Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 1, 1861

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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 1, 1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1861-08-01

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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 1, 1861

action: sent

sender: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29  Death: 1919-05-02

location: Washington D.C., US

receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24  Death: 1865-06-21

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: iwl 

revision: jxw 2021-05-16

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Thursday night
August 1st
My dear Mother
Can Miranda
Unknown

sew? I find Eliza
Certainty: Probable

has considerable spare
time & it would be
very convenient to have
someone who could
sew nicely.
You will see by the
papers that Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
went
to New York to meet
Prince Napoleon
Birth: 1822-09-09 Death: 1891-03-17
.
He returned yesterday
morning. The Prince
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and suite come tomor-
row, & stay with Mr
Mercier
Birth: 1816-09-24 Death: 1886-10-16
. He wishes
to travel quietly & will
declines all public
receptions. The Princess
Birth: 1843-03-02 Death: 1911-06-25

remains in New York.
We give him a dinner
on Monday.
We are all well,
notwithstanding three
very hot days.
Affectionately
Your daughter
Anna.
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Hand Shiftx

Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
Anna
Aug 1 —
1861