Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 23, 1857
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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 23, 1857
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1857-11-23
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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 23, 1857
action: sent
sender: Anna Seward
Birth: 1836-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
location: Albany, NY
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: maf
revision: fdc 2019-11-11
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Page 1
Albany
Monday night
My dear Mother,
I arrived at New-
York at 7 o’clock Saturday –
evening after a pleasant &
safe journey. Mr Dowd
Unknown
wasvery kind & attentive.
At Baltimore Mrs Wal –
worth
Birth: 1832-10-20 Death: 1915-06-23Certainty: Possible
and
Miss ThompsonUnknown
and some New-York gentlemen
Unknown
came aboard & were with
us the remainder of the day.
We took the steamboat -
from Amboy to New-York
which was a pleasant
change. I enjoyed a splendid
sail and sunset upon the
bay.
Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
arrived inNew York half an hour
before & had just taken
a room when I went to
the Astor.
We left New York
this morning. Preston King
Birth: 1806-10-14 Death: 1865-11-12
came up with us.
He says if he had known
he was not wanted iat
home he would have
remained two or three days
longer at Washington and
franked speeches, or helped
to answer those letters.
Fred & I called at the
St Nicholas on Sunday.
Frances
Birth: 1826 Death: 1909-08-24
was quite well,expected Henry
Birth: 1822-02-03 Death: 1888-11-24
on Tuesday.She had been very busy
for several days shopping
for carpets and furniture.
Caroline Schoolcraft
Birth: 1834-07-25 Death: 1922-02-28
has another son
Birth: 1857-03-08
a fort-night-old last Saturday.
Mr Schoolcraft
Birth: 1804-09-22 Death: 1860-07-07
is muchdisappointed that it is not a
girl. Catherine says Olly
Birth: 1854-08-05 Death: 1913-05
isvery jealous She says he
is going to “dead it.”
Its name is John Lawrence.
The weather here
is much colder than at
Washington, but there is
no snow.
Tell Mary Grier
Birth: 1839-09-05 Death: 1930-06-04
thatthe first person I saw ast
the Astor House was Mr
Banks
Birth: 1816-01-30 Death: 1894-09-01
. I afterwards sawhim & Mrs Banks
Birth: 1819-10-16 Death: 1901-01-31
several times. I have no doubt
she will regret she did
not come on with me.
Your letter came tonight.
I am glad you are all well.
Give much love to all.
Affectionately your daughter Anna.