Letter from Frederick William Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, February 5, 1861
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, February 5, 1861
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Date:1861-02-05
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, February 5, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: ecw
revision: tap 2018-06-29
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Washington Tuesday,
My dear Anna,
Virginia goes against
Secession. This is the beginning of
the end of the whole movement.
The people here say Father’s
brought her back to loyalty to the Union.
I went up to the Capitol
to hear Slidell
the retirement of Louisiana from the
Union, or rather their own from the
Senate. Slidell took the bullying,
Benjamin the pathetic line. Neither
got any response even from the
galleries.
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2
In the hall of the Capitol I
met your uncle Henry
me to the Navy Yard to see his
invention. He has been travelling
through Maryland and says Washington
will be attacked in six days.
But it won’t. The Virginia Election
has saved Maryland, and averted
the danger of disturbance here.
Last night we dined with
Lord Lyons
Legation. To day a number of the
Delegates
with Father.
I sold Mr Steele
Your own
Frederick
Washington Tuesday,
My dear Anna,
Virginia goes against
Secession. This is the beginning of
the end of the whole movement.
The people here say Father’s
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
speechesbrought her back to loyalty to the Union.
I went up to the Capitol
to hear Slidell
Birth: 1793 Death: 1871-07-09
& Benjamin
Birth: 1811-08-06 Death: 1884-05-06
announcethe retirement of Louisiana from the
Union, or rather their own from the
Senate. Slidell took the bullying,
Benjamin the pathetic line. Neither
got any response even from the
galleries.
In the hall of the Capitol I
met your uncle Henry
Birth: 1797-12-17 Death: 1878-05-13
, who invitedme to the Navy Yard to see his
invention. He has been travelling
through Maryland and says Washington
will be attacked in six days.
But it won’t. The Virginia Election
has saved Maryland, and averted
the danger of disturbance here.
Last night we dined with
Lord Lyons
Birth: 1817-04-06 Death: 1887-12-05
and the membersUnknown
of
hisLegation. To day a number of the
Delegates
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to the Peace Conference dinewith Father.
I sold Mr Steele
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the gas fixture in the vestibule
among the rest.Your own
Frederick