Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1866

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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1866
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1866-07-07

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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1866

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

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Washington D.C., US

transcription: rmg 

revision: agw 2021-06-25

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Auburn
Saturday 7th /66
My dearest Father,
John
Birth: 1827
reached
you yesterday, I suppose –
and gave you my
letter. I hope it
found you quite well –
free from all traces
of your indisposition.
It is very warm here.
Yesterday the thermometer
was 92 at Pisgah. There
is none here – but it is
warmer here than there.
Still there is much a
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difference in the heat at
this place–the shade
and I know not what
other causes seem to
alter its effect– It is
not dry and parching –
but has a certain
moisture even at the
hottest– so it does
not irritate– but simply
induced a languor rather
pleasing than other wise
when one has no special
need to make exertion.
How I wish you
& all the family at
Washington could exchange
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it for the trying heat
there. It is doing us
good— I think— this change
of climate– and I
only regret that you
are not all sharing
the benefit.
I have seen Mrs
Titus
Birth: 1820-05-18 Death: 1895-12-19
, Mrs Miller
Unknown
– and
all Mrs Perry's
Birth: 1819-10-04 Death: 1898-02-12
family
x Birth: 1846-11-19  Death: 1938-10-20  Birth: 1844-09-14  Death: 1920-04-14  Birth: 1817-07-08  Death: 1886-01-29 

Ellen I saw night before
last– & missed a visit
from her last night,
being out to drive.
After going to the lake
I stopped for an
hour with Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
. She had
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been suffering all day from
the heat. Mary Segoine
Birth: 1843 Death: 1872-10-09

was here yesterday– almost
as well as before her
dangerous illness.
The building goes on but
there is scarcely enough
change between now and
Thursday to write of.
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is very busy– but
today had allowed himself
a little recreation in
fishing. Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
&
the children
x Birth: 1864-11-10  Death:   Birth: 1862-09-11  Death: 1921-10-05 
are well.
Very much love to
all.
Most affectionately your daughter
Fanny