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

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sender: John  Carlin
Birth: 1813-06-15  Death: 1891-04-23

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receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

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transcription: msf 

revision: crb 2019-02-08

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Editorial Note

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
Birth: 1790-03-29 Death: 1862-01-18
— will sign the
Fated Tariff Bill
which has just
passed through
both houses?
Hand Shiftx

Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
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.
Hand Shiftx

John  Carlin

Birth: 1813-06-15 Death: 1891-04-23
Indeed — un grand foe.
The simplest instinct
above that of ^the^ survival
appetites is fidelity —
Hand Shiftx

Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
He lacks that. —
Hand Shiftx

John  Carlin

Birth: 1813-06-15 Death: 1891-04-23
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.
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Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
Has the boy
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
his
father’s
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
or his
mothers nose?
We refer the question
to you —
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John  Carlin

Birth: 1813-06-15 Death: 1891-04-23
two maketh one”
rather inclined to
his father’s — but
his expression is
of his mothers.