Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 28, 1861
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 28,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-04-28
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 28, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: lbk
revision: jxw 2021-03-04
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Page 1
Sunday April
My dearest Henry
I was rejoiced
yesterday by the three
letters from Washington
one from you of the 23d
and two from Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
– The anxiety and suspense
of the last ten days
has been hard to bear–
I know that you
must be safer now
with the accession
of loyal troops–
More will be constantly
going–
I fear Baltimore is
a doomed city
The indignation of the
Northern people is such
that they will not
be appeased by concession–
All confidence in the
Southern profession of
civility is entirely gone–
At present the border
States are objects of
even greater hostility
than the extreme South–
because they have
promised peace while
preparing for War–
I doubt whether any
Government can withstand
this uprising of the
masses– they will
sweep all opposition
before them– You will
see how generally
the press have yielded
to the same feeling–
Women are sending
husbands & sons to
carry on what they
esteem a Holy War–
^By many^ The time is believed to
have come when God
has heard the prayer
of the oppressed– a time
so long predicted– others
are determined to prevent
their own enslavement–
High & low, rich & poor
are all enlisted in the
same cause– The only
consolation I find in
these sad times is in
the justice of our impelling
motive– The results promise
to be so full of horror that
I am sickened by the
prospect–
Mr Sackett
Birth: 1811-11-18 Death: 1895-09-06
spent the day with us yesterday–
We are all well
and talking & thinking
of you all continually
May God preserve
you– your own
Frances–