Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1842
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1842
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Date:1842-11-23
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1842
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Albany, NY
transcription: pxc
revision: tap 2017-11-22
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Auburn Wednesday
My dear Henry,
As I am unable to find
a pen knife I will write with a pencil
Mc Clallen
I think you must feel relief even in the
awful consummation of Colts
well conceive how much pain all the
attending circumstances must have given
you – I have been reading Dr. Anthons
account of his conversations with Colt
and arose from the perusal half convinced
that no man in his situation could
have feigned penitence or persisted in
asserting an untruth – but the fact of
his denying any intention to commit
suicide, and the result, must leave a
doubt of his sincerity – I hope & pray
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that a case of this kind may never
again come under my observation – it
is horrible in any light — I do not
know but I shall become a convert to
O Sullivan’s
I am reading his report –
Ruggles
I doubt not very sincere – In this
case all praise would be worse than value-
less were not a man fully satisfied
of the rectitude of his own decision –
I do not consider it safe while
you are in the habit of receiving visits from
your former secretary
about Webb
of a wish to have him pardoned cannot
be mischievously construed – Willie
says that he intends to go and let Col Webb
out of prison if no one else will – he
has made numerous enquiries about the
duel —
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3
Will you use your influence to facilitate
the process of getting my hat from the
milliners and sending it to me when Mc-
Clallen returns – I have written to Fred
and left directions with Harriet
it sent – it comes not —
The weather has moderated after nearly
a week of freezing temperature –
I should like much to see your picture –
W[ hy ]
Reason:
[ do ]
Reason:
you sit at Dr. Yates'
Lazette
Frances —
I made use of one check the 17t h
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William H. Seward
Albany
h
Mrs Seward
Nov 1842.
Auburn Wednesday
My dear Henry,
As I am unable to find
a pen knife I will write with a pencil
Mc Clallen
Birth: 1791-09-07 Death: 1860-11-16
is going to N. York
tomorrow –I think you must feel relief even in the
awful consummation of Colts
Birth: 1810-03-01 Death: 1842-11-18
fate – I canwell conceive how much pain all the
attending circumstances must have given
you – I have been reading Dr. Anthons
Birth: 1795-03-11 Death: 1861-01-05
account of his conversations with Colt
and arose from the perusal half convinced
that no man in his situation could
have feigned penitence or persisted in
asserting an untruth – but the fact of
his denying any intention to commit
suicide, and the result, must leave a
doubt of his sincerity – I hope & pray
that a case of this kind may never
again come under my observation – it
is horrible in any light — I do not
know but I shall become a convert to
O Sullivan’s
Birth: 1813-11-15 Death: 1895-03-24
views of
Capital punishment – I am reading his report –
Ruggles
Birth: 1789-02-10 Death: 1865-06-16Certainty: Probable
letter was very warm andI doubt not very sincere – In this
case all praise would be worse than value-
less were not a man fully satisfied
of the rectitude of his own decision –
I do not consider it safe while
you are in the habit of receiving visits from
your former secretary
Unknown
to say any
thingabout Webb
Birth: 1802-02-08 Death: 1884-06-07
– but believe the expressionof a wish to have him pardoned cannot
be mischievously construed – Willie
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
says that he intends to go and let Col Webb
out of prison if no one else will – he
has made numerous enquiries about the
duel —
Will you use your influence to facilitate
the process of getting my hat from the
milliners and sending it to me when Mc-
Clallen returns – I have written to Fred
Birth: 1830-07-08 Death: 1915-04-25
and left directions with Harriet
Birth: 1807 Death: 1888-08-20
to have it sent – it comes not —
The weather has moderated after nearly
a week of freezing temperature –
I should like much to see your picture –
W[ hy ]
Supplied
Supplied
Birth: 1782 Death: 1846-08-25Certainty: Possible
— Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
sends love – Your own Frances —
I made use of one check the 17t h
William H. Seward
Albany
h
Hand Shift
Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07Samuel Blatchford
Nov 1842.