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 15, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 27, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 22, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1831
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 21, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 17, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 13, 1831
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 20, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 26, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 3, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 28, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1831
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, May 14, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 27, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 16, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 27, 1831
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Biography: U.S. Army officer. Eldest son of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances A. Miller, Augustus Henry Seward graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and spent much of his life in the West, serving as an officer in the paymaster corps. On April 14, 1865, during the attempted assassination of his father by John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirator Lewis Powell, Augustus was among the members of the Seward family and household who were injured. He died 11 years later, three weeks before his 50th birthday. Predeceased by his parents and sisters Cornelia and Fanny, also buried here, his survivors included his brothers Frederic W. and William H. Seward. Augustus Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a block honoring the Seward family, was named in his honor.Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=seward+&GSfn=augustus&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=20856081&df=all&Website Viewing Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:45Website's Last Modified Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:45
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Biography: Augustus, or Gus as we called him, was my oldest brother. Gus mostly spent time with my mother in Auburn when he was young but then had the opportunity to travel with my father to Albany when father took office as Governor. This trip is what I believe opened Gus’s eyes to the rest of the world. He was able to see the chaos of New York’s capital during father’s inauguration as well as the wealth of food and company that he and father were given.
Gus received his education at West Point, much to mother’s disappointment as she didn’t approve of Gus pursuing a career in the military. I feel as though we were all worried about him during the time that he decided to join. I didn’t want to see my brother injured or put in any kind of dangerous situation.
Gus went on to fight in the Mexican War, did coastal studies out west, and was a paymaster in Washington during the Civil War. It was troubling to have him away from us so often, but he did write to us about his travels. We worried often but when we saw how much Gus was doing for our country and its citizens, we realized that the risk was worth it. Augustus was brave for his family and for his country, so we needed to be brave for him.Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/seward-house-teacher-kit.pdfWebsite Viewing Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 10:00Website's Last Modified Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 10:00
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U.S. Army officer. Eldest son of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances A. Miller, Augustus Henry Seward graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and spent much of his life in the West, serving as an officer in the paymaster corps. On April 14, 1865, during the attempted assassination of his father by John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirator Lewis Powell, Augustus was among the members of the Seward family and household who were injured. He died 11 years later, three weeks before his 50th birthday. Predeceased by his parents and sisters Cornelia and Fanny, also buried here, his survivors included his brothers Frederic W. and William H. Seward. Augustus Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a block honoring the Seward family, was named in his honor.
Letter from William Henry Seward to Janet Watson Seward, October 8, 1868
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, October 6, 1868
Letter from Corneila Seward Allen to William Henry Seward, February 9, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, September 13, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 26, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, January 30, 1867
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 20, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, April 14, 1866
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 8, 1865
Telegram from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 7, 1865
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 20, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, April 25, 1865
Letter Anna Wharton Seward to William Henry Seward, 1865
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 14, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 23, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anne Wharton Seward, August 4, 1864
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Frances Miller Seward, Feburary 11, 1864
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 13, 1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frederick William Seward, July 16, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, April 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 26, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, March, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 5, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, February 27, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 10, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 24, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 2, 1862
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 26, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, November 4, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 28, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, July 25, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 3, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, June 12, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, May 26, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, December 22, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 26, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 28, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 13, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1859
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden Chesebro to Lazette Miller Worden, April 9, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen Miller, October 4, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1836
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, March 30, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 21, 1834
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 9, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 3, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 26, 1834
Letter from Frances Tuthill Grier to Frances Miller Seward, June 24, 1832
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward and Marcia Armstrong Seward to George Washington Seward, September 30, 1827
Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1832
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, January 4, 1842
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, August 1, 1828
Letter from Mary Jennings Seward to George Washington Seward, December 31, 1827
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, January 13, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1837
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, December 13, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 19, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 2, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 29, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 21, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 1, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 13, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazatte Miller Worden, April 14, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 5, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 17, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 4, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 19, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 7, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 7, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 1, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 19, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 14, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 1, 1837
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 22, 1837
Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 26, 1838
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, October 16, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 2, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 24, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 5, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 13, 1838
Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1838
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 13, 1838
Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, November 14, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 28, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 11, 1836
Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 2, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 9, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 28, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 17, 1839
Letter from Augustus Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, February 5, 1839
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 24, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 16, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 14, 1836
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1836
Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, June 23, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 28, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 1, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 27, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 22, 1833
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1833
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 28, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 22, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 5, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 4, 1833
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Wiliam Henry Seward, November 11, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward, to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 26, 1829
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1829
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, March 16, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1829
Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, March 2, 1841
Letter from Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, September 6, 1841
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, February 25, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 17, 1828
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, June 11, 1827
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 23, 1826
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, March 16, 1842
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, October 19, 1842
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Lazette Miller Worden, March 9, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 25, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 9, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 15, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 27, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 22, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1831
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 21, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 17, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 13, 1831
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 20, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 26, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 3, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 8, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 28, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1831
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, May 14, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 27, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 11, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 16, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 27, 1831
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U.S. Army officer. Eldest son of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances A. Miller, Augustus Henry Seward graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and spent much of his life in the West, serving as an officer in the paymaster corps. On April 14, 1865, during the attempted assassination of his father by John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirator Lewis Powell, Augustus was among the members of the Seward family and household who were injured. He died 11 years later, three weeks before his 50th birthday. Predeceased by his parents and sisters Cornelia and Fanny, also buried here, his survivors included his brothers Frederic W. and William H. Seward. Augustus Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a block honoring the Seward family, was named in his honor.
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Augustus, or Gus as we called him, was my oldest brother. Gus mostly spent time with my mother in Auburn when he was young but then had the opportunity to travel with my father to Albany when father took office as Governor. This trip is what I believe opened Gus’s eyes to the rest of the world. He was able to see the chaos of New York’s capital during father’s inauguration as well as the wealth of food and company that he and father were given.
Gus received his education at West Point, much to mother’s disappointment as she didn’t approve of Gus pursuing a career in the military. I feel as though we were all worried about him during the time that he decided to join. I didn’t want to see my brother injured or put in any kind of dangerous situation.
Gus went on to fight in the Mexican War, did coastal studies out west, and was a paymaster in Washington during the Civil War. It was troubling to have him away from us so often, but he did write to us about his travels. We worried often but when we saw how much Gus was doing for our country and its citizens, we realized that the risk was worth it. Augustus was brave for his family and for his country, so we needed to be brave for him.
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