Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 7, 1856
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 7,
1856
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1856-12-07
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 7, 1856
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Washington D.C., US
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revision: fdc 2019-11-01
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Auburn Dec 7th
My Dear Mother,
I received your & Fannys
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
letters the first of the weeke. I am
glad to hear that the Horses arrived
safely and hope they may prove
good ones. We are having fine
Sleighing now and there is a good
prospect of having it all Winter.
I want to change my Cutter with
Carpenter
Birth: 1821 Death: 1885-10-25Certainty: Possible
and get a better
onethe one we have now is not worth
much and the Fills are too short
for Fanny
Death: 1860
, I can trade with himI think for about 8 or $10 and
get a very nice little one
I suppose that Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
will let metrade don’t you think he will as
the difference is not much please
ask him for me.
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
sent Fannys letter toMiss Titus
Birth: 1846-01-11 Death: 1913-03-14
please tell her ^Fanny^
thatI will answer her letter in a day
or so. I have written to Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
to ask him how much I can get if
I go to Albany and I have not
received an answer yet I am
looking out for another place here
and if I can get one here I should
much rather stay here. Please
answer my letter soon
Your Affectionate
Son
Will