Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1861
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-07-28
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Rochester, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: iwl
revision: jxw 2021-05-15
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Rochester July 28th 1861
My dear Father
I came here yester-
day afternoon with Ellie Marvine –
Sarah How
Birth: 1843 Death: 1863-08-10
came last Tuesday. I was to have come with her but
last Monday we received the war
news, which was at first so bad
that I did not wish to leave home.
I was so glad when the more cheer-
ful accounts begun to arrive, and
your letter and Fred’s
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
which followed were very welcome. I
was to come here next Tuesday
but hearing yesterday morning by
a letter from Sarah that Ellie
was to leave in the afternoon I hurried
that I might have her company.
I went to church this morning – I
think Rochester is very pleasant.
It is Mrs Ayrault
Birth: 1810-04-07 Death: 1899-08-07
with whom we are staying – a widow – the ^step^ mother
of Mr Ayrault
Birth: 1822 Death: 1882-10-19
the clergyman. she has been married before and
has three sons
Birth: 1832
Death:
Birth: 1848
Death: 1865
Birth: 1843-10-27
Death: 1871
Freedenburgh —
Mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
said
that if the war was postponed until next fall there
was a prospect of your coming
home – how I hope you will –
it is a long long time since
you were there – Is Harriet
Weed
Birth: 1819-02-06 Death: 1893-11-01
still in
Washington — Our latest news about Mr Huson
Birth: 1822 Death: 1861-10-14
was that he was still a prisoner.
I am going to see cousin Kate
Birth: 1825 Death: 1898
tomorrow —
Mary Titus
Birth: 1846-01-11 Death: 1913-03-14
is visiting
a cousin in town which is very pleas-
ant for Sarah and I.
The day before I left Ellen
Birth: 1844-09-14 Death: 1920-04-14
, Esther
Birth: 1846-11-19 Death: 1938-10-20
& Stanton Perry
Birth: 1852-04-16 Death: 1927-04-28
and I took the
carriage and went out to
The Segoine’s
Birth: 1806
Death: 1893-04-15
Birth: 1804-01-06
Death: 1895-08-13
a call but they kept us to tea –
we had very nice time – The
night before that all Mrs Perry’s
Birth: 1819-10-04 Death: 1898-02-12
family
Birth: 1849-03-26 Death: 1929-05-12
except the little boys were
at how our house to spend the
evening — also Mrs Watson
Birth: 1812-03-30 Death: 1893-11-13
& Mrs Pomeroy
Birth: 1834-03-20 Death: 1892-02-25
- Please give much love to all—
Ever your affectionate little girl
Fanny