Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 16, 1849

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Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 16, 1849
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1849-03-16

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Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 16, 1849

action: sent

sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Washington D.C., US

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18  Death: 1920-04-29

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: nwh 

revision: crb 2015-06-16

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Senate Chamber
March 1.6. 1849.
My Dear Son –
When I came from
home, I think you promised
me that you would write to
me while I should be
here, but I have not received
any letter –
I hear the blue
birds and robins singing mer-
rily every morning – I suppose
they are on the way North to
take up their homes around our
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house. Would it not be a
good thing for you to get
Mr Carpenter
Unknown
to make a
nice Martin's House and
put it up on the Tower —
On coming to the Capitol
this morning I met a
lady
Unknown
with a large wart
on her nose. Most people
would have liked her
the worse for this, but I
did not, and I was sorry
that others would do so – Can
you tell the reason?
I hope Bruno is
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docile and kind in the
harness – I was very sorry
to hear of your accident, and
I sincerely hope that you are
getting well –
Your affectionate father
William H. Seward
William H. Seward Junior
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William Seward

Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
My Father