Transcription of Conversation between John Carlin and Frances Miller Seward, August, 1842
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Transcription of Conversation between John Carlin and Frances Miller Seward, August, 1842
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Transcription of Conversation between John Carlin and Frances Miller Seward, August, 1842
action: sent
sender: John Carlin
Birth: 1813-06-15
Death: 1891-04-23
location: Unknown
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: msf
revision: crb 2019-02-08
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This conversation was written on the last page of a letter
from Augustus Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward date August 28,
1842.are you confident that
Capt Ty
Fated Tariff Bill
which has just
passed through
both houses?
h
yes! because
he needs revenue
to carry on the
government.
He is a miserable
and unreliable
creature — but you
can rely on his desire
for self preservation.
h
Indeed — un grand foe.
The simplest instinct
above that of ^the^ survival
appetites is fidelity —
h
He lacks that. —
h
He wishes to feel
himself
in a real character as
the President of the Union —
No wonder if he will
run quicker from his throne
in 1845 than a thought.
His disposition
[top Margin] Mrs
I understood her
by her expression.
h
Has the boy
father’s
mothers nose?
We refer the question
to you —
h
“two maketh
one”
rather inclined to
his father’s — but
his expression is
of his mothers.
e
Editorial Note
Capt Ty
Birth: 1790-03-29 Death: 1862-01-18
— will sign theFated Tariff Bill
which has just
passed through
both houses?
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
he needs revenue
to carry on the
government.
He is a miserable
and unreliable
creature — but you
can rely on his desire
for self preservation.
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1813-06-15 Death: 1891-04-23John Carlin
The simplest instinct
above that of ^the^ survival
appetites is fidelity —
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1813-06-15 Death: 1891-04-23John Carlin
in a real character as
the President of the Union —
No wonder if he will
run quicker from his throne
in 1845 than a thought.
His disposition
[top Margin] Mrs
I understood her
by her expression.
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
hisfather’s
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
or his mothers nose?
We refer the question
to you —
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1813-06-15 Death: 1891-04-23John Carlin
rather inclined to
his father’s — but
his expression is
of his mothers.