e 11
Manchester July 12th. Tuesday
My dear Fanny,
The mail from London brought up your
mothers letter ^of the 28 th June^ your own and Willies envelope containing
Mr Terrills proposition. All of which were very wel-
come, and I do not even disdain even Nep’s epistle.
That letter has inspired me with more respect than
I have generally accorded to the writer, as it shows
that he is acquiring some confidence in himself.
Last evening there was a large dinner party
here of which the Mayor, the bankers, and some of
the leading citizens of Manchester constituted the
guests. To day I have visited from cellar to garret
the storehouse of Sir James Watson, which is on
a scale I think, surpassing even Stewarts in New
York. He is Knight in consideration of his good
conduct when mayor of this town. I have lunched dined
at the Club meeting there several distinguished
Merchants and manufacturers. To day I dine
at seven with Mr Childe and then after a very
pleasant sojourn here of three days I shall tomor-
row take my departure for Stoke and Newthorne
in Staffordshire. I quite enjoy the idea of leaving
England. Either at London or at Paris I shall
put my superfluous baggage, books, and papers into
a trunk and dispatch it home, and to go over
the Continent with the smallest possible weight so

12
as to avert the inconveniences and losses of too which attend
such an encumbrance.
All I have seen here confirms my conviction
that our American trade is enriching England and
not relatively enriching ourselves. That the system
is made so prejudicial to us by the influence of
the Slave states in their desire to abridge the
importance of the free states.
Your mother asks whether she shall send
my letters to Dr Henry, or show them to Col
Carpenter. They are written under a belief that
Frederick Anna Mr & Mrs Wharton George Grier
and other relatives may like to read them, Mrs
and Caroline Schoolcraft, with a few friends like
Col. Carpenter, William Beach, Ethan Worden
Mr Austin, and Mr Peck may like to see them
or either of the Mr Morgans I should be pleased
to have them see them– but on no account must
they pass by mail to any person other than one of the
family– or lost or not immediately returned,
and not one word in them must ever get into any
print or be spoken of in print.
I am at the bottom of the page. I hardly
know when my next letter will be closed.
Your affectionate Father
William H Seward.

h Manchester
July 10-11-12 ^th
No 11-
Private