Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 31, 1863

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 31, 1863
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1863-10-31

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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 31, 1863

action: sent

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

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08  Death: 1915-04-25

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: pxc 

revision: crb 2018-01-31

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Page 1

Saturday
night –
My dear Son,
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
was very ill
all day yesterday and
the night previous –
Last night Dr. Briggs
Birth: 1807-12-05 Death: 1888-04-24

came and gave his
opinion that he was
in such a critical sit-
uation that I sent the
telegram to your Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

which I presume will
bring him home though
I have as yet no answer.
The prostration which
follows evacuations from
the bowels is very
alarming and his
Page 2

fever still continues
though less to day
than yesterday
I will write
every day
Mother