Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, November 1, 1866

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, November 1, 1866
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1866-11-01

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Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, November 1, 1866

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sender: George Seward
Birth: 1808-08-26  Death: 1888-12-07

location: Florida, US

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

location: Unknown
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transcription: jxc 

revision: jxw 2021-07-01

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Editorial Note

This included a letter from Julia Caroline Humphrey Seward to William Henry Seward written on the same date.
Florida Nov 1st 1866
My Dear Brother Henry
Were I more ac-
customed to writing letters of con-
dolence I might be more encourag-
ed to write you, and yet I am
desirous to sympathize with you
in your deep affliction.
No none of us knew so well
the many good qualities of
your Daughter Fannie
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
as yourself
so we cannot so well appre-
ciate her worth, nor can we
compass your irreparable loss.
There is a depth of significance
which we do not know, but the
more we try to fathom, the better
able to appreciate it, and we
become t more convinced that
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our sentiments or efforts of
condolences, fall far short of
the necessities of the case
and the more certain that
true consolation comes alone
from Him, "Who doeth all things
well," "Thou art good and thou
doest good. The Lord gave and
the Lord hath taken away"
"Then let our sorrows cease to flow,
"God has recalled his own,
"But let our hearts, in every way
"Still say– "Thy will be done"
Fannie has many friends to mourn
her early decease, but she has better
in Heavenly Places, that we may all
thither tend, we have now another
incentive and for which is now the
prayer of Your Affectionate Brother
Geo. W. Seward