Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 12, 1859

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 12, 1859
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1859-12-12

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, December 12, 1859

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

location: Le Havre, France

receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09  Death: 1866-10-29

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: vxa 

revision: amr 2021-01-30

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Editorial Note

William Henry Seward’s series of travel letters in 1859 are organized and listed by the date of each entry.
Havre Monday Dec. 12. 1859
I made the voya journey from Paris to Havre through
Malmaison & Rouen, and historical old Normandy
twenty six years ago, and I refer you to that
account instead of giving you a new one now.
It will serve perfectly well
The American Counsel
Unknown
was at the Rail Road
station here and received me with great kindness
I was ushered into apartments of great magnificence
at the Hotel and here I met Captain Lewis
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of the Arago. He was mate of the Sully in
which I sailed from the port on my return to
America in 1833 I hope that I may regard the
coincidence as propitious
After the necessary shopping was done I spent
two or three hours in looking up the family with
whom I boarded a fortnight while waiting for the
day of departure so long ago. I found the house
just as it was, and even that kind and
affectionate friends who kept it are alive, but
they are in retirement at Rouen.
I spent an hour at the , and made
some interesting acquaintances. Havre has evolved
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considerably and appears a respectable town. Its con-
nection with the United States makes the American
element a very strong one. It is ^in France ^ in that respect what
Liverpool is in England.