Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, February 20, 1861

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, February 20, 1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1861-02-20

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, February 20, 1861

action: sent

sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08  Death: 1915-04-25

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: lbk 

revision: iwl 2021-01-21

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Wednesday Feb 20 
My dear Son
Catherine Barrett
Birth: 1837 Death: 1878-04-08

wishes to go to Alabama
by water from New York
to SavannahBarrett
Unknown

writes to her that there
will be no communication
after the 4th of March –
Is there any probability
of an immediate blockade
of the Southern Ports? –
I promised her yesterday
I would inquire of you –
She would rather defer
going a few weeks longer
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if she can – If there
is any thing to be said
please write immediately
God bless you
Mother