Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, November 17, 1863
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, November 17, 1863
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1863-11-17
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, November 17, 1863
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Unknown
receiver: Anna Seward
Birth: 1834-03-29
Death: 1919-05-02
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: maf
revision: tap 2018-03-23
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Tuesday Nov 17th
My dear Anna
Father
speak encouragingly
of your coming here
with Fred
we are not to expect
you or Fred unless
Will
again – Since last
Friday he has improved
pretty steadily until
to day he is not
quite as well – has
a little fever, the
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2
Dr
of fatigue – Yesterday
he sat up too long
and sent for Day
to talk on business
matters. He is still
very feeble – has to be
carried from the bed
to his chair – We
hope he will be
better again tomorrow.
As there is no prob-
ability of my going
to Washington until
the latter part of the
Winter, will you
be so kind as to send
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me my fur tippet
and cuffs – I do not
need the muff.
Fanny
brown hat – can they
all be put in one band
-box and sent by Express?
Aunty
Monday – is better again
to day. She remains
at Pisgah –
I am sorry dear Anna
to be always troubling
you with such
commissions – Love
to Fred and Augustus
yours affectionately
Mother –
Tuesday Nov 17th
My dear Anna
Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
does notspeak encouragingly
of your coming here
with Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
so I
inferwe are not to expect
you or Fred unless
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
should be homeagain – Since last
Friday he has improved
pretty steadily until
to day he is not
quite as well – has
a little fever, the
Dr
Birth: 1807-12-05 Death: 1888-04-24Certainty: Probable
thinks the
effectof fatigue – Yesterday
he sat up too long
and sent for Day
Birth: 1817-02-23 Death: 1878-02-28
to talk on business
matters. He is still
very feeble – has to be
carried from the bed
to his chair – We
hope he will be
better again tomorrow.
As there is no prob-
ability of my going
to Washington until
the latter part of the
Winter, will you
be so kind as to send
me my fur tippet
and cuffs – I do not
need the muff.
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
also needs herbrown hat – can they
all be put in one band
-box and sent by Express?
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
was quite
illMonday – is better again
to day. She remains
at Pisgah –
I am sorry dear Anna
to be always troubling
you with such
commissions – Love
to Fred and Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
yours affectionately
Mother –