Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August, 1866
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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August, 1866
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1866-08
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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August, 1866
action: sent
sender:
Janet Seward
Person
Name: Janet Seward
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
Person
location:
Auburn NY
Place
Name: City: Auburn
County: Cayuga
State: NY
Country: US
Place
receiver:
William Seward
Person
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
Person
location:
UnknownUnknown
transcription: lxw
revision: crb 2016-10-04
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Tuesday night
My dearest Will,
Nelly
Name: Cornelia Allen
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
is as well
as ever Willie
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
& I have slight
colds. Dr. Horatio
Name: Horatio Robinson
Birth: 1830-06-24
Death: 1891-04-27
was here
this morning, he says Fanny's
Name: Frances Seward
Birth: 1844-12-09
Death: 1866-10-29
lungs are in a very critical
condition, the left lung, mearly
weak, the right lung there
is a "subacute inflamation,"
of the uper part of the right
lung, about half of it, that
does not fill with air, he
says she can be cured.
Dr. thinks it would be running
too great a risk for her to go
to Cape May
Name: City: Cape May
County: Cape May
State: NJ
Country: US
, he told
Fanny just how she was
she begged of him to, and
not keep anything from her
says it will be so much
Page 2
easier to take care of herself
if she knows Dr advises
her riding out as much as
she can, and being careful
about the night air she
said she has fever the most
of the time. She is sitting
by the table now reading says
she feels very well, Do you
think she had better write to
your father
Name: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
about her lung, o[
r
]
Reason: hole
wait and tell him when he
comes home? she wrote to him
yesterday about her fever, and
does not wish to about this
unless you think it best.
Do not be too much worried
I will certainly let you know
if Fanny is any worse.
Mr Knapp
Name: John Knapp
Birth: 1826-11-03
Death: 1893-12-09
went up this
morning to know how we were
as he was going to telegraph
to you. Tell Theo
Name: Theodore Pomeroy
Birth: 1824-12-31
Death: 1905-03-23
his
Page 3
family are well, Libbie
Name: Elizabeth Pomeroy
Birth: 1835-09-04
Death: 1892-02-25
Janet
Name: Janet Pomeroy
Birth: 1858
Death: 1882
& Lill
Name: Lillias Pomeroy
Birth: 1860-10-07
Death: 1933-05-27
were here to
dinner today. After dinner
we went to drive in the
carriage, went past Charles
Woods
Name: Charles Wood
Birth: 1818
Death: 1878
and crossing that
little bridge the horses on a
slow trot, one of the braces
the support the carriag on the
spring gave way, I was so
glad Fanny was not in, I
ordered it before dinner as
she intended to go up to
Martins
Unknown
Unknown, but did not feel
quite well enough. I think
I will not have it mended
until you return, unless you
wish me to. I am now
going down to mothers
Name: Margaret Watson
Birth: 1812-03-30
Death: 1893-11-13
to be
there when Carrier
her husbands
The funeral will be tomorrow
afternoon at Mothers house at
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five o'clock. God bless
you. Don't forget to take care
Your own,
Jenny
Fanny sends her love
Tuesday night
My dearest Will,
Nelly
Person
as ever Willie
Person
colds. Dr. Horatio
Person
this morning, he says Fanny's
Person
lungs are in a very critical
condition, the left lung, mearly
weak, the right lung there
is a "subacute inflamation,"
of the uper part of the right
lung, about half of it, that
does not fill with air, he
says she can be cured.
Dr. thinks it would be running
too great a risk for her to go
to Cape May
Place
Fanny just how she was
she begged of him to, and
not keep anything from her
says it will be so much
easier to take care of herself
if she knows Dr advises
her riding out as much as
she can, and being careful
about the night air she
said she has fever the most
of the time. She is sitting
by the table now reading says
she feels very well, Do you
think she had better write to
your father
Person
Supplied
wait and tell him when he
comes home? she wrote to him
yesterday about her fever, and
does not wish to about this
unless you think it best.
Do not be too much worried
I will certainly let you know
if Fanny is any worse.
Mr Knapp
Person
morning to know how we were
as he was going to telegraph
to you. Tell Theo
Person
family are well, Libbie
Person
Janet
Person
Person
dinner today. After dinner
we went to drive in the
carriage, went past Charles
Woods
Person
little bridge the horses on a
slow trot, one of the braces
the support the carriag on the
spring gave way, I was so
glad Fanny was not in, I
ordered it before dinner as
she intended to go up to
Martins
People
Unknown
Unknown
quite well enough. I think
I will not have it mended
until you return, unless you
wish me to. I am now
going down to mothers
Person
there when Carrier
Unknown
comes withher husbands
Unknown
remains, poor girl!The funeral will be tomorrow
afternoon at Mothers house at
five o'clock. God bless
you. Don't forget to take care
Your own,
Jenny
Fanny sends her love
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