Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1861
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1861
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-02-03
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 3, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: ecw
revision: tap 2018-06-29
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Washington, Feb. 3d
My dear Mother,
The Speech on
presenting the N. Y. petition takes
well. The Southern Union men
accept it as wise and conciliatory,
while the Republicans papers
North show that the sentence
about speaking, voting, lending and
“fighting for the Union” meets the
popular sentiment there. The Secession-
ists don’t like it at all, as
Mason
on Virginia & Maryland as well
as in concentrating the North.
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2
The Election in Virginia is
an engrossing topic with the people
here, who fear that if Virginia
secedes, Maryland will follow
and then the Capital be assailed.
But the likelihood of any disturb-
ance here grows less every day.
If Virginia & Maryland go out at
all it will be by such small
majorities as to prevent that the
Secessionists will fail to control
affairs more than partially. They
are obliged now to disavow any
design of attacking Washington, in
order to strengthen themselves in
Maryland, for the people there
don’t want civil war inaugurated
so close to their homes.
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3
Father
better find a tenant for his
house, and live in at the
old home, for the present at
any rate. He still has hopes
of getting away for a few
days.
We had Mr
here & Mary Martin
on Friday. Tomorrow we dine
with Lord Lyons
A telegram from Albany
announces the nomination of
Judge Harris
Affectionately your son
Frederick
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4
Washington, Feb. 3d
My dear Mother,
The Speech on
presenting the N. Y. petition takes
well. The Southern Union men
accept it as wise and conciliatory,
while the Republicans papers
North show that the sentence
about speaking, voting, lending and
“fighting for the Union” meets the
popular sentiment there. The Secession-
ists don’t like it at all, as
Mason
Birth: 1798-11-03 Death: 1871-04-28
showed — fearing
its effect on Virginia & Maryland as well
as in concentrating the North.
The Election in Virginia is
an engrossing topic with the people
here, who fear that if Virginia
secedes, Maryland will follow
and then the Capital be assailed.
But the likelihood of any disturb-
ance here grows less every day.
If Virginia & Maryland go out at
all it will be by such small
majorities as to prevent that the
Secessionists will fail to control
affairs more than partially. They
are obliged now to disavow any
design of attacking Washington, in
order to strengthen themselves in
Maryland, for the people there
don’t want civil war inaugurated
so close to their homes.
Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
thinks Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
had better find a tenant for his
house, and live in at the
old home, for the present at
any rate. He still has hopes
of getting away for a few
days.
We had Mr
Birth: 1807-08-18 Death: 1886-11-21
& Mrs Adams
Birth: 1808-04-25 Death: 1889-06-06
here & Mary Martin
Birth: 1838-05-05 Death: 1884-01-26
to
dinner on Friday. Tomorrow we dine
with Lord Lyons
Birth: 1817-04-06 Death: 1887-12-05
. A telegram from Albany
announces the nomination of
Judge Harris
Birth: 1802-05-31 Death: 1875-12-02
, which is very well. Affectionately your son
Frederick