Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 6, 1870
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 6, 1870
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Date:1870-07-06
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 6, 1870
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
location: Charleston, SC
transcription: pxc
revision: tap 2018-03-29
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This letter was written by Olive Risley Seward for William Henry
SewardAuburn July 6th 1870
My dear Agustus,
Your letter of the 14th of
June was received. The con-
dition of my health has
not permitted in a severe
or varied study. I was
therefore obliged to post-pone
the proposed lecture before
the Historical Society in-
definitely. I am receiving
many pleasant visitors
and the receptions together
with my correspondence
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and some attention necess-
arily bestowed upon private
affairs keep me abundantly
occupied.
It is now reduced to
a certainty that I am unable
to endure a winter in this
climate. In seeking a
retreat I may find it
important to leave home
before the close of the
summer. I think it will
be well for you therefore
to come to Auburn as early
as the 10th of August. I
have lately spent ten
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days at Montrose very
pleasantly. We are having
intense heat here, but we
find relief in frequent
visits to Williams new
place on the lake shore
Mrs. Worden
Affectionately
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William H Seward
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Charleston
S.C.
Mr. Weed
have shrunk back from
their purpose of seeking a
country retreat during the
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hot weather.
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Editorial Note
My dear Agustus,
Your letter of the 14th of
June was received. The con-
dition of my health has
not permitted in a severe
or varied study. I was
therefore obliged to post-pone
the proposed lecture before
the Historical Society in-
definitely. I am receiving
many pleasant visitors
Unknown
and the receptions together
with my correspondence
and some attention necess-
arily bestowed upon private
affairs keep me abundantly
occupied.
It is now reduced to
a certainty that I am unable
to endure a winter in this
climate. In seeking a
retreat I may find it
important to leave home
before the close of the
summer. I think it will
be well for you therefore
to come to Auburn as early
as the 10th of August. I
have lately spent ten
days at Montrose very
pleasantly. We are having
intense heat here, but we
find relief in frequent
visits to Williams new
place on the lake shore
Mrs. Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
is very wellAffectionately
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Hand Shift
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10William Seward
h
Unknown
Colonel Agustus
SewardCharleston
S.C.
Mr. Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
and Harriet
Birth: 1819-02-06 Death: 1893-11-01
have shrunk back from
their purpose of seeking a
country retreat during the
hot weather.