Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 31, 1868

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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 31, 1868

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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1868-05-31

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Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 31, 1868

action: sent

sender: Janet Seward
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Person

Name: Janet Seward Birth: 1839-11-18 Death: 1913-11-09

location: Auburn NY
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Place

Name:  City:  Auburn County:  Cayuga State:  NY Country:  US

receiver: Augustus Seward
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Person

Name: Augustus Seward Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11

location: Boston MA
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Place

Name:  City:  Boston County:   State:  MA Country:  US

transcription: keh 

revision: crb 2016-10-28

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Auburn May 31st
My Dear Gus,
Tomorrow, Will
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1839-06-18 Death: 1920-04-29
, the
children
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People

Name: William Seward Birth: 1864-11-10 Death:  Name: Cornelia Allen Birth: 1862-09-11 Death: 1921-10-05
and I start for New York
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Place

Name:  City:  New York County:   State:  NY Country:  US
in our carriage, expecting
to reach there the 10th of June,
can't you meet us there? say spend
the next Sunday with us, we would
be so glad to see you, we cer-
tainly expect a visit here from
you this Summer. It seems
to be decided that your Father
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Person

Name: William Seward Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10

stays in Washington
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Place

Name:  City:  Washington D.C. County:   State:  DC Country:  US
. I hope
you will find Boston pleasant
this Summer, I don't imagine
it will be very hot. Auburn
is a pleasant as usual, the
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birds are more numerous, if that
is possible. Today the returned
soldiers, decorated their com-
rads graves. Nelly and Willie
went with my mother
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Person

Name: Margaret Watson Birth: 1812-03-30 Death: 1893-11-13
up to Mrs Pomeroys
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Person

Name: Elizabeth Pomeroy Birth: 1835-09-04 Death: 1892-02-25
to see the procession.
Nelly says it was beautiful,
and all Willie would tell about
it was, "they had big things to
blow on" meaning the band of
music. Aunty
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Person

Name: Lazette Worden Birth: 1803-11-01 Death: 1875-10-03
has not been
very well, but is better now, was
down here to tea last night –
she and Mrs Pomeroy are going
to ride aways with us tomorrow
and see us safely started on
our journey, we wish they were
going all the way. Our family
are all well. I shall let you
know how long we shall stay
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in New York, and hope very
much we will see you there
Mother
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Person

Name: Margaret Watson Birth: 1812-03-30 Death: 1893-11-13
sends her love to you.
Your sister
Jenny
date: 
Sunday, May 31, 1868
receiver: 
Seward, Augustus Henry
sender: 
Seward, Janet MacNeil
year: 
1868