Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 19, 1864
xml:
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 19, 1864
transcriber
Transcriber:spp:keh
student editorTranscriber:spp:ahf
Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-12-19
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's persons.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "pla" point to
place elements in the project's places.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's staff.xml authority file.
In the context of this project, private URIs with the prefix "psn" point to
person elements in the project's bibl.xml authority file.
verical-align: super; font-size: 12px;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration: line-through;
color: red;
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 19, 1864
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: Martinsburg, WV
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: keh
revision: obm 2016-09-13
<>
Page 1
Martinsburg Dec 19
My dear Mother
I recd your letter of last
Sunday which was the first I had heard
of the troubles at home, as I have recd
but two letters from Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
since I came away& each of those was more than a week
on the road. It really seems as though Jennys
troubles multiply at an unfortunate time
I spend most of the day yesterday at H Ferry
and on the RR making some changes in the
troops, tomorrow I shall make an inspection
of the troops west of here The weather is now
very disagreeable & mud quite deep. Since
the base of supplies was changed Martinsburgh
has become very quiet and I have not near
as much to do now
Your affectionate Son
Will