Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 28, 1852
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 28, 1852
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Date:1852-05-28
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 28, 1852
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: pag
revision: crb 2019-02-19
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Friday morning – 28th
My dear Henry
I take the first hour of a busy
day to write you a few lines – I expect
the Kossuth's
me and shall not probably find leisure
or quiet to write again – The Governor
has announced, through his secretary, to the
Committee, that he is to be Mrs Seward’s
private guest, declines any public dinner –
The present arrangement is that they
shall enter town in the evening, the
better to disguise the “poverty of the Land”
& a torch light procession being the only
one which can b be obtained – A
procession in of some kind being absolutely
essential to selling any tickets or bonds –
It is melancholy that so much of the
humanity of our fellows depends upon
the excitement of the hour – All of your
friends indeed the citizens generally have
been very desirous to have you here at
this it time – The Mayor
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me yesterday to know if it would avail
any thing to send you a telegram
I told him I thought not though I
knew you would be very glad to be with
us – Mr Hall is to make a speech
to the Gov on his arrival on the
stemps o plazza of the American Hotel –
Mr Goodwin
the church (the 2d Presbyterian) –
The ladies come to me directly from the cars
the gentlemen join them as soon as they
can escape from the crowd at the Hotel –
Dawson
Lazette
to day – I have your letter of Tuesday –
hope the dinner will be well – I will
write again the first leisure moments –
I so wish you were here with the
beautiful sunshine, birds & flowers –
Lazette & I visited Grandpa’s
resting place before she left – it is
an attractive spot – how thankful I
am that the cemetery was designed at
the time it was – I am rather
benighted about political movements without
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the Tribune Times or Herald but
you will tell me, when you can,
what is important – your own –
Frances
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Friday morning – 28th
My dear Henry
I take the first hour of a busy
day to write you a few lines – I expect
the Kossuth's
Birth: 1802-09-19 Death: 1894-03-20
to
spend the next two days withme and shall not probably find leisure
or quiet to write again – The Governor
has announced, through his secretary, to the
Committee, that he is to be Mrs Seward’s
private guest, declines any public dinner –
The present arrangement is that they
shall enter town in the evening, the
better to disguise the “poverty of the Land”
& a torch light procession being the only
one which can b be obtained – A
procession in of some kind being absolutely
essential to selling any tickets or bonds –
It is melancholy that so much of the
humanity of our fellows depends upon
the excitement of the hour – All of your
friends indeed the citizens generally have
been very desirous to have you here at
this it time – The Mayor
Birth: 1814-07-23 Death: 1891-09-06
called uponme yesterday to know if it would avail
any thing to send you a telegram
I told him I thought not though I
knew you would be very glad to be with
us – Mr Hall is to make a speech
to the Gov on his arrival on the
stemps o plazza of the American Hotel –
Mr Goodwin
Birth: 1807-11-26 Death: 1879-05-13
is to address
him inthe church (the 2d Presbyterian) –
The ladies come to me directly from the cars
the gentlemen join them as soon as they
can escape from the crowd at the Hotel –
Dawson
Birth: 1813-03-14 Death: 1883-02-17
is absent and Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
cannot come
–Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
and Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
will be here some
timeto day – I have your letter of Tuesday –
hope the dinner will be well – I will
write again the first leisure moments –
I so wish you were here with the
beautiful sunshine, birds & flowers –
Lazette & I visited Grandpa’s
Birth: 1772-04-11 Death: 1851-11-13
finalresting place before she left – it is
an attractive spot – how thankful I
am that the cemetery was designed at
the time it was – I am rather
benighted about political movements without
the Tribune Times or Herald but
you will tell me, when you can,
what is important – your own –
Frances