Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1865
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1865
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1865-08-31
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1865
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location:
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: srr
revision: obm 2016-07-07
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Cape Island, N.J.
31st. Aug, 1865.
My dearest Father,
I have just
returned from driving,
& found your telegram
awaiting us. I am
glad to know that
you are all well.
I presume you have
heard from Augustus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
what a letter from
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
told me last night – that he will
not leave but ask
till Sunday Night
I have very sad news
to write of the Richard-
sons. Lilly
Birth: 1854 Death: 1865-09-01
– the eldest daughter is very danger-
ously ill. Mr Richardson
Birth: 1832 Death: 1910-03-05
, & Mrs R’s
Birth: 1831-02-07 Death: 1890-02-09
motherUnknown
, & Dr Thomas
Unknown
, the family physician, have come.
Lilly has had con-
vulsions, & is insensible.
Dr Williamson
Unknown
is also attending her. The
two physicians just
think her disease
is spotted fever, &
that it is almost
impossible to for her to
recover. They did not
call it spotted fever till
today. Yesterday they thought
it was from staying in
the water too long, &
getting heated dancing
the night after.
Yesterday when we return-
ed from driving Mrs
Souder
Birth: 1814-06-05 Death: 1886-12-22
thought I had –best come to her house
for the night – which
I did. She pro-
posed my staying
with her. This morn-
ing I went to Mrs
Richardson’s with Mrs Souder.
I was loth to leave Mrs
in her trouble – after
all her kindness to me –
& would not have done
so had I not felt that
unless I could be of
real assistance it was
kinder to leave her than
to add to her family.
So I packed everything,
& came here, to Mrs
Souder’s.
Tomorrow afternoon I go
to Phila. with Capt
Birth: 1840 Death: 1881-07-10
& MrsLinnard
Birth: 1843 Death: 1911-12-05
– (238 Pine St. –is the residence of her
father, E.A. Souder
Birth: 1805-02-11 Death: 1873-09-11
. She gives me a warm invitation
to say with her
2) till
Augusts comes. I have
just received – a letter
from him – saying he
will be here Monday
night or Tuesday morn-
ing. I will let
him know of my
movements – that
he may find me in Phila – & will
wait for him there
unless I hav have
summons from you.
I write in much
haste – in a parlor