Letter from John Carlin to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1867
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Letter from John Carlin to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1867
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Date:1867-04-06
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Letter from John Carlin to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1867
action: sent
sender: John Carlin
Birth: 1813-06-15
Death: 1891-04-23
location: New York, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: csh
revision: crb 2017-06-13
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No 212 West 25th StNew York April 6, 1867
Hon Wm H. Seward
My Esteemed Friend. You will
please accept my hearty thanks for
the set of the “Diplomatic Correspondence”
Author: William B. (William Bradford) Reed Publisher: J. Campbell, Place of Publication:Philadelphia Date: 1863
you sent me. It will be a legacy to
some future Statesman of my own blood.
The bulk of these parts show the
vast quantity of labour which you, in
spite of your age and afflictions, have
devoted to the State business; the well-
known signatures of your diplomatic
correspondents and their courtesy and
assurances of respect, notwithstanding the
heat of argument in certain portions,
tell me that you have enjoyed the
highest degree of esteem at the hands
of the first statesmen abroad.
I see you still at your post. A laborious
and cheerless routine with a Congress
bitterly opposed to you. I see you have
borne the tough hardships of those who
are envious of your untarnished fame
and glory, and that without resenting
them. God bless you, my dear friend,
for your noble and philosophical patience
and forbearance! You have indeed
tasted bitter cups of domestic bereavement.
Indeed your bosom companion
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
, whom Ilearned to love and respect, has gone away,
and your only daughter
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
has followed herto Heaven.
Notwithstanding those losses, I am
rejoiced to find you and your son Frederick
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
still in the land of the living, devoting
all your energies to the good of our
Country.
We
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My kindest regards to your Sons
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
Ever affectionately yours,
Jno Carlin