Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, May 31, 1870
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Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, May 31, 1870
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Date:1870-05-31
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Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, May 31, 1870
action: sent
sender: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
location: Charleston, SC
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: maf
revision: tap 2018-03-29
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Charleston SC
May 31st 1870
Dear Father
Your letter reached
me day before yesterday
I arrived in Charleston
on the 25t having left
Louisville on the morning
of the 23rd and stopped
one day at Atlanta .
I do not look on my
stay here as entirely perma-
nent, as I may return to
Louisville oin certain conting-
encies in 3 or 4 months.
The summer is really
no warmer here than in
Louisville on account of
the sea breeze, but lasts
some two months longer
The commerce of the
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city has fallen off very much
since the war,
Much of the cotton that
formerly came here now going
to Augusta & Savannah
to be shipped by the large
dealers.
The vacant lots caused by
the fire in the war, are very
few of them built up, and
as a whole the city does not
bear a favorable comparison
to what was before the
War.
The Discovery of beds of
phosphate on the banks of the
rivers in the [ vicinty ]
Alternate Text: vicinity has
raised the value of property
where it is found.
This phosphate when ground
up having qualities similar
to Guano and is much used
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for agricultural purposes.
We have had heavy rains
here lately and the country
is looking very fine.
Yours affectionately,
Augustus
Charleston SC
May 31st 1870
Dear Father
Your letter reached
me day before yesterday
I arrived in Charleston
on the 25t having left
Louisville on the morning
of the 23rd and stopped
one day at Atlanta .
I do not look on my
stay here as entirely perma-
nent, as I may return to
Louisville oin certain conting-
encies in 3 or 4 months.
The summer is really
no warmer here than in
Louisville on account of
the sea breeze, but lasts
some two months longer
The commerce of the
city has fallen off very much
since the war,
Much of the cotton that
formerly came here now going
to Augusta & Savannah
to be shipped by the large
dealers.
The vacant lots caused by
the fire in the war, are very
few of them built up, and
as a whole the city does not
bear a favorable comparison
to what was before the
War.
The Discovery of beds of
phosphate on the banks of the
rivers in the [ vicinty ]
Alternate Text
raised the value of property
where it is found.
This phosphate when ground
up having qualities similar
to Guano and is much used
for agricultural purposes.
We have had heavy rains
here lately and the country
is looking very fine.
Yours affectionately,
Augustus