Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1861
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1861
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-01-08
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, January 8, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: lag
revision: csh 2018-06-22
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Auburn Jan 8th 1861
My dear Father
It was very
kind of you to write me
when you had so many
other things to busy you –
I meant to have answered
your letter on Sunday – but
as Mother
to wait. So I did not send
you the very thing I wrote
for – and now after look-
ing, Mother thinks she
must have sent it herself–
It was an article from a
newspaper about a dinner
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given to Senator Wilkinson
it was sent by Judge Good-
rich
saying he thought it was
intended for you – I believe
that was it – Mother says
it was not of much im-
portance – Mr Perry
writes from St Paul
that he has seen the Judge
& Colonel Oakes
family – he is
already
benefited by the change
of air.
Yesterday it thawed all
day, but last night a
change in the weather
saved our sleighing. The
horses are fat & gay – and
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Nicholas
of them – I took Mary
Hosmer
Saturday afternoon- The
squirrels have taken possess-
ion of the woodhouse and
make a great chattering
there – They often come out
and play among the trees –
Please give my love to Eliza
All send much love –
Your affectionate little girl
Fanny
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Auburn Jan 8th 1861
My dear Father
It was very
kind of you to write me
when you had so many
other things to busy you –
I meant to have answered
your letter on Sunday – but
as Mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
wrote I concludedto wait. So I did not send
you the very thing I wrote
for – and now after look-
ing, Mother thinks she
must have sent it herself–
It was an article from a
newspaper about a dinner
given to Senator Wilkinson
Birth: 1819-01-22 Death: 1894-02-04
it was sent by Judge Good-
rich
Birth: 1804-09-27 Death: 1885-04-19
, with a few linessaying he thought it was
intended for you – I believe
that was it – Mother says
it was not of much im-
portance – Mr Perry
Birth: 1817-07-08 Death: 1886-01-29
writes from St Paul
that he has seen the Judge
& Colonel Oakes
Birth: 1828 Death: 1862-05-28
and hisfamily
Birth: 1860
Death:
Birth: 1857
Death: 1918
Birth: 1855
Death:
Birth: 1833
Death:
benefited by the change
of air.
Yesterday it thawed all
day, but last night a
change in the weather
saved our sleighing. The
horses are fat & gay – and
Nicholas
Birth: 1801-12-24 Death: 1893-02-15
is very proudof them – I took Mary
Hosmer
Birth: 1846 Death: 1929
a
sleighride onSaturday afternoon- The
squirrels have taken possess-
ion of the woodhouse and
make a great chattering
there – They often come out
and play among the trees –
Please give my love to Eliza
Certainty: Probable
–All send much love –
Your affectionate little girl
Fanny