Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 8, 1863

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 8, 1863
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Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1863-11-08

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 8, 1863

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: nwh 

revision: crb 2018-01-31

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Washington
Sunday, 8th
My dear Mother,
Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
arrived at
eight o' clock this morning. Your
dispatch of yesterday reached here
last night, and we are all glad
to be assured that Will
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
, so far,
has had no relapse.
Mr Mercier
Birth: 1816-09-24 Death: 1886-10-16
is instructed by
his Government to announce that
the rebel steamers building at
Nantes and Bordeaux, have been
stopped, and will not be allowed
Page 2

to fit out, or sail. So we have passed
the crisis with France as we did with
England, and Mr Slidell
Birth: 1793 Death: 1871-07-09
can, like
Mr Mason
Birth: 1798-11-03 Death: 1871-04-28
, come home in disgust.
If the rebels have any sense
remaining, they will see in the action
of England and France and in
the result of the elections, that all
hope of help from outside will
have to be abandoned.
Mr Mercier desires me to ask
you to say to Mr
Birth: 1817-07-08 Death: 1886-01-29Certainty: Possible
or Mrs Perry
Birth: 1819-10-04 Death: 1898-02-12Certainty: Possible
, if
you meet them, that he intends
Page 3

sending them a photograph of the party
at Trenton Falls, and hoped to have
sent it before this time, but that he
has been waiting to get the autographs
of all the party, which will add to
its interest. Some of them are still out
of town.
Tell Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
she has invitations
for two parties, and two weddings this
week. Miss Chase
Birth: 1840-08-13 Death: 1899-07-31
is to be married
on Thursday
Marshal Forey
Birth: 1804-01-10 Death: 1872-06-20
, the French
Commander in Mexico, has arrived
in New York, and is to be invited
here. The Russians are also coming
in a few days.
Will you send me by express
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when you conveniently can, three
or four copies of the Freeman Trial.
I have had several applications for
it lately.
Affectionately your son
Frederick
Hand Shiftx

Frances Seward

Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
Frederick
Nov 9th
1863