Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1861

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1861-09-29

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 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: amx 

revision: amc 2021-01-31

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Sunday Sept 29 th
My dearest Henry
Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
goes
to Washington to night
staying with us but
one night – I hope
he may be able to
come home again
before long – He is
just recovering from
intermitting fever and
I think needs some
rest – Judging from
the Newspapers you
are in continual
expectation of an attack
from the other side
of the Potomac –
Page 2

I infer from Fred’s
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25

letter that you are
all very busy and
do not suffer from
apprehension –
God keep you
Your own
Frances –