Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 21, 1863

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 21, 1863
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1863-10-21

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 21, 1863

action: sent

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

location: Washington D.C., US

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

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: mht 

revision: crb 2018-01-29

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Department of State
Washington,Oct 21 1863
My dearest Frances,
Your letters about William
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29

alarm me very much, and all the
more because I see that I erred in
suffering him to leave Washington before
his convalescence was established.
I am hereby expecting and fearing
a telegraphic dispatch, I hope if it
is necessary it will not be spared,
I shall not hesitate to leave every
thing here and proceed at once —
So far as public affairs are
concerned every thing seems going on very
well – the newspapers as usual abuse
the public civility and public without
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compunction or the sympathies and
fears of ^the friends of^ those who are exposed to
danger.
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
seems very
well.
Your own Henry.
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Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
Henry Oct 21st
1863