Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1856
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1856
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Date:1856-06-18
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1856
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: amr
revision: jxw 2021-10-22
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Auburn June 18 th
1856
My dear Henry
This is our Willies
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
18th birth day – Gentle
memories of the past will
present themselves and
seek a corner of the heart
however crowded by the
engrossing present –
I was it glad to get
your two letters yesterday
of the 13t and 14t – as I
had persuaded myself
that you were ill from
the fatigue of your journey –
You who occupy the
center of the political arena
can hardly understand
how far we are removed
and how long it takes
for intelligence from scenes
of actions to reach us –
Were it not for a visit
from Ethan Warden
Birth: 1803-10-21 Death: 1861-03-22
last
night we should up to
this time be entirely in
the dark about the Philadel-
phia proceedings – When
the Telegraph wires are
not broken, which is a
most frequent occurrence,
the intelligence which reaches us
from imperfect spelling and
indistinct apprehension is
often times very unsatisfactory –
Last night in consequence
of Fred's
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
illness, Will's absence,
and the presence of visitors
the mail was not sent
for until the post office
had closed – Ethan told
us what he could of the
contents of the Tribune
Mrs Warden
Birth: 1804-06-10 Death: 1883-12-18
was exceedingly
shocked to learn that
Greeley
Birth: 1811-02-03 Death: 1872-11-29
was really in favour
of Fremont's
Birth: 1813-01-21 Death: 1890-07-13
nomination
which she had all along
fancied was a mere ruse –
One learns something new
every day – It is not
possible yet to persuade
the good honest Antislavery
people here that the
Republican party will
shrink from meeting the
true issue –
Fred has worked a
little too hard ^since he came^ but will
recover his strength in
a day or two – The
other members of the family
are well – Frances
Birth: 1826-12-12 Death: 1909-08-24
is
here with her little boy
Birth: 1854-02-13 Death: 1931-05-23
and nurse
Unknown
– We are
looking for Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
–
I should have written
Sunday but was not
quite well enough –
I find it impossible to
avoid talking too much
just now – Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
is deep in Theatrical
performances – sends love –
Your own
Frances
We have the papers this morning
The Tribune contains the concluding
remarks of the Monday debates
which are unaccountably left
out of the Journal. Fred
and I are rejoicing over your
wise and virtuous reply
to Mr Brown
Birth: 1813-05-31 Death: 1880-06-12
– also your
excellent remarks on Mr
Crittendens
Birth: 1787-09-10 Death: 1863-07-26
resolution which
came to day in the Journal
with the same mail
with the Globe from
Washington –