Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, November 15, 1865
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, November 15, 1865
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1865-11-15
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, November 15, 1865
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: mjn
revision: tap 2017-09-08
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Department of State
Was hington Nov 15 1865
My D[ earest ]
Reason: hole Fanny
Your Sunday letter has come
and I can imagine that the
is very among the
dry leaves in the garden – it is
a very temperate character
this Indian summer is.
We are pained and saddened
by the suicide of Preston King
seems about time for me to leave
this troubled stage. My companions
fall off around me. I find myself
every day and night trying to
recal your dear mother
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extract from her some or at
least to earn some sy[ mpathy ]
Reason: hole How
could it be that P[ reston ]
Reason: hole
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Reason: holeould
not desire to remain the
fulfilment of his work and
for the country and for humanity
On Monday I dined en famille
with Sir Fredrick Burr
the French Minister
with us in the same manner.
Your affectionate father
William H Seward
Miss Fanny Seward
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Department of State
Was hington Nov 15 1865
My D[ earest ]
Supplied
Your Sunday letter has come
and I can imagine that the
is very among the
dry leaves in the garden – it is
a very temperate character
this Indian summer is.
We are pained and saddened
by the suicide of Preston King
Birth: 1806-10-14 Death: 1865-11-12
. Itseems about time for me to leave
this troubled stage. My companions
fall off around me. I find myself
every day and night trying to
recal your dear mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
and toextract from her some or at
least to earn some sy[ mpathy ]
Supplied
could it be that P[ reston ]
Supplied
Supplied
not desire to remain the
fulfilment of his work and
for the country and for humanity
On Monday I dined en famille
with Sir Fredrick Burr
Birth: 1827 Death: 1897-06-03
. To daythe French Minister
Birth: 1817-11-25 Death: 1911-12-19
and wife
Birth: 1829 Death: 1889-02-08
dinewith us in the same manner.
Your affectionate father
William H Seward
Miss Fanny Seward