Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Adeline Seward, January 11, 1865

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Adeline Seward, January 11, 1865
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1865-01-11

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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Adeline Seward, January 11, 1865

action: sent

sender: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18  Death: 1920-04-29

location: Martinsburg, WV

receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09  Death: 1866-10-29

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: lxw 

revision: crb 2016-09-08

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Headquarters United States Forces,
Martinsburg, VA.
Jan 11th 1865
My dear Fanny,
I am
much obliged for your
letter of Sunday
May I trouble you with two
little erands, first to get &
send me by mail a box of
long leads for my pencil. I
enclose the tip so you can get
the right size & second to order
& send me half a dozen of my
last photographs, which can be
obtained at Bradge Old Gallery in
Washington, let me know what
these all cost & I will send you
the money.
I enclose a copy of a late order
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which is just making
considerable commotion in
Martinsburg.
I am very glad to hear that
you are getting much better.
Your aff bro.
Will
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Editorial Note

There is an enclosed order, which was not transcribed.

Page 4

Miss F A Seward
Care Secy of State
Washington
DC
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Frances Seward

Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
ansd Jan 14th 1865