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Harriet Ann Weed
Birth: 2-6-1819
Death: 11-1-1893
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Almost another daughter to the Seward family, and a close friend to Fanny. Harriet never married. Her obituary in the Buffalo Evening News reads:
"Miss Weed devoted the 75 years of lnlife entirely to the care of her father and
his public work.
She was his secretary, his confidante and
his close friend through all the later years
of his life. She had entire charge of his
correspondence for years, and had an opportunity
such as probably no other American woman bad to know the Inside political
history of this country during the tight
against slavery mid the exciting years when
this State was the battlefield of the Masons
and the anti-Masons, the Whigs and the
Democrats, and later when the Republican
party. whose cause Mr Weed espoused,
sprung into existence and gained control of
the State.
Miss Weed was educated in Albany and
began to help her father in the thirties. As
his secretary she became acquainted with
public affairs and with many of the most
prominent men in public life. During the
year preceding the war, Mr Weed's practical,
political wisdom made him one of the
foremost fighters against slavery. All these
years Miss Weed was at her father's side,
taking charge of his extensive correspondence,
filing and indexing his letters and
documents, and writing at his dictation his
most confidential communications. Mrs.
Weed died in 1858, and Miss Weed was
thenceforth her father's support in his domestic
affairs as well as in his study.
She had charge of the management of
the house, which was almost as public as a
hotel, and constantly entertained his
friends, including Presidents. Senators,
Governors, party leaders and other prominent
men.
Miss Weed accompanied her father
abroad when he was sent by President Lincoln
in company with General Winfield
Scott. Archbishop Hughes and Bishop McIlvaine to visit Great Britain and France and
enlighten public opinion there upon the nature of the rebellion and the issues involved.
Mr. Weed, after exercising considerable
diplomatic skill, succeeded in obtaining
an interview with the Emperor
Napoleon of France, when he dissuaded
him from joining England in raising the
blockade of the Southern ports of the
United States.
Mr. Weed cordially supported President
Lincoln, for a second term. He was practically out of public life before Gen Grant
was nominated. He continued until his
death, in 1882, to write comments on political
and social topics of the day.
Mr Weed had begun an autobiography
which be left unfinished. Miss Weed completed
the work and it was published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Since then Miss Weed has devoted her
life to doing good."
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 21,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 6,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 22, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 2,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19,
1852
Letter from Caroline Canfield Schoolcraft Beattie to William Henry Seward,
May 24, 1852
Letter from Caroline Canfield Schoolcraft Beattie to William Henry Seward, November 24, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 19, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 18, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 23,
1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 7, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 20, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 4, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, September 27, 1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, April 19, 1871
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 26, 1870
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 6, 1870
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 30, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 16, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 14, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 2,
1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 21, 1868
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 4, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 11, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 30, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 14, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 6, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 23, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 27, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 19, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 3, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 10, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 7, 1832
Letter from Sarah M. Andrews to Frances Miller Seward, June 18, 1835
Letter from Eliza Andrews to Frances Miller Seward, June 21, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 26,
1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 1,
1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 11,
1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 15,
1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 11,
1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 24,
1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 8,
1844
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, July 3,
1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2,
1834
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, September 18, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 30, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 5, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23,
1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 21, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
February 11, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4,
1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 1, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
February 14, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 25, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 28, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1836
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 30, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 24, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1831
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Biography: Almost another daughter to the Seward family, and a close friend to Fanny. Harriet never married. Her obituary in the Buffalo Evening News reads:
"Miss Weed devoted the 75 years of lnlife entirely to the care of her father and
his public work.
She was his secretary, his confidante and
his close friend through all the later years
of his life. She had entire charge of his
correspondence for years, and had an opportunity
such as probably no other American woman bad to know the Inside political
history of this country during the tight
against slavery mid the exciting years when
this State was the battlefield of the Masons
and the anti-Masons, the Whigs and the
Democrats, and later when the Republican
party. whose cause Mr Weed espoused,
sprung into existence and gained control of
the State.
Miss Weed was educated in Albany and
began to help her father in the thirties. As
his secretary she became acquainted with
public affairs and with many of the most
prominent men in public life. During the
year preceding the war, Mr Weed's practical,
political wisdom made him one of the
foremost fighters against slavery. All these
years Miss Weed was at her father's side,
taking charge of his extensive correspondence,
filing and indexing his letters and
documents, and writing at his dictation his
most confidential communications. Mrs.
Weed died in 1858, and Miss Weed was
thenceforth her father's support in his domestic
affairs as well as in his study.
She had charge of the management of
the house, which was almost as public as a
hotel, and constantly entertained his
friends, including Presidents. Senators,
Governors, party leaders and other prominent
men.
Miss Weed accompanied her father
abroad when he was sent by President Lincoln
in company with General Winfield
Scott. Archbishop Hughes and Bishop McIlvaine to visit Great Britain and France and
enlighten public opinion there upon the nature of the rebellion and the issues involved.
Mr. Weed, after exercising considerable
diplomatic skill, succeeded in obtaining
an interview with the Emperor
Napoleon of France, when he dissuaded
him from joining England in raising the
blockade of the Southern ports of the
United States.
Mr. Weed cordially supported President
Lincoln, for a second term. He was practically out of public life before Gen Grant
was nominated. He continued until his
death, in 1882, to write comments on political
and social topics of the day.
Mr Weed had begun an autobiography
which be left unfinished. Miss Weed completed
the work and it was published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Since then Miss Weed has devoted her
life to doing good."
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Biography
Almost another daughter to the Seward family, and a close friend to Fanny. Harriet never married. Her obituary in the Buffalo Evening News reads:
- "Miss Weed devoted the 75 years of lnlife entirely to the care of her father and
his public work.
She was his secretary, his confidante and
his close friend through all the later years
of his life. She had entire charge of his
correspondence for years, and had an opportunity
such as probably no other American woman bad to know the Inside political
history of this country during the tight
against slavery mid the exciting years when
this State was the battlefield of the Masons
and the anti-Masons, the Whigs and the
Democrats, and later when the Republican
party. whose cause Mr Weed espoused,
sprung into existence and gained control of
the State.
Miss Weed was educated in Albany and
began to help her father in the thirties. As
his secretary she became acquainted with
public affairs and with many of the most
prominent men in public life. During the
year preceding the war, Mr Weed's practical,
political wisdom made him one of the
foremost fighters against slavery. All these
years Miss Weed was at her father's side,
taking charge of his extensive correspondence,
filing and indexing his letters and
documents, and writing at his dictation his
most confidential communications. Mrs.
Weed died in 1858, and Miss Weed was
thenceforth her father's support in his domestic
affairs as well as in his study.
She had charge of the management of
the house, which was almost as public as a
hotel, and constantly entertained his
friends, including Presidents. Senators,
Governors, party leaders and other prominent
men.
Miss Weed accompanied her father
abroad when he was sent by President Lincoln
in company with General Winfield
Scott. Archbishop Hughes and Bishop McIlvaine to visit Great Britain and France and
enlighten public opinion there upon the nature of the rebellion and the issues involved.
Mr. Weed, after exercising considerable
diplomatic skill, succeeded in obtaining
an interview with the Emperor
Napoleon of France, when he dissuaded
him from joining England in raising the
blockade of the Southern ports of the
United States.
Mr. Weed cordially supported President
Lincoln, for a second term. He was practically out of public life before Gen Grant
was nominated. He continued until his
death, in 1882, to write comments on political
and social topics of the day.
Mr Weed had begun an autobiography
which be left unfinished. Miss Weed completed
the work and it was published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Since then Miss Weed has devoted her
life to doing good."
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 21, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 6, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 22, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 2, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19, 1852
Letter from Caroline Canfield Schoolcraft Beattie to William Henry Seward, May 24, 1852
Letter from Caroline Canfield Schoolcraft Beattie to William Henry Seward, November 24, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 19, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 18, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 23, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 7, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 20, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 4, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, September 27, 1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, April 19, 1871
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 26, 1870
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 6, 1870
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 30, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 16, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 14, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 2, 1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 21, 1868
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 4, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 11, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 30, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 14, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 6, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 23, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 27, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 19, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 3, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 10, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 7, 1832
Letter from Sarah M. Andrews to Frances Miller Seward, June 18, 1835
Letter from Eliza Andrews to Frances Miller Seward, June 21, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 26, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 1, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 11, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 15, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 11, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 24, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 8, 1844
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, July 3, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, September 18, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 30, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 5, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 21, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 11, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 1, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1837
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 25, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 28, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 26, 1836
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, October 7, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 29, 1836
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1835
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 30, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 24, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1831
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
Almost another daughter to the Seward family, and a close friend to Fanny. Harriet never married. Her obituary in the Buffalo Evening News reads:
- "Miss Weed devoted the 75 years of lnlife entirely to the care of her father and
his public work.
She was his secretary, his confidante and
his close friend through all the later years
of his life. She had entire charge of his
correspondence for years, and had an opportunity
such as probably no other American woman bad to know the Inside political
history of this country during the tight
against slavery mid the exciting years when
this State was the battlefield of the Masons
and the anti-Masons, the Whigs and the
Democrats, and later when the Republican
party. whose cause Mr Weed espoused,
sprung into existence and gained control of
the State.
Miss Weed was educated in Albany and
began to help her father in the thirties. As
his secretary she became acquainted with
public affairs and with many of the most
prominent men in public life. During the
year preceding the war, Mr Weed's practical,
political wisdom made him one of the
foremost fighters against slavery. All these
years Miss Weed was at her father's side,
taking charge of his extensive correspondence,
filing and indexing his letters and
documents, and writing at his dictation his
most confidential communications. Mrs.
Weed died in 1858, and Miss Weed was
thenceforth her father's support in his domestic
affairs as well as in his study.
She had charge of the management of
the house, which was almost as public as a
hotel, and constantly entertained his
friends, including Presidents. Senators,
Governors, party leaders and other prominent
men.
Miss Weed accompanied her father
abroad when he was sent by President Lincoln
in company with General Winfield
Scott. Archbishop Hughes and Bishop McIlvaine to visit Great Britain and France and
enlighten public opinion there upon the nature of the rebellion and the issues involved.
Mr. Weed, after exercising considerable
diplomatic skill, succeeded in obtaining
an interview with the Emperor
Napoleon of France, when he dissuaded
him from joining England in raising the
blockade of the Southern ports of the
United States.
Mr. Weed cordially supported President
Lincoln, for a second term. He was practically out of public life before Gen Grant
was nominated. He continued until his
death, in 1882, to write comments on political
and social topics of the day.
Mr Weed had begun an autobiography
which be left unfinished. Miss Weed completed
the work and it was published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Since then Miss Weed has devoted her
life to doing good."
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