Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 22, 1866
xml:
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 22, 1866
transcriber
Transcriber:spp:mlb
student editorTranscriber:spp:lmd
Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1866-08-22
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 Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 22, 1866
action: sent
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: mlb
revision: zz 2021-07-09
<>
Page 1
Auburn. Wednesday
22nd August 1866
My dearest Father,
Your letter of Monday
came last night. I should
like to see the improvements
which Mrs Patterson
Birth: 1828-10-25 Death: 1901-07-10
is making
in the White House. It is
pleasant to hear that a
work so necessary is being
done so well.
By your letters of Sunday
& Monday I have many
interesting particulars about
Queen Emma's
Birth: 1836-01-02 Death: 1885-04-25
visit. I was
very glad that the illness
of her companion did not
continue & prevent their coming
to your dinner. I am much
obliged to Gus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
for the diagram
showing how the guests were
seated– which accompanying
your description made me feel
quite able to imagine the scene.
I can guess something of the
manoeuvers of the domestics.
I'm curious to know if Mrs
Stansbury
Unknown
resembled Mrs Speed
Birth: 1816 Death: 1888-05-08
I suppose not– Mrs Speed is
so peculiarly herself that I fancy
there are few who appear like her.
It was very kind of Dr Norris
Birth: 1828-03-09 Death: 1895-11-10
to call & inquire about my
health.
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
has a letter from Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
today– written Sunday. I suppose
you have very frequent advices
from him.
Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
& Nelly
Birth: 1862-09-11 Death: 1921-10-05
have gone
to a place in the country,
six miles from Kidder's Ferry
on Cayuga Lake. Mrs Pomeroy
Birth: 1834-03-20 Death: 1892-02-25
& her two of her children
Birth: 1864-07-19
Death: 1938-04-22
Birth: 1858-03-31
Death: 1882-07-05
Birth: 1860-10-07
Death: 1933-05-27
also. They are all to visit
Jenny's uncle, Mr McNeil
Birth: 1828 Death: 1855-11-28
.
Jenny expected to return to-
morrow. They left yesterday
afternoon.
The brickwork of the new
building is now as high as the
tops of the window frames– and
a little of it appears above the
"little library" roof, as one looks
from the window of the little
room above the entry.
Mary Titus
Birth: 1846-01-11 Death: 1913-03-14
stayed here last night
as Jenny's absence left me
without a neighbor in the next
room. Aunty has been here
most of the day– and we
have been to drive, out North
St– & West Genesee St. Ellen
Birth: 1844-09-14 Death: 1920-04-14
came down this afternoon and
sat for a couple of hours.
I have very kind letters from
Mrs Souder
Birth: 1814-06-05 Death: 1886-12-22
& her daughters
Birth: 1852
Death:
Birth: 1843
Death: 1911-12-05
Birth: 1835-06-03
Death: 1918-05-08
to my writing that I could not go to
Cape May.
No chill today– and fever not
as high as usual.
Love to Gus–
Most affectionately your daughter
Fanny