Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1868
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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1868
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1868-09-21
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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, September 21, 1868
action: sent
sender: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: mjn
revision: tap 2017-09-11
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Auburn
Sept 21st
My dear Father,
I spent last
week in New York with Will
on our arrival Saturday night
I found your welcome letter.
We were very much shocked
at the death of Mr Wharton
poor Anna
her.
I am very sorry that I
cannot comply with your
request to take the children
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Auburn
Sept 21st
My dear Father,
I spent last
week in New York with Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
,on our arrival Saturday night
I found your welcome letter.
We were very much shocked
at the death of Mr Wharton
Birth: 1808-02-07 Death: 1868-09-09
,poor Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
! I feel so sorry forher.
I am very sorry that I
cannot comply with your
request to take the children
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
to make you a visit, but it
is impossible now as I am
expecting
Unknown to visit us
this week — Will is to be
in New York next week —
We hope to have you home
again this fall — Nelly sends
a great deal of love, and says
that some of the little bits of
white chickens are killed but
Willie says his little brown
ducks are not killed, Willie
sends a kiss.
Mr MacDougall
with congestion of the lungs ––
I hope it may be so that
you can spend Christmas
with us this year – The children
and I would like to visit you
after the Holidays—
With much love,
Your affectionate daughter,
Janet
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is impossible now as I am
expecting
Unknown to visit us
this week — Will is to be
in New York next week —
We hope to have you home
again this fall — Nelly sends
a great deal of love, and says
that some of the little bits of
white chickens are killed but
Willie says his little brown
ducks are not killed, Willie
sends a kiss.
Mr MacDougall
Birth: 1839-09-14 Death: 1914-05-24
is quite sickwith congestion of the lungs ––
I hope it may be so that
you can spend Christmas
with us this year – The children
and I would like to visit you
after the Holidays—
With much love,
Your affectionate daughter,
Janet