Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 31, 1861
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 31,
1861
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive
Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-03-31
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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 31, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: sdt
revision: amr 2021-01-28
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Editorial Note
My dear Father
As Mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
did not write today I
thought I would – I
have been sick since I wrote
last – but am able to go
out now – We have all
been into the garden – it
is very pleasant – The cro-
cuses are beginning to
blossom and the robins
are getting quite numer-
ous – There were a great
many nutshells on the
walk near the summer-
house which the squirrels
had gnawed into very
curious shapes –
Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
came home Friday night – Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
had a letter from Judge Sackett
Birth: 1790-08-09 Death: 1865-06-02
yesterday – inviting her
to drive over there when
with Colonel Carpenter
Birth: 1821 Death: 1885-10-25
– I believe they intend to
go as soon as the roads
are better –
Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
has a very hand- some photograph book
which Mr Mac Dougall
Birth: 1839-09-14 Death: 1914-05-24
brought her from New
York – it holds two-
hundred and ten full
length photographs – Will
brought her about thirty
to put into it – There is
a very good one of your-
self – that is not full
length – but taken from
one like the one in
the library –
Mr Perry
Birth: 1817-07-08 Death: 1886-01-29
brought me a