Letter from Frederick William Seward to George Frederick Seward, July 21, 1868
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to George Frederick Seward, July 21, 1868
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1868-07-21
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to George Frederick Seward, July 21, 1868
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: George Seward
Birth: 1840-11-08
Death: 1910-11-28
location: Shanghai, China
transcription: jxc
revision: amr 2021-07-29
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Unofficial W. 21
My dear Fred,
The My
father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
desires me
to express his cordial
thanks ^to you^ for the very
pretty & ingenious
box of counters which
you sent him by Mr
Williams
Unknown
. They would
be admired at any time
but are especially
now when we have Mr Burlingame
Birth: 1820-11-14 Death: 1870-02-23
& his legation
are
among us
Now when everything Chinese
or of Chinese workman-
-ship ^thereby^ has gained ^new^ particularly
^interest^ by the success of Mr
Burlingame
We are glad to know that
you are safely & comfortably installed
at in your Chinese home
again.
Your affectionate
FWS
George F. Seward Esq.
U.S. Consul General
Shanghai China