Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 7, 1859
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 7,
1859
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1859-06-07
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 7, 1859
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: London, England, UK
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: csh
revision: agw 2020-12-03
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Tuesday June 7 th, 1859.
Appareled in the free dress
of the American Legation, black coat, white vest, breeches silk stockings
buckles, black sword and chapeau I attended the opening of
the House of Lords Parliament in the House of Lords by the
Queen
Birth: 1819-05-24 Death: 1901-01-22
. >I stood by the side of three
Indian PrincesUnknown Birth: 1838-09-06 Death: 1893-10-22
small gallery by the side of the throne. The scene
was a very brilliant one. The figures were the Queen
in Royal attire, with the great officers of
state in their robes, the Bishops in
their robes, with [ mitres, ]
Alternate Text
Judges in wigs and robes
The Lords in scarlet
robes, and the
Peeresses
in
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magnificent costumes. All arranged with the art of
a tableau. The queen read the speech sitting and
read it beautifully. After this scene closed I
listened to debates in both houses, until 8, dined
then with Mr Morgan
Birth: 1813-04-14 Death: 1890-04-08
the American banker of the
firm of Peabody and a large party of Americans
Unknown
then returned to the House of Commons and heard
a splendid and vigorous debate which continued
until midnight.