Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 17, 1861
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 17, 1861
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Date:1861-09-17
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 17, 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: cnk
revision: agw 2021-03-18
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Tuesday Sept. 17–
My dearest Henry
I infer from the
papers that affairs
at Washington remain
much as they were
when we left – I am
sorry the President
Birth: 1809-02-12 Death: 1865-04-15
felt constrained to
interfere with Fremont’s
Birth: 1813-01-21 Death: 1890-07-13
proclamation – it was
a measure so universally
approved at the North
that the President’s
action must give
great dissatisfaction
You seem to have inspi-
red the people here
with considerable mil-
itary enthusiasm –
recruiting is going on
prosperously – I am
sorry England behaves
so badly —
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
proposes to take
one of the houses on
South st – if you
approve, as Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
does
not wish to spend
the entire winter in
Washington – Something
less than $200 will buy
all the additional
furniture they need –
opening one of the houses
will promote the
occupation of the others –
The expense of housekeeping
in a small house will
be much less than
it can be made here
with the number of
servants indispensable
to keep the house in
order – If he is to
bear his own expenses
and as those houses
are not occupied I myself
think it would be
wiser to go there – there
are other reasons which
may suggest themselves to
you of which I will
not speak –
When Nicholas
Birth: 1801-12-24 Death: 1893-02-15
comes
home for a visit, he had
better take the horses to
Washington – he says
another pair will be needed
there – the expense of transport-
tation will not equal
that of keeping them here –
Otherwise, you had better
advise that they be
turned out for
the winter – it
is unnecessary to keep
a man especially
for their care, while
running out will
benefit them —
If you have no time
to answer this letter
Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
will write at
your suggestion —
Burn it when it is
read – All send
much love –
May God keep you
all from harm –
your own
Frances –