Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1861
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 26,
1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-03-26
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: sdt
revision: amr 2021-01-28
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Auburn – March 26 th
My dear Father
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
& Mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
and I are all alone today –
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
has gone to New York
and Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
is staying at her Mother’s
Birth: 1812-03-30 Death: 1893-11-13
– It is very dark and rainy though
not cold – The snow has
nearly all disappeared –
We are feeling very much
rejoiced over Augustus’
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
appoint- ment – We have not yet
heard where he is to be
stationed –
Eliza
Certainty: Probable
writes of the Spring weather at Washington
Last week there was skating
here – I went to a pond
with Ellen Perry
Birth: 1844-09-14 Death: 1920-04-14
– We stay-
ed all the afternoon and
had a very nice time –
The next evening we had
our dancing school assem-
bly – There is to be one this
week which will finish
the half term – Yesterday
William Johnson
Birth: 1806 Death: 1881-11-30
took me quite a long drive with the
large black horse – he be-
haved very well – though
until lately we have been
afraid to use him before
the buggy –
The birds are beginning to
sing again – early in
the morning –
Julia Warden’s
Birth: 1839-04-03 Death: 1866-01-11
mother
Birth: 1804-06-10 Death: 1883-12-18
intends to break up house-
keeping – Julia will return
to New Haven.
Was the Charles Wilson
Birth: 1818-10-10 Death: 1878-03-09
of Illinois appointed
as Secretary of Legation
to England the same
one whom we saw – The
papers say that Mr
Adams
Birth: 1807-08-18 Death: 1886-11-21
protests against his appointment – Mr
Hosmer
Birth: 1810-05-29 Death: 1889-06-19Certainty: Possible
was here on his return from Washington.
Mary
Birth: 1846 Death: 1929
does not go home yet.
Mother & Aunty join me
in sending much love
to all –
Your affectionate little girl
Fanny
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25Frederick Seward
March 26, 1862