Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1861
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14,
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-04-14
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, April 14, 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 2021-03-04
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Auburn April 14 th 1861
My dearest Father
I was very glad
to receive your letter, which
came Friday night. It
is Sunday, & has been an
unpleasant day, so I did
not go up to our church
but attended the Universal-
-ist with Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
. Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
was at the telegraph office
last night until twelve —
they received a great many
messages, but they were
confused and contradictory —
One said Fort Sumpter was
on fire, another that it
had surrendered, others contra-
-dicted both. But we are inclin-
-ed to believe that it has
surrendered. of course we
are very anxious for tomorrow’s
telegraph.
I should like very much
to read the despatchs of
which you tell me, they
must be very interesting.
Mary Hosmer
Birth: 1843-11-17 Death: 1897-09-21
spent part of day before yesterday with
me. She will stay two or
three days or a week here before
going home, if she has time.
It rained all day yesterday —
it has improved the garden
very much. the crocuses hyacinths are
nearly ready to blossom. The
black horses are well. Will’s
geese have gone to Mr Charles
Standart’s
Birth: 1802-05-30 Death: 1896-05-02
who has
a pond. All send a great deal of love —
Your affectionate little girl
Fanny