Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1861
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-07-23
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Unknown
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: dxt
revision: crb 2018-01-18
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Teusday morning
July 23d
My dearest Henry
We are all
anxiety and uncertainty
today about the terrible
battle of Sunday – There
are so many conflicting
accounts that I know
not which to believe
though the preponderance
of information is of
the saddest kind –
I can imagine how
painful the situation
of those must be who
are nearer the
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the Army and am
grateful for the
wise counsel you
gave Fanny
at home –
We are waiting
impatiently for the
morning papers –
fearing to have the
worst intelligence
confirmed – I could
think of nothing last
night but the
bereaved families
of those who have
given their lives
for the maintenance
of liberty –
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May God preserve
& strengthen those
who remain –
your own
Frances –
Teusday morning
July 23d
My dearest Henry
We are all
anxiety and uncertainty
today about the terrible
battle of Sunday – There
are so many conflicting
accounts that I know
not which to believe
though the preponderance
of information is of
the saddest kind –
I can imagine how
painful the situation
of those must be who
are nearer the
the Army and am
grateful for the
wise counsel you
gave Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
to stayat home –
We are waiting
impatiently for the
morning papers –
fearing to have the
worst intelligence
confirmed – I could
think of nothing last
night but the
bereaved families
of those who have
given their lives
for the maintenance
of liberty –
May God preserve
& strengthen those
who remain –
your own
Frances –