Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1852
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1852
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Date:1852-06-13
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 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: sts
revision: crb 2019-02-21
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Sunday June 13th–
My dear Henry,
I went to Church this morning
with Clara
the Trinity – He was wiser than some
divines who preach on the same subject
as he commenced by saying it was entirely
beyond human comprehension –
I am sorry you could not come home
this week – I do not wish you to be
held responsible for the doings of that
Convention if they are to endorse the
Compromise in any manner or degree.
If this is done it matters little who
is nominated – the hearts of the good
and honest will not be in the unholy
struggle for spoils – It will be a
sad disappointment to men who are
true to liberty. I was greatly
pained by a visit I made to Mrs
Hotchkiss
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who is the age of Fanny
been a sprightly healthy child, is reduced
mainly to a state of idiocy by what
seems to me improper medical treatment
for intermitting fever – I could dream
of nothing else last night – Happily
her mother
of the situation – should this frightful
imbecility continue, the knowledge will
come soon enough – Mrs Horner
is feeble but better than when I left
her last Winter – A long rain
has given place to bright warm sunshine –
I hope you read the Journal of Friday
there were so many good things in it –
I shall wait patiently for your visit but
hope it may come some time this
month – The children
& happy – Your own
Frances –
Sunday June 13th–
My dear Henry,
I went to Church this morning
with Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
and heard Mr Hager
Birth: 1819-06-29 Death: 1890-08-28Certainty: Possible
onthe Trinity – He was wiser than some
divines who preach on the same subject
as he commenced by saying it was entirely
beyond human comprehension –
I am sorry you could not come home
this week – I do not wish you to be
held responsible for the doings of that
Convention if they are to endorse the
Compromise in any manner or degree.
If this is done it matters little who
is nominated – the hearts of the good
and honest will not be in the unholy
struggle for spoils – It will be a
sad disappointment to men who are
true to liberty. I was greatly
pained by a visit I made to Mrs
Hotchkiss
Birth: 1804 Death: 1889-01-24
yesterday – Her little Cora
Birth: 1845-01-01 Death: 1922-02-25
who is the age of Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
and has hithertobeen a sprightly healthy child, is reduced
mainly to a state of idiocy by what
seems to me improper medical treatment
for intermitting fever – I could dream
of nothing else last night – Happily
her mother
Birth: 1760
is as yet entirely unconsciousof the situation – should this frightful
imbecility continue, the knowledge will
come soon enough – Mrs Horner
Birth: 1780 Death: 1856-12-09
is feeble but better than when I left
her last Winter – A long rain
has given place to bright warm sunshine –
I hope you read the Journal of Friday
there were so many good things in it –
I shall wait patiently for your visit but
hope it may come some time this
month – The children
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
are well& happy – Your own
Frances –