Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 1, 1864
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 1,
1864
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Date:1864-06-01
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 1, 1864
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: UnknownUnknown
transcription: srr
revision: crb 2016-07-05
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Department of State
Washington, A June 1 1864
My dearest Frances,
I have just received your
letter of the 29th instant. If it
would be agreable to Lazette
see Dr Bayard
at once send for him.
If she would like to go to
the seashore you ought I think
to go with her. It is most proba-
ble that the weather will be
warm enough by the time you
are ready to move. It was
100 degrees in the sun here yes-
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terday. I have twice already bathed
in Rock Creek. Take if you
can currently the sea shore in
New Jersey when the season
is more advanced than in
New England or New York.
We have not a word from
William
21st. There are no mails and
as yet no telegraph. He probably
reached Head Quarters about
the 28th. We may feel assured
that nothing ill has befallen
him, for both friends and ene-
mies would be alert to communi-
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cate. An ought we to imagine
that evil must fall upon him
because he is in the army. But
of all the reasoning in this part your
own feelings will be the .
Jenny
the child
is best. I fear the same for
children in the city, although it
is cleaner now than usual.
My own particular cares are
easier now than they have been
for a long time. The dangers abroad
are apparently subsiding again. They
rise and fall periodically like
all other tides. But the country
is entering on a new and
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perilous time, a canvass for the
Presidency in a time of civil war.
Faction is , action, unscru-
pulous. It will avail itself of
misfortune in the field if that shall
happen. It will lay hold of
military means to destruc-
tion. To me it seems like the
trial of witchcraft, nevertheless there
is a country to be saved or lost.
He who is unselfish and devoted
may be content to prefer his
own particular duties and trust
that the God who directs the
Power of Nations will not fail
to overule the machinations of
bad men. Your ever own
Henry.
Department of State
Washington, A June 1 1864
My dearest Frances,
I have just received your
letter of the 29th instant. If it
would be agreable to Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
to see Dr Bayard
Birth: 1806-03-05 Death: 1889-09-28
I think you should at once send for him.
If she would like to go to
the seashore you ought I think
to go with her. It is most proba-
ble that the weather will be
warm enough by the time you
are ready to move. It was
100 degrees in the sun here yes-
terday. I have twice already bathed
in Rock Creek. Take if you
can currently the sea shore in
New Jersey when the season
is more advanced than in
New England or New York.
We have not a word from
William
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
since he left us on the 21st. There are no mails and
as yet no telegraph. He probably
reached Head Quarters about
the 28th. We may feel assured
that nothing ill has befallen
him, for both friends and ene-
mies would be alert to communi-
cate. An ought we to imagine
that evil must fall upon him
because he is in the army. But
of all the reasoning in this part your
own feelings will be the .
Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
goes from town and takes the child
Birth: 1862-09-11 Death: 1921-10-05
with her I think thisis best. I fear the same for
children in the city, although it
is cleaner now than usual.
My own particular cares are
easier now than they have been
for a long time. The dangers abroad
are apparently subsiding again. They
rise and fall periodically like
all other tides. But the country
is entering on a new and
perilous time, a canvass for the
Presidency in a time of civil war.
Faction is , action, unscru-
pulous. It will avail itself of
misfortune in the field if that shall
happen. It will lay hold of
military means to destruc-
tion. To me it seems like the
trial of witchcraft, nevertheless there
is a country to be saved or lost.
He who is unselfish and devoted
may be content to prefer his
own particular duties and trust
that the God who directs the
Power of Nations will not fail
to overule the machinations of
bad men. Your ever own
Henry.