Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Adeline Seward, January 27, 1865
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Adeline Seward, January 27, 1865
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1865-01-27
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Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Frances Adeline Seward, January 27, 1865
action: sent
sender:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Person
location:
Martinsburg VA
Place
Name: City: Martinsburg
County: Berkeley
State: VA
Country: US
Place
receiver:
Frances Seward
Person
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
Person
location:
Washington D.C. DC
Place
Name: City: Washington D.C.
County:
State: DC
Country: US
Place
transcription: lxw
revision: crb 2016-10-18
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Page 1
Headquarters First Brigade, Third Division,
Department of West Virginia,
Martinsburg, VA.
Jan 27 1865
My dear Fanny
I have your letter of the
25th, and are glad you are spending
the winter so pleasantly. I am very
busy just now receiving and sending forward troops
Mac
Name: Clinton MacDougall
Birth: 1839-06-14
Death: 1914-05-24
reached here Wednesday afternoon
& stayed with me until yesterday, he has
now gone home on a short leave
and will probably return by way of Washington
in about ten days
I am rejoyced to know that Freds
Name: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
arm is
at last getting well. I was almost afraid
he might never regain the entire use of it.
Should I remain here for another month and
get more troops so that it is entirely safe I may
bring Jenny
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
down to spend two or three weeks
with me, if so I shall expect you to come
up while she is here.
I am watching the Senate nowadays with some
anxiety for my conformation, I suppose it will
be acted upon in good time however,
Page 2
I hope Mother
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
arrived home safely, Jenny
will be very glad to have her back again
I presume
If not too much trouble you may send
me by express a cheap Photograph Album
that will hold about fifteen pictures, get as
small a one as possible. I have always carried
the pictures of all the family with me and find
that without something to carry them in they are
getting soiled. Let me know what all
the articles you have sent me cost so that I
can send you the money for them
Your affectionate bro
Will
Page 3
Martinsburg W.V. Jan 28
Type: postmark
Miss F. A. Seward
Care Sec'y of State
Washington
D.C.
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
Will Recd 30th Jan 1865
Headquarters First Brigade, Third Division,
Department of West Virginia,
Martinsburg, VA.
Jan 27 1865
My dear Fanny
I have your letter of the
25th, and are glad you are spending
the winter so pleasantly. I am very
busy just now receiving and sending forward troops
Mac
Person
& stayed with me until yesterday, he has
now gone home on a short leave
and will probably return by way of Washington
in about ten days
I am rejoyced to know that Freds
Person
at last getting well. I was almost afraid
he might never regain the entire use of it.
Should I remain here for another month and
get more troops so that it is entirely safe I may
bring Jenny
Person
with me, if so I shall expect you to come
up while she is here.
I am watching the Senate nowadays with some
anxiety for my conformation, I suppose it will
be acted upon in good time however,
I hope Mother
Person
will be very glad to have her back again
I presume
If not too much trouble you may send
me by express a cheap Photograph Album
that will hold about fifteen pictures, get as
small a one as possible. I have always carried
the pictures of all the family with me and find
that without something to carry them in they are
getting soiled. Let me know what all
the articles you have sent me cost so that I
can send you the money for them
Your affectionate bro
Will
Martinsburg W.V. Jan 28
Stamp
Miss F. A. Seward
Care Sec'y of State
Washington
D.C.
Person
date:
Friday, January 27, 1865
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