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Frances Adeline Seward
Birth: 12-9-1844
Death: 10-29-1866
Nickname: Fannie
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The daughter of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances Adeline Miller, "Fanny" Seward was a delicate young woman who aspired to be a writer, keeping detailed journals of her life in New York and Washington political circles. Afflicted with tuberculosis, her frail health was broken during a confrontation with Lewis Powell, a co-conspirator of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, during the attempt on her father's life on April 14, 1865. The traumatic event left her father severely wounded and seriously injured several members of the Seward family and their household, including her mother, who suffered a heart attack and died less than two months later. Fanny herself died at age 21 the following year. She was subsequently interred in the Seward Family plot, joining her mother, her paternal grandfather, and a baby sister who had died before her birth. This infant had originally been a namesake of Mrs. Seward like Fanny, but her name was listed as Cornelia when her remains were transferred to Fort Hill in the mid-1860's, perhaps to avoid confusion (transcriber note, cef: this is untrue. Cornelia was always Cornelia, she was referred to as such in all of the letters written about her when she was alive). In any case, Frances Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a city block memorializing the Seward family, was inspired by the name that came to be borne by many Seward descendants. Fanny was survived by her grieving father and her three brothers, Augustus, Frederic, and William, all of whom were eventually buried here. Her monument is in need of restoration, as the wreathed marble cross which formerly adorned its capstone was recently broken off by vandals and lost.
Thus in 1861, Fanny, at sixteen years old, became in a rather matronly manner her father's closest domestic companion. She devotedly accompanied him into office and life in wartime Washington, into the roiling maelstrom of the nation's darkest hour.
A sensitive and precocious girl with pronounced literary aspirations, Fanny Seward would maintain a voluminous diary throughout the course of the Civil War, documenting with pricelessly intimate detail the social and political milieu of Washington D.C. during the Lincoln administration. She witnessed the war's final concerted acts of bloodletting. As John Wilkes Booth was making his way into Ford's Theater just after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, his fellow conspirator and collaborator-in-arms Lewis Powell stormed into the Seward house and began a savage rampage by stabbing, slashing and pistol-whipping his way through the cordon of family and servants. Upon reaching the bedridden Secretary of State, Powell repeatedly stabbed Seward's face and neck. Only the collective effort of Fanny, her brother Augustus and a military sentry caused Powell to flee the bedroom and house, not before inflicting wounds on everyone present including Fanny. All of those wounded in the attack eventually recovered from their physical injuries. For his crimes, Lewis Powell was hanged with three other convicted Booth conspirators.
In the eighteen months following the attack, her mother died the following June, and Fanny Seward herself succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 21 in October, 1866.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, February 17, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen, February 2, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, November 29,
1858
Letter from Samuel Swayze Seward to William Henry Seward, October 27,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 19,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 12,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 24,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 8,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 5,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., October 21, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 28,
1858
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, September 26, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Sarah Dare Hance, July 14, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., July 25,
1858
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, August 5,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 11,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 22,
1858
Letter from Samuel Swayze Seward to William Henry Seward, May 3,
1858
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, May 29,
1858
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, June 14,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., June 16,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, April 30,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Seward, Jr., April 14,
1858
Letter from Anna M. Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 11, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 1,
1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 2, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 28, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 13, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 23, 1857
Letter from Sarah D. Hance to Frances Miller Seward, December 31, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 8, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 26, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12,
1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 16, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 15, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 18, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November 15, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 28, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 19, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 3, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 29, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., October 31,
1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 12, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 23, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, Obtober 4, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 20, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, September 13, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., October 9, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 9, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 23, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 30, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 4, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 30, 1857
Letter William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 21, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 20, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 16, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, June 14, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William
Henry Seward, Jr., June 19, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, May 31, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, June 28, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 29, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, May 19, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 7, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 2, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 27,
1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 25,
1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 14,
1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, January 19, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March, 1857
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 4,
1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 5,
1857
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Augustus Henry Seward, December 28,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 16,
1856
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 16,
1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 7,
1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November 23,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 18,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 15,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July
17, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 27,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 20,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 31, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August 9, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 28, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 24, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, July 22, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, July 12, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 21,
1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward,
May 7, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 30,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18,
1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, May 13,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 25,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 4,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 1,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 10,
1856
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 2, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 30,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, April 17,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 23,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 19,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 1,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 24,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 30,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward,
December 5, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward,
December 17, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward,
January 2, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward,
January 17, 1856
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Frances Miller Seward, January 27,
1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February,
1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward,
November 28, 1855
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward,
November 19, 1855
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, November 20,
1855
Letter from Sarah D. Hance to Frances Miller Seward,
October 11, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 21,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September
15, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 6,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward,
October 18, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 13,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 4,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 26,
1855
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 1,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 12,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 28,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, Feburary 7,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 6,
1855
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Feburary 2,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23,
1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 27,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 16,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27,
1854
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 2,
1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, August 1,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., October 31,
1857
Letter from Caroline Canfield Schoolcraft Beattie to William Henry Seward, October 28, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 24, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 11, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 15, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 24, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 2, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 11,
1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, April,
1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 24, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Major Augustus Henry Seward, October 11, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4,
1853
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1,
1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 18, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 27, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4,
1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 21, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 2, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 3, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 19, 1853
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, April 12, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 22, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 20,
1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 18, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 22, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 22, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 13,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 5,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 17, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 21, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 17,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 31,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 2, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 1, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 18, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 23, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 14,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 3, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 15,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, January 31,
1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 25, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Willliam Henry Seward, December 10, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 17,
1851
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 22, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 8, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 1, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 25, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 29, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 29, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 28, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 15, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 27, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 8, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 20, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 26, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 8, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May, 1851
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 1, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 18, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 7, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 23, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 13, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 27, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 13, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 31, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 7, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 3, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 30, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 23, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 19, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 12, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 18, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 27, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 2,
1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 21, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 26, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen Miller, March 12, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 3, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 19, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 10, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 18, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 3, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February, 1850
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 1,
1850
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, April 24, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, May 1, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 20, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 15, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 28, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 1,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 2, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14,
1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 8,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 21, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, January 4,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 6,
1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 12,
1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 14,
1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 17,
1859
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, November 11, 1866
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 2, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 14, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 30, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 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 Augustus Henry Seward, November 18, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 4, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 18, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November,
1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 28, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 31, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 3, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 8, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 12, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 1, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 5,
1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 30, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 26, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 25, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, April 18, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 18, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 17, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 19, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 20, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 24, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 13,
1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 12, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 15, 1849
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 7, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 20, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 27, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1849
Letter from Mary Seward Jayne to Frances Miller Seward, March 4, 1846
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1839
Fragment of Letter by Frances Miller Seward
Fragment by Frances Miller Seward
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, July 4,
1860
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Sarah D. Hance, February 26, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Sarah D. Hance, February 12, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 24, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 26, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, November 11, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 28, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 7,
1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 3, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 4, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 1, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 21, 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, July 2, 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, July, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 18, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 2, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 6, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 14, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 24, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 17, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 3, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 10, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 7, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 6, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 19, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 5, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 2, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 21, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 5, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 7, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 8, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 11, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 23, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 11, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 18, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 14, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 19, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 15, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 20, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 22, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 28, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 30, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 9, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 11, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 14, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 23, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 26, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 3, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 15, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 1, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 17, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 3, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 24, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, May 10, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 21, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 25, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 7, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 15, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Lazette Miller Worden, May 10, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, January 18, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 25, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 8, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 26, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Lazette Miller Worden, March 12, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, April 27, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 18, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 15, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 30, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 14, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 10, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 28, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 18, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 21, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 28, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 17, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 25, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 3, 1845
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1844
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 15, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, Februrary 4, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 27, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 22, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 26, 1860
Letter from Samuel Swayze Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10,
1861
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 8, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 3, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1861
Letter from Anna Sheridan Smith to Frances Miller Seward, November 30,
1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 21, 1861
Letter from Myron O. Wilder to Frances Miller Seward, October 13,
1851
Letter from Abigail Wolcott Hall to Frances Miller Seward, September 25,
1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 25,
1838
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, January 25, 1859
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, October 10, 1860
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, September 18, 1860
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, August 18, 1856
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 29,
1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 28,
1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 5,
1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 1,
1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 14,
1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 1,
1845
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 20,
1846
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August 2,
1866
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 22,
1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, July 4,
1865
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 27, 1870
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 14, 1866
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, November 17, 1863
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, August 12, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, September 14, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 13, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 19, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 17, 1863
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 10, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 13, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 20, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 22, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 5, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 1, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 16, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 1, 1845
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, August 1, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 30, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 15, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 29, 1845
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, July 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 6, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 14, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 21, 1845
Letter from Lazette Maria Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, October 6, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, February 26, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 12,
1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 23,
1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 1,
1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 27,
1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, December 9,
1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July, 1849
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 8, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 30, 1863
Telegram from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 12, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 3, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 26,
1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 2,
1863
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 16, 1863
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 24, 1864
Letter from Edwin Polydore Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 23, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 24, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 21, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 8,
1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 21, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 9, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 15, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, May 15,
1863
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, November 21, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2,
1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 6, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 20, 1862
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November,
1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 30, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 14, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8,
1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23,
1861
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 28, 1861
Letter from Anna Sheridan Smith to Frances Miller Seward, July 8,
1848
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 11,
1865
Telegraph from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 4, 1865
Letter from Laura Elma Watrous to Frances Miller Seward, Decemeber, 1852
Letter from Laura Elma Watrous to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1853
Letter from Maria Avery Howard to Frances Miller Seward, October 22, 1852
Letter from John Carlin to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1867
Letter from Eliza Bowen to Frances Miller Seward, February 11, 1852
Letter from Myron O. Wilder to Frances Miller Seward, May 12, 1851
Letter from Helen Matilda Morgan to Frances Miller Seward, May 4,
1850
Letter from Helen Matilda Webb Morgan to Frances Miller Seward, February 14,
1850
Letter from Catherine Louisa Webb Benton to Frances Miller Seward, February
14, 1850
Letter from Helen Matilda Morgan to Frances Miller Seward, October 18,
1849
Letter from Caroline Appleton Blatchford to Frances Miller Seward,
1849
Letter from Helen Matilda Webb to Frances Miller Seward, December 26,
1849
Letter from Harriet Morgan Pitney to Frances Miller Seward, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 26,
1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 26,
1838
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 26,
1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 25,
1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 28,
1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2,
1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 15,
1834
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, October 23, 1867
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, September 25, 1867
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, September 13, 1866
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, September 14, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, September 18, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 6, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 23, 1866
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, May 9, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, April 14, 1866
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 14, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Augusut 13, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 9, 1865
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 10, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 8, 1865
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 9, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, May 13, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, April 20, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 24, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 3, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 5, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 9, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 31, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, December 22, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, September 6, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 15, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 20, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 5, 1864
Telegram from Anna Wharton Seward to Frederick William Seward, April 23, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 2, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 13, 1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., November, 1846
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, August 24, 1865
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1865
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frederick William Seward, July 16, 1865
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, April 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 26, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, March 8, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 23, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, February 27, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 5, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 10, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 6, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 2, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 5, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, October 20, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 28, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, July 25, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anne Wharton Seward, July 7, 1864
Telegram from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 9, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, June 5, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, June 22, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 15, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 30, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 29, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, May, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, December 22, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 15, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 26, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 22, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 23, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 21, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 15, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 7, 1849
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 1, 1860
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 20, 1860
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, March 25, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 24, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 23, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 6, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 27, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 1, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 28, 1859
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., May, 1845
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 13, 1846
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, December 13, 1846
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, February 9, 1844
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 9, 1844
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, October 18, 1837
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 18, 1832
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: The daughter of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances Adeline Miller, "Fanny" Seward was a delicate young woman who aspired to be a writer, keeping detailed journals of her life in New York and Washington political circles. Afflicted with tuberculosis, her frail health was broken during a confrontation with Lewis Powell, a co-conspirator of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, during the attempt on her father's life on April 14, 1865. The traumatic event left her father severely wounded and seriously injured several members of the Seward family and their household, including her mother, who suffered a heart attack and died less than two months later. Fanny herself died at age 21 the following year. She was subsequently interred in the Seward Family plot, joining her mother, her paternal grandfather, and a baby sister who had died before her birth. This infant had originally been a namesake of Mrs. Seward like Fanny, but her name was listed as Cornelia when her remains were transferred to Fort Hill in the mid-1860's, perhaps to avoid confusion (transcriber note, cef: this is untrue. Cornelia was always Cornelia, she was referred to as such in all of the letters written about her when she was alive). In any case, Frances Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a city block memorializing the Seward family, was inspired by the name that came to be borne by many Seward descendants. Fanny was survived by her grieving father and her three brothers, Augustus, Frederic, and William, all of whom were eventually buried here. Her monument is in need of restoration, as the wreathed marble cross which formerly adorned its capstone was recently broken off by vandals and lost.
Thus in 1861, Fanny, at sixteen years old, became in a rather matronly manner her father's closest domestic companion. She devotedly accompanied him into office and life in wartime Washington, into the roiling maelstrom of the nation's darkest hour.
A sensitive and precocious girl with pronounced literary aspirations, Fanny Seward would maintain a voluminous diary throughout the course of the Civil War, documenting with pricelessly intimate detail the social and political milieu of Washington D.C. during the Lincoln administration. She witnessed the war's final concerted acts of bloodletting. As John Wilkes Booth was making his way into Ford's Theater just after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, his fellow conspirator and collaborator-in-arms Lewis Powell stormed into the Seward house and began a savage rampage by stabbing, slashing and pistol-whipping his way through the cordon of family and servants. Upon reaching the bedridden Secretary of State, Powell repeatedly stabbed Seward's face and neck. Only the collective effort of Fanny, her brother Augustus and a military sentry caused Powell to flee the bedroom and house, not before inflicting wounds on everyone present including Fanny. All of those wounded in the attack eventually recovered from their physical injuries. For his crimes, Lewis Powell was hanged with three other convicted Booth conspirators.
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The daughter of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances Adeline Miller, "Fanny" Seward was a delicate young woman who aspired to be a writer, keeping detailed journals of her life in New York and Washington political circles. Afflicted with tuberculosis, her frail health was broken during a confrontation with Lewis Powell, a co-conspirator of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, during the attempt on her father's life on April 14, 1865. The traumatic event left her father severely wounded and seriously injured several members of the Seward family and their household, including her mother, who suffered a heart attack and died less than two months later. Fanny herself died at age 21 the following year. She was subsequently interred in the Seward Family plot, joining her mother, her paternal grandfather, and a baby sister who had died before her birth. This infant had originally been a namesake of Mrs. Seward like Fanny, but her name was listed as Cornelia when her remains were transferred to Fort Hill in the mid-1860's, perhaps to avoid confusion (transcriber note, cef: this is untrue. Cornelia was always Cornelia, she was referred to as such in all of the letters written about her when she was alive). In any case, Frances Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a city block memorializing the Seward family, was inspired by the name that came to be borne by many Seward descendants. Fanny was survived by her grieving father and her three brothers, Augustus, Frederic, and William, all of whom were eventually buried here. Her monument is in need of restoration, as the wreathed marble cross which formerly adorned its capstone was recently broken off by vandals and lost. Thus in 1861, Fanny, at sixteen years old, became in a rather matronly manner her father's closest domestic companion. She devotedly accompanied him into office and life in wartime Washington, into the roiling maelstrom of the nation's darkest hour. A sensitive and precocious girl with pronounced literary aspirations, Fanny Seward would maintain a voluminous diary throughout the course of the Civil War, documenting with pricelessly intimate detail the social and political milieu of Washington D.C. during the Lincoln administration. She witnessed the war's final concerted acts of bloodletting. As John Wilkes Booth was making his way into Ford's Theater just after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, his fellow conspirator and collaborator-in-arms Lewis Powell stormed into the Seward house and began a savage rampage by stabbing, slashing and pistol-whipping his way through the cordon of family and servants. Upon reaching the bedridden Secretary of State, Powell repeatedly stabbed Seward's face and neck. Only the collective effort of Fanny, her brother Augustus and a military sentry caused Powell to flee the bedroom and house, not before inflicting wounds on everyone present including Fanny. All of those wounded in the attack eventually recovered from their physical injuries. For his crimes, Lewis Powell was hanged with three other convicted Booth conspirators. In the eighteen months following the attack, her mother died the following June, and Fanny Seward herself succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 21 in October, 1866.
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, February 17, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen, February 2, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, November 29, 1858
Letter from Samuel Swayze Seward to William Henry Seward, October 27, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 19, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 12, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 24, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 8, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 5, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., October 21, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 28, 1858
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, September 26, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Sarah Dare Hance, July 14, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., July 25, 1858
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, August 5, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 11, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 22, 1858
Letter from Samuel Swayze Seward to William Henry Seward, May 3, 1858
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, May 29, 1858
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, June 14, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., June 16, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, April 30, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Seward, Jr., April 14, 1858
Letter from Anna M. Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 11, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 1, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 2, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 28, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 13, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 23, 1857
Letter from Sarah D. Hance to Frances Miller Seward, December 31, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 8, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 26, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 16, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 15, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 18, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November 15, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 28, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 19, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 3, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 29, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., October 31, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 12, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 23, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, Obtober 4, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 20, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, September 13, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., October 9, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 9, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 23, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 30, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 4, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 30, 1857
Letter William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 21, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 20, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 16, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, June 14, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 19, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, May 31, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, June 28, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 29, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, May 19, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 7, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 2, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 27, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 25, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 14, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, January 19, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March, 1857
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 4, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 5, 1857
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Augustus Henry Seward, December 28, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 16, 1856
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 16, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 7, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November 23, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 18, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 15, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 17, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 27, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 20, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 31, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August 9, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 28, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 24, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, July 22, 1857
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, July 12, 1857
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 21, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, May 7, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 30, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, May 13, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 25, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 4, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 1, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 10, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 2, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 30, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, April 17, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 23, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 19, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 1, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 24, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 30, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 5, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 17, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 2, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 17, 1856
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Frances Miller Seward, January 27, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February, 1856
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November 28, 1855
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November 19, 1855
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, November 20, 1855
Letter from Sarah D. Hance to Frances Miller Seward, October 11, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 21, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 15, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 6, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 18, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 13, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 4, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 26, 1855
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 1, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 12, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 28, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, Feburary 7, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 6, 1855
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Feburary 2, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 27, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 16, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 20, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1854
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 2, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, August 1, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward Jr., October 31, 1857
Letter from Caroline Canfield Schoolcraft Beattie to William Henry Seward, October 28, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 24, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 11, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 15, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 24, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 2, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 11, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, April, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 24, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Major Augustus Henry Seward, October 11, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1853
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 1, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 18, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 27, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 4, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 21, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 2, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 3, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 19, 1853
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, April 12, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 22, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 20, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 18, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 22, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 22, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 13, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 5, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 17, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 21, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 17, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 13, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 31, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 2, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 1, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 18, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 23, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 14, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 3, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 15, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, January 31, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 25, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Willliam Henry Seward, December 10, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 17, 1851
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 22, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 8, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 1, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 25, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 29, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 29, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 24, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 28, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 15, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 27, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 8, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 20, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 26, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 8, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May, 1851
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 1, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 18, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 7, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 23, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 13, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 27, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 13, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 31, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 7, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 3, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 30, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 23, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 19, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 12, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 18, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 27, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 2, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 21, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 26, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen Miller, March 12, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 3, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 19, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 10, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 18, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 3, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February, 1850
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 1, 1850
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, April 24, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 20, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, May 1, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 20, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 15, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 28, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 1, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 18, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 2, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 8, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 21, 1854
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 6, 1854
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 12, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 14, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 17, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, November 11, 1866
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 2, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 14, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 30, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 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 Augustus Henry Seward, November 18, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 4, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 18, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, November, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 28, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 31, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 3, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 8, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 12, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 29, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 1, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 5, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 30, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 26, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 25, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, April 18, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 18, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 17, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 19, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 20, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 24, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 13, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 12, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 15, 1849
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 9, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 7, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 20, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 27, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1849
Letter from Mary Seward Jayne to Frances Miller Seward, March 4, 1846
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1839
Fragment of Letter by Frances Miller Seward
Fragment by Frances Miller Seward
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, July 4, 1860
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Sarah D. Hance, February 26, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Sarah D. Hance, February 12, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, March 16, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 24, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 26, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 29, 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, November 11, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 28, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 7, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 3, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 12, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 4, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 1, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 21, 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, July 2, 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, July, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 18, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 2, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 6, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 14, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 24, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 17, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 3, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 10, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 7, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 6, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 27, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 19, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 4, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 5, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 2, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 21, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 5, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 7, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 8, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 11, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 23, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 11, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 18, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 14, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 19, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 15, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 20, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 22, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 3, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 28, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 30, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 9, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 11, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 14, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 23, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 26, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 3, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 15, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 1, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 17, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 3, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 19, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 24, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, May 10, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 21, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 25, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 7, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 15, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Lazette Miller Worden, May 10, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, January 18, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 25, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 8, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 26, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Lazette Miller Worden, March 12, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, April 27, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 18, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 15, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 7, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 30, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 14, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 10, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 28, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 18, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 21, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 28, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 17, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 25, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 3, 1845
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1844
Letter from William Henry Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 15, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, Februrary 4, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 27, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 22, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 26, 1860
Letter from Samuel Swayze Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10, 1861
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 8, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 3, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 31, 1861
Letter from Anna Sheridan Smith to Frances Miller Seward, November 30, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 21, 1861
Letter from Myron O. Wilder to Frances Miller Seward, October 13, 1851
Letter from Abigail Wolcott Hall to Frances Miller Seward, September 25, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 25, 1838
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, January 25, 1859
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, October 10, 1860
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, September 18, 1860
Letter from Charles Sumner to Frances Miller Seward, August 18, 1856
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 29, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 28, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 5, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 1, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 14, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 1, 1845
Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 20, 1846
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August 2, 1866
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 22, 1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, July 4, 1865
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 27, 1870
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., November 14, 1866
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, November 17, 1863
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, August 12, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, September 14, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 13, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 19, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 17, 1863
Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 10, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 13, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 20, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 22, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 5, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 1, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 16, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 1, 1845
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, August 1, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 30, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 15, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 29, 1845
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, July 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 6, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 14, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 21, 1845
Letter from Lazette Maria Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, October 6, 1846
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, February 26, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 12, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 23, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 1, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 27, 1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, December 9, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July, 1849
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 8, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 30, 1863
Telegram from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 12, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 3, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 26, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 2, 1863
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 16, 1863
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 24, 1864
Letter from Edwin Polydore Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 23, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 24, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 21, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 8, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 21, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 9, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 15, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, May 15, 1863
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, November 21, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 6, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 20, 1862
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 30, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 14, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 23, 1861
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 28, 1861
Letter from Anna Sheridan Smith to Frances Miller Seward, July 8, 1848
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 11, 1865
Telegraph from Augustus Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 4, 1865
Letter from Laura Elma Watrous to Frances Miller Seward, Decemeber, 1852
Letter from Laura Elma Watrous to Frances Miller Seward, January 7, 1853
Letter from Maria Avery Howard to Frances Miller Seward, October 22, 1852
Letter from John Carlin to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1867
Letter from Eliza Bowen to Frances Miller Seward, February 11, 1852
Letter from Myron O. Wilder to Frances Miller Seward, May 12, 1851
Letter from Helen Matilda Morgan to Frances Miller Seward, May 4, 1850
Letter from Helen Matilda Webb Morgan to Frances Miller Seward, February 14, 1850
Letter from Catherine Louisa Webb Benton to Frances Miller Seward, February 14, 1850
Letter from Helen Matilda Morgan to Frances Miller Seward, October 18, 1849
Letter from Caroline Appleton Blatchford to Frances Miller Seward, 1849
Letter from Helen Matilda Webb to Frances Miller Seward, December 26, 1849
Letter from Harriet Morgan Pitney to Frances Miller Seward, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 26, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 26, 1838
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 26, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 25, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 28, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2, 1834
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 15, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, October 23, 1867
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, September 25, 1867
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, September 13, 1866
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Augustus Henry Seward, September 14, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, September 18, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, August 6, 1866
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 23, 1866
Telegram from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, May 9, 1866
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frederick William Seward, April 14, 1866
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 14, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Augusut 13, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 9, 1865
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 10, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 8, 1865
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 9, 1865
Telegram from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 12, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, May 13, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, April 20, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 24, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 3, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 5, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, January 9, 1865
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, December 31, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, December 22, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, September 6, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 15, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 20, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 5, 1864
Telegram from Anna Wharton Seward to Frederick William Seward, April 23, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 2, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 28, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, October 13, 1864
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., November, 1846
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, August 24, 1865
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1865
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frederick William Seward, July 16, 1865
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, July 10, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, April 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 26, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, March 8, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 23, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, February 27, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 5, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 10, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 11, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 6, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 2, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 5, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April, 1865
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December, 1864
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, October 20, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 28, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, July 25, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anne Wharton Seward, July 7, 1864
Telegram from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, August 9, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, June 5, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, June 22, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 15, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 30, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 29, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, May, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, December 22, 1849
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 15, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 26, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 22, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 23, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 21, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 15, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 7, 1849
Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 1, 1860
Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 20, 1860
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, March 25, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 24, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 23, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 6, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 27, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 1, 1859
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 28, 1859
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., May, 1845
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, Jr., February 13, 1846
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, December 13, 1846
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, February 9, 1844
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 9, 1844
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, October 18, 1837
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1839
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, April 18, 1832
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The daughter of celebrated American statesman William H. Seward and his wife, the former Frances Adeline Miller, "Fanny" Seward was a delicate young woman who aspired to be a writer, keeping detailed journals of her life in New York and Washington political circles. Afflicted with tuberculosis, her frail health was broken during a confrontation with Lewis Powell, a co-conspirator of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, during the attempt on her father's life on April 14, 1865. The traumatic event left her father severely wounded and seriously injured several members of the Seward family and their household, including her mother, who suffered a heart attack and died less than two months later. Fanny herself died at age 21 the following year. She was subsequently interred in the Seward Family plot, joining her mother, her paternal grandfather, and a baby sister who had died before her birth. This infant had originally been a namesake of Mrs. Seward like Fanny, but her name was listed as Cornelia when her remains were transferred to Fort Hill in the mid-1860's, perhaps to avoid confusion (transcriber note, cef: this is untrue. Cornelia was always Cornelia, she was referred to as such in all of the letters written about her when she was alive). In any case, Frances Street in Auburn, NY, one of four streets forming a city block memorializing the Seward family, was inspired by the name that came to be borne by many Seward descendants. Fanny was survived by her grieving father and her three brothers, Augustus, Frederic, and William, all of whom were eventually buried here. Her monument is in need of restoration, as the wreathed marble cross which formerly adorned its capstone was recently broken off by vandals and lost.
Thus in 1861, Fanny, at sixteen years old, became in a rather matronly manner her father's closest domestic companion. She devotedly accompanied him into office and life in wartime Washington, into the roiling maelstrom of the nation's darkest hour.
A sensitive and precocious girl with pronounced literary aspirations, Fanny Seward would maintain a voluminous diary throughout the course of the Civil War, documenting with pricelessly intimate detail the social and political milieu of Washington D.C. during the Lincoln administration. She witnessed the war's final concerted acts of bloodletting. As John Wilkes Booth was making his way into Ford's Theater just after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, his fellow conspirator and collaborator-in-arms Lewis Powell stormed into the Seward house and began a savage rampage by stabbing, slashing and pistol-whipping his way through the cordon of family and servants. Upon reaching the bedridden Secretary of State, Powell repeatedly stabbed Seward's face and neck. Only the collective effort of Fanny, her brother Augustus and a military sentry caused Powell to flee the bedroom and house, not before inflicting wounds on everyone present including Fanny. All of those wounded in the attack eventually recovered from their physical injuries. For his crimes, Lewis Powell was hanged with three other convicted Booth conspirators.
In the eighteen months following the attack, her mother died the following June, and Fanny Seward herself succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 21 in October, 1866.
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