Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 7, 1856

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 7, 1856
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Date:1856-11-07

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 7, 1856

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sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01  Death: 1876-09-11

location: New York, NY

transcription: jaa 

revision: jxw 2022-04-06

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Nov –
Auburn Friday 7th
My dear Son,
I send your
trunk this morning
as you directed –
– am preparing to leave
here Monday or Tuesday
– to stay two days
at Congress Hall
Albany then to N. York
and WashingtonI
Aunt Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
goes with
me – If you are
not in Albany when
I get there I will
write & let you
know when we shall
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be in N. York where
we do not propose
to stay long –
Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
goes with me
but is to return again
so that my waiting
a month has availed
nothing – he will
return immediately –
The cold weather affects
me so unfavourably
that I dare not wait
any longer – All
well as usual –
God bless you
Mother –
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Lieut. A. H. Seward
Assist. Coast Survey
179 Water St
New York –
AUBURN N.Y.
NOV 7
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William Seward

Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
William H. Seward