Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 13, 1861
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 13,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-06-13
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 13, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: sgw
revision: jxw 2021-03-07
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Thursday morning
My dear Mother,
We are in daily
expectation of news of hostilities in
the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, but
have none yet.
Last night we went
out to dine with the Belgian Minis-
ter
Birth: 1823-06-15 Death: 1891-05-21
, who
lives in the country. He had also Mr
Birth: 1804 Death: 1892-01-26
& Mrs Stoeckl
Birth: 1826-05-03 Death: 1913
and Mr Tassara
Birth: 1817-07-19 Death: 1875-02-14
& Col Raasloff
Birth: 1815-11-06 Death: 1883-02-14
. It seemed delightfully cool & pleasant
in contrast to the hot evenings
in town. Shortly after we came
back the Cayuga Regiment passed
the house, having been to the Arsenal
after new muskets. They cheered
as they went by. They lack disci-
pline very mach much, and are
by no means fit for active service.
Just now they are discontented about
their uniforms, their pay and their
food. Gov. Morgan
Birth: 1811-02-08 Death: 1883-02-14
, who went home yesterday, has promised that he will
send on new uniforms & their pay
for the month. The difficulty about
their food is probably caused by
their inexperience, either in failing
to draw the necessary supplies from
the War Department, or in not knowing
how to cook them. It is a common
complaint with all the volunteers, except
the New Englanders who have carried
their proverbial thrift & prudence
into camp with them, and are, for
the most part, well fed, well clothed
well lodged, & contented. The
Rhode Islanders & New Hampshire
men could march any day, anywhere,
without asking anything.
Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
was here last night. He is well again and out with his men.
Mr Weed
Birth: 1797-11-15 Death: 1882-11-22
arrived by the late train.
Affectionately your son
Frederick