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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Saturday
night –
My dear Son,
Will
all day yesterday and
the night previous –
Last night Dr. Briggs
came and gave his
opinion that he was
in such a critical sit-
uation that I sent the
telegram to your Father
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
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fever still continues
though less to day
than yesterday
I will write
every day
Mother
Saturday
night –
My dear Son,
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
was very illall 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
fever still continues
though less to day
than yesterday
I will write
every day
Mother