Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1861
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-07-07
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Tarrytown, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: lag
revision: iwl 2021-04-20
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Tarrytown. July 7th 1861
My dear Father
Today is our last
one here– we have had a very
pleasant visit, and were ^have been^ fav-
ored with pleasant weather
all the time. Last Wednes-
day I went to New York with
Alice
Birth: 1843-10-26
and Robert Perry
Birth: 1834 Death: 1884-10-01
to
seeGeneral Webb
Birth: 1802-02-08 Death: 1884-06-07
and his
familyoff– I was very glad to go
as they had left here before
we came– we went on board
the steamer (the “Africa”) and
spent a half an hour there–
The General told me he had
written to you at five o’clock
that morning– Fanny Webb
Unknown
went with them, she will be
a great deal of company for
Mrs Webb
Birth: 1826-01-02 Death: 1890-01-16
. They make
shortstays in England and France
before going to Brazil. This was
my first visit to a steamer–
I was quite interested, this one
looked very neat and comfortable–
On the evening of the 4th of
July Alice, & Robert Perry and
myself were invited to the house
of a neighbor, Mr Smith
Unknown
,to see some fire-works– they
were very pretty– there were quite
a number of ladies and gentlemen
and children there– after the fire-
works were over we had dancing
and refreshments– A son
Unknown
of MrSmith had, with his wife
Unknown
, cometo pass the Fourth at the
house– he belonged to the
Seventh regiment and told
me a good deal about being in
Washington– he said you
and Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
were frequentlyat the camp.
I have been three times to
Pokahoe– the home is entirely
dismantled– the General
took a great nu deal of his
furniture, and sold some at
auction–
We have beautiful sights con-
stantly– by day hear a far
extended view on the Hudson,
at evening ever varying sunsets
and at night, in all its glory,
the comet. Tomorrow morn-
ing we leave– Mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
may per-haps meet us in Albany, at
all events we stay there over
night with Harriett Weed
Birth: 1819-02-06 Death: 1893-11-01
–I have been to church today,
it has been very warm–
Mrs Bronson
Birth: 1809 Death: 1888-03-16
, who has
beenhere sometime, and is
now sitting with me, desires
to be remembered to you–
Love from Aunt Clara
Birth: 1793-05-01 Death: 1862-09-05
–Please give mine to all–
Your affectionate little girl
Fanny
h
Unknown
Fanny SewardJuly 7, 1861