Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1864
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1864
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1864-06-18
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 18, 1864
action: sent
sender: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: ekk
revision: crb 2016-09-01
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Saturday June 18
My dearest Henry
Your letter to
Fanny
evening dissipated
anticipation of a visit
from you about this
time. We wish very
much to have you see
the garden before this
July sun pales the
verdure and withers
the flowers. I work
all the time and write
much less than usual
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2
housework distracts
my thoughts which
is a relief just
now. Today is
our Wills
he is 25 years old. May
God preserve him through
the perils of this year.
The late movement of
the Army we suppose must
indicate that Buckner
is more easily approached
from the South. but
Grant
his plans to himself.
Lazette
week is better again.
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3
I wrote to Mrs Stanton
that I wished Dr Bayard
to come and see my
sister. Lazette would
like his advice but
hesitates to make a
change, from regard
to Dr Hall
I ought to have sent
before the letter which
I enclose today from
your “strong minded”
niece Sarah Seward
It was of course written
for your instruction.
Jenny
the week with Mrs
Pomeroy
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4
Nelly
I have a letter from
Will dated the 6th
of June. He was well
then. Love to the
children. Your own
Frances
Saturday June 18
My dearest Henry
Your letter to
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
which came lastevening dissipated
To scatter; to disperse; to separate into parts and disappear • To expend; to squander; to scatter property in wasteful extravagance • To scatter the attention •
ouranticipation of a visit
from you about this
time. We wish very
much to have you see
the garden before this
July sun pales the
verdure and withers
the flowers. I work
all the time and write
much less than usual
housework distracts
my thoughts which
is a relief just
now. Today is
our Wills
Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
birthdayhe is 25 years old. May
God preserve him through
the perils of this year.
The late movement of
the Army we suppose must
indicate that Buckner
Birth: 1823-04-01 Death: 1914-01-08
is more easily approached
from the South. but
Grant
Birth: 1822-04-27 Death: 1885-07-23
easily keepshis plans to himself.
Lazette
Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
after a sickweek is better again.
I wrote to Mrs Stanton
Birth: 1815-11-12 Death: 1902-10-26
that I wished Dr Bayard
Birth: 1806-03-05 Death: 1889-09-28
to come and see my
sister. Lazette would
like his advice but
hesitates to make a
change, from regard
to Dr Hall
Birth: 1818-06-19 Death: 1870-04-28
.I ought to have sent
before the letter which
I enclose today from
your “strong minded”
niece Sarah Seward
Birth: 1833-06-08 Death: 1891-06-12
.It was of course written
for your instruction.
Jenny
Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09
is spendingthe week with Mrs
Pomeroy
Birth: 1834-03-20 Death: 1892-02-25
. she andNelly
Birth: 1862-09-11 Death: 1921-10-05
are pretty well.I have a letter from
Will dated the 6th
of June. He was well
then. Love to the
children. Your own
Frances