Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 15, 1853
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 15,
1853
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1853-12-15
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 15, 1853
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:
transcription: nwh
revision: vxa 2019-04-03
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Thursday 15th
My dear Henry,
It is so long since
I have heard from you that
I fear you are ill – I will
endeavor to believe you
only busy — I am
better but have very
little strength —
Clarence
ask you to use your influ-
ence to get for him a
Commission in ^one of^ the New
regiments of Dragoons
to I recommended by
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by the Secretary of War
You cannot be more
surprised by this appli-
cation than I — I
advised him if such
was his desire to apply
to some one else to
forward his claims
but he prefers that I
write to you — He
seems dissatisfied with
his profession – and
is still I fear guided
too much by light from
without —
Augustus
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for Key West last
Saturday — the schooner
went the Wednesday previous
— he goes by a steamer –
could not find time
to come home — Fred
was here Sunday — is well,
Lazette
and with the children
sends love – your own
Frances –
Thursday 15th
My dear Henry,
It is so long since
I have heard from you that
I fear you are ill – I will
endeavor to believe you
only busy — I am
better but have very
little strength —
Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
wishes me toask you to use your influ-
ence to get for him a
Commission in ^one of^ the New
regiments of Dragoons
to I recommended by
by the Secretary of War
Birth: 1808-06-03 Death: 1889-12-06
–You cannot be more
surprised by this appli-
cation than I — I
advised him if such
was his desire to apply
to some one else to
forward his claims
but he prefers that I
write to you — He
seems dissatisfied with
his profession – and
is still I fear guided
too much by light from
without —
Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
left New York
for Key West last
Saturday — the schooner
went the Wednesday previous
— he goes by a steamer –
could not find time
to come home — Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
was here Sunday — is well,
Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
is with meand with the children
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
sends love – your own
Frances –