Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 5, 1857
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 5, 1857
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1857-12-05
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 5, 1857
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: smc
revision: amr 2022-02-10
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Auburn Saturday Dec 5th
My dear Henry,
John Dill
Birth: 1804 Death: 1866
is rapacious
for Agricultural Patent
Reports– shall I let him
take all he wants?– he
has had in all 21/2 doz.
We came near losing our
cow last night– Willis
Birth: 1830
gave her apples without
cutting them– she was
choked with one of a
large size– Nicholas
Birth: 1801-12-24 Death: 1893-02-15
and a Wood
Unknown
, the horse
Dr
Unknown
– succeeded after a
long time in forcing
the apple down the
poor creatures throat
first breaking it by
outside pressure– she
eats again to day–
I fancy you in Washington
to day– have Lazettes
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
letters from N. York
and Albany – The
ground is covered
with snow, but it is not
so cold as last week–
I will write again
soon– Your own
Frances