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    Gustav Fosberg

    Birth: unknown

    Death: unknown

    Alternate Surname: Forsberg

Biography

Gustav Forsberg was a Swedish butler and steward employed by the Seward family for over 8 years. Frederick Seward’s "Seward at Washington as Senator and Secretary of State, 1846-1861" recounts:  “Gustav Forsberg, a capable Swede, was installed as butler and steward” of Seward’s Washington home.

Letter References

Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1868

Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 23, 1861

Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 11, 1864

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Gustav Forsberg was a Swedish butler and steward employed by the Seward family for over 8 years. Frederick Seward’s "Seward at Washington as Senator and Secretary of State, 1846-1861" recounts: “Gustav Forsberg, a capable Swede, was installed as butler and steward” of Seward’s Washington home.
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