Person Information

Relationships

Parents

Coe, Chloe

Biography

Mary Coe was born to one of Samuel Swazey Seward's slaves, Chloe Salware, in 1819. In 1834 FMS asked WHS to bring her to Auburn from Orange County. 

Mentioned again in 18491222FMS_CMS where FMS says: 

"Our milk man 
an Irishman insulted
Mary Coe the other morning
so we have disciplined him
and now get our milk
of a coloured family."

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 12, 1854

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 22, 1854

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, December 20, 1854

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 6, 1855

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20, 1854

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 2, 1854

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 30, 1854

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, December 11, 1853

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1, 1853

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 18, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 14, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 29, 1851

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 29, 1851

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 10, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1854

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 6, 1854

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 21, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 9, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 26, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 30, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 2, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 28, 1849

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 5, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 12, 1843

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 23, 1845

Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 3, 1847

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1834

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Mary Coe was born to one of Samuel Swazey Seward's slaves, Chloe Salware, in 1819. In 1834 FMS asked WHS to bring her to Auburn from Orange County. Mentioned again in 18491222FMS_CMS where FMS says: "Our milk man an Irishman insulted Mary Coe the other morning so we have disciplined him and now get our milk of a coloured family."
Citation Notes: 
http://www.albertwisnerlibrary.org/Factsandhistory/History/Slave%20Records%20by%20Tate.pdf
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Notes: 
http://www.albertwisnerlibrary.org/Factsandhistory/History/Slave%20Records%20by%20Tate.pdf
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Notes: 
Buried in Harmonia Cemetery, Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Dec. 1854