Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 28, 1861
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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 28,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-02-28
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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, February 28, 1861
action: sent
sender: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: jmm
revision: amr 2021-01-21
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Thursday
Feb'y 28 th 1861.
My dear Mother,
We have taken
the Club House on Presidents
Square – on the East side of
the Park. Do you recollect
it? It is oldfashioned
& spacious, stands alone
with windows on all sides,
a deep yard with stable
in the rear. It will be
very pleasant in Summer
& convenient for entertaining.
I hope you will like it?
On the 1 st floor there is a
wide hall with Library
bedroom & dressing room,
on one side – diningroom,
pantry, & servants diningroom
on the other .
On the 2 nd three large
Parlors, bedroom & bathroom.
On the 3 rd floor four bed-
rooms & 2 two dressingrooms
one with bath & water closet.
There are five rooms in
the 4 th story.
The Kitchen & Laundry
are in a back building,
two servants rooms over
the laundry.
The rent $1800 is very low.
New houses half the size
were offered at $2000 and
$2500. The owner
Unknown
having all his fortune invested
in real estate in this city
was very anxious to rent
it. It is in quite good
repair but he offers to
paint & repaper some
of the rooms – carry in
the city water, put in
gas fixtures & make
whatever alterations we
suggest.
I look forward to the
moving with much pleasure.
I shall enjoy exceedingly
arranging things in the
new house.
Mrs Adams
Birth: 1808-04-25 Death: 1889-06-06
sends you much love. She has all
her children
Birth: 1845-02-19
Death: 1928-08-19
Birth: 1848-06-24
Death: 1927-02-13
Birth: 1838-02-16
Death: 1918-03-27
Birth: 1835-05-27
Death: 1915-03-20
Birth: 1833-09-22
Death: 1894-08-14
She says her house is so
full & so noisy she is
quite distracted.
We are invited there to a
Sociable tonight.
The letters increase as do
the visitors. Fifty-five
came this morning – letters
I mean. I have been
obliged to engage a man
to answer the door-bell
I wanted Edward, who came
last winter when John
Birth: 1827
was sick, but he was engaged.
Gen l Cass
Birth: 1782-10-09 Death: 1866-06-17
is very anxious we should engage his Steward
Unknown
a white man, but we will
not make any permanent
arrangements till after the 4 th
Mr
Birth: 1809-02-12 Death: 1865-04-15
& Mrs
Lincoln
Birth: 1818-12-13 Death: 1882-07-16
dined
with [right Margin] us privately last evening.
Please write me about anything you want
done. We are all well. I feel quite like
myself again. Love to all.
Anna.