Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 26, 1861
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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 26, 1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-09-26
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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 26, 1861
action: sent
sender: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
location: Unknown
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: dxt
revision: crb 2018-01-18
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Newpaper clipping attached. It is believed that Anna Wharton Seward wrote this letter on the
26th for several reasons. One, the 26th was a Thursday and she likely got the
day rather than the date correct. Two, in a letter from Frederick William Seward on the 29th, he
talks of the same events as Anna does on the Monday (23rd) and Tuesday (24th).
The way Anna writes about those events seems they happened a few days before
this letter was written, so the 26th makes more sense than the 24th. Sept
24th
Thursday.
My dear Mother
Here is the
latest news of Augustus
I cut it from this
morning's Republican.
Mrs Rufus King
Milwaukee has been
with us since Monday
morning. She goes to
New York tomorrow.
We had a dinner
of twenty – four on Tuesday
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for the Orleans family
Besides the Prince & comte
there was Mr Tassara
Mr Blondeel
Lisbõa,
Mr
head
them, Mr Welles
Dalhgren
Mr Charles King
King
Joinville, Comte de Paris
& Duc de Charte dined
with us en famille
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on Saturday & we expect
them again this evening.
The Advertiser I did
not find in your room.
I recollect giving it and
the Political Drill to you,
& think you put them
in the trunk.
We are just going to
Church. No chills or
fever!
Affectionately your
daughter Anna.
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Editorial Note
Thursday.
My dear Mother
Here is the
latest news of Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
.I cut it from this
morning's Republican.
Mrs Rufus King
Birth: 1826-06-29 Death: 1892-02-14
ofMilwaukee has been
with us since Monday
morning. She goes to
New York tomorrow.
We had a dinner
of twenty – four on Tuesday
for the Orleans family
Birth: 1840-11-09
Death: 1910-12-05
Birth: 1838-08-24
Death: 1894-09-08
Birth: 1818-08-14
Death: 1900-06-16
Besides the Prince & comte
there was Mr Tassara
Birth: 1817-07-19 Death: 1875-02-14
,Mr Blondeel
Birth: 1809-12-14 Death: 1872-09-13
, M
Birth: 1809-05-22 Death: 1881-04-28
& Mme
Lisbõa
Birth: 1823
, the Misses Lisbõa
Birth: 1841
Death: Certainty: Probable
Birth: 1840
Death: 1919-05-13 Certainty: Probable
Mr
Birth: 1808-01-13 Death: 1873-05-07
& Miss Chase
Birth: 1840-08-13 Death: 1899-07-31
Mrs
More-head
Birth: 1818-02-07 Death: 1900-07-14
who is visitingthem, Mr Welles
Birth: 1802-07-02 Death: 1878-02-11
, CaptDalhgren
Birth: 1809-11-13 Death: 1870-07-12
, Genl McClellan
Birth: 1826-12-03 Death: 1885-10-29
Mr Charles King
Birth: 1789-03-16 Death: 1867-09-27Certainty: Probable
& Mrs
King
Birth: 1799-07-21 Death: 1882-11-23
. The Prince deJoinville, Comte de Paris
& Duc de Charte dined
with us en famille
on Saturday & we expect
them again this evening.
The Advertiser I did
not find in your room.
I recollect giving it and
the Political Drill to you,
& think you put them
in the trunk.
We are just going to
Church. No chills or
fever!
Affectionately your
daughter Anna.