Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 11, 1844
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 11, 1844
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1844-11-11
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Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 11, 1844
action: sent
sender: Samuel Seward
Birth: 1768-12-05
Death: 1849-08-24
location: Florida, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: csh
revision: crb 2018-03-12
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Florida 11 Nov 1844
Monday 2 Oclock PM
My dear Wm H
Your beloved Mother
lives, she revived a little this morning eat
a trifle and was not so full of pains, but a return
of fever she is now as full of pain [ swolle ]
Alternate Text: swollen at
her stomach and appears as though
she can continue but a short term
her throat gets so full she is in great
danger of [ chaoking ]
Alternate Text: choking within hours upon
she reverses– She can scarcely speak
your distressed father
Samuel S. Seward
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Florida NY
November 13th
Hon William H Seward
Auburn
Cayuga Co
[left Margin] h
S. S. Seward
Nov 13th
1844
Florida 11 Nov 1844
Monday 2 Oclock PM
My dear Wm H
Your beloved Mother
Birth: 1769-11-27 Death: 1844-12-11
stilllives, she revived a little this morning eat
a trifle and was not so full of pains, but a return
of fever she is now as full of pain [ swolle ]
Alternate Text
her stomach and appears as though
she can continue but a short term
her throat gets so full she is in great
danger of [ chaoking ]
Alternate Text
she reverses– She can scarcely speak
your distressed father
Samuel S. Seward
Florida NY
November 13th
Hon William H Seward
Auburn
Cayuga Co
[left Margin] h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
Nov 13th
1844