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Snip is a reddish brown spaniel who is mentioned as a stray that adopts the Seward family (Seward Vol. 1 pg 745). Snip is also mentioned in letters written by Augustus in 1836 & 1837. In a letter from November 1837, Augustus mentions that Snip now has a kennel. In 1840, FMS writes to LMW about how Snip lightly bit little Willie because he kept pulling his hair, Willie was 1 year old at that time.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1836

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 20, 1840

Letter from Frederick William Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 20, 1840

Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, November 15, 1838

Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1837

Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, October 2, 1836

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, July 2, 1848

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 10, 1848

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1846

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 26, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 10, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 6, 1841

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 16, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 16, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 13, 1838

Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 21, 1846

Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, July 3, 1836

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1836

Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, April 4, 1837

Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 19, 1837

Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, November 26, 1839

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Snip is a reddish brown spaniel who is mentioned as a stray that adopts the Seward family (Seward Vol. 1 pg 745). Snip is also mentioned in letters written by Augustus in 1836 & 1837. In a letter from November 1837, Augustus mentions that Snip now has a kennel. In 1840, FMS writes to LMW about how Snip lightly bit little Willie because he kept pulling his hair, Willie was 1 year old at that time.
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18480210FMS_AHS1