Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 20, 1871
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 20, 1871
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1871-10-20
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 20, 1871
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: Columbia, SC
transcription: tap
revision: tap 2018-04-17
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Letter written by Olive Risley Seward for William H.
SewardAuburn Oct 20 1871
My dear Agustus
Your letter promising
me a visit early in Nov.
gives me great satisfaction
The intended journey to
St Augustine you mentioned
renders it uncertain whether
you can receive this ac-
knowledgement at Columbia
and this uncertainty is
increased by an announce-
ment in the newspapers
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that you have been re-
lieved from that post
and ordered to Dakota
nevertheless I shoot
though the game is flying
All the family are well
and I am busy in
endeavoring to accomodate
the old house to my
increasing infirmity in
those points in which I
fail to accomodate the
infirmities to the dear old
mansion
Affectionately
Your Father
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Colonel A. H. Seward
Chief Paymaster U. S. A
Columbia
S. C.
AUBURN N.Y.
OCT 20
Type: postmark
U.S. POSTAGE
THREE 3 CENTS
Type: postmark
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Editorial Note
My dear Agustus
Your letter promising
me a visit early in Nov.
gives me great satisfaction
The intended journey to
St Augustine you mentioned
renders it uncertain whether
you can receive this ac-
knowledgement at Columbia
and this uncertainty is
increased by an announce-
ment in the newspapers
that you have been re-
lieved from that post
and ordered to Dakota
nevertheless I shoot
though the game is flying
All the family
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
and I am busy in
endeavoring to accomodate
the old house to my
increasing infirmity in
those points in which I
fail to accomodate the
infirmities to the dear old
mansion
Affectionately
Your Father
Colonel A. H. Seward
Chief Paymaster U. S. A
Columbia
S. C.
AUBURN N.Y.
OCT 20
Stamp
U.S. POSTAGE
THREE 3 CENTS