Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, May 25, 1862

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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, May 25, 1862
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1862-05-25

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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, May 25, 1862

action: sent

sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09  Death: 1866-10-29

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Unknown
Unknown

transcription: cef 

revision: crb 2017-06-22

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Auburn, May 25th. 1862
My dear Father
I was very glad
to receive your letter which
came yesterday, and much inter-
ested in what you wrote about
Virginia, it must be a very
melancholy
Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; stubborn or constant in enmity • Incapable of being relieved or quieted; inextinguishable •
sight in these days.
I hope the trip did you good,
and wish you had a better
opportunity of of resting from
its fatigues.
We have another pleasant
Sunday, Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
has been
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here all day. Yesterday
with two fo my friends I
walked up to the lake, we
spent the afternoon in the
woods, and at five o'clock
William
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brought us home in
the carriage. I gathered a
large bouquet of wild-flowers.
Yesterday, just after break-
fast Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
and I had a short
ride, he rode one of the black
horses and I one which he is
to keep a month while his is
in pasture, it was a capital
riding horse. I think we may
try some rides before breakfast.
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I will try my best to keep
the tulips and lilacs, and
if they won't stay can
promise you something as
beautiful in roses and lilies
in June, when I hope very
much that you may be
able to get a vacation and
come to us.
I have sent to Mr Derby
Birth: 1818 Death: 1892

for some french reading, when
that comes I think I shall
be able to keep from forgetting
what I have learned of the
language. I have finished
Physiology, and am studying
Moral Philosophy and Rhetoric,
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with Mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
.
All send much love.
Your affectionate little girl
Fanny
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Editorial Note

The portion below is a Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 25, 1862