Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 12, 1870

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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 12, 1870
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1870-09-12

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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 12, 1870

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sender: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18  Death: 1913-11-09

location: Moravia, NY

receiver: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01  Death: 1876-09-11

location: Charleston, SC

transcription: maf 

revision: tap 2018-03-30

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Woodside
Sept 12th 1870
My dear Gus,
We have been
here a little over two weeks,
it has been very pleasant for
us, but the weather is now
getting too cool to be comfortable,
as it is probably very warm with
you, it may be of interest to
know that we had frost on
the hills last night & night
before last.
Yesterday was Nelly’s
Birth: 1862-09-11 Death: 1921-10-05
8th birth-
day, but as it was Sunday we
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celebrated on Saturday, Aunty
Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
, and all my family
came up, and the little girl
had a very happy day –
Aunty tells me she sent you
a copy of Father’s
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
letter, so I
have no news to tell you –
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
is going next week to
Iowa and if the children
keep well enough for me to
leave, I will go with Will
will be gone two or three
weeks, Aunty will not go fo to
Montrose until we come
back – Miss Parkman
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is still
with us, is going to Washington
this winter, and with the
convent for two or three months
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to study English – I shall leave
her as well as the children
Birth: 1864-11-10

with Cora Richardson
Birth: 1845-01-15 Death: 1890-12-10
-
Mrs Pomeroy
Birth: 1834-03-20 Death: 1892-02-25
sends a great deal
of love, and is enjoying her
french book whenever she can
get a quiet time to read in
it – all the children send
love – I am very much obliged
for the keys also for the
photographs, did I give you
Will’s & the children's ?
With much love,
Jenny–
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Col. A.H. Seward U.S.A
Citadel
Charleston
SC
AUBURN
SEP
13
NY
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