Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 4, 1849
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 4, 1849
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1849-06-04
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 4, 1849
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
Person
location:
Albany NY
Place
Name: City: Albany
County:
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
transcription: msr
revision: crb 2016-05-26
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Page 1
Congress Hall
Albany June 4. 1849.
My Dearest Frances,
The night was so beautiful that I sat entirely
wakeful looking out before the changing scene of the Mohawk
Valley until I arrived at Schenectady
Name: City: Schenectady
County: Schenectady County
State: NY
Country: US
. It was alternatively lit
up by the bright moonshine and then robed in dark clouds.
I arrived at three and found my couch at 4. After sleeping
a few hours I went about arranging my business affairs here.
The labor will consume tomorrow-
I go this afternoon to spend the night with
Mr
Name: John Winslow
Birth: 1810-11-10
Death: 1892-03-10
& Mrs Winslow
Name: Nancy Winslow
Birth: 1813-08-20
Death: 1861-12-09
at Troy
Name: City: Troy
County: Rensselaer County
State: NY
Country: US
.
Albany in summer is scarcely more busy than Auburn.
Weed
Name: Thurlow Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15
Death: 1882-11-22
is at home and his family a[
re
]
Reason: well-
The books came safely.
You wanted some flower seeds, but you forgot to name
them- Pray do so by letter- or telegraph.
Mr. Blatchford
Name: Samuel Blatchford
Birth: 1820-03-09
Death: 1893-07-07
went down the river on Friday and hes
not returned yet.
Give my love to the boys
boys
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
Name: Augustus Seward
Birth: 1826-10-01
Death: 1876-09-11
,
Mrs.
Ever your own Henry
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Congress Hall
Albany June 4. 1849.
My Dearest Frances,
The night was so beautiful that I sat entirely
wakeful looking out before the changing scene of the Mohawk
Valley until I arrived at Schenectady
Place
up by the bright moonshine and then robed in dark clouds.
I arrived at three and found my couch at 4. After sleeping
a few hours I went about arranging my business affairs here.
The labor will consume tomorrow-
I go this afternoon to spend the night with
Mr
Person
Person
Place
Albany in summer is scarcely more busy than Auburn.
Weed
Person
Supplied
The books came safely.
You wanted some flower seeds, but you forgot to name
them- Pray do so by letter- or telegraph.
Mr. Blatchford
Person
not returned yet.
Give my love to the boys
People
People
Mrs.
Unknown
has another boyUnknown
, the tenth child!Ever your own Henry
date:
Monday, June 4, 1849
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