Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 3, 1868
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 3, 1868
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1868-10-03
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 3, 1868
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-10-28
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October 3rd 1868.
Frederick W. Seward Esqr.
My dear Frederick,
I have just now
received your letter of the 29th. It is
pleasant to know that Anna
mains well. I am so happy in the
belief that she improves by residing
in the country that I endure without
repining your own absence and her's.
Politically, there is nothing which you
do not know except the knowledge
of how much you do know by news-
papers is erroneous. Officially, labor
without annoyance
We conveyed Mrs Risley's
to a vault in the cemetery at Oak
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Hill with all the considered attention
that I ^could^ command. Hattie
what seems ^to be^ a regular course of the
fever which bereaved her of her
mother. Her case is regarded hope-
fully. Doctor Dimon
night in care of Doctor Norris
Doctor Norris was called away by the
illness of his father
of this city succeeds him
The medical family counsil
in New York decided that nobody
should go now to Mr Weed
Mr Donaldson
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Department of StateOctober 3rd 1868.
Frederick W. Seward Esqr.
My dear Frederick,
I have just now
received your letter of the 29th. It is
pleasant to know that Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
re-mains well. I am so happy in the
belief that she improves by residing
in the country that I endure without
repining your own absence and her's.
Politically, there is nothing which you
do not know except the knowledge
of how much you do know by news-
papers is erroneous. Officially, labor
without annoyance
We conveyed Mrs Risley's
Birth: 1816-10 Death: 1868-09-28
remainsto a vault in the cemetery at Oak
Hill with all the considered attention
that I ^could^ command. Hattie
Birth: 1850-03-05 Death: 1925-07-27
is undergoingwhat seems ^to be^ a regular course of the
fever which bereaved her of her
mother. Her case is regarded hope-
fully. Doctor Dimon
Birth: 1816-09-19 Death: 1889-07-22
left her lastnight in care of Doctor Norris
Birth: 1828-03-09 Death: 1895-11-10
.Doctor Norris was called away by the
illness of his father
Unknown
. Doctor JohnsonUnknown
of this city succeeds him
The medical family counsil
in New York decided that nobody
should go now to Mr Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
.Mr Donaldson
Birth: 1818 Death: 1886-12-03
has arrived