Letter from William Henry Serward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 8, 1871
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Letter from William Henry Serward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 8, 1871
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Date:1871-09-08
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Letter from William Henry Serward to William Henry Seward, Jr., September 8, 1871
action: sent
sender: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Berlin, Germany
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: srr
revision: crb 2018-03-29
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Written by Olive Risley Seward for William H.
SewardBerlin. Sept. 8. 1871
My dear William
We left Paris by rail-
road on the morning of the 5th and after
sleeping at Cologne arrived here on the
6th in the evening. We are having a very
pleasant visit with my old friend Mr. Bancroft
at the United States Legation, and are seeing
the monuments and artistical curiosities
of this noble capital of the greatest except
our, of the European Empires. Unhappily
the king
abroard, spending their summer vacations.
That however does not render the visit
a failure. I think that if you were in
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Berlin you could reorganize the
rail-road system of Germany as preferably
as Prince Bismark
political autonomy of this great people
We have taken our passage for
Tuesday next on the steamer which plies
between Hamburgh and London. Expecting
to arrive at the latter place on the 14th
inst. and we still hold on to our de-
termination to sail from Liverpool for
New York. God willing on the 23rd.
Both Olive
severely by colds contracted in our
passage to this high latitude, but
we are improving.
With love to all the
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family. I am
affectionately your
father.
William H. Seward.
by.
Olive.
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Editorial Note
My dear William
We left Paris by rail-
road on the morning of the 5th and after
sleeping at Cologne arrived here on the
6th in the evening. We are having a very
pleasant visit with my old friend Mr. Bancroft
Birth: 1800-10-03 Death: 1891-01-17
at the United States Legation, and are seeing
the monuments and artistical curiosities
of this noble capital of the greatest except
our, of the European Empires. Unhappily
the king
Birth: 1797-03-22 Death: 1888-03-09
and court and cabinet are all abroard, spending their summer vacations.
That however does not render the visit
a failure. I think that if you were in
Berlin you could reorganize the
rail-road system of Germany as preferably
as Prince Bismark
Birth: 1815-04-01 Death: 1898-07-30
has
reorganized the political autonomy of this great people
We have taken our passage for
Tuesday next on the steamer which plies
between Hamburgh and London. Expecting
to arrive at the latter place on the 14th
inst. and we still hold on to our de-
termination to sail from Liverpool for
New York. God willing on the 23rd.
Both Olive
Birth: 1844-07-15 Death: 1908-11-27
and myself are suffering severely by colds contracted in our
passage to this high latitude, but
we are improving.
With love to all the
family
Birth: 1864-11-10
Death:
Birth: 1862-09-11
Death: 1921-10-05
Birth: 1839-11-18
Death: 1913-11-09
affectionately your
father.
William H. Seward.
by.
Olive.