Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1850
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1850
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1850-07-10
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1850
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: nwh
revision: tap 2019-02-04
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July 10, 1850 was a WednesdayWednesday morning 11oclk
My dear Henry,
The report of
the death of our beloved
President has just reached
us – I fear from the
previous intelligence that
there is no doubt – To
say that I am inexpressibly
grieved but faintly expresses
my feelings – I grieve
for his family, for
the
loss of one I felt to
be a personal friend
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but above all for the
irremediable loss which
our Country has sustained —
The nation have lost the
guidance of a strong
arm g directed by an
honest and upright
conscience – How is
this breach to be filled? –
A whole regiment
of veterans cannot
supply his place —
I have wept till my
eyes are dim —
All about is gloom
and sadness —
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I miss your letter this
morning – You can
imagine how my heart
yearns to be with you —
Shall I write to Mrs
Wood? – or to Mrs Taylor? –
My heart impels me to
some expression of the deep
sympathy I feel in their
bereavement – All well
Your own
Frances —
I will write to Mrs Taylor
and send the letter to you
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Editorial Note
My dear Henry,
The report of
the death of our beloved
President has just reached
us – I fear from the
previous intelligence that
there is no doubt – To
say that I am inexpressibly
grieved but faintly expresses
my feelings – I grieve
for his family
Birth: 1788-09-21
Death: 1852-08-14
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Death: 1875-12-02
loss of one I felt to
be a personal friend
but above all for the
irremediable loss which
our Country has sustained —
The nation have lost the
guidance of a strong
arm g directed by an
honest and upright
conscience – How is
this breach to be filled? –
A whole regiment
of veterans cannot
supply his place —
I have wept till my
eyes are dim —
All about is gloom
and sadness —
I miss your letter this
morning – You can
imagine how my heart
yearns to be with you —
Shall I write to Mrs
Wood? – or to Mrs Taylor? –
My heart impels me to
some expression of the deep
sympathy I feel in their
bereavement – All well
Your own
Frances —
I will write to Mrs Taylor
and send the letter to you