Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 20, 1864
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 20, 1864
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-05-20
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., May 20, 1864
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: sss
revision: crb 2016-07-06
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Friday May 20th
My dear Son
I have your letter
about the side walk
& will do as you wish.
Old Mr Stewart was here
yesterday and wishes me
to state his grievances to
you – Since Farmer
plowshared the land on
this side of him he has
nothing left for pasturage
but the small piece on
the south side which
he says he has hitherto
[left Margin]
Aunty
and Fanny
send tender
love.
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2
rented of you – This piece
the man who bought
of Farmer has taken
from him and enclosed
it with his fence.
I write to you instead of
consulting Day
sense of justice is not
in any way in conformity
with mine – if you
can – let me know
if any thing can be done –
for the poor old man.
I write on business
my dear child, but
my heart is full of other
thoughts – I infer from
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3
and I hear from Washington
that there is no longer any
doubt about your joining the
Army of the Potomac. I
will not pain you by speaking
of my own feelings but
will seek such consolation
as I can find in the re-
flection that you will
be fighting for a holy
cause. I cannot yet
bring myself to the contem-
plation of your death
or of your suffering as
others have done. I trust
in any such event God
would help us all.
Take such care of yourself.
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as you can. I hope your
kind judicious young
Dr
Regt. This is so
painful a subject that
I instinctively shrink from
it - when I think of your
dutiful tenderness to me
Your patience through my
long dark sickness, your
strong hand, and your
ability to help all who are
weak and dependent, it seems
impossible that you should
be called away. I love
Jenny
of yourself – May God
preserve you and help
us all – Mother
Friday May 20th
My dear Son
I have your letter
about the side walk
& will do as you wish.
Old Mr Stewart was here
yesterday and wishes me
to state his grievances to
you – Since Farmer
Birth: 1804-06-23 Death: 1895-02-14
hasplowshared the land on
this side of him he has
nothing left for pasturage
but the small piece on
the south side which
he says he has hitherto
[left Margin]
Aunty
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
and Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
send tender
love.
rented of you – This piece
the man who bought
of Farmer has taken
from him and enclosed
it with his fence.
I write to you instead of
consulting Day
Birth: 1817-02-23 Death: 1878-02-28
whosesense of justice is not
in any way in conformity
with mine – if you
can – let me know
if any thing can be done –
for the poor old man.
I write on business
my dear child, but
my heart is full of other
thoughts – I infer from
and I hear from Washington
that there is no longer any
doubt about your joining the
Army of the Potomac. I
will not pain you by speaking
of my own feelings but
will seek such consolation
as I can find in the re-
flection that you will
be fighting for a holy
cause. I cannot yet
bring myself to the contem-
plation of your death
or of your suffering as
others have done. I trust
in any such event God
would help us all.
Take such care of yourself.
as you can. I hope your
kind judicious young
Dr
Birth: 1828-03-09 Death: 1895-11-10Certainty: Probable
will go with theRegt. This is so
painful a subject that
I instinctively shrink from
it - when I think of your
dutiful tenderness to me
Your patience through my
long dark sickness, your
strong hand, and your
ability to help all who are
weak and dependent, it seems
impossible that you should
be called away. I love
Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
& Nelly
Birth: 1862-09-11 Death: 1921-10-05
as a partof yourself – May God
preserve you and help
us all – Mother