Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 27, 1849
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 27, 1849
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1849-03-27
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 27, 1849
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: obm
revision: crb 2016-05-12
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Washington March 27 1849
My Dearest Frances
Here is Tuesday night
And still my work is endless – John
Oliphant
seals and address them to my
correspondents– I feel at liberty now to
say that I shall set out on my way
home from on Tuesday - and shall reach
home probably not before the middle of
next week - lMr Gibson
argue which will take me on the
wing. - My days work amounts to only
70 or 80 letters and some 1000 errands, I am
not satisfied with it, but strength fails
and I shall stretched myself upon a
sofa and try to read somewhat.
Pardon my dulness – Pray keep note of
this day and tell me what kind of weather
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you had at Auburn. It is wintry
and dismal here in the last degree
Faithfully yours own Henry
Frances A Seward
h
Henry March 27
1849
Washington March 27 1849
My Dearest Frances
Here is Tuesday night
And still my work is endless – John
Oliphant
Birth: 1831-08-15 Death: 1888-03
puts my letters into endlessseals and address them to my
correspondents– I feel at liberty now to
say that I shall set out on my way
home from on Tuesday - and shall reach
home probably not before the middle of
next week - lMr Gibson
Unknown
has a case toargue which will take me on the
wing. - My days work amounts to only
70 or 80 letters and some 1000 errands, I am
not satisfied with it, but strength fails
and I shall stretched myself upon a
sofa and try to read somewhat.
Pardon my dulness – Pray keep note of
this day and tell me what kind of weather
you had at Auburn. It is wintry
and dismal here in the last degree
Faithfully yours own Henry
Frances A Seward
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
1849