Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 16, 1850
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 16, 1850
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1850-07-16
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 16, 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: crb
revision: tap 2019-02-04
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Tuesday 16
My dear Henry
Your Friday's letter
giving me an assurance of
your health has made
my heart much lighter.
I have innumerable enquiries
made about the affairs
at Washington which of
course I cannot answer.
Mr
last night. I was amused
to hear her remarks upon
Weed
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2
the death of the President
She evidently has never
heard of your relations
with Mr Weed which
considering she lived next
door 25 years is very
extraordinary.
The Buffalo Journal
notices what must strike
every observing person – that
your principles are par-
amount to yourself in
your speech. It has always
seemed to me a deficiency
in taste in many I may
say most of our great
speakers that the reve[ r ]
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was so perceptible.
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3
If you want home news
I must commend you to
Freds
taken all my leisure
time this afternoon.
Your own
Frances.
Tuesday 16
My dear Henry
Your Friday's letter
giving me an assurance of
your health has made
my heart much lighter.
I have innumerable enquiries
made about the affairs
at Washington which of
course I cannot answer.
Mr
Birth: 1785-11-04 Death: 1856-09-25
& Mrs Hills
Birth: 1796 Death: 1863-04-22
were
herelast night. I was amused
to hear her remarks upon
Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
editorial afterthe death of the President
Birth: 1784-11-24 Death: 1850-07-09
.She evidently has never
heard of your relations
with Mr Weed which
considering she lived next
door 25 years is very
extraordinary.
The Buffalo Journal
notices what must strike
every observing person – that
your principles are par-
amount to yourself in
your speech. It has always
seemed to me a deficiency
in taste in many I may
say most of our great
speakers that the reve[ r ]
Supplied
was so perceptible.
If you want home news
I must commend you to
Freds
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
letter which hastaken all my leisure
time this afternoon.
Your own
Frances.