Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 26, 1849
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 26,
1849
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Date:1849-04-26
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 26, 1849
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Baltimore, MD
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: mjn
revision: crb 2017-02-09
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Steam Boat Baltimore
Potomac River Thursday 26 April
My Dearest Frances,
Mr. Hartwells
Fanny
and relieved my fears very much.
I am now on my lonesome way over a country that
I had hoped to see with you — I can scarcely pray
the hope that you will be able to derive more pleasure
from your journey than what the sick among your
may gain in Philadelphia and the Dentists chair
may allow in Baltimore.
I visited the President
received. He soon satisfied me that none of the thousand scan-
dals that had been propagated about me during my
absence had reached or at least had affected him.
What Mr. F.—
was without grounds — He asked kindly for you and
expressed a desire to become acquainted with you — I
heard of his having quoted from one of my speeches.
Ethan A Warden
at Auburn, an appointment which rewards the most
decided friend I had in the Freeman
I saw the Attorney General Mr. Johnson
and I dined at 6 in the evening with Mr. Corcoran.
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2
The party was the Post Master General
Mexican, Spanish, and Colombian and English Ministers
as well as the Russian, the Mexican Commissioners, Senator
Corwin
evening I met Mr. Clayton
They will be on the look out for you at Baltimore
and will as far as possible provide for all your
wants. Inquire there for Anthony
at Barnums who always waits on me. I told Mrs.
Col. Taylor
She is prevented from going abroad by the peculiar delay
of her situation, and her husband
Her daughter
should wish to go to Washington you will find a
home and all attentions at Millers
My route is through Richmond & Weldon to Wilmington,
North Carolina by RailRoad and then by steamboat
to Charleston where I may hope to arrive on Saturday evening.
I hope to hear from you in Charleston.
Ever Your Own Henry
h
April 26
1849
Steam Boat Baltimore
Potomac River Thursday 26 April
My Dearest Frances,
Mr. Hartwells
Birth: 1812 Death: 1892-03-09
brief note by telegraph thatFanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
was decidedly better was received at
Washington
and relieved my fears very much.
I am now on my lonesome way over a country that
I had hoped to see with you — I can scarcely pray
the hope that you will be able to derive more pleasure
from your journey than what the sick among your
may gain in Philadelphia and the Dentists chair
may allow in Baltimore.
I visited the President
Birth: 1784-11-24 Death: 1850-07-09
yesterday and was kindly received. He soon satisfied me that none of the thousand scan-
dals that had been propagated about me during my
absence had reached or at least had affected him.
What Mr. F.—
Unknown
had
been reported to have said was without grounds — He asked kindly for you and
expressed a desire to become acquainted with you — I
heard of his having quoted from one of my speeches.
Ethan A Warden
Birth: 1803-10-21 Death: 1861-03-22
was appointed Post
Masterat Auburn, an appointment which rewards the most
decided friend I had in the Freeman
Birth: 1824 Death: 1847-08-21
case —I saw the Attorney General Mr. Johnson
Birth: 1796-05-21 Death: 1876-02-10
of
Maryland
and I dined at 6 in the evening with Mr. Corcoran.
Birth: 1827-09-21 Death: 1863-12-22
The party was the Post Master General
Birth: 1791-01-08 Death: 1865-11-09
, Attorney General, theMexican, Spanish, and Colombian and English Ministers
as well as the Russian, the Mexican Commissioners, Senator
Corwin
Birth: 1794-07-29 Death: 1865-12-18
and others. The dinner was
very pleasant. In theevening I met Mr. Clayton
Birth: 1796-07-24 Death: 1856-11-09
, the Secretary of State —They will be on the look out for you at Baltimore
and will as far as possible provide for all your
wants. Inquire there for Anthony
Unknown
, a colored
manat Barnums who always waits on me. I told Mrs.
Col. Taylor
Birth: 1809-11-17 Death: 1887-01-15
that you would let her know when you
arrive.She is prevented from going abroad by the peculiar delay
of her situation, and her husband
Birth: 1796-05-04 Death: 1864-06-29
is now in the
West.Her daughter
Birth: 1831 Death: 1853-02-19
will wait upon you
I presume if youshould wish to go to Washington you will find a
home and all attentions at Millers
Unknown
.My route is through Richmond & Weldon to Wilmington,
North Carolina by RailRoad and then by steamboat
to Charleston where I may hope to arrive on Saturday evening.
I hope to hear from you in Charleston.
Ever Your Own Henry
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21Frances Seward
1849