Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 12, 1861

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 12, 1861
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1861-03-12

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 12, 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: amr 2021-01-22

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Washington, March, 12 th
My dear Mother,
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
has probably
told you that Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
is better and
about again. He is attending to
affairs today as usual and says
he feels quite well.
The pressure of
visitors, applicants for office, is enormous,
but the Department fortunately is
much more defensible against
intrusion either in person or by letter
than a private house is, and I
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think after the first two or three
weeks his life will be much
more pleasant than while he was
in the Senate. It would be
one constant levee now if he would
see everybody, but he sets apart
three hours a day for the purpose
and so gets some time for thought
and for recreation, as well as for
work. My levee, composed of the
surplus of his, only ceases when
the Department closes at 3 o’clock,
but from then till six, I am
uninterrupted
The aspect of public affairs grows
every day less threatening, and the
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symptoms of a reaction of feeling
at the South in favor of the
Union grow every day stronger
Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
went out in her new
carriage to return the cards of
the Foreign Ministers yesterday
She is about getting the new
house in order, so that we
can get in as soon as possible
after the 1st of May.
Gus’s
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
application for a
Paymastership has been filed in
the War Department.
Affectionately your son
Frederick
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Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
Frederick
March 12 th -
1861