Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 17, 1857

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 17, 1857
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student editor

Transcriber:spp:les

Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1857-08-17

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 17, 1857

action: sent

sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Mingan Island, Canada

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

location: Unknown
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transcription: les 

revision: jxw 2022-04-25

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Editorial Note

This letter originally included a letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Miller Seward, written August 18, 1857.
Monday 11 AM Aug 17th, 1857.
In the channel of the Mingan Islands
Three hours ago we
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
a secured time hauled our anchor and bade adieu
to Mingan. See our progress against a head wind.
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Editorial Note

Drawing of route included.
Quebec.
Route to Quebec 450 miles
Mingan Mingan
Journey & Distances
our total progress 1 ½ miles
in 3 hours –
It is cold but clear and the sea is not rough. I begin to think that in charting
this scheme I am repeating the experience of the man who bought an elephant, without first
having ascertained his ability to manage the brute.