Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849
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Date:1849-03-24
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: keh
revision: crb 2016-05-17
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Saturday night
March 24, 1849.
My Dearest Frances,
I have just received
from New York the second letter you
addressed to me at the Astor. It gave
the vyvery pleasing intelligence that our
daughter
understand the sincerity of her wish that
her Father would come home – and I
do not need that urgency to hurry me
there – I am trying to get my business out
of the way which is yet a mountain
although I can see that it grows
smaller.
I have dined today with Mr
Bodisco
The party consisted of 36 guests – the
whole cabinet, a large portion of the
diplomatic corps and the residue was
made up of distinguished Senators.
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2
Mrs Bodisco
dressed – but she is quite meek.
She had on one side the Secretary of
State on the other the Secretary of the
Interior, Mr Clayton
All three had a dull time. I
was placed between the Mexican
Minister Mr Rosas
Plenipotentiary Mr Hulsemann
former is a man of talents, the latter
agreeable – Col Benton
to Rosas, and Hulsemann my interpreter
to the young secretary
mission. I enjoyed it exceedingly.
The entertainment was magnificent – in
the French manner – and I wished much
that you could have seen it to have
got an idea of foreign state. But there
will be enough of that when you arrive
Page
3
Mr Webster
fell between the French
Columbian
You must not think my head turned
by the new exhibition of society. It
is fortunate that I am old enough now
to see and learn what is conventional
in society without losing my attachment to
my own country and its institutions
I felt sad for the sake of the
Mexican Minister who represented a
country humiliated and enraged in the
capital of the oppressors. He has
promised to visit me this summer at
Auburn.
Col Webb
I am sure that it hangs upon my power
which happily seems to be becoming
well assured.
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4
No one knew to day that the Vice President
was here. An month has kept him
to the level of his place and of himself
Our New York affairs are better under-
stood here than they are even at
Albany.
I shall go home next week as
soon as I can clear off my table.
Adieu until we meet
Ever your own Henry
Henry March 24
1849
Saturday night
March 24, 1849.
My Dearest Frances,
I have just received
from New York the second letter you
addressed to me at the Astor. It gave
the vyvery pleasing intelligence that our
daughter
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
was convalescent. I can wellunderstand the sincerity of her wish that
her Father would come home – and I
do not need that urgency to hurry me
there – I am trying to get my business out
of the way which is yet a mountain
although I can see that it grows
smaller.
I have dined today with Mr
Bodisco
Birth: 1786-10-30 Death: 1854-01-23
. It was a great diplomatic affair.The party consisted of 36 guests – the
whole cabinet, a large portion of the
diplomatic corps and the residue was
made up of distinguished Senators.
Mrs Bodisco
Birth: 1824 Death: 1890-06-20
was very splendidlydressed – but she is quite meek.
She had on one side the Secretary of
State on the other the Secretary of the
Interior, Mr Clayton
Birth: 1796-07-24 Death: 1856-11-09
and Mr Ewing
Birth: 1789-12-28 Death: 1871-10-26
.All three had a dull time. I
was placed between the Mexican
Minister Mr Rosas
Birth: 1804-05-23 Death: 1856-09-02
and the AustrianPlenipotentiary Mr Hulsemann
Death: 1864-05-30
. Theformer is a man of talents, the latter
agreeable – Col Benton
Birth: 1782-03-14 Death: 1858-04-10
was my interpreterto Rosas, and Hulsemann my interpreter
to the young secretary
Unknown
of the Spanishmission. I enjoyed it exceedingly.
The entertainment was magnificent – in
the French manner – and I wished much
that you could have seen it to have
got an idea of foreign state. But there
will be enough of that when you arrive
Mr Webster
Birth: 1782-01-18 Death: 1852-10-24
and I rode together. Wefell between the French
Unknown
and theColumbian
Birth: 1800-10-19 Death: 1872-04-26
Ambassadors.You must not think my head turned
by the new exhibition of society. It
is fortunate that I am old enough now
to see and learn what is conventional
in society without losing my attachment to
my own country and its institutions
I felt sad for the sake of the
Mexican Minister who represented a
country humiliated and enraged in the
capital of the oppressors. He has
promised to visit me this summer at
Auburn.
Col Webb
Birth: 1802-02-08 Death: 1884-06-07
is sure of a transfer butI am sure that it hangs upon my power
which happily seems to be becoming
well assured.
No one knew to day that the Vice President
Birth: 1800-01-07 Death: 1874-03-08
was here. An month has kept him
to the level of his place and of himself
Our New York affairs are better under-
stood here than they are even at
Albany.
I shall go home next week as
soon as I can clear off my table.
Adieu until we meet
Ever your own Henry
Henry March 24
1849